Rafael Benitez: Manchester United Are Not Better Than Liverpool
The Spanish tactician says that winning the Premier League does not necessarily prove which team is the best, it simply means they have acquired more points...
16 May 2009 08:06:46
Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez answers questions ahead of the Real Madrid fixture in the Champions League
Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez answers questions ahead of the Real Madrid fixture in the Champions League
Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez insists that should Manchester United win the Premier League title this season, it will not be an indication that they are the superior team.
The Reds have lost less games than the Red Devils during the 2008-09 campaign and, with two games remaining, have a better goal difference.
But with two league matches to play, United are six points ahead of the Merseyside outfit, who are second, and need just one more point to secure the championship.
However, the Spanish tactician does not believe that winning the Premier League proves the Red Devils are better than 慞ool, feeling that there are several top quality teams in England, most notable the so-called 'Big Four.'
"It just means they have more points," Benitez is quoted as saying by The Guardian when asked if the best team wins the Premier League.
"If United win the league it means they will have more points, clearly, but there are some very good teams in different positions in the table.
"It depends on the time of the season. I don't think I ever said we were playing the best out of everyone, maybe just at certain moments.
揑 do have a lot of respect for the other teams, but to say who is the best at one moment is not easy.
"There are a lot of good teams in the Premier League. Without putting them in any order, I'd say Chelsea, United, Liverpool and Arsenal are the best.
"This year we have shown we are improving and that we are a better team than before. We can still get better but we are in this position because we are winning a lot, have played good football, scored a lot of goals and not conceded many.
"Eighty points is good, 86 could be much better, and we will try to get there and see what happens.
"If United have more points, it only means they have more points, that's all, nothing else."
dah start merepek dah..ni la akibatnya kalo asik meroyan byk sgt..ckp byk dari buat...
Most Malaysians missed the post-matchcelebrations as the TV network here had to turn their attention to thenext league match. I may speculate here that the program director atthe TV network is not a United fan (or was just being plain professionl)! lol.
Post time 17-5-2009 12:16 AM
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lama tuh..istilah next season masih lagi digunakkan...
