Ted Hughes wrote:Benitez has made a lot of strange signings & seems to be determined to get as many middling Spanish players into Anfield as he possibly can. I'm wondering if it's to help consolidate his power base there & make himself unsackable; what would a new manager get out of 40 average Spaniards & how would he move them on?
Esky wrote:Ted Hughes wrote:Benitez has made a lot of strange signings & seems to be determined to get as many middling Spanish players into Anfield as he possibly can. I'm wondering if it's to help consolidate his power base there & make himself unsackable; what would a new manager get out of 40 average Spaniards & how would he move them on?
Never thought about that. Riera's impressed me everytime I've seen him turn out for them though; he brought balance to Liverpool last season. On the basis of that I'd say he's well worth his international call ups. Credit to him for pushing on.
Actually, beyond Torres, Riera, Reina and Ayala (3/4 of whom are first 11 players), do they have any other Spaniards there?
Why Benitez insisted on Josemi/Nunez et al. a few years back I'll never know though.
Ted Hughes wrote:Esky wrote:Ted Hughes wrote:Benitez has made a lot of strange signings & seems to be determined to get as many middling Spanish players into Anfield as he possibly can. I'm wondering if it's to help consolidate his power base there & make himself unsackable; what would a new manager get out of 40 average Spaniards & how would he move them on?
Never thought about that. Riera's impressed me everytime I've seen him turn out for them though; he brought balance to Liverpool last season. On the basis of that I'd say he's well worth his international call ups. Credit to him for pushing on.
Actually, beyond Torres, Riera, Reina and Ayala (3/4 of whom are first 11 players), do they have any other Spaniards there?
Why Benitez insisted on Josemi/Nunez et al. a few years back I'll never know though.
Well to be fair I may be confusing some of the Brazilians Argentinians etc with Spaniards but I suppose I should've said Benitez type 'La Liga' type players. There seem to be scores of them at all age groups + Belgians & God knows what but they just don't look like PL players to me & how another manager would fit them into his plans, I just don't know. They just don't seem as suitable for PL football as the equivalent players at our club. Benitez may have a particular plan for them but I doubt if many others would.
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