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[ANDYSIAO14]

Originally Posted by Alkano

Reds confirm signing of Swiss defender Degen

Philipp Degen

Born: February 15, 1983
Height: 1.84m
Weight: 81 kg

Pos: Defender
Age: 25

[Alkano]

Another swiss following the foot steps of the great Stéphane Henchoz ...

[Regaine]

Originally Posted by ANDYSIAO14

hahaha...glad u liked them bro...
me browsing thru photobucket and saw this new gerrard with teammates drink driving...

Bro some of your gifs are great. Mine if I use them in my signature?

[yellowmilk]

Originally Posted by Alkano

Reds confirm signing of Swiss defender Degen

another dude on a free transfer? i just hope he aint a voronin ...

[rahl]

Originally Posted by yellowmilk

another dude on a free transfer? i just hope he aint a voronin ...

Give Degen a chance before we judge. News is Dortmund tried to keep him, that says something about his quality. He is also younger than Voronin. My main concern is he stays fit.

[ANDYSIAO14]

Liverpool Sacked Manager!!!

Liverpool Ladies have sacked manager David Bradley after less than 12 months in the job.
Bradley led the girls to safety in their first season back in the FA Women's Premier League National Division, with the Reds finishing third bottom.

Several members of the coaching staff and leading players such as Chantelle Parry have also left the club.

p/s: Hope i dont do any damage to all bros heart here 5secs ago hor ...

[yellowmilk]

Originally Posted by ANDYSIAO14

Liverpool Sacked Manager!!!

p/s: Hope i dont do any damage to all bros heart here 5secs ago hor ...

to be honest, my heart fluttered for a moment .. very bad of u

[Frankiestine]

Originally Posted by ANDYSIAO14

Liverpool Sacked Manager!!!

Bro u pull one more stunt like that I am gonna zap you....

[ANDYSIAO14]

hahaha...actually i also shocked when i saw frm the website itself...
lol lol lol lol

sorry bros...just to make a gd happy wednesday...

[ANDYSIAO14]

Alonso linked with £12m Juventus move
Juventus director general Jean-Claude Blanc has flown to Liverpool to conclude a £12million deal for Xabi Alonso, according to reports in Italy.

Three of Italy's major sports newspapers insist Blanc held a meeting with Anfield boss Rafael Benitez on Tuesday.

High-level Liverpool sources have declined to comment on whether there has been contact between the two clubs.

Although Alonso, who is in Spain's squad for the Euro 2008 finals next month, has recently claimed he still sees his future at Anfield, a move to Italy would certainly interest him.

It is no secret that Benitez has been told he must sell as well as buy this summer as be re-builds his squad.

And Alonso found his senior appearances restricted last season following the £18.6million arrival of Javier Mascherano and with young Brazilian midfielder Lucas also making an impact.

With Benitez still trying to tie up the move of England international midfielder Gareth Barry to Anfield for £10million, the departure of Alonso would not be a surprise.

Alonso was one of Benitez's first signings when he took over as manager four years ago, arriving for £10.5million from Real Sociedad.

The 26-year-old has played 163 games for the club and scored 14 goals but featured little towards the end of the season.

He was only a late substitute in Liverpool's final home game of the season against Manchester City and then did not figure at all in the last match at Tottenham.

The Spaniard could be one of several players to leave the club this summer.

Benitez also left out Jermaine Pennant, John Arne Riise and Peter Crouch from the side at Spurs, along with Harry Kewell, who knew by then his contract would not be renewed.

Benitez has already been active in the transfer market having signed defender Philipp Degen from Borussia Dortmund yesterday.

The Liverpool manager is also believed to be chasing Ulrich Rame, Bordeaux's France international goalkeeper, and Italian left-back Andrea Dossena from Udinese.

But the possible departure of Alonso will disappoint Liverpool fans, the Basque-born star being a key player over recent seasons and scorer of one of the goals in the 2005 Champions League final win in Istanbul.

[rahl]

Originally Posted by ANDYSIAO14

Alonso linked with £12m Juventus move

Tough one to call. I'd be sad to see him go. A great midfielder but a class act as an individual as well, like Torres. Can we have more Spaniards like them?

[hawksbay]

Originally Posted by Alkano

Another swiss following the foot steps of the great Stéphane Henchoz ...

hopefully like henchoz n not like p.sanderous,will be sad to to see alonso depart anfield. hopefully he stays.

[terror03]

Originally Posted by rahl

Tough one to call. I'd be sad to see him go. A great midfielder but a class act as an individual as well, like Torres. Can we have more Spaniards like them?

Totally agreed. He did play well in the new 4-2-3-1 formation. Will be very sad if he leave for Juve.

[terror03]

RAFA: TITLE WOULD BE MY GREATEST FEAT

Rafa Benitez admits winning the Premier League with Liverpool would be the biggest achievement of his illustrious career. The Spanish tactician claims ending our long wait for the title would outstrip clinching the European Cup in his first season on Merseyside.

Asked if it would also rank above breaking the stranglehold of Real Madrid and Barcelona by topping La Liga with Valencia, Benitez said: "Yes, clearly it's more difficult here than in Spain because the top sides spend big, big money.

"We will try to do our best and the key for me is to not talk about the title. The key is to be near the top, to be contenders. If we stay close then I think we are capable of doing it.

"It is an option, for sure. We know our weaknesses and our strengths. We know where we need to improve, so we'll try to build a new team looking at these things."

Though reluctant to raise expectations, Benitez admits lessons have been learnt from this season – both in the lean spell which followed Christmas and the fantastic run of the final three months.

He said: "We showed character at the end and that's really important. We showed that in difficult times we can be good and win games.

"As a manager, it was also important for me to see how the people around the team reacted to everything.

"When you talk about a winning mentality and winning trophies, you need to see the character of your people. The season was very good in terms of knowing the people.

"We have analysed a lot of things this year. For example, we have conceded a lot of goals from set pieces. We need to understand why because the season before we conceded six, now it's 16, yet we're doing more or less the same things. We can improve in this area.

"We also need to keep the team scoring in open play while at the same time improving a little bit in defence. We have been really good in defence for three of four years, but I think we need to improve a little bit if we want to be at the top of the table."

With the dust still settling on 2007-08, many are enjoying a well-earned break from the game until it all starts again in July – but not Benitez.

For him the hard work starts now, both in terms of signing new players and assessing which 'small details' could take his team to another level next term.

"It's always the same: during the season you must do your job with the players you have and afterwards, in the summer, you need to do your job with the staff," said Benitez.

"It's really important to sign the right players with the right mentality – a winning mentality. You want players who are desperate to come here and win trophies.

"We started last season well and when we had Agger we were playing well. But, after all the draws, it was important to regain the confidence. In the end we were playing really well, winning games in a row and producing good football.

"You could see the understanding between Gerrard and Torres, but other players were also scoring goals. As I've said, we have the spine for next season and now we need to add players in certain positions."

[Cummon]

El-Nino, what a guy !