[lfc-news] Benitez wants winger to Riise to challenge - Post

Liverpool Daily Post, 25 Feb 2005
Benitez wants winger to Riise to challenge
By Paul Walker, Daily Post

RAFAEL BENITEZ has challenged reborn John Arne Riise to score even more
goals as Liverpool prepare for Sunday's Carling Cup final against Chelsea.

The Norwegian has been a revelation under the Spanish coach in a season
of continued change at Anfield.

He scored his seventh goal of the campaign to help beat Bayer Leverkusen
in the midweek Champions League tie, easily his best-ever haul for a season.

Benitez has fielded Riise more than any other player at Anfield this
term, but is looking for him to provide even more for the team.

"Riise is playing well, but we still want to see more goals from him. He
has more confidence and is going forward very effectively and now he has
become an important player for us," he added..

"We not only have a good winger, but a good defender who is excellent in
the air and he can also shoot. He has given the squad something extra
and he has given me more possibilities."

Benitez wants his side to take advantage of their role as underdogs on
Sunday.

Despite a confidenceboosting win against Champions League win over Bayer
Leverkusen this week, Jose Mourinho's side remain favourites to take the
first domestic silverware of the season.

But Benitez said: "People are saying that Chelsea are favourites but it
is just one game and we have played well against them already. "If they
are favourites then most people will believe they will win.

"But we can use that to our advantage because we will know the are
favourites. They are the best team in England but we are in the final
having played well and we can certainly win because we have confidence
in ourselves."

He added: "It is my first final in England and to play in a cup final
you have to be proud. I am because it is not easy to get to any final."

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