[BPL] Liverpool vs Burnley
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We are just too good for Burnley , Pro vs Amateur .
Our all-round departments simply too good .....
Burnley they just cannot anticipate what we are going to do next ...
And their defense really must buck up .
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We are just too good for Burnley , Pro vs Amateur .
Our all-round departments simply too good .....
Burnley they just cannot anticipate what we are going to do next ...
And their defense really must buck up .
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Nice hat trick from Benayoun
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Thanks Yossi ..... today's hattrick hero .
He is my 10/10 MOM ..... simply everywhere .
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good to see that the reds not struggling against smaller team, well, almost. they were nervous till benayoun get the engine running.
on the other hand, redknapp still doesnt have the balls to win his good friend, even when they were down to ten men. how sweet of him.
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hahahha www , sour at Mu's victory ? Not Tottemhan no good , MU played a bit better .
To win MU , u cannot score first .
They will hit you back , hard !
When they gets into the attacking rhythm , very difficult to contain .
The best is to control the match , keep possessions , slow the pace down .
Then second half , then up the pace . Kill them off .
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Yossi my hero!
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Yossi Benayoun believes his match-winning display in Saturday's 4-0 rout of Burnley was his best in a red shirt.
The Israeli star netted a superb hat-trick to lead Rafael Benitez's men to their third win of the new campaign and later admitted it was the highlight of his Reds career so far.
"It was a good day for me and it was great to score three goals," he said. "But the most important thing is the three points. We played a lot of good football at times and won the match - that is more important to me than scoring goals."
With Javier Mascherano out injured, Benayoun was given a more offensive role just off the striker, a position he feels brought out the best in him.
"I started on the right but Rafa told me to move around and try and get in between the lines," he said. "Every time I did that I found space so I could turn and go forward.
"I was lucky because the rest of the team provided me with good passes to score.
"It was the perfect day for me."
The win over Owen Coyle's side means Liverpool have now won back-to-back Barclays Premier League matches for the first time this season.
Benayoun acknowledges that the Reds were not at their best during the opening month of the campaign but is hopeful they are now back on the right track.
"We didn't start the season too well," he said. "We didn't expect to lose two matches so early on, but I think the international break came at the right time for us.
"We came back stronger and hopefully we will now go on a winning run and boost our confidence even more."
Asked what he thought about those who have already written off Liverpool's title chances, he added: "Maybe it's better for us.
"There will be less pressure. We can build our confidence slowly and when we win games like this, I think everyone can see we have the quality to be up there in the race.
"We need to take it a game at a time and hopefully at the end of the season we will be up there." -
Rafa Benitez labelled Yossi Benayoun an example to the rest of his squad after the Israeli struck a hat-trick to sink Burnley on Saturday.
Dirk Kuyt was the other scorer in a deserved 4-0 win - but it was Benayoun who Benitez singled out as an example of how those on the fringes can go on to play a crucial role.
The No.15 spent the first half of last season on the peripheries but is now a central figure at Anfield.
Benitez said: "We know he's a player with quality. We have seen how good he is coming from the bench and we were talking about whether he could start or not.
"Today he was very, very good and his movement was fantastic for the team.
"During the internationals I was talking with some players about how they could change things, and it was just to work hard.
"Yossi was away but he wanted to play, and when a player wants to play it's very easy: you have to prove these things in every training session and in a game if you get the opportunity.
"Yossi is someone with experience and he knows the best way to fight for your position is doing something well on the pitch."
Despite Benayoun walking away with the match ball, Benitez believes another player was key to the 4-0 victory.
"Lucas supported and managed in the middle and kept everyone else going forward," said the Spaniard.
"For me he was the key player today. We can talk about Yossi but it was thanks to Lucas. One thing everyone told me when I came here was that if you work hard the fans are with you.
"They could see again today that Lucas is a worker who has quality. He can challenge in the air, tackle and pass the ball.
"He worked so hard in different positions and allowed the other players more freedom. For me he was a very important player for us today."
On why Javier Mascherano was not in the squad, Benitez revealed the midfielder was still in South America after representing Argentina this week.
He explained: "Mascherano was not available. He still hasn't arrived. He is coming back on Sunday. He had some problems, and our doctor was talking to their doctor.
"Now I think he's okay but he's coming back later because he had to do some tests over there.
"Don't be worried, it's not serious!"
Burnley boss Owen Coyle reserved his praise for Steven Gerrard, who operated in a deeper role alongside Lucas.
"Steven Gerrard could play at right-back and still be effective because he is a world-class player," said Coyle.
"You see it on the international stage and the club stage every week. He's a real Liverpool player, I would say - though I would prefer it if he did play at right-back!" -
was worried when i saw the black-rings ard Benayoun's eyes
..... wld've scored more had he gotten more sleep! :)
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Originally posted by longchiambutz:
was worried when i saw the black-rings ard Benayoun's eyes
..... wld've scored more had he gotten more sleep! :)
Yossi really worked hard