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| Combine Watch List: Where does Dexter McCluster fit in?Thursday, 04 March 2010 | No matter how many games you watch and how much game film/tape/DVR you review, there are those players who defy comparison to anyone you've seen before. So it has been with Ole Miss RB/WR Dexter... + Full Story | Combine Watch List: The top five receiversThursday, 04 March 2010 | With the 2010 Scouting Combine coming up next week, it's time to take a look at the potential stars at every position in this year's draft class. We'll continue with the five receivers who will be on... + Full Story |
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Soccer
| A fancy way to score an easy goalThursday, 04 March 2010 | Former Porto and Derby County midfielder Przemyslaw Kazmierczak, now of Portuguese side Vitoria,... + Full Story | Palermo's Miccoli bought Maradona's confiscated earringThursday, 04 March 2010 | A diamond earring valued at $8,000 that belonged to Maradona was auctioned off by the Italian tax... + Full Story |
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Golf
| The Clown's Mouth: Pink pants Poulter takes the prizeThursday, 04 March 2010 | Bringing you the best in golf news and opinion. Get up to date on your way to the first tee.•... + Full Story | Ian Poulter and his pants highlight rips and shanksThursday, 04 March 2010 | To say this week has been one of the weirdest in golf history would be an understatement. We had... + Full Story |
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Basketball
| Video: Kenny, Chuck welcome Caron Butler 'back' to the NBAThursday, 04 March 2010 | New Mavericks guard Caron Butler(notes) joins Ernie Johnson, Kenny Smith and Charles Barkley in the... + Full Story | Suicide lines: Cavs go small ball; Griffin's knee healing quicklyThursday, 04 March 2010 | Each weekday morning, BDL serves up a handful of NBA-related stories to digest with your... + Full Story |
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| Rafa Benitez digs his hole deeper, guarantees top four finish |
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| Monday, 04 January 2010 | |
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You have to admit that it's pretty amazing Rafa Benitez is still manager of Liverpool. In an age when clubs both big and small go through managers like Davey Becks goes through ridiculous hairstyles, the fact that Rafa has held on this far into what can only be described as a meltdown at Liverpool (and that's not hyperbole -- they haven't won a home match since October 26. For Liverpool, that's a meltdown) this season must even have Rafa himself a bit surprised. But despite all the injuries and the overwhelming incompetance of the club's debt-monger owners, Rafa soldiers on, publicly expressing overconfidence in his plight at every press conference. Which is exactly what he did today, ahead of Wigan's visit to Anfield tomorrow. Said Rafa with a foolhardy smirk: "I have to have confidence in my team and I am sure we can do it because I know we are better than the team you are seeing on the pitch. A bold statement from a man who's side currently sits in seventh place, yet only six points out of fourth. With challengers like Spurs and Aston Villa, who are notching wins over Big Four teams like legit giant killers, and Liverpool winning just two of their last 10 matches, you have wonder if Rafa is going a little too far with such a guarantee. But with the growing consensus that Rafa's date with the sack is just a matter of when, maybe a guarantee like this really doesn't matter. Maybe it's just a bunch of words that might inspire his team to turn things around and actually pull it off. And if they don't, well, who cares. He'd be sacked anyway. With that rationale in mind, I think Rafa's press conferences from here on out could be quite fun. Maybe he'll guarantee a league title-FA Cup-Europa League treble next week. Or 30 goals from Lucas. Or that he'll be the opening act for the Jonas Brothers on their summer tour. Or maybe he'll just take to doing sock puppet performances about the dangers of eating too much cheese. Yes, that would be a much better use of press conference time. Photo: Getty Images Posted originally: 12/15/2009 |
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