john not the most informed pundit imo
Think it's interesting we attack Rafa because of what one pundit says against Rafa and attack the pundit when he supports him?!
In fairness to barnes he's sat in the hot seat as a coach and knows how difficult this job is. I respect he still see's Rafa as a top coach and man for the job. Fair play to Barnsie!!!
pot kettle black
any pundit against wafa was utterly savaged by the pro wafa brigade,
even though they were proven spot on. johnny barnes never says anything remotely insightful about footy. he was a gem of a player though.
Plenty of former Reds stars have secured work in the media and Benitez has had to listen to them giving their opinion on what has been a disappointing season.
However, he felt the need to respond to the comments of former Liverpool captain Jamie Redknapp after the 2-1 defeat at Manchester United.
Redknapp, a close friend of Steven Gerrard, criticised Benitez for moving the England midfielder to different positions as they chased an equaliser late on.
To back up his assertion that Liverpool were a weaker team than the previous season he referenced the influence of Xabi Alonso, sold to Real Madrid in the summer, in the 4-1 win at Old Trafford last March. That finally prompted Benitez into a response.
"I was surprised to see some comments by some experts talking about how they could see Alonso playing in the 4-1 win against United - he didn't play,'' Benitez said, referring to the fact the Spain midfielder was injured.
"This expert said he (Gerrard) cannot play on the left but he is playing with the national team on the left. He was playing here on the right and scoring 23 goals so Gerrard can play everywhere. It depends on the team
Not quite spot on eh.
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