Liverpool winger Riera: Benitez blanks players. We’re a sinking ship
Liverpool winger Albert Riera has lifted the lid on the crisis club, branding the Reds a "sinking ship".
Riera revealed huge rifts in the Reds' dressing room and claimed boss Rafa Benitez did not speak to players when there were problems.
He told Radio Marca: "This year has been difficult and he has not changed at all. When you see the ship is sinking and you don't change...
"I've been here for two years and I know how he is as a person. He's never resolved a situation with a player by speaking with him.
"He thinks he is the boss and turns a deaf ear to everyone else.
"The dialogue with the players is practically zero."
Riera, 27, is fuming with Benitez after starting just once since mid-February and is worried that a lack of games might cost him a World Cup spot with Spain.
The £8million signing from Espanyol added: "When you stop counting as a player like that, it must be something personal.
"It's frustrating because you see you can help and he doesn't let you."
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Comments (23)
You people are sickening. You should be ashamed.
He's half a girl,
He's half a boy,
Torres, Torres.
He looks just like a transvestite,
Torres, Torres.
He wears a frock,
He loves the *****,
He sells his arse on Albert Dock,
Fer-nan-do Torres,
Carraghers bit on the side...
Who's that lyeing on the Runway, Who's that dieing in the snow, its Matt Busby and his Boys making all the f*cking noise,
can't they can't get the f*cking plane to go?
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Are ya ready kids?
Aye Aye Red Nose!
I CAN'T HEAR YOU!
AYE AYE RED NOSE!
ohhhhhh!!!!
Who lives in a pineapple under the sea?
Sir Alex Fuckerson & ManUre Twats!
Sore and Red and Smelly they are!
Sir Alex Fuckerson & ManUre Twats!
They resort to succking redknapp, alladyce & steve bruce dicck in order to win the league!
Their constant whining & complaining be somethin you wish
Sir Alex Fuckerson & ManUre Twats!
3 CL is all they have
They never come close to the 18 EPL 5 CL BEST!
Sir Alex Fuckerson & ManUre Twats!
Ready?
ManUre killed their own Fans
ManUre killed their own Fans
ManUre killed their own Fans
ManUre killed their own Fans
23 losers died in the crash
21 are left crippled for life
thats why.....
thats why.....
ManUre will never beat Liverpool
because Liverpool will never kill their own fans~~
LIVERPOOL WILL NEVER KILL THEIR OWN FANS~~!!!
GLORY GLORY~~~
BRING GLORY TO PARASITES WHO DIED IN THE CRASH
BREAKING NEWS!!!!!!!
A spirit of the godsent bayern munich gift 1958 has returned and haunt the manager of Mancunster United in his dreams
WHERE IS UR CHAMPIONS LEAGUE???
WHERE IS UR CHAMPIONS LEAGUE???
WHERE IS UR CHAMPIONS LEAGUE???
WHERE IS UR CHAMPIONS LEAGUE???
WHERE IS UR CHAMPIONS LEAGUE???
WHERE IS UR CHAMPIONS LEAGUE???
WHERE IS UR CHAMPIONS LEAGUE???
WHERE IS UR CHAMPIONS LEAGUE???
WHERE IS UR CHAMPIONS LEAGUE???
WHERE IS UR CHAMPIONS LEAGUE???
WHERE IS UR CHAMPIONS LEAGUE???
WHERE IS UR CHAMPIONS LEAGUE???
Sir Alex Fuckerson Snaps and died on the spot.
undisclosed sources says he will be buried beside the 23 tw2ts who deservingly died in the explosion
hargreaves - 30m 2 season 2 games LOL!!!!!
berbagoat + rony + owen = less goals than injured torres LOL
Ronaldo 80m into owner's pocket....
owner's go holiday.... buy new yatch..... Manure's ever growing debts LOL
800m....and still going..... hip hip hurray!!!!
Liverpool formed 1892 - 18 epl 5 cl
Manure formed 1878 -18 epl 3 cl
yet less trophies than liverpool....
ManUre always a big big Loser - History says it all LOL!~~~~~
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|-- 800m debts ----|||"|""\__
|__________________|||_|___|)< ... heading to OLD TOILET=HAHAHAHAHAHAHA%%%
!(@)'(@)""""**!(@)(@)****!(@)
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