[lfc-news] Rafa eyes two more signings - Official Site

Official LFC Website, 30 July 2005
RAFA EYES TWO MORE SIGNINGS
By Steve Hunter

Rafael Benitez wants to make two more new signings by the end of next
week with a right winger and a centre half his prime targets.

The Liverpool manager says he is happy with the way his squad is shaping
up but he wants to make it even stronger with more reinforcements.

Benitez said: "I am very happy with the squad, with the way they are
working in training and in matche and I am happy with the new players.
But I am still looking for a centre back and a right winger and we need
to bring these players in during the next seven days."

The Liverpool manager will not be drawn on names of who his targets are
and has yet to rule out a possible swoop for Real Madrid star Luis Figo.

Benitez said: "I always say that a player is not yours until he has
actually been signed. We have alternatives to these players and my idea
is to always be looking at all your options."

The Liverpool manager says he is happy with the pre-season so far and
believes with hard work and good football the Reds could have a good season.

Benitez said: "I am realistic. I always think about winning the next
game and nothing else. I know it will be difficult but it you start the
season winning games then it helps your confidence and your performance.

"We have a better squad than last season and we have a lot of hungry
players who want to win. If the players continue working as hard in
training as they have been doing then I can dream of the possibilities.

"We have forwards who bring different qualities and different
possibilities to the team and it is good when they score goals. But it
is also important that we get goals from the midfield and even from the
defenders, and this has been happening.

"We are scoring a lot of goals so I am not too worried about goals we
have conceded. When you look at the goals we have conceded some have
come at the start of games but most have come at the end of matches
which we have been two or three goals ahead and our players have been
looking for more goals.

"That comes down to concentration and this will improve as the players
fitness improves and they are more ready for matches."

Benitez also wanted to thank the Liverpool fans for their fantastic
support to the team as on Tuesday night more than 350 Reds fans were in
Kaunas for the Champions League qualifier.

Benitez said: "When I was manager of other teams and we played
pre-season games away from Spain we would sometimes have 10 or 20 fans
with us. But at Liverpool it is different. There are usually hundreds of
fans wherever and whenever we play.

"This is something that is very special and something that the players
and myself really appreciate. It is one of the reasons why I always say
we have the best supporters in the world."

The Reds boss also says he was flattered by favourable comments from the
chairman David Moores about him.

Benitez said: "I am flattered by what the chairman has said but I prefer
only to look at my next challenge and not to look too far ahead. But I
am really happy at the moment."

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