SOME BAD BUYS BY RAFAEL BENITEZ.

Rafael Benitez has spent a great deal of money on footballers many came from Spain as he is a spaniard, but all were not good buys. So here is a list of them.
1) Alonso Nunez, Fernando Morientes for6.3 million ,Mark Gonzales 4.5 million, Greig Bellamy 6 million, Ryan Babel 11.5 million, Robbie Keane this was the worst buy he paid Spurs 20.3 million and then sold him later back to them for8.3 million, Philip Degan, Anrea Dossena for7 million, Andreiy Voronin. And jermaine Pennant for 6.7 million. All these are in million of pounds each and he sold some very cheaply later on.

FRANCE QUALIFY BY HENRYS HANDBALL.

France beat Ireland in the second playoff match by a conterversial goalscored by William Gallas, who headed the ball in after Thierry Henry twice touched the ball with his hand. The Sweedish referee Mr Martin Hansson allowed the goal, even though Giovanni Trapattoni and the Irish pleaded for a handball.The fourth referee told Trapattoni to sit down in the dugout as usual the referees are gods and can not make any mistakes on the pitch according to F.I.F.A. But Henry admitted that he touched the ball twice with his hand, and asked for a replay which was the right and proper thing to do. But according to F.I.F.A rules both France and Ireland must apply in writting for a replay. But even as Ireland did give in their letter France refuded to give one letter.And F.I.F.A have said the win by France stands.
Clearly this match was fixed as Robee Keane said Michael Platini has sent a telex message to Seb Blatter to see that France win this matchby hook or by crook, and reach the 2010 world cup.What a shame for F.I.F.A and Michael Platini.

EMANUEL ADEBAYORS RED CARD.

The match between Arsenal and Liverpool was a very hard fought game with just a goal each being scored , Robin Van Persie scored for Arsenal and Robbie Keane scored for Liverpool.
But the talkiing point of the match was as usual an idiot of a referee called Howard Webb. Who showed a second yellow card which was followed by a red to theArsenal striker Emanuel Adeaboyor , when there was no need to show a yellow cardleave alone the red. All he did was defend the ball , and the Liverpool defender Alvero Arbeloa, fell down like a sack of potatoes. Or as Emanuel Adebayor put it that the Arsenal striker had put a knife in him.
I would remind you readers inthe match between Manchester City and West Brom , a City player stamped a West Brom player on the leg and not even a yellow card was shown, leave the red as the game continued as there was no injury to the player. Howard Webb should have done the same instead of showing cards as they are in his pockets.
The F.A. must act as the referees are making far to many blunders for our liking.And the red card should be widdrewn at the earliest..

WHAT WENT WRONG AT TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR.

It is not fair to blame Juande Ramos for the mess at the club is in . They failed to learn from their earlier mistakes.
After the 1998 world cup Tottenham Hotspur appointed the French manager Jacque Santini to be in charge, the big mistake was he did not know english and the club was at the bottom of the table, they then brought the Dutch coach Martin Jol took over . The club at once started climbing up once again.
Juande Ramos did not only not know english nor did he make an effort to learn english . The Uruguayan footballer who played for Chelsea and later for Tottenham Hotspur , would be his transletor.
That was not all the playyers were not bad , to make the club be at the bottom of the table. Because they won the Carling cup under Juande Ramos. This is where the trouble realy started he lost all of his main strikers in the transfer window of may to August, Dimitrov Berbatov , joined Manchester United , Robbie Keane Joined Liverpool, and Jermaine Deffoe joined Porthsmouth. to make matters worse the Belgiun born French man Steed Malbranque who did all the hard and dirty work ,deffending the backs as well as feeding the forwards left for Sunderland. And the biggest blow came when the goalkeeper Paul Robinson left to join Blackburn Rovers. The new Brazilian Goalkeeper Gomes has been blamed for leaking in to many goals.
The three strikers have not been replaced with the same quality of strikers like Keane, Deffoe, and Berbatov
So the simplequestion on every ones mouth was from where will the goals come?

LIVERPOOL VERSES ATLETICO MADRID.

The Spanish club were in the champions league after a gap of nine long years. And they were itching to go and score goals verses Liverpool. Rafael Benitz tinkered with the team and kept the Dutch player Dirk Kuyt on the bench, which was a big mistake, as he is a player who can help and create goals as well as score some beautiful goals on his own.
In the match Robbie keane was the lone striker in front. In the fourteenth minute Steven Gerrard made a goodpass to keane who slotted it in. But replay clearly show that Robbie Keane was clearly offside. This was not the end of the howlers by these blind bats called referees . But more blunders were to follow the referee failed to give clear goals to Maniche from Atletico Madrid and Benayoun from Liverpool. The Liverpool goalkeeper Jose Reina had to be on his toes all the time twice tipping the ball over the net. But Keane had to limp of the field ,, making way for Kuyt to come on. Xavi Alonso and Steven Gerrard were also injured adding to Fernando Torres who was already out , due to injury, Liverpool now face Chelsea on Sunday.
The first half belonged to Liverpool and the second half was all Atletico Madrid , and the goal did come in the 83rd minute. So the match ended 1-1

TALK OF 16/10/2008.

1) Jose Mourinho the former Chelsea and now the coach of Intermilan has now shortlisted the Brazilian midfielder Elano , who now plays for Manchester City as his main target in the January transfer window , at any cost. But the question is will ManchesterCity new owners sell him ?
2) Tottenham Hotspurs have decided to buy the Brazilian striker Wagner Love from C.S.K. Mosscow , to replace the the two strikers Robbie Keane and Berbatov, who left the club for Liverpool and Manchester United. They are willing to spend 12, million pounds for him.
3 ) The Ivory Coast midfielder has said that both his brother Kolo Toure and Arsene Wenger the Arsenal coach have contacted him to make a move to the Emirate Stadium in january.
4 ) Barcelona as usual never cling to a player as Alex Ferguson did with Christiano Ronaldo. Barcelona are ready with a twelve million pound , for the Spanish and Liverpool midfielder Xavi Alonso in case Yaya Toure joins Arsenal.
5) The Aston Villa owner Randy Lerner has promised the Aston Villa coach Martin ONeil a sum of Thirty million pounds for the transfer window to see that Aston Villa push fora place in the champion league.