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    Xabi Alonso Saddened By Liverpool's Struggles In Champions League
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    Quite apart from his range of passing, he brought a composure and a tactical discipline that have not been apparent in Javier Mascherano and Lucas Leiva. "Everyone knows that in football, when things aren’t right, the best player is always the one who isn’t there, whether they’re injured, suspended or no longer at the club ... They still have a lot of good players. Alberto Aquilani [the midfield player signed from Roma to replace him] will hopefully be fit soon." This is when the conversation turned to Benítez, with whom his relationship changed perceptibly during the 2007-08 campaign. Full Article at Soccer Blogs
    Everyone knows that in football, when things aren’t right, the best player is always the one who isn’t there, whether they’re injured, suspended or no longer at the club ... They still have a lot of good players. Alberto Aquilani [the midfield player signed from Roma to replace him] will hopefully be fit soon.
    Xabi Alonso – Xabi Alonso SOURCE: Soccer Blogs 3 weeks ago
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Xabi Alonso Saddened By Liverpool's Struggles In Champions League
  1. I still have great respect for him ... I’m very grateful to him for the five great years I had at Liverpool. Of course the situation isn’t the best right now, but he knows how to turn it around. It’s not the Liverpool way to sack a manager after a few bad results early in the season. He is the right man...
    Xabi Alonso – Xabi Alonso SOURCE: Soccer Blogs 3 weeks ago
  2. It’s a difficult situation ... They have had injuries, they’ve had some bizarre moments like the one at Sunderland [when Darren Bent’s winning goal bounced in off a stray beach ball]. Liverpool will always be in my mind. I keep in contact with my former team-mates, I look for their results and, whenever...
    Xabi Alonso – Xabi Alonso SOURCE: Soccer Blogs 3 weeks ago

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