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As if losing to Reading in the FA Cup was not bad enough, now comes news that three Liverpool players suffered injuries in the game.
The biggest loss is Fernando Torres, who being substituted damaged cartilage in his right knee, and will be out of action for six weeks.
Steven Gerrard will miss two weeks through injury while Yossi Benayoun will be out for four weeks.
According to the Liverpool web site:
It is no longer a big surprise when Liverpool looses, considering they have lost 10 of their last 20 games.
But for a side already out of the Champions League and the title race, the FA Cup promised the best chance for silverware this season for Liverpool fans.
To add injury to insult for Rafa Benitez, he saw lost both Steven Gerrard and Fernando Torres to injuries during the first half.
Wow, someone at the north pole must really like Rafa Benitez as he got everything he wished for this Christmas.
An injury time winner from Fernando Torres gave Liverpool a huge 1-0 win at Aston Villa. Combined with Liverpool’s 2-0 win over Wolves on Boxing Day, Rafa’s reds find themselves only four points out from the last Champions League place as we end the year.
Consider all that has been written about Liverpool and what a disaster this season has been, Liverpool are still in 7th place, only four points behind Spurs. Does anyone think that Spurs will end the season above Liverpool?
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Jamie Carragher has now called for “character” to be shown in Anfield after another disappointing loss by the Reds this weekend. Like the title says, I don’t mean to harp on Liverpool but this is a club that not too many years ago won the Champion’s League in a shootout and now they can’t seem to buy a goal.
Liverpool is in 7th in the Premier League and they are double-digit points behind Chelsea (who is in first place.)
Liverpool’s woes seem to be getting worse with every game they play. Last night’s Champions league match against Fiorentina only compounded Rafael Benitez’s problems.
Liverpool lost 2-1 at home to a Fiorentina side that has really impressed this season. The Merseyside outfit who were already bundled out of the lucrative tournament, will now play in the Europa league.
Liverpool have not won the Premiership trophy in almost two decades. That to me is a pretty long time! There was some hope that perhaps when Rafa Benitez took over, their long trophy drought would be over. To everyone’s amazement, he delivered even more than was expected of him.
Aston Villa v Bolton
That was terrible loss to West Ham on Wednesday’s night for Villa and they will be looking to get back on the winning track against a Bolton tea, that just has to be glad that they are not playing Chelsea again. It is clear that Chelsea, Arsenal and Man Utd are the class of the Premier League. But four teams qualify for the European Cup and between them, Aston Villa, Man City, Tottenham and Liverpool have won just four of their last 20 games. At some point one of these pretendcers is going to get on a roll and put together a winning. Villa have a chance to start that winning against Bolton and I think they will
Verdict: 2-0 Villa
Fernando Torres underwent tests on Thursday at a Liverpool hospital on the serious groin injury which is threatening to ruin his season. Torres played with pain throughout the match, before flying back with the Liverpool party on Thursday morning.
This morning he went to a Liverpool hospital where more tests were carried out on his injury.
A Liverpool spokesman said:
“Fernando attended a Liverpool hospital today for further tests. It is nothing more dramatic than that, it is just further tests as part of his rehabilitation programme.”
It has been a bad seven days for Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez and it is going to get a little worse.
Liverpool co-owner George Gillett was quoted speaking to a Liverpool fan group Spirit of Shankly recently and he had this to day about the club:
“The money we have invested means it should be getting better. Now, if it’s not getting better, it’s not Gillett and Hicks, it’s the manager, it’s the scouting. You have to make sure you balance out your analysis. There was plenty of money, so if you have any complaints, take a look at the ins and outs.”
Last nights round of Champions League action produced some shocking results. Five time champions Liverpool were humbled 2-0 in Florence by a Fiorentina side that looked quick to steal the much needed victory.Rising star Jovetic on loan from Juventus scored a goal in either half to seal Liverpool’s fate.
Fiorentina dominated from the latter stages of the first half to the end never giving the Anfield outfit any breathing space. Their key danger men were Vagas and Marchionni. Meanwhile in group E Lyon beat Debrecen 4-0 in Hungray to send them to the top.
