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Reds not dead
As Liverpool fans fly to Lyon for what the media is dubbing a âÂÂmust winâ game â technically, as weâÂÂll see later, itâÂÂs a âÂÂmust drawâ â the only crumbs of comfort offered them by the media are the news that Pepe Reina is to sign a new contract and a thoughtful piece by Matt Dickinson in The Times pointing out the idiocy of replacing Rafa Benitez at this point.
I have heard no clamour, not even a whisper, for the return of King Kenny among Liverpool fans as Dickinson suggests.
But he makes a persuasive case against such a sentimental move.
Even Matt cannot resist damning Rafa with faint praise, acknowledging his âÂÂmaddening bloody-mindednessâ and âÂÂduff dealsâÂÂ.
Yes, Rafa has made some âÂÂduff dealsâ but he has also signed Reina, Xabi Alonso, Fernando Torres, Glen Johnson and Javier Mascherano.
As for his
