[lfc-news] Benitez: Away form keeps letting us down - Official Site

Official LFC Website, 5 Mar 2005
BENITEZ - AWAY FORM KEEPS LETTING US DOWN
By Steve Hunter

Rafael Benitez has told his players they must start winning away from
home if they are to achieve a fourth placed finish at the end of the
season after admitting to being very disappointed with the 1-0 defeat at
Newcastle.
The manager's cause wasn't helped before the game with Fernando
Morientes, Dietmar Hamann, Harry Kewell, Jerzy Dudek and Djimi Traore
all ruled out injured.

Benitez said he felt Liverpool should have got something out of
Newcastle even with a reshaped team but insisted the decision that led
to the free-kick goal was a harsh one.

Benitez said: "We know we have a lot of injury problems and I tried to
reorganise the team with the best players we had available. I thought we
had a good first half and we controlled the game but we didn't get into
the box enough to create scoring opportunities.

"In the second half Newcastle passed it better and controlled the game
but there weren't many chances. They scored from a free-kick but in my
opinion it wasn't a free-kick but there's nothing you can do about that.

"I am disappointed as we keep losing games by the odd goal and we don't
play well away from home. It will be difficult for us to reduce the gap
if we don't start winning away from home.

"There is still a lot of points to play for and we still have to keep
fighting for that fourth place. We have an important Champions League
game on Wednesday and we have to look to get a good result against
Leverkusen."

Benitez also said he hopes Jerzy Dudek will be able to play against
Bayer Leverkusen on Wednesday.

Benitez said: "Jerzy wanted to play against Newcastle but he felt pain
in training so I played Scott Carson. In two to three days I hope Jerzy
will be able to play but we will have to see."

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