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Limited Spending Power Makes Premier League Tough For Liverpool; If only they had a better bench
Topic Started: May 13 2009, 03:40 PM (725 Views)
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The Spanish tactician claims that the Reds struggle to compete with Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester United in the transfer market...

Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez has suggested that it is more difficult for his team to win the Premier League than rivals Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester United because they can't match their spending power.

The Spanish tactician believes that even if the Reds do not win the title this season, they have demonstrated that they have a squad capable of doing so by mounting a serious challenge during the 2008-09 campaign.

However, a recent report suggested that the Merseyside outfit will offload 11 players, including key men such as Xabi Alonso, to fund new acquisitions this summer.

While Benitez has neither confirmed nor denied the claim, he has hinted that a lack of financial backing could make it extremely difficult to compete for England's top prize in the future.

"We are getting closer and closer to winning the league every year," Benitez is quoted as saying by Setanta.

"Everyone knows we are now genuine contenders. We’ve shown this year that we have enough quality in the squad.

"Look at the squad we have now compared to when I arrived here. We have better players with a winning mentality.

"But it is still very difficult when you analyse the financial power of Chelsea and United with the money they can spend."
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Well aparently we have 25 mil which is enough...
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The fact is that since benitez has been at liverpool they have spent more than united, the fact that alot of those have proved to fail is his own fault
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Rafa had to start off with a very weak/average side so of course he will need to spend a bit more money than United who already has the basis of a world class team.
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we have not spent more than united..
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May 13 2009, 03:46 PM
Rafa had to start off with a very weak/average side so of course he will need to spend a bit more money than United who already has the basis of a world class team.
So how can he say liverpool can't compete with their spending power when he's spent more?
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He spent more(only just) because he had to assemble a whole new team and buy loads of players which all adds up but overall Liverpool dont have anywhere near the funds United do.
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we might of spent more but we have had to sell to buy , United havent
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Exactly Liverpool have to sell players to buy
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Admittedly they have to sell players to buy, but a number of those were players benitez had bought in the 1st place
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Because they were past their sell by date.
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How? he practically sold the whole of Houlliers squad apart from hyypia, carragher and Gerrard
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Crouch, Garcia, Pennant, Morientes, Josemi and keane were all bought and sold by benitez
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Keane was a mistake

The others though had to be sold after a while to buy new players. Its a matter of working your way to the top.
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May 13 2009, 03:46 PM
we have not spent more than united..
Yes you have sky did it earlier in the season and it showed your expenditure was bigger than uniteds
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