11 Oct 2011

REVEALED: Rafa Benitez selects his ideal Liverpool FC 5-a-side team

Rafa Benitez has revealed the five players from his time at Liverpool that he would have in an LFC 5-a-side team. And, as is often the case with Rafa's team selections, you may be surprised at who is omitted from the starting line-up.

When Benitez was the manager, members of Liverpool's official membership scheme received, amongst other things, an exclusive 'The Real Rafa Benitez' DVD, and it is on this DVD that Rafa makes his selections. He chose:

-------------Pepe Reina

---- Fabio Aurelio --- Javier Mascherano

------------ Steven Gerrard

----------- Yossi Benayoun

No room for Fernando Torres or Jamie Carragher? Carra I can understand, but surely you would want Torres in your 5-a-side team?

Yossi Benayoun may have been in and out of the 11-a-side team but it looks like he would be a certain starter if the Premiership had changed to 5-a-side during Benitez's tenure ;-)

What do you think? Who would make your LFC 5-a-side team (using players from the Benitez era)

Mine would be:

--------------- Reina

---- Agger --- Gerrard

----------- Benayoun/Garcia

----------- Torres

Jaimie Kanwar


28 comments:

  1. ------reina-------
    Agger-----Mascherano
    ------Alonso------
    ------Gerrard-----

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  2. Reina

    Agger---Alonso

    Gerrard

    Torres

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  3. Reina
    Agger Riise
    Gerrard
    Bellamy

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  4. ------Reina-------
    Mascherano-----Gerrard
    -----Kuyt-----
    -----Torres----

    FYI- Rafa's Fav 5 a saide team is v v old news

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  5. Oh dear Jaimie. Agger! You are funny. I'm amazed at how many people actually rate this guy - I wonder if people actually pay attention to what he does in a game or if they just remember a couple of goals he scored in years gone by.
     

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  6. reina
    agger mascherano
    alonso gerrrard

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  7. Bob. have a look at the stats for goals conceded when Agger does and doesnt play. You might find it enlightening.

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  8. ------Reina-----
    --Alonso--Masch
    -----Gerrard----
    ------Torres----

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  9. 5 a side football requires very nimble quick players.Torres would need to find space to be at his most effective and you cannot find space and make a run in 5 a side as the space is limited.Rafa is only pointing out these 5 players would be perfect for 5 a side football and are not the best 5 players he ever brought to the club.Aurelio when fit is very agile and quick same as Benayoun.

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  10. Reina
    Carragher
    Alonso
    Gerrard
    Torres

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  11. Carragher would be awful at 5 a side, pass backs and overhead height for hoofing the ball, he'd just give away freekicks.

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  12. REINA CARRA ALONSO GERRARD TORRES

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  13. ..........Reina

    carragher ...Gerrard

    .......spearing

    .......meller

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  14. I definitely agree with Rafas selection on this one.You need short passing players who are very good technically.How can Alonso be in it when his strength was spraying 40 yard passes around.On this one im in complete agreement with Rafa.

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  15. I have to say that I genuinely did not see that coming... ;-)

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  16. ___________Pepe____________
    ______Alonso__Mmascherano___
    Kuyt_____Gerrard___________
    __________Torres____________

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  17. You don't know fuck all about football, stop posting about it and clogging up my google alerts.

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  18.                   Reina
      mascherano        lucas leiva
                     alonso
                     gerrard
                    

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  19. Giasandro... that's 6 players mate!

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  20. Reina
    Mascherano Gerrard
    Benayon
    Fowler

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  21. Siggis got it absolutely spot on there

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  22. -------Reina-------
    --Agger----Gerrard--
    --Torres----Fowler--

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  23. Reina
    Gerrard Alonso
    Bellamy
    Fowler

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  24. reina alonso agger gerrard fowler/garcia

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  25.           Reina
    Agger Gerrard Babel
           Suarez

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  26. Reina, Hyppia, Carragher, Skrtel, Torres. 

    Soak up the pressure and then hit the fuckers on the break.  

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  27. A Rafael Benitez team which used to be comprising Mascherano, Alonso, Torres along with Stevy G, Jemmy, Pepe, Agger is a team of both the past and the future decades!

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  28. Got to say I completely agree with Rafa as well.

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