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Premier League - Benitez slams cash-obsessed City
Eurosport - Thu, 09 Jul 16:01:00 2009

Rafael Benitez unveiled new boy Glen Johnson and then took a swipe at Manchester City with their "money, money, money" approach to the transfer market.

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The Liverpool boss has spent £17 million on the England full-back, a large chunk of which is wiped out by the cash Portsmouth still owe the Anfield club from the Peter Crouch deal. And while Benitez played hardball with Xabi Alonso and Javier Mascherano over their long-term futures, he accepts that the market was now "crazy" and dominated by money.

Benitez, who admitted he had tried again to sign Gareth Barry this summer from Aston Villa, said: "We had to pay big money, the market is now crazy. It is all money, money, money now. But we were signing a good player, an England player, and that is very positive."

He added: "He has a good mentality, and when I spoke to him first it was clear he wanted to come here.

"Things have changed. You have to adapt to a situation. Manchester City and big clubs in Europe are spending big money, so the market has changed and we have to work harder.

"You have to do that to stay at the level we are at because of the big money being spent here and abroad."

City also wanted Johnson, but Benitez said: "It was difficult, some clubs are offering big money. But he wanted to come here, that was the difference.

"We did go back again for Barry, but as I said. it is all about money, money, money. It is as simple as that."

On City's influence on the market and their prospects for next term, Benitez added: "City have signed a lot of good players, but that is no guarantee they will win anything. But it will be interesting to see what happens next season.

"But whatever happens, experience is more important and we feel that we have that to be in the top positions. If you spend big it is always easier to perform well. But when you have a good understanding between players that is also important. If they are together, they work hard, that is just as important."

yay, rafa's first outburst of the season!

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I saw this today. My first thought was, what and liverpool weren't able to pay more than everybody else before? And now somebody else is in the position it's wrong? The double standards displayed by 3 of the top 4 is staggering. I leave out chelsea because I doubt they'd have the nerve to complain about somebody else spending money. But the other 3 have all had their say.

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So 25 million for Torres two years ago didn't push up transfer prices?

Exactly.

I predict him to explode this season ala keegan..
Taggart......he is a wanker, but he can have rafa the naffer with the mind games all day long..and those 2 hate each other..

hughes will just tackle rafa in the dugout...game over

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I reckon Hughes can match either of those in the mind games department.

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So is it all about money or not?

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These are the cries of the carrots.

All he can do is talk, really. Last season was ridiculous, he talked more of Manchester United than of Liverpool it seems.

We're loaded, and that's a fact


For whinging paupers read: Jelous Twats/Moaning C*nts

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See, it's being able to point to holes in his argument like that that make him look like an idiot.

Keep your mouth shut Rafa, you'll look less of a fool. Look after your own and stop peeking over the fence into your neighbours garden.

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what a whinging twat - this from a man that just coughed up 17 mill for a fucking full back - and paid a considerable abount for Kuyt and Dossena

Hey Rafa - heres 50p, go and get a fucking life

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Aguero

If it was all about money then we would have signed Kaka, Johnson and Terry by now.

Also, I didn't hear Rafa speaking out when Manchester City didn't have a pot to piss in and Liverpool were spending £50-100m a year on players.

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He's got every right to criticise. Reina, Arbeloa, Dossena, Skrtel, Agger, Benayoun, Lucas, Johnson, Voronin, Torres, Cavalieri, Riera, Aurelio, Alonso, Kuyt, Babel, Mascherano, Insua, Ngog-all products of that fine Liverpool academy that has been churning out non-stop England internationals for years.

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Of the only 2 English they do have one is a sulky bottler and the other never plays well for England. Fooking scousers.

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Strangely enough they have more players that play for Spains national team

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funny that

he's still a twat though

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Aguero

Meh. Typical city bashing

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