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Originally posted by 書2童子 at 2006-3-16 06:49 AM
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It's been a depressing few days. I sense that, 50 games into this season, and following the emotional rollercoaster of 2005, a lot of fans are tired; I can only guess how the players and management are feeling.  


No one wants to make excuses, but this really has been a long slog. That's the price you pay for success. Sometimes the burden of success, and the added demands that come with the territory, makes it harder to repeat. Logic tells us that, without all the extra games that victory in Istanbul brought, the Premiership campaign would have had more freedom to run more smoothly. Of course, Champions League qualification meant added revenue, and extra eminence; no one at a club like Liverpool wants the easier ride of Uefa Cup football, or no European football at all.
  
But the fixture list has not been kind. Liverpool were outrageously forced to play six games they should never have had to (and the rules have since been changed to reflect this glaring oversight), then had to contend with the return of the World Club Championship after a five-year hiatus. Choosing to not go would have been a mistake in itself, given that you don't turn down the chance to become World Champions, and the experience competing would bring; and yet, unlike Manchester United in 2000, the Reds (thankfully) did not forfeit the FA Cup in response, and are paying the price in extra matches.
  
That the tournament in Japan took place just before the busiest time of the English season only added to the gruelling schedule, following an outgoing season that, thanks to the encounter with AC Milan, had ended later than usual.
  
All the extra games will ultimately serve as good experience: more chances for players to get games under their belts, including encounters against testing opposition or in testing circumstances, and added opportunities for Rafa to see some of the fringe personnel. But most of the benefits will be seen further down the line. Unfortunately, this is the time when everyone is paying the price, rather than reaping the rewards. Considering Spurs, the team doing so well in 4th place, have played only 31 games - just over half Liverpool's tally - it's easier to draw the extra burden into focus.
  
Still, I like to be positive where possible, and make no bones about that fact. Spring is around the corner. Once the end of any project gets in sight, an added burst of energy can arrive; imagine swimming the English Channel and finally seeing sight of France. (Or indeed, getting to the end of one of my articles and seeing the final full-stop.)
  
Of course, there's still plenty to fight for, starting with another league game, against Fulham tonight, with 2nd place still not lost, and 3rd to cement. The good news is that visits to the best teams in the country - and Arsenal are still, for my money, the best 'pure' footballing side around, especially at home - are now out of the way. The Reds no longer have to play Arsenal or any team in the top five, with a quarter of the season remaining.

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In the FA Cup, there's been that sense of destiny that was present in last year's Champions League: coming from behind in dramatic fashion, to beat Luton; winning at a difficult away ground in stormy conditions, to beat Portsmouth; and beating the major rivals, Manchester United, for the first time in Rafa's reign. Bogey-side Birmingham present another tricky tie, and should the Reds prevail, a sense of "our name's on the cup" might arise. Especially with the final reverting to Cardiff, scene of three cup victories for the Reds since 2001.
  
But even in the two domestic cups it's not been an easy ride: the easiest ties the Reds have faced have been away games at top-half Championship clubs. Most seasons you can guarantee two easy games against far lowlier opposition; and also, a fair percentage of home ties.
  
A week ago Liverpool were still in the Champions League, as holders, and with the best points tally at this stage of a Premiership season, while progressing assuredly in the FA Cup. A couple of defeats shouldn't obscure the overall picture, even if it does make for a miserable week.
  
It would be a great shame if the unmistakable signs of progress are undermined by a drab finale, but from a personal point of view, despite hoping for an upturn in fortunes in the forthcoming weeks, and having a good sense about the FA Cup, I'm looking forward to the regrouping that takes place over the summer, as the manager sets about adding the remaining faces to the squad.
  
The team has come a long way, with certain things cemented. It seems that, with Gabriel Paletta arriving in the summer to follow Daniel Agger and Jan Kromkamp, and Pepe Reina before them, Rafa has sorted the defence, in terms of organisation, with 29 clean sheets to show, and now depth to the squad.
  
The central midfield area, when Momo Sissoko can return, will return to being as good as any in world football. Harry Kewell, while still not quite at his sparkling best, has been consistently good for a few months, and has been like a new signing. Games are being controlled and chances are being created.
  
But there are still problems to address: a failure to convert enough opportunities, and for me, a lack of pace on the counter attack. The super-quick Mark Gonzalez will be a welcome addition in this respect, and I hope to see Florent Sinama-Pongolle return after getting some excellent experience as a first choice striker at Blackburn. Up front, with things not quite gelling for Djibril Cissé when he gets a game there, there's not the option of the early ball to the quick striker.
  
While crucial aspects, these are easier to address now that so many other areas of the team have been worked upon. You can't seamlessly change every aspect of a team overnight, or even in 18 months, and it would be pointless having a 30-goal striker people are now craving without a reliable defence and quality midfield, if all he is doing is scoring consolation goals, or floundering through lack of service.
  
After all, since the Premiership began, Liverpool have had some of the most consistent and talented goalscorers around: Robbie Fowler in his first spell at the club, and then Michael Owen. But at none of these times did the club win a trophy as prestigious as the European Cup, and only in one season, 2001/02, did the Reds better this season in the league.
  
Perfecting the attack is clearly the next task facing the manager, having had success in making the side more stable and harder to beat. There are some excellent forwards at the club, but each has had his own issues to contend with; none has been settled, be it in the position of striker, or in terms of regular football, or with relation to his time at the club.
  
Fernando Morientes has only been in England for a little over a year, and had a succession of niggling injuries. Is he a quality player? Yes. Has he been at his best? No.
  
Robbie Fowler is working his way back to full fitness; he's scored three disallowed goals, two unfairly chalked off. As with Xabi Alonso's ludicrous sending off at Highbury, sometimes bad refereeing decisions have a more widespread effect on morale. If Fowler had those two goals to his name, it would have boosted the entire team, not just him.
  
Whether or not these players are good enough to score enough goals is a decision Rafa needs to make; but they are clearly capable of scoring more than at present. The four strikers on the books have approaching 600 career goals between them, so they've done it in the past, to prove they understand what it takes.
  

Tomkins on Crouch
Peter Crouch is experiencing his first season at a top club and as an England international. He's on a steep learning curve, with his career having kicked up a few gears in the last year, but for me he remains one of the successes of the season. Liverpool's results have improved since he arrived (as have England's whenever he's played), and he has created goals for other players, most notably Steven Gerrard.
To my mind, a collective confidence crisis has enveloped them. Just as individual defensive errors, if they lead to losing games, can cause a team to lose its confidence, then so has the striking problem spread from one to another like a contagious disease, for which there's no easy cure. Each is under more pressure, because none is in form; if one was in form, the others might feasibly quickly follow suit. That's football: strange situations arise that a manager has to solve.
  
Peter Crouch, meanwhile, is experiencing his first season at a top club and as an England international. He's on a steep learning curve, with his career having kicked up a few gears in the last year, but for me he remains one of the successes of the season. Liverpool's results have improved since he arrived (as have England's whenever he's played), and he has created goals for other players, most notably Steven Gerrard.
  
Crouch is clearly an aerial threat, but he doesn't have the neck muscles of an Alan Shearer or Les Ferdinand, nor the power in his leap to generate a great deal of force. His timing can be a little awry at times, but he tends to go for accuracy - aiming for the corners of the net, knowing he can't bullet a header past a keeper. If you see most of the headers he's put wide, it's usually by no more than a foot, while two of the headers he's scored have gone in off the post: highlighting the narrow margin for error.
  
In recent weeks, even when not at their best, there have been some fine lines separating Liverpool from success and failure: wrongly disallowed goals, a terrible and costly sending off, woodwork struck, narrowly missed chances, and so on.
  
While partly self-induced, it's still a lot easier to surmount a fine line than a gaping chasm.

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Rafael Benitez is hoping his strikers react to criticism of their recent form by finding their shooting boots against Fulham tonight.  
The Liverpool boss knows that none of his strikers have scored a Premiership goal this year and that's a statistic he's keen to see ended this evening against a side with the worst away record in English football.
  
"If I was a striker I would use what people say as motivation and tell myself I want to do everything I can to score goals and stay here because I'm a good player," said Benitez.
  
"The strikers know they need to score goals and they have the quality to do it. When you create chances but don't score, you obviously lose confidence.
  
"But there is only so much talking about this you can do. You have to go out on the pitch, play well and score goals."
  
Despite the Reds' poor record in front of goal, Benitez is adamant his side have deserved more from their recent matches.
  
"The results are one thing, but how we've played is another. In all the games we've created chances. That's clear," he said.
  
"The difference is there to see. We conceded in the last minute against Birmingham, had lots of attempts against Charlton, conceded in the last minute against Manchester United and late on against Arsenal. We should be talking with at least five more points now.
  
"We've been doing the same things. Now we need some more luck in the last minute of games.
  
"The players are desperate for another game to get their confidence back. The game against Fulham is very important for us now. We know Manchester United will have some games in hand, but if we win we'll have some points. It's always better to have the points rather than the games.
  
"But we shouldn't be thinking about second place, we should be thinking only about winning the game.
  
"If we win against Fulham it will be easier for us. We'd be in a more comfortable zone when you consider the teams behind us.
  
"There are nine games to go and everything depends on us. There are no secrets. If we win all our games we'll be in the top four and maybe even second."
  
Benitez may recall Daniel Agger for tonight's game with Sami Hyypia still struggling with a minor hamstring twinge.
  
Xabi Alonso and John Arne Riise will both be missing due to suspension and injury respectively.

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Liverpool have requested permission for their Premiership clash at Blackburn Rovers on April 15 to be switched to another date.  
The Reds had always hoped to find an alternative date for the game to avoid a clash with the annual Hillsborough Memorial service at Anfield, but a hectic fixture schedule ultimately made it impossible and a kick-off time of 5.15pm proved to be the best solution.
  
With the Reds now out of the European Champions League, more dates have been freed up in the club's footballing calendar and Chief Executive Rick Parry has revealed they are now working to see if the Ewood Park clash can be moved to a new date.
  
"This is an issue we were aware of right at the start of the season and that's why we contacted the Hillsborough Families' Support group last June and they said they accepted that, sadly, one day it might be an inevitability that we'd have to play on April 15th," Parry told Liverpoolfc.tv.
  
"We are aware of the significance of the day and, as I said at the AGM, the solution we came up with was the best of a very bad range at that time.
  
"When we were progressing in the FA Cup and the Champions League the problem of finding a new date got bigger.
  
"Now we are out of Europe, there may be some scope to look once again but it's not just our fixtures to consider, it's Blackburn's as well and this is their home fixture at the end of the day.
  
"Even at this stage, if there's a chance to revisit it then I'm prepared to do so and we have already been in touch with the Premier League and Blackburn to ask the question."

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Liverpool first team coach Alex Miller believes the Fulham game is a must win affair for the Reds if they are to overhaul Manchester United in the race for second place in the Premiership.

In an exclusive video interview at Melwood, Miller spoke of the frustrations of going out of the Champions League and the need to bounce back to winning ways as soon as possible.
  
"It has been a very disappointing week going out of the Champions League but progress has been made this season, and the most important thing now is we have to get back to winning ways and beat Fulham," claimed a defiant Miller.
  
"We need to try and finish the season with a flourish and finish as high up as we possibly can in the Premiership.
  
"Fulham is a must win game for us because it is at home. We must win our home games and if you are going to do anything in any competition you must win at home.
  
"Fulham were very disappointing when they lost 3-1 on Saturday against Everton but this is a different game, and we have to start it at a high tempo and show them that nothing less than three points for us will be acceptable.
  
"We lost 2-0 at Fulham earlier this season and as a team we didn't show our true potential. On our day we were very poor so we want to return to winning ways tonight."
  
The Reds first team coach also revealed a lot of hard work has been done on the Melwood training ground with the strikers to try and find a solution to the lack of goals.
  
"I think strikers will tell you that when they are scoring they are very confident and when they are not scoring they go into a shell to a certain extent and wonder when their next goal will come," added Miller.
  
"I think it's not only the strikers fault though and we have got to analyse are we giving them balls of quality and are we putting enough crosses into the box? I think the statistics show that we are putting a lot of crosses in, but maybe we have to fine tune the strikers movement as we want them to attack the ball rather than stand still and wait for it to arrive.
  
"There are different methods we have to look at as coaches to try and help the strikers but we are confident they will score goals sooner rather than later."
  
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Robbie Fowler's first goal since returning to the club and an own goal from Michael Brown has given Liverpool a 2-1 half-time lead over Fulham tonight.  
Fowler netted the opener on 16-minutes, heading home from close-range after Luis Garcia had flicked on a Harry Kewell corner.
  
Collins John then equalised in the 25th-minute when he slid the ball through Pepe Reina's legs after finding space down the right.
  
But eleven minutes before the interval the Reds regained the lead courtesy of Cottagers midfielder Brown who put through his own net from inside the six-yard box.

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Robbie Fowler struck his first goal for the club since his January return as Liverpool rediscovered the goalscoring touch to bounce back from their recent disappointments with a welcome 5-1 home win over Fulham on Wednesday night.

Fowler set the Reds on the way with a 16th minute header and in doing so became the first Anfield striker to score in the league this year. Collins John levelled for the visitors but an own goal by Michael Brown redressed the balance before half-time and second half strikes from Fernando Morientes, Peter Crouch and Stephen Warnock sealed the emphatic rout.
  
Having failed to register a win in their previous two Premiership outings this fixture was being dubbed a 'must-win' for the Reds by those who made their way to Anfield on what was a freezing cold night and, with Manchester United pulling away in second place and the momentum of the club's chasing a coveted top four finish gathering by the week, there could be no denying the importance of the game.
  
Maximum points were essential, no matter how it was achieved, and against a visiting team that had failed to win away all season Liverpool were hot favourites to avenge their 2-0 loss at Craven Cottage back in November.
  
Rafael Benitez shuffled his pack once again for the visit of a lowly Fulham side that was last on Merseyside as recently as Saturday, when they crashed to a 3-1 defeat against Everton. With lack of goals from the front men becoming more and more of a concern Fowler and Morientes were recalled in attack, while Harry Kewell, Djimi Traore and Daniel Agger also returned.
  
Liverpool started strongly and had the ball in the back of the net within the first two minutes only for Luis Garcia's close-range tap-in to be disallowed for offside, while Morientes should have done better with a tame effort that was comfortably saved by ex-Reds reserve Tony Warner following intelligent play by Fowler.
  
A deserved opening strike was not long in coming though and just after the quarter hour mark Fowler drew level with Kop King Kenny Dalglish in the all-time list of Liverpool's top goalscorers when he headed home from close-range after Luis Garcia had flicked on a Harry Kewell corner.
  
A mixture of delight and relief greeted the goal and with the bit between their teeth the rampant Reds threated to treble their lead almost immediately. Hamann then let fly with a 25-yard dipper that sailed narrowly wide and Morientes fired into the side-netting from a tight angle.
  
As the home fans revelled in this one-sided affair John then suddenly silenced the Kop with a well-taken equaliser in the 25th minute, sliding the ball through the legs of Pepe Reina after finding space down the right.
  
It was a goal that initially took the wind out of Liverpool's sails but parity was soon restored courtesy of Cottagers midfielder Brown who put through his own net from inside the six-yard box after Kewell had centered low from the right.
  
Apart from a couple of scares either side of the break, when Steed Malbranque fired into the side-netting and Zat Knight headed against an upright, the Reds enjoyed almost total control from this point and Garcia was unlucky not to stretch the lead further shortly after the restart when he curled a delightful left footer against the angle of bar and post.
  
A third goal seemed inevitable and it duly arrived in the 70th minute. Steven Gerrard's cross was headed towards goal by substitute Djibril Cisse - who had just come on to replace the impressive Fowler - and amid the resultant goalmouth scramble Morientes slammed the ball emphatically into the roof of the net from point-blank range.
  
As the match entered its final stages Benitez made a further two changes and both paid instant dividends. Peter Crouch replaced Morientes and added a fourth goal with an easy finish from a Gerrard pull-back on 89 minutes and Stephen Warnock, on for Kewell, rounded off a highly satisfactory night when he drilled the ball through a crowded penalty area to score his first Liverpool goal and complete a resounding 5-1 success.

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Liverpool: Reina, Traore, Carragher, Agger, Finnan, Kewell, Hamann, Gerrard, Garcia, Fowler, Morientes. Subs - Dudek, Hyypia, Cisse, Crouch, Warnock

Fulham: Warner, Bridge, Knight, Pearce, Rosenior, Pembridge, Malbranque, Brown, Boa Morte, John, Radzinski. Subs - Crossley, Helguson, McBride, Jensen, Christanval

Referee: Alan Wiley

Conditions: Freezing cold

Attendance: 42,293

Liverpoolfc.tv Man-of-the-Match: Robbie Fowler


Breakdown
20:01 GMT : Match Starts
1 min : Fulham kick-off towards the Kop
1 min : Garcia races into the box and wins the first corner of the game
2 mins : Garcia gets the ball into the net but the goal is disallowed for offside
6 mins : Good battling by Agger breaks up a Fulham attack
8 mins : Great long ball from Hamann almost plays Garcia through on the wing
9 mins : Brilliant through ball from Fowler plays Morientes in on goal but the low shot is weak and easily captured by Warner
11 mins : Low cross from Gerrard attempts to find Fowler but is collected by Warner
11 mins : Low shot from distance by Fowler is too easy for Warner
14 mins : Garcia wins a free-kick midway inside the Fulham half
15 mins : Kewell wins a corner for Liverpool
15 mins : GOAL! Robbie Fowler: Great header down into the goal after a Garcia flick-on
18 mins : Fowler wins a free-kick on the edge of the box as he's brought down lining up a shot
19 mins : Hamann blasts a shot wide on the half-volley from outside the area
21 mins : Traore crosses the ball into the area but Fowler's header flies wide
21 mins : Fowler is playing out of his skin as he sets up Morientes but the Spaniard's shot hits the side netting
25 mins : GOAL! Collins John: Great strike through the legs of Reina
30 mins : Booking: Michael Brown: Booked for an elbow to Kewell's face
31 mins : Reina catches well as Fulham pump a high ball into the Liverpool box
32 mins : Kewells makes a great driving run through the middle but makes a mess of his pass
34 mins : Own Goal! Michael Brown: Brown taps into his own goal from close range
38 mins : Collins John strikes a low shot just inches wide of Reina's goal
39 mins : Fowler attempts to play Garcia through with a back-heel on the edge of the box but his pass is cut out
42 mins : Malbranque smashes a low drive just inches wide of Reina's goal
45 mins : Two minutes time added on
45 mins : Morientes heads over the bar
20:48 GMT : Half Time Reached
21:05 GMT : Second Half Begins
46 mins : Reds start the second half kicking towrads the Kop
47 mins : Fowler's pass to Morientes lacks pace and is cut out
48 mins : Morientes attempts to hook the ball over his head to Fowler but Warner collects
49 mins : Garcia curls a brilliant left foot shot beyond warner but it crashes against the bar
54 mins : Fulham win a rare corner after Carragher puts the ball behind
54 mins : Good header from Traore clears the corner
55 mins : Gerrard lays the ball off to Fowler but his first-time shot is too high
57 mins : Great ball into the box from Hamann but garcia fails to control it
59 mins : Low cross from Finnan is cleared for a throw-in
60 mins : Radzinski goes doen in severe pain after falling badly under a Traore challenge
61 mins : Knight heads against Reina's post from a Bridge free-kick
64 mins : Traore puts the ball behind for a Fulham corner as the visitors step up the pressure
67 mins : Great tackle by Carragher on the edge of his box halts John
67 mins : Strong appeals for a penalty as Bridge appears to block a shot with his arm
68 mins : Substitution: Djibril Cisse for Robbie Fowler:
68 mins : Substitution: Phillippe Christanval for Zat Knight:
70 mins : GOAL! Fernando Morientes: Smashes the ball into the net after mad scramble following Cisse header down
74 mins : Cisse shot deflected behind for a corner
76 mins : Cisse caught offside after Morientes pass
77 mins : Substitution: Brian McBride for Tomasz Radzinski:
78 mins : Gerrard shoots over from outside the area
80 mins : Substitution: Peter Crouch for Fernando Morientes:
84 mins : Boa Morte fires a shot well wide of Reina's goal
86 mins : Ball's played long to Cisse but it bounces too high to control it on the run
87 mins : Traore wins a free-kick
87 mins : Substitution: Stephen Warnock for Harry Kewell:
88 mins : GOAL! Peter Crouch: Tap in on the line after Gerrard had shot at goal from a Cisse cross
90 mins : GOAL! Stephen Warnock: Good shot through a packed box
21:54 GMT : Match Over

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Rafael Benitez was full of praise for his strikers after seeing Robbie Fowler, Fernando Morientes and Peter Crouch all get on the scoresheet in the 5-1 thrashing of Fulham at Anfield.  
The Liverpool manager always maintained he had confidence that his strikers would come good and start getting amongst the goals and his faith was repaid in style on a freezing cold night at Anfield.
  
"It was a fantastic game for the strikers and the team and it was very important for us to see them score," enthused Benitez.
  
"It was good to see Robbie Fowler, Fernando Morientes and Peter Crouch all score and the assists of Djibril Cisse and it is very important for their confidence.
  
"It has given me a nice selection problem for the next game but a good one. This was a really important three points for us and my idea is to get another three points at Newcastle in the next game on Sunday."
  
Although Benitez didn't want to single out any of his strikers on a night when everything came together, he couldn't hide his delight in seeing Fowler finally break his duck since returning to the club.
  
"We were all waiting for Robbie to score his first goal back at Liverpool and it was a reward for his hard work," he said. "It was good for the supporters, the team and Robbie for him to score."
  
While Benitez wanted to talk about the game, there was only one thing the press wanted to ask him - whether he'd signed a new contract at Anfield, as suggested in the Spanish media.
  
"We are talking and my relationship with the board and the fans is fantastic," responded Benitez. "We don't have problems and I am very happy here. We are talking about the future."
  
To find out how the press tried to pin the Reds boss down and how Benitez batted away their questions with great humour, make sure you watch the post-match press conference.

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賓尼迪斯在他手下的前鋒福勒、摩連迪斯和哥洛治都進球且幫助球隊主場5：1戰勝富咸之後，對他們幾個進行了表揚。
　　
　　賓尼迪斯總是說他對自己的前鋒是充滿信心的，他相信他們能夠取得進球，在這個寒冷的晚上他的信任終于得到了回報。
　　
　　賓尼迪斯說：“這場比賽對前鋒們和整個球隊來說都是一場夢幻般的比賽，能看到前鋒們進球也是非常重要的事情。”
　　
　　“很高興能夠看到福勒、摩連迪斯和哥洛治的進球，當然還有西塞的助攻，這對他們的信心都有幫助。”
　　
　　“這給了我下一場比賽鋒線上的選擇帶來了一個美妙的困難，不過這很好。這對我們來說真的是一個很重要的三分，而我的想法是我們在周日對紐卡斯爾的比賽中能夠繼續得到三分。”
　　
　　賓尼迪斯並不願意在所有前鋒都發揮出色的情況下去選擇他對哪個更滿意，但他難以掩飾他對福勒的高興，因為福勒終于在回歸利物浦之後打破了進球荒。
　　
　　賓尼迪斯說：“我們都在等著福勒打進他回歸利物浦後的第一個進球，而今天這個進球是對他努力的回報。他能進球，對球迷、球隊和他自己來說都是一個好消息。”
　　
　　當賓尼迪斯正想談論這場比賽時，記者們更多地問到他的問題卻是有關他有沒有和利物浦簽新的合同，因為西班牙的媒體曾經如此報道。
　　
　　賓尼迪斯說：“我和這裡的球隊還有球迷們的關系都相處得非常融洽。我們之間沒有任何問題，我在這裡過得非常愉快，我們也在討論著我們的未來。”

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北京時間3月16日凌晨，在提前進行的一場英超聯賽第35輪的比賽中，利物浦主場5-1狂勝富咸，福勒攻入回歸後首球，科林斯-約翰一度將比分扳平，但隨後科威爾的傳中令邁克爾-布朗自擺烏龍，下半場摩連迪斯、哥洛治和沃爾諾克各下一城。另外，在凌晨4點進行的一場英足總第五輪補賽中，西漢姆聯經過加時，2：1擊敗了博爾頓晉級，海伍德在加時中為西漢姆攻入制勝一球，他們在1/4決賽的對手將是孫繼海效力的曼城。
　　
　　此役特勞雷和安格爾分別替換沃爾諾克和海皮亞，福勒和摩連迪斯搭檔鋒線。第2分鐘，加西亞就率先破門，但被邊裁判定越位在先，進球被判無效。第8分鐘，哈曼精準的長傳到左路，科威爾不停球傳中，摩連迪斯包抄射門被擋出。第10分鐘，福勒妙傳禁區內的摩連迪斯，但西班牙人的推射被瓦爾納沒收。第12分鐘，福勒禁區前轉身左腳低射，球被門將沃爾納沒收。
　　
　　利物浦在第16分鐘取得領先，科威爾左路傳中，路易斯-加西亞頭球擺渡，福勒小禁區右側頭球破門，這是他本賽季加盟老東家後的首粒入球。第18分鐘，福勒前場突破贏得位置極佳的任意球機會，謝拉特轟門打在人牆上彈出，外圍哈曼接著遠射又偏出立柱。第21分鐘，特勞雷左路突破後傳中，福勒包抄甩頭攻門再告偏出。
　　
　　第25分鐘，富咸中場斷球，彭布裡奇直塞，科林斯-約翰高速殺入禁區一腳斜射，球從雷納襠下穿過入網，1-1，富咸扳平比分。第34分鐘，福勒禁區前分球，右路科威爾低平球傳中，門前回防的客隊中場布朗不慎將球撞入自家大門，2-1，利物浦很快將比分再度超出。
　　
　　第64分鐘，拉津斯基遠射被特勞雷擋出。隨後西塞替換福勒出場，球迷起立鼓掌感謝進球功臣的貢獻。第70分鐘，謝拉特右路晃過後衛後傳中，後點西塞頭球攻門，球被沃爾納擋了一下，亂軍中摩連迪斯補射得手，3-1。第78分鐘，謝拉特位置不錯的遠射但球高出門楣。第84分鐘，科林斯-約翰做球，博阿-莫特跟進後左腳勁射偏出。
　　
　　第89分鐘，西塞右路傳中，謝拉特後點凌空抽射，哥洛治中路蹭了一下，皮球應聲入網，此球算在了高佬帳下，4-1。補時階段，客隊後衛低級失誤，芬倫近射被擋，替補登場的沃爾諾克補射空門得手，5-1。利物浦酣暢淋漓地大勝對手。
　　
　　利物浦（4-4-2）：雷納；芬倫，卡拉格，阿格爾，特勞雷；路易斯-加西亞，謝拉特，哈曼，科威爾（88’沃爾諾克）；福勒（68’西塞），摩連迪斯（81’哥洛治）
　　
　　富咸（4-5-1）：沃爾納；羅塞尼奧，紮克萊特（69’克裡斯坦瓦爾），皮爾斯，布裡奇；拉津斯基（78’麥克布萊德），馬爾布蘭克，邁克爾-布朗，彭布裡奇，博阿莫特；科林斯-約翰

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5-1大勝富咸，利物浦賽季第二次一場攻入5個進球，上一次五星連珠是在1月初的足總杯比賽上，當時紅軍面對非英超球隊盧頓，經歷一番波折後以5-3晉級。相比之下今天凌晨的這次五星連珠更暢快，也更輕鬆。

　　“今晚可謂是前鋒盛宴。”賓尼迪斯賽後非常高興。“對我們來說，看到他們個個開花非常重要。”

　　科拿首開記錄，被球迷稱為上帝的昔日天才終於打入了重返紅軍後的第一粒進球。摩連迪斯和克勞奇也有進球入帳，另一名前鋒施斯貢獻了一次助攻。4個前鋒各個有所收獲，令近期一直被批“鋒無力”的紅軍將士們終於有機會一吐怨氣。

　　＆嶊v眥B摩連迪斯、克勞奇，能看到他們進球太棒了，施斯貢獻了一次助攻，總之這對於他們提高自信很有幫助。”賓尼迪斯說。

　　四個前鋒都有出色發揮，下一場比賽賓尼迪斯會把主力位置交給誰呢？“這真是一個甜蜜的煩惱。”賓尼迪斯說，“三分對我們來說真的非常重要，現在我的想法是，周日從紐卡素身上再奪三分。”

　　對一名主帥來說，平等對待每一名隊員是個基本原則。然而當整個安菲爾德為科拿進球歡呼的時候，賓尼迪斯也陷入了科拿情結。“他回來後，我們所有人都在等著這個進球。這是他刻苦訓練的獎品，球迷、球隊和科拿本人都會為此高興。”

　　賓尼迪斯還在賽後發布會上澄清了自己的前途問題，近期有關他將前往西甲和意甲的傳聞不絕於耳。賓尼迪斯肯定地告訴大家，他會繼續留在利物浦。“續約正在談，我和董事會以及球迷地關系非常融洽。”賓尼迪斯說，“我們之間沒有任何問題，在利物浦我過得很滿意。雙方正在討論有關未來的事宜。”

　　另據《衛報》報導，事實上賓尼迪斯的續約談判已經接近尾聲。據悉他的經紀人在本場比賽開始前與利物浦首席執行官帕里進行了長達數個小時的會面，賓尼迪斯有望在本周四在新合同上落筆。

　　英格蘭媒體稱，這份新合同價值1000萬英鎊，為期4年，賓尼迪斯簽字後，他將在安菲爾德執教到2010年。

Rafael23

幾時好番呀我......成身冇力

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香港時間3月26日凌晨，英超補賽利物浦對陣富咸的比賽開打，上半場科拿首開紀錄，打進他重回利物浦的第一球，目前利物浦2比1領先。圖為科拿進球後和摩連迪斯慶祝。