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LFC 3-2 'BORO: THE VERDICT

Fernando Torres hit a stunning hat-trick to sink Middlesbrough and help the Reds go fourth in the Premier League. Here's the best of the post-match reaction.

The local paper
Apart from his well known and understandable aversion to the penalty spot, there can be few things in football which strike as much fear into the heart of Middlesbrough boss Gareth Southgate as the sight of Fernando Torres bearing down on goal. Four goals scored in just two games against the Teessiders tells its own story but the sub-plot to the tale is that without their new iconic front man Liverpool may not have taken a single point from either of these matches. At the Riverside last month, a Torres strike from fully 30 yards gave the Reds a point in a game which appeared to be slipping away from them, and at Anfield on Saturday he again came up with the goods with a superb hat-trick which delivered all three.
The Echo

The player
It's the second hat-trick of my Liverpool career so it was a very happy day for me. It was fantastic to score a hat-trick in front of the Kop. It was my first at Anfield and I feel very comfortable playing here. Twenty-one goals is my best season yet and we still have a maximum of 18 games to go, in the Premier League and Champions League, so hopefully I can score more. I'm happy when the team wins, I'm not thinking about scoring 30.
Fernando Torres

The boss
I was really happy with the performance. I think coming after a Champions League game the most important thing was to win. After we scored the third goal on the counter attack you could see that we could score more, but they put us under a bit of pressure because they have some good players in attack. It's always difficult to score more than 20 goals, but Torres has done it in his first season. We knew that he was a player with power and pace, he can kill defenders with his pace.
Rafael Benitez

The former player
Torres was terrific and it was important for us to win this game after our fantastic midweek display. Torres showed just how important he is to this Liverpool team and his second goal was world class.
Phil Neal

The fan
We had our fair share of luck today, although Torres made some of his own with his perseverance and vision. A terrific hat-trick. Mascherano is like the Duracell bunny who never runs out of energy! We have to be pleased with the win as Middlesborough tried to bully us.
Bilsland, LFC.TV Message Boards

TORRES: THAT WAS FOR YOU RAFA

Fernando Torres reflected on his first hat-trick in the Premier League and dedicated his fantastic treble to Rafa Benitez.
The Spanish hit-man took his tally to 21 goals for the season in the 3-2 win over Middlesbrough and was full of praise for the manager that brought him into the Premier League.

"You cannot score three goals in a game without the help of your manager and your team-mates so I would like to thank them," said Torres.

"The manager signed me for Liverpool so I am really grateful for that, and he also works with me all the time trying to improve me and make me a better player.

"I think my game has already improved and will continue to improve under Rafa Benitez. The most important thing is that the team is successful, that is the only thing that matters.

"If I score some goals that help us to win things then I will be very happy, but it is all about the team.

"I came here to win things because I have never won anything as a senior player. I won medals when I was an under-16 and an under-19 player but that was a long time ago.

"Hopefully we will win something this season but if that does not happen then next season.

"I have signed a six-year contract so I am here for a long time and if things go well hopefully I will be here for even longer.

"I have 21 goals this season and that pleases me because it is my best season yet but I am not thinking about scoring 30 because what makes me most happy is when the team wins, not when I score."

The striker also revealed how special the feeling was for him to complete his hat-trick in front of the Kop.

"That made it even more special for me because the Kop is such a special place and it means so much to everyone associated with Liverpool Football Club," added El Nino.

"The fans have been fantastic with me since I first came to the club and I would like to thank them because their support has been a big help.

"Now everyone at the club has to focus on trying to finish in the top four so the win against Middlesbrough was a very important result for us."

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 1ST LEG : LIVERPOOL 2 - 0 INTER MILAN

And finally here we are. I’ve got to say first that I’m Italian so it’s a bit hard for me to write these few words so be patient I’ll try to do my best.
It’s been a long time since Liverpool and Inter Milan played against in the 1965 semi final, so few of us can remember that match.
We are not in the position we expected at the beginning of the season and I don’t want to talk about the reasons because we are still in one of the greatest football competition of the world. Our opponents are dominating their league and still playing in the Italian Cup “Coppa Italia”. Maybe they are favourites for their current condition and our recent results, but we are Liverpool F.C. and we are used to be underdogs. We played Juventus, Milan and Barcelona in a similar situation and we all know what’s happened.
Now there’s a new crucial clash to win over two legs. Anfield is once again called to play the 12th man role and then we’ll travel to Milan to make San Siro hear our voice. I’m sure we will show why we are among the best supporters in the world, but now let’s have a look at the Inter fans point of view.
Being Italian for me is easy to interview some Inter supporters. First of all I have to mark a big difference between Italy and the England. Here when you grow up you have 4 choices equally divided of supporting Juventus Milan, Inter or your local team (obviously there are some exceptions like me. lol). In fact I live 40 km from Milan but a lot of my friends support Inter and this gave me the chance to make them these few questions.

How has the season been shaping so far?

COMI: well…it’s going well cause we’re fighting in every competition. First in the league, qualified for the Italian cup semi final and ready for the CL last 16. We’ll have to play well our cards cause we have such a large and strong team that we could do the treble.

GHISE: very very good till this point. It’s an easy answer especially after Juventus victory over Rome that increased our advantage to 11 points. Now we can calmly focus on our travel to Anfield.

PIBE: well we are comfortably at the top of the table. There has been some criticism about some referee decisions but we showed that we deserve our position by winning easily against Livorno, we know it’s not a top side but it’s the same team that forced Milan to a goalless draw.

What are your expectations for this season? Have they changed from day one?

COMI: like I said before, it should be fantastic to make a treble but it’s not easy, it’s a long way to the end of the season. We accept every trophy we could win (lol) but I sincerely prefer the Champions league cup, it’s my dream…and if we finish first in the league it’s better. We are still racing for every competition so our expectations haven’t changed.

GHISE: win both Scudetto (Serie A title) and Champions league but we now it’s very hard cause our player are inexperienced at European level only Luis Figo has already won it. People want us to prove that we deserved last season title by winning this one with Juventus back in the Serie A and no club with points penalization. And we want the European cup to show that we are the strongest on an international level. No our expectations are still the same.

PIBE: league title and Champions league cause it’s missing for a too long time. We have to gain respect in Europe and the best way to do it is to win the Big Ears cup. A.C. Milan, our local rivals, shown us what the CL means on international level and we won to show them that we are able to do it too. No, nothing has changed since day one.


Who do you think is your most important player(s)?

COMI: Cambiasso is my preferred player, I think he’s fundamental for our team. While Ibrahimovic is simply a phenomenon

GHISE: Cambiasso is our key player, he makes the team work together.

PIBE: they are all fantastic players but Ibra is the most amazing and spectacular.

Your worst player(s)?

COMI: our worst player? Mmh I think they are all good players maybe only Adriano and Solari hadn’t played at their top level.

GHISE: maybe at the moment only Crespo due to physical problems that kept him out of the action.

PIBE: Viera cause if he’s not injured he has been sent off by the referee.

Do you have a particular memory of any previous meeting between our clubs? Say something that happened to you that day or a decision you disagreed with?
(none of them was born so they have nothing to say about it)

Any young up and coming players in the squad that we might not know about?

COMI: Mario Balotelli is a very promising talented striker, he showed his skills against Juventus in the Italian Cup and helped the young team to win the “Carnevale Cup” in Viareggio which is a young teams tournament, but he isn’t eligible for the CL. There’s also Pelè who is a good midfielder

GHISE: the only news eligible for the CL is Jimenez while Balotelli looks very promising for the future, a complete striker who can score in every way and he’s only 17.

PIBE: Balotelli of course is the surprise of this season helping us with two goals against Juventus in the Italian Cup.

What sort of line-up will be put out against us?

COMI: Julio Cesar | Maicon, Cordoba, Materazzi, Maxwell | Stankovic, Cambiasso, Viera (Chivu), Figo (Jimenez) | Ibrahimovic, Cruz (Crespo).

GHISE: Julio Cesar | Materazzi, Cordoba, Chivu, Mawxell | Zanetti, Cambiasso, Viera, Jimenez | Cruz, Ibra

PIBE: Julio Cesar | Cordob, Materazzi, Burdisso, Maxwell | Zanetti, Cambiasso, Stankovic, Pelè| Ibrahimovic, Cruz

Do you have any favourite/best chant(s) and perhaps any that require an explanation?

COMI: “non mollare mai” (= never give up)

GHISE: “mi pippo un sasso con Cambiasso” it’s a joke it means that “I will use cocaine with Cambiasso” it’s only a metter of rhyme I don’t think Cambiasso is addicted to any drugs.

PIBE: “amala! pazza Inter amala!” is the official anthem and it means “love it! Crazy Inter love it”

Where do you expect (whoever) - and Liverpool to finish in the Premier League?

COMI: third place but I hope in something more cause I sympathize for Liverpool.

GHISE: in my opinion Liverpool will finish at the fifth place

PIBE: maybe at the fourth place

Which Liverpool player will you fear the most?

COMI: noone in particular I fear the way Liverpool can play as team in this kind of matches.

GHISE: Torres he has pure talent.

PIBE: Peter Crouch he is capable of scoring spectacular goals.

Care to predict the score?

COMI: no I don’t want to predict the score.

GHISE: I usually bring bad luck when I predict the score so I won’t do it.

PIBE: I hope 1-1 not so good but not that bad.

Inter fans like Liverpool for the way we won against Juve and Milan in 2005. But a lot of them are sure they’ll win against us. Maybe I’ve seen more times Liverpool play then a lot of Inter fans did in the last few years despite they live near Milan and I live in Italy (surely a travelled more, lol). There’s a poor attendance at San Siro during the season if there are not big matches. Inter supporters spent the last 19 years desperate to win the league almost like us but now they are very confidents in theirselves. In the past years people used to joke a lot about Inter bad luck, but now they are too strong and noone can say anything to them. I tried to do my best translating what my friends answered me I hope you’ll enjoy this article.

MINCING MY WORDS

Well, once again I've been made to mince my words.

So our 2-0 win over Inter Milan means that we look to be going towards the impossible dream once more - to get 6th European Cup.

Dirk Kuyt has now scored for two consecutive games, Steven Gerrard looks like he's firing on all cylinders, and we've managed to keep a clean sheet against a team that hadn't lost for five months before they met us.

And for the next game, Rafa looks like he's going to make five or six changes, and we might just draw with Middlesbrough. Right? I certainly don't hope so, though.

For now, I just want to rejoice about one of the sweetest victories I have tasted as a Liverpool fan this season.

Before I launch into the recent discussion about what is the "best XI", let me just say where we have done well this season.

We have been fantastic in goalkeeping, and it's all thanks to our colossus of Spain, Jose Reina, who looks set to establish himself as one of the legends at Liverpool.

We have done very well in defensive midfield, where Javier Mascherano has been nothing short of magnificent in cleaning up those attacks that may have threatened us this season. He more than deserves that 17 million pounds we may - or may not - pay for him, and even if George and Tom don't know the difference between a good coach and a bad one (no disrespect to Jurgen K), they should know that letting Masch go will be the second biggest mistake of their lives. (The biggest, of course, was buying Liverpool).

However, we strongly need reinforcements now in left midfield. Since we bought Ryan Babel to let him sit on the bench, we need someone better than Harry Kewell to play on the left. Reiterating the frustration of every Liverpool fan, that Dutchman should play every 90 minutes whenever fit. He's 20, but Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo played to no problems at the age of 17 and 18 respectively, and I sincerely suspect that Babel belongs in the league of the wunderkinds. Set him loose, set him free, and watch the lion go. Otherwise, it's time to go shopping for someone more experienced on the wings.

Right midfield is also a worry. Jermaine Pennant has improved in the past few games, but class and form are by far two different things. Unfortunately, he isn't going to quite set Anfield alight, so it might be time to kiss and say goodbye. But he's still the most suitable player for the right wing that we've got, so we should play him while we've got no choice.

Striking is a massive problem. We used to produce homegrown strikers from our academy but because of the drought in the last decade we haven't had the talent that we could have had. So we need to look carefully for talent. Dirk Kuyt was a free-scoring Robbie Fowler-like striker in the Dutch league, but the comparison with our former God has ironically caused the words to become flesh. Kuyt, for all the running, can't seem to score when it's critical - but I was made to mince my words against Inter.

Then again, you can't always count on deflections to score, unless you're Frank Lampard. But to be honest, if he scores a deflected goal every game, he will be loved by everyone in the Kop.

So Rafa, left midfield and striker, go get them! (That's what I would do if I were you, but because you are still the man who won the European Cup, please do what you deem fit.)

My best XI:

Jose Reina, Alvaro Arbeloa, John Arne Riise (but he needs to step up a couple of gears with his performances), Jamie Carragher, Daniel Agger, Jermaine Pennant, Ryan Babel*** (VIP - Very important player), Steven Gerrard, Javier Mascherano, Yossi Benayoun, Fernando Torres

We've got 39 points left for contention in the League for us - so let us make it the best fight we possibly can.

Is This the PLOT??

ok, i know i am not suppose to think this way....but just for a moment, i tot the lost at home to barnsly was planned. dun get me wrong, we dun play fake. but maybe a greater force is causing us to lose and move on to greater things. like what?

WHAT IF we loses everything this season? no silverware at at. not even the basic 4th place in BPL? what will have next season is we will not only lose the chance to play in the most competitive CL, but we will also lose a big sum of money. then maybe it will finally pave the way for the "hated" Americans to sell our beloved club to the "welcomed" Dubai group.

With only the BPL to play for next season, we may finally end the 20 year drought for another leauge title. and shut the manu mouths once and for all. does that sounds possible?

I HAD A DREAM

I had a dream, a dream that I would get to see Liverpool breaking their 18-year drought for the title ended in the 2007/08 season.

I had a dream, that Harry Kewell at Liverpool will miraculously shake off all his injury problems to become just like the Harry Kewell at Leeds United.

I had a dream, that Steven Gerrard would rescue us from every single game, regardless of whether he plays from the start or comes on as a substitute.

I had a dream, that the Sami Hyypia at 34 would be just as solid as the Sami Hyypia at 28.

I had a dream, that Ryan Babel got to play as many games as Jose Reina, just about 90 minutes every single game.

I had a dream, that Dirk Kuyt at Feyenoord would take over the Dirk Kuyt at Liverpool.

I had a dream, that Liverpool's honourable, charitable billionaires were really billionaires, really honourable, and really charitable.

I had a dream, that Bob Paisley came back to resurrect this team.

I had a dream, that Rafael Benitez stuck to the same 11 in every game, and only rotated his team when absolutely necessary.

I had a dream, that Luke Steele did not play like Peter Shilton for Barnsley yesterday.

I had a dream, that we thrashed Barnsley 8-0, just like Besiktas.

I had a dream, that we are going to win the FA Cup, and the Champions League.

Alas, it was all but a dream.

RAFA MISSING PACO

Former Liverpool striker John Aldridge claims the famous Anfield club has 'imploded' recently and believes the departure of Rafael Benitez's assistant this season is a major factor in the team's plight.

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Benitez's side crashed out of the FA Cup courtesy of Barnsley's injury-time winner at Anfield yesterday.

With their Barclays Premier League campaign now confined to a race for fourth place, that leaves them with just the Champions League to contest, with the first leg of their last-16 tie with Inter Milan taking place this week.

And highly-decorated former striker Aldridge admits ongoing confusion off the field is adding to problems on the pitch.

'It's not going too well on and off the field at the moment,' he told Setanta Sports News. 'The club's imploded over the past couple of months and it can only get better.

'A lot of people are getting the wrong idea of what's happening. You can look back to when Paco Ayestaran went a couple of months ago, Rafa's right-hand man, I think that's got a massive bearing on it.

'He's holding the fort on his own without a right-hand man. He's working very hard on his own and under very difficult circumstances and I think he needs a bit of help right now.'

As for matters upstairs, Aldridge added: 'There's so much speculation going on off the park regarding the American owners (George Gillett and Tom Hicks) that we don't know who's going to be the chairman next month.

'If anyone did want Rafa to go then who could sack him at the moment? He's between parties, the old chairman David Moores hasn't got a say in the matter. There's no board at the moment, no-one knows where the club's going at the present time.'