Sunday 20th November 2005
ANFIELD ONLINE LFC NEWS

RAFA HAS NO PROBLEMS WITH LEGENDS COMMENTS

Rafa is constantly plagued by the sheer number of ex-Liverpool players in the media giving their two-pennys worth on Liverpool's current fortune.

But the boss has insisted that he does not find this a major problem and listens to their thoughts:

He said: "Many of the players who comment on Liverpool are legends and they deserve to be listened to. You can't always be thinking about their reaction, because you can't change things. But it is better to hear things from them and maybe to learn things from them too.

"I like to talk with them. Sometimes my English is not the best but I like to speak to them. After the Crystal Palace game, for instance, I spoke to John Aldridge and we talked about the game and the future.

"Players like him, or Ian Rush, they have experience of this club, of the Premiership, or playing in other countries. Ian can talk about the differences when he was playing for Juventus and John can talk about Real Sociedad. This helps you learn about how different things can be in other countries.

"People like that are really positive and they try to support me. If it was someone else they would try to do the same for him because they are legends and want the best for the club.

"They like Liverpool, but sometimes they say things because they think they need to be said and I am fine with that."

The Editor