[lfc-news] Reds told to pay price of success

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Reds told to pay price of success Oct 7 2005
EXCLUSIVE by Chris Bascombe, Liverpool Echo

LIVERPOOL have been hit with an astonishing compensation claim by
Sunderland and the Premier League after agreeing to enter the World Club
Championships.

Sunderland are seeking around £260,000 compensation from Liverpool
following the postponement of a fixture which clashes with the Reds' trip
to Japan.

The Reds' game at the Stadium of Light was originally scheduled for
December 17. For television purposes, it was a 5.15pm kick-off.

However, Liverpool now travel to Japan on December 11 and hope to stay
until the final a week later.

Sunderland are unhappy about the financial loss this will incur if the game
isn't rescheduled to be screened on television.

The Premier League originally told Liverpool they won't foot the bill
because the decision to play in the World Club Championships isn't
compulsory. They told Liverpool to pay up, but are now understood to be
reviewing the position after writing to FIFA.

Their original stance is strongly contradicted by FIFA and UEFA, who today
confirmed Liverpool's presence in the competition is compulsory.

A UEFA spokesman told the ECHO: "The team representing Europe in the World
Club Championship is nominated by UEFA. As champions, that team is
Liverpool. There is no choice. They must play in the tournament."

Liverpool, who have already confirmed their willingness to play in the Far
East and are looking forward to travelling to Japan in December, are
astounded by the compensation claim.

Chief executive Rick Parry said: "We have responded to the Premier League
by pointing out this is a compulsory tournament so I don't see why we
should be asked to pay compensation."

The Premier League stance is also at odds with the attitude of English
football chiefs when Manchester United played in the event six years ago.

United were actively encouraged to represent their country and were
pressurised to pull out of the FA Cup.

Liverpool officials are suprised they're being penalised for winning the
Champions League.

FIFA President Sepp Blatter has made it clear from the outset the Reds must
participate in the competition.

Premier League officials today confirmed they had written to FIFA for
clarification on the matter and are currently reviewing their position.

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[lfc-news] LIVERPOOL DENY JOAQUIN LINK

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LIVERPOOL DENY JOAQUIN LINK
http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/news/drilldown/N150203051006-1016.htm
Mark Platt 06 October 2005
Rafa Benitez today denied reports linking him with Real Betis winger
Joaquin, after a Spanish newspaper claimed the player's agent attended the
Chelsea game as a guest of Liverpool Chief Scout Paco Herrera.
"These stories are false," said the Liverpool manager. "I keep reading in
the Spanish press that we are trying to take Joaquin to England. The agent
did not come to the Chelsea game and we have never made any offer or
suggested other players as part of a transfer deal.

"Our position is clear. We are not interested in bringing the player to
Anfield and I can only assume that people in Spain are trying to move the
player out of Betis."

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[lfc-news] French probe Cisse signing

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French probe Cisse signing Oct 5 2005
By Chris Bascombe, Liverpool Echo

DJIBRIL CISSE'S record breaking transfer to Anfield is under investigation
as part of a wide-ranging probe into corruption in French football.
Cisse's former club, Auxerre, was one of eight French clubs visited by
investigating officers yesterday.

Magistrates are examining documents relating to the transfer dealings of
Richard Bettoni, who is said to have represented Cisse, but isn't licenced
by Fifa.

France's national division of financial investigations began their probe at
Paris St Germain earlier this season amid claims of embezzlements during
transfers to and from the first division club.

Nine agents had their homes raided last March, including Bettoni,
Monaco-based Willie McKay, and Olympic Marseille director Pope Diouf, a
former associate of McKay.

McKay and Diouf were involved in numerous transfers involving Liverpool
stars between 1998-2003. No charges have been made against any agents at
this stage because the investigation is ongoing.

Cisse's £14m move to Liverpool in the summer of 2003 is now cited among
those being closely examined by French magistrates and that's led them to
Auxerre.

There is no suggestion of any wrongdoing by Liverpool.

Lille, Marseilles, Nice, Sochaux, Troyes, Metz and Montpellier are the
other clubs involved in an inquiry which will be observed with interest by
several British clubs who have dealt with the agents at the centre of the
probe.

Meanwhile, Cisse admits he will have to consider his Anfield future this
winter if he remains on the fringes of the first team.

"I accept Rafa Benitez's decisions and I am patient," the 24-year-old is
reported saying. "But I am not going to remain on the bench all season.

"At the moment it is only the start of the season but if the situation does
not change, my thinking will be different in December."

Marseille's sporting director Jose Anigo said his club is ready to revive
their interest.

"The possibility of taking Cisse on loan will firm up in December. We know
that he is not playing at the moment," he said.

"If Djibril is to play in the World Cup finals with France then he needs to
be playing regularly. If he wants to come to Marseille he will be made very
welcome."

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[lfc-news] Alonso: Please Rafa can we have some more?

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Alonso: Please Rafa can we have some more?
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/sport/football.html?in_article_id=364277&in_page_id=1779
Xabi Alonso: 'I think it's better not to look at the league table at this
moment'

Xabi Alonso expects Rafael Benitez to strengthen Liverpool's squad in
January after the start to the season has seen them drop off the Barclays
Premiership pace.
Defeat against leaders Chelsea at the weekend means the Champions League
holders will be 17 points behind Jose Mourinho's men when domestic
competition resumes after the international break.

Alonso admits the current squad needs "a little more" if they are to
challenge, after getting their weaknesses ruthlessly exposed by Chelsea.

Tell us your view » "We are trying to use all the options we have at the
moment, but I think you can see we still need a little more," Alonso said.

"All we can do is wait until the transfer window opens again in January.
Until then we must start winning as soon as possible because we are not in
a comfortable position.

"I think it's better not to look at the league table at this moment. We
must keep our focus and try to think only about our next Premiership match
against Blackburn, but it's difficult for us with the international games
coming up now."

Liverpool have won just once in the league this season, with four draws and
the single defeat coming at the weekend.

However, they matched Chelsea in their Champions League match last week and
were in the game on Sunday until Mourinho's men pulled away in the second
half.

"It was so disappointing for us and a painful defeat," Alonso added on
official website liverpoolfc.tv.

"I thought we did well against them in the last game, but the mistakes we
have made cost us goals this time.

"The difference between the two teams is how comfortably they defend. They
play well on the counter attack and they win a lot of games because other
teams make mistakes against them. That's why they have a lot of success."

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[lfc-news] BENITEZ: WE MUST KEEP OUR HEADS UP

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BENITEZ: WE MUST KEEP OUR HEADS UP
http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/news/drilldown/N150179051004-0837.htm
Paul Eaton 04 October 2005
Rafael Benitez said goodbye to his international players for the best
part of two weeks with the message: "Keep your heads up."
Benitez will be without the majority of his first team squad until next
Thursday because of World Cup qualifiers - and he knows that his men will
be travelling all over Europe still thinking about the weekend defeat to
Chelsea at Anfield.

The Liverpool manager admitted he was disappointed with the result, but the
performance of his team in the first half allied with the support of the
fans throughout has given him much encouragement for the future.

"I could see at the final whistle a lot of the players' heads were down
because they were disappointed, but I said to them they should keep their
heads up," said Benitez.

"It's going to be difficult for them going on an international break now,
but they should remember the reaction of the supporters after the game. At
most grounds, the fans would leave when their side is losing 4-1.

"You do not see this at Liverpool. Our fans stayed to sing 'You'll Never
Walk Alone'. That meant a lot to me, the club and players because it showed
they knew the score did not reflect the game.

"I'm disappointed for everyone by the result, but we must stay positive.
For the first 25 minutes we played well. Until the penalty we were the
better of the teams.

"We must remember this is the first league game we've lost this season and
we were beaten by a good team. We made mistakes which cost us, but we will
learn from them.

"I think it's important that I support the players rather than criticise
their mistakes.

"When you look at the teams near the top of the table, I know we can do
well when we play these clubs. At this moment, we are probably one win
short of where we should be after the games we've played, but this can
change."

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[lfc-news] Cisse reveals Reds frustration

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Cisse reveals Reds frustration
by Peter ORourke - Created on 4 Oct 2005
http://home.skysports.com/list.asp?hlid=313063&cpid=8&CLID=14&lid=&title=Cisse+reveals+Reds+frustration&channel=skysports_home_page
Liverpool striker Djibril Cisse has spoken of his frustration at not
getting a regular run in the side.

The Frenchman has been restricted to a substitute role for most of the
season with Peter Crouch leading the attack on his own.

Cisse admits he is finding life tough on the bench, but he is ready to wait
for his chance and prove himself to Rafa Benitez.

"It is true I have achieved a very good start to the season, with a lot of
goals," Cisse told France Football.

"It is frustrating to not be always in the starting XI. But the coach makes
his choices.

"I didn't have any talks with him about that, he didn't give me any
explanations, but I have a normal relationship with him.

"I accept his choices, we will see later. I am patient.

"Obviously, I won't spend the whole season on the bench, but we are just at
the start of the competition.

"It is a period for experimentation. The coach is trying a lot of things,
so I have no reason for being worried.

"I am waiting, hoping it won't last too long. If the situation does not
evolve, perhaps I will have other words in December."

The former Auxerre man, who is currently on international duty with France,
is confident Les Bleus can secure qualification for the World Cup by
beating Switzerland this weekend.

"About the French team, I have never been worried," added Cisse.

"I knew we would win in Ireland and I know we will win in Switzerland."

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[lfc-news] Kewell to play for Aussies against Jamaica

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Kewell to play for Aussies against Jamaica
First Published: Oct 04, 2005
http://www.wldcup.com/news/2005Oct/20051004_32298_world_soccer.html
Australia's Harry Kewell (front) runs past Norway's Alexander Odegaard
during an international friendly in November 2004. Kewell is likely to come
on as a substitute for Australia in their international with Jamaica in
London this weekend.
Harry Kewell is likely to come on as a substitute for Australia in their
international with Jamaica in London this weekend.

The Liverpool star, who has played just 25 minutes of football this season
after groin and hernia surgery in June, is expected to make his
international comeback at Fulham's Craven Cottage ground.

Kewell is taking part in Australia's training camp in the Netherlands this
week under new head coach Guus Hiddink, with Arnold saying the Liverpool
attacker was looking fit and sharp despite his long injury break.

Arnold said Kewell was certain to get some game time on Sunday.

"Harry is champing at the bit to get on the field," assistant coach Graham
Arnold said from Eindhoven in a teleconference on Tuesday.

"We'd love to see him on the field and it would be great to get him on there.

"It would be crazy to start him, but when the game slows down a bit Harry
should be on the field. He's working very hard and looking very good.

"His fitness has improved, he's looking a lot stronger and he's walking
around with a huge smile on his face."

The Jamaica match will be Australia's last before their final World Cup
qualifiers against a yet-to-be-determined South American team next month.

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[lfc-news] Hyypia: Drogba made me sick

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Hyypia: Drogba made me sick
Monday October 03 2005
http://www.football365.com/news/story_164666.shtml
Facing Didier Drogba at his best can be enough to make any defender feel
sick - and that is literally how Liverpool's Sami Hyypia felt after his
showdown with the man from Ivory Coast.

Hyypia had spent 24 hours in his sickbed and had not eaten all weekend
before having to step out against Drogba and his unbeaten Chelsea
team-mates at Anfield yesterday.

The outcome was not one Liverpool fans will care to remember. Drogba
produced his best display in a Chelsea shirt and was named man of the match
after helping set up all the Londoners' goals in a ruthless 4-1 Barclays
Premiership win.

Hyypia lasted until the 71st minute before being spared more pain, and
revealed: "When I came off the pitch I went straight to the toilet to throw
up, I had been unwell for a couple of days. My whole family had been sick.

"It wasn't the best preparation for a game like this, it made it more
difficult for me. I was low on energy because I had not eaten anything for
a couple of days.

"But I do not make excuses, if I go onto the pitch I try 100% and this day
wasn't up to my standards.''

There were plenty more glum faces around Anfield as Chelsea sent Liverpool
spinning to their worst home league defeat since Manchester United produced
an identical scoreline in 1969.

And Drogba's awesome display for a club who are not yet convinced about his
quality, ensured an eighth successive league win for the champions, putting
them 17 points clear of Liverpool already.

And Hyypia was left wondering why there are such contrasts in Drogba's play.

He said: "Drogba is a good player. I remember facing him when he was at
Marseille in the UEFA Cup a couple of years ago and he was a good player
then but in England he has not really shown what he can do, but against us
this time he was in good form.

"I don't know about Drogba, it is up to him. If he wants to play like this
every week he will be fine but sometimes you see him playing and he is not
doing the things that are his strengths.

"It is up to him, if he wants to be that good every week then he can be. I
don't know the guy at all so I can't answer why there is a difference,
maybe it depends on what mood he is in.

"He is a strong man and it is difficult to to play against him like that.''

Hyypia, who admitted he "had to get his stomach sorted out before the
international break'' still insisted that Liverpool's overall display was
not as bad as the scoreline suggests.

He said: "You might have seen the next champions. They played well and won
but there are still a few other good teams around. But they will be top or
near, no doubt.

"But nobody here is slicing their wrists open because of this result, if
you make mistakes against a good team like Chelsea, this can happen.

"This has been a missed opportunity, everyone else in the country wanted us
to win so we have let them all down a little bit.

"But we must not forget how well we started the game, it was just a pity
that we let them score too easily. Their second goal didn't help when it
came just before the break.''

He added: "If you go a goal down against Chelsea it is always difficult,
but when it happens twice and after you have equalised it is even harder.
We came out after the break and gave it everything and they had to fight
but once they got their third it was all over.

"Of course we are disappointed with the result, but we can bounce back. If
we didn't do that we might as well stop playing football. We will look
ahead, regain our confidence and start playing well again.

"Chelsea are always difficult opponents but they scored their goals from
our mistakes.

"They are ruthless and a good team, and this time we made too many mistakes
and they punished us for that.

"We produced too many mistakes but we have to be positive now and look
forward now to the next one.''

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[lfc-news] Benitez: I just can't believe that scoreline

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Benitez: I just can't believe that scoreline Oct 3 2005
By Ian Doyle, Daily Post

RAFAEL BENITEZ last night bemoaned the defensive mistakes that sent
Liverpool crashing to their worst home defeat in almost 36 years.

The European Cup holders were thrashed 4-1 by Chelsea in the second part of
their doubleheader against the Premiership champions to set a series of
unwanted records.

It was the first time Liverpool had conceded four goals at home in the
league since they lost by the same scoreline to Manchester United in
December 1969, and was their heaviest defeat in all competitions since
Manchester United at Old Trafford beat them 4-0 in April 2003.

The result consigned Liverpool to their worst start to a season in 13
years, having taken just seven points from their opening six games.

And unhappy Liverpool manager Benitez pointed the finger at his defenders
for the mistakes that allowed Chelsea to romp to their biggest win at
Anfield since 1907.

"We helped them with the mistakes and we know they are a team that can make
the most of them," said the Spaniard. "We started the game really well and
after one mistake and another mistake it becomes difficult for us.

"We have made mistakes but we will learn from this. It is not normal for us
to make so many mistakes. This season we have not conceded a lot of goals
but look at their fourth goal. It was a throw their fourth goal. It was a
throw-in - unbelievable."

Frank Lampard set Chelsea on their way with a penalty after Djimi Traore
had fouled Didier Drogba. Steven Gerrard equalised only for Damien Duff to
restore the visitors' advantage two minutes before the break, before Joe
Cole and Geremi netted in the second half as Liverpool chased the game.

"To lose 4-1 at home, it was incredible considering our first-half
performance," said Benitez.. "It is impossible to believe that scoreline.
It is difficult to explain after seeing the team play so well in the first
half.

"We conceded a penalty and another goal before the second half. Then we had
to go high and made another mistake and conceded a third and another
mis-take and a fourth.

"From the first 45 minutes I didn't think we needed to change anything. The
first 25 minutes, we controlled the game but then they scored so everything
changed."

Benitez added: "We needed to start the second half going forward and we
lost the third goal and then it was even more difficult. I was trying to
win the game.

Story continues

"Chelsea are a good team and strong in defence. We had to attack against
them and it just let them play the game that they want."

Benitez insisted he would not panic after the heavy defeat extended
Liverpool's below-par start to the Premiership campaign. "We have lost one
game," said the Spaniard. "Now we need to start working for next game. If
we played badly I'd be concerned but in the first half we played really
well against a team as good as Chelsea.

"We can improve, but I don't want to think about the title or how far we
are behind Chelsea."

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho agreed with Benitez's sentiments but warned
it would now be hard to regard Liverpool as genuine championship contenders.

"Chelsea do not say we are the best team in the world, because it is
difficult for anyone to say that," said Mourinho. "Liverpool may be
European champions but they cannot say they are the best because they could
not beat Chelsea in two games. It is difficult for Liverpool now.

"They are a very good team and are very difficult to beat, and I think that
4-1 was a consequence of what happened in the second half. Just because
they lost 4-1, that doesn't mean they are not a very good team."

Meanwhile Liverpool chief executive Rick Parry has signalled that the club
has no regrets over the failure to re-sign Michael Owen from Real Madrid.

Liverpool have only scored four goals in the Barclays Premiership this
season and new signing Peter Crouch is yet to get off the mark, while Owen
has netted two in his first three games for Newcastle following his
£17million move to St James' Park..

But Parry maintains Liverpool could not contemplate doing business at that
price for a player they had sold to Madrid for nearly half that amount just
12 months earlier.

"Life goes on. We were interested, of course, but the deal didn't make
sense," Parry admitted.. "That one is history and we move on."

Parry does not rue the club's decision to sell Owen in the first place
either - because without the England striker Liverpool became champions of
Europe for a fifth time.

"With the resources from the Michael deal we were able to bring in Xabi
Alonso and Luis Garcia who both played an integral part in the Champions
League," Parry said yesterday. "There is no time in football for looking
backwards. Would we swap winning the Champions League in Istanbul for
anything else? Absolutely not."

But the target at Liverpool now is bringing the league title back to Anfield.

"Winning the Premier League is a key target for us. We are not putting a
timescale on that but our objective is to do better this year (in the
league) than we did last year," said Parry. "We want to win."

"This club exists to win silverware. Resources do come into that but I
would dread the day if we ever felt we couldn't compete for trophies. I am
sure it would never come."

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[lfc-news] RAFA STILL UPBEAT DESPITE DEFEAT

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RAFA STILL UPBEAT DESPITE DEFEAT
http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/news/drilldown/N150170051003-0904.htm
Paul Eaton 03 October 2005
Rafael Benitez has insisted he and his players must remain positive
after going down to their first league defeat of the season against Chelsea
yesterday.
Liverpool now trail Jose Mourinho's men by 17 points with two games in
hand, but Benitez isn't interested in talking about events at the top of
the Premiership.

He said: "I'm not interested in Chelsea or in what they are doing. I am
only interested in my team and trying to make sure we improve.

"OK, we're 17 points behind but at this stage it doesn't matter if it's 14,
15, 16 or 17. I am only looking forward to the next game and not talking or
thinking about anything else.

"It was a bad defeat but we can take positives from it. We played well in
the first half and controlled the game against a good team. How many
chances did Chelsea have before the penalty? That shows our plan was
working and that we were in control.

"We are playing better than our current results suggest. Sometimes the
difference between drawing and winning is only one opportunity. If we
played badly against Chelsea I'd be concerned but in the first half we
played really well against a team as good as them.

"We can improve, but I don't want to think about the title or how far we
are behind Chelsea."

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[lfc-news] Stunning Chelsea in a league of their own

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Stunning Chelsea in a league of their own

Kevin McCarra at Anfield
Monday October 3, 2005
The Guardian

Managers can snipe and disagree but only a football team itself can settle
an argument. Chelsea left no room at all for bickering yesterday and barely
allowed Liverpool a speaking part on their own Anfield stage. Rafael
Benítez, manager of the losers here, has talked freely about the defects in
his side but surely can never have guessed that they would be exposed so
brutally.
He was unable to sign a midfielder for the right flank or, crucially in
this match, a new centre-half. Didier Drogba, with no one to check him,
went on a rampage that strewed four goals for others in its wake and he was
never as isolated as he had been last Wednesday in the 0-0 draw in the
Champions League.

Chelsea poured greater energy into this game and they will probably
exercise themselves as strenuously to deny that there was any malice behind
their attitude. Nonetheless they performed like men who were seething over
the suggestion that Liverpool, their nemesis in the European Cup semi-final
in May, do have some sort of hold of them. Benítez's team had no grip at
all on this fixture.
After the interval expert counter-attackers ransacked Liverpool on the
break. It was the club's worst result at home since Manchester United
trounced them by the same margin in December 1969. The Anfield side are now
17 points behind Chelsea, although they do have two games in hand. In all
likelihood they may not be much worse than any of the supposed challengers
and the reigning champions already have a nine-point lead in the Premiership.

This match had a different character from Wednesday's encounter from the
start. Chelsea had clearly resolved not to concede territory as they had
then and the midfield engaged with Liverpool early and often. Michael
Essien, somewhat bemused in the Champions League fixture, left others in a
daze with his bulldozer tackling.

While Peter Crouch had some telling moments, such as the chest control and
flick that bamboozled Ricardo Carvalho before he lashed over in the 73rd
minute, he was usually isolated. It appeared that only Steven Gerrard could
be counted upon to put pressure on Chelsea and, with so little assistance,
he eventually wearied.

Events were going far too well for Chelsea to get tired and Drogba, in
particular, has a boundless power. Djimi Traoré, with a lapse into the
waywardness that Benítez must have thought had been purged, hit a clearance
at the Ivory Coast forward and then, in a folly spawned by his panic,
lunged into a tackle that brought down Drogba inside the penalty area.

Jamie Carragher, disregarding the fellowship of men who will meet up in the
England squad on Tuesday, yapped at Frank Lampard but did not prevent the
midfielder from converting the spot-kick with a finish that went under the
torso of the diving José Reina.

For all their endeavour it was still a surprise that Liverpool should
equalise nine minutes later. Carragher flicked on a John Arne Riise corner
and Gerrard rifled home a drive from a tight angle on the right. The
Chelsea left-back Asier del Horno instinctively turned away as Liverpool's
captain let fly but he can revel in the recollection of most other
incidents that involved him.

It was the Spaniard's header down the left, two minutes from the interval,
that triggered the move that cracked the match open. Drogba pounced, beat
the struggling Sami Hyypia with a turn and neat touch before laying the
ball back to Damien Duff. Reina hesitated and the Irishman controlled
before finishing a second before Xabi Alonso could challenge.

The game continued to be heated but a desperate Liverpool made all the
mistakes. In the 63rd minute Del Horno dispossesed Luis García to release
Drogba and the latter stubbed the ball into the goalmouth where Joe Cole
waited to score. Eight minutes from the end, to the ignominy of Liverpool
and the inattentive Steve Finnan, the Chelsea left-back released Drogba
with a mere throw-in. One substitute, Arjen Robben, failed to connect
properly with the cut-back but the other, Geremi, did not.

The dream of parity with Chelsea, which Benítez has maintained so
resourcefully, had vanished. The Liverpool manager is left with a rather
cold reality. Those shortcomings that he recognises cannot always be borne
and the suspicions grow that he did require another striker far more than
he would concede when the club was engaged in its attempt to re-sign the
unaffordable Michael Owen.

Liverpool cannot compete for the league unless there are improvements to
the squad and they will depend for glory on the defence, with all its
obvious hazards, of the European Cup. By contrast Paulo Ferreira and Shaun
Wright-Phillips did not even make Jose Mourinho's squad here. This was
Chelsea's biggest win at Anfield since 1907 but, if the club's history has
had long lacklustre passages, the future looks spellbinding.

Man of the match: Didier Drogba (Chelsea)

FA Premiership
Sunday October 02, 2005
FT Liverpool 1-4 Chelsea
10' Cole
27' 0-1 Lampard (penalty)
28' Lampard
36' Gerrard 1-1
43' 1-2 Duff
53' Drogba
53' Carragher
63' 1-3 Cole
82' 1-4 Geremi
Liverpool
Jose Manuel Reina, Jamie Carragher, Steve Finnan, Sami Hyypia (Florent
Sinama Pongolle), Djimi Traore (Djibril Cisse), Xabi Alonso, Steven
Gerrard, Dietmar Hamann (Mohamed Sissoko), Javier Sanz Luis Garcia, John
Arne Riise, Peter Crouch

Chelsea
Petr Cech, Ricardo Carvalho, William Gallas, John Terry, Asier del Horno
(Robert Huth), Joe Cole (Arjen Robben), Damien Duff (Ndjitap Geremi),
Michael Essien, Frank Lampard, Claude Makelele, Didier Drogba

Referee: Poll, G

Venue: Anfield

Attendance: 44,235

Corners:
Liverpool 4
Chelsea 2

Goal Attempts:
Liverpool 11
Chelsea 8

On Target:
Liverpool 5
Chelsea 6

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Results and fixtures

Date Comp Opposition Result Attend
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13/08/05 PREM Middlesbrough Away D 0-0 31,908

20/08/05 PREM Sunderland Home W 1-0 44,913

10/09/05 PREM Tottenham Hotspur Away D 0-0 36,148

18/09/05 PREM Manchester United Home D 0-0 44,917

24/09/05 PREM Birmingham City Away D 2-2 27,733

02/10/05 PREM Chelsea Home L 1-4 44,235

NEXT PREM Blackburn Rovers Home

Results summary as at Sunday 2nd October 2005

__________________ __________________ __________________
| Home | Away | Total |
_____________|__________________|__________________|__________________|
| | | | |
| Played | 3 | 3 | 6 |
|_____________|__________________|__________________|__________________|
| | | | |
| Won | 1 (33%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (17%) |
|_____________|__________________|__________________|__________________|
| | | | |
| Drawn | 1 (33%) | 3 (100%) | 4 (67%) |
|_____________|__________________|__________________|__________________|
| | | | |
| Lost | 1 (33%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (17%) |
|_____________|__________________|__________________|__________________|
| | | | |
| For | 2 (0.7/game) | 2 (0.7/game) | 4 (0.7/game) |
|_____________|__________________|__________________|__________________|
| | | | |
| Against | 4 (1.3/game) | 2 (0.7/game) | 6 (1.0/game) |
|_____________|__________________|__________________|__________________|

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