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Dossena agent cools Reds exit talk | Latest News | Football News from TEAMtalk – The agent of Andrea Dossena insists the Liverpool defender is likely to stay put at Anfield despite speculation he could return to Italy.
JAMIE REDKNAPP'S WEEKEND WATCH: Rafa Benitez must sort Liverpool out | Mail Online – Five of the seven goals already conceded by Liverpool this season have come from set-pieces.
How much longer can manager Rafa Benitez persist with zonal marking as he tries to
end their title drought?
JAMIE CARRAGHER hails Steven Gerrard's winner against Bolton | The Sun |Sport|Football – JAMIE CARRAGHER says nobody at Liverpool was surprised to see Steven Gerrard score the winner against Bolton on Saturday.
Liverpool Echo.co.uk – Liverpool FC – News – Title charge starts now insists Steven Gerrard – Liverpool FC latest – Title charge starts now insists Steven Gerrard – Liverpool FC latest
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STEVEN GERRARD believes Liverpool’s dramatic 3-2 victory at Bolton will kick-start their title challenge.

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Premier League: Bolton Wanderers 2-3 Liverpool | Football | The Observer – Managerial criticism for Steven Gerrard is as rare as sunshine this barbecue summer and, after a week in which Rafael Benítez reminded him of his talismanic responsibilities, it was probably inevitable that the captain should spare Liverpool further blushes with an 83rd-minute winner to settle a match in which battling Bolton led twice.
Bolton Wanderers 2 Liverpool 3: match report – Telegraph – Steven Gerrard must have a copy of the Premier League’s script. After a week of criticism from inside and out of the Liverpool captain’s form, there could be no ending other than Rafa Benitez’s talisman scoring the winning goal to settle a feisty, unpredictable game and kick-start Liverpool’s season.
Bolton 2-3 Liverpool: Steven Gerrard the saviour again for Benitez – MirrorFootball.co.uk – Steven Gerrard grabbed the winner for Liverpool in the closing minutes after they had twice been behind to Bolton at the Reebok Stadium.

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Liverpool Echo.co.uk – Liverpool FC – News – Liverpool FC physio Dave Galley: Man Utd chief David Gill is a fine one to preach about conflict – THE removal of Liverpool physio Dave Galley from England duty raises some serious questions about Manchester United’s influence inside the corridors of power at the Football Association.
Liverpool Echo.co.uk – Liverpool FC – News – Liverpool FC v Debreceni Champions League details – To be played at Anfield on Wednesday 16th September 2009, Kick off time 7.45pm
The Saturday debate: Is the Premier League better than La Liga? – MirrorFootball.co.uk – YES – Says Liverpool boss Rafa Bentitez
Benitez has managed at the top level in both Spain and England, and won La Liga twice with Valencia in 2002 and 2004.
Rafa's call to arms: Liverpool's rivals will suffer soon, says Benitez | Mail Online – He has been in the firing line like no other Barclays Premier League manager this week, but Rafa Benitez is adamant that others will be keeping him company before long.

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Liverpool Echo.co.uk – Liverpool FC – News – Video: Liverpool FC boss Rafa Benitez on the Champions League draw and the Premier League clash at Bolton – WATCH Rafa Benitez's press conference ahead of the Bolton game.
Rafa Benitez admits he is concerned by Liverpool's start to the season – MirrorFootball.co.uk – Rafa Benitez admits he is concerned by Liverpool’s poor start to the season.
The Reds have already lost twice – the same number of defeats they suffered last season – and Benitez says he is worried by their form.
Rafa turns to Kyrgiakos to lift Liverpool – LIVERPOOL boss Rafa Benitez may hand new signing Sotirios Kyrgiakos his Barclays Premier League debut at Bolton as he attempts to get his season back on track.

Bernabeu bound?

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The draw for the group stages of this seasons Champions League has taken place and far from what the London based british press would have you think, the draw has been quite kind to us. As it has to all the British teams to be honest.

First out of the hat was French League runners-up Olympique Lyonnais, who won the French league 7 times in a row but missed out last year due to an ageing squad and poor management. Juninho Pernambucano ruled Lyon’s midfield with an iron fist, not just with his passing ability but with his ability to hit the net frequently and unerringly from almost anywhere on this pitch, as this touching Youtube video will now demonstrate…

His loss, added to the loss of Karim Benzema, who decided that joining the gravy train Perez’s galacticos Mk. II project at Real Madrid was a more sensible option, they are clearly not quite as much of a threat as they were. Admittedly, their coach last season Claude Puel is not exactly one of French football management’s most successful names which is another reason why they struggled. Still, they could still pose a serious threat and I expect the two games against them to be the hardest of the six group games we’ll play. However, I still predict at least 4 points from these games.

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CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: Manchester United dealt tricky draw as Liverpool, Chelsea and Arsenal look forward to Euro task | Mail Online – Liverpool face Lyon, Fiorentina and Debreceni in Group E and Arsenal tackle AZ Alkmaar, Olympiacos and Standard Liege in Group H.
Champions League draw: tough groups for Manchester United and Liverpool, Chelsea draw Atletico Madrid and Arsenal get off lightly – MirrorFootball.co.uk – Liverpool and Manchester United have been cast into relatively difficult groups following the Champions League draw in Monaco today.
Sky Sports | Home | News | Reds happy with Euro draw – Christian Purslow feels Liverpool have been handed a favourable draw in the UEFA Champions League.
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE DRAW LIVE: Manchester United, Liverpool, Arsenal and Chelsea aiming to avoid Real's Ronaldo | Mail Online – CHAMPIONS LEAGUE DRAW LIVE
Pro Evo 2010 Box Art Is Short, Beautiful – Pro Evolution Soccer 2010 – Kotaku – The thing about the football market having two flagship series as opposed to, say, the NFL's one, is that there are always two box art rituals to sit through. We've seen FIFA's, now let's look at Pro Evo's.

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Reina denies Reds crisis | The Sun |Sport|Football – PEPE REINA insists there is no crisis at Liverpool — despite two defeats in their first three Premier League games.
BBC – BBC Sport: Phil McNulty: Benitez and O'Neill on the offensive – Rafael Benitez marched briskly through Anfield's main entrance nearly two hours after defeat to Aston Villa and moved to reassure a concerned Liverpool supporter with the words: "We keep going."
Liverpool fans relax, history says the Reds can lose another five games and still lift the Premier League crown | Mail Online – Liverpool have made a shocking start to the Barclays Premier League season -losing two of their opening three games – but midfielder Yossi Benayoun is rightly staying positive.
REVEALED: Liverpool handed Glen Johnson £139,000-a-week deal to beat off competition from Chelsea | Mail Online – It has emerged that Liverpool are paying Glen Johnson a staggering £139,000 a week.
Eyebrows were raised when the Reds splashed out £17million on the Portsmouth right-back this summer but his salary will leave fans gobsmacked.

Rumblings

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I have allowed my thoughts on Liverpool’s start to the season to brew for a little while now and I will be getting them out of my system in due course.

However, amongst all the scaremongering that seems to have been coming from the press in recent days about our apocalyptic title bid that now lies in ruins around our feet like some long lost Persian empire (or something) there seems to be one lone voice (Well apart from mine, obviously) that speaks of calm and reason in these “difficult” times.

Yes, that one voice of truth and reason of course obviously comes from the Daily Mail.

Wait. What?

Yes, it would seem that the British newspaper that hates everything because it gives you cancer is one of the few voices of reason at the start of this clearly different season. In a surprisingly calm and intelligent article, it points that most teams that have won the Premier League since it’s inception have lost on average 5 games during a season and that the lowest number was of course Arsenal’s invincibles team in 2002/03. And that no team has ever won the league having lost only two games. Well, see for yourself.

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No club is too big to avoid relegation, Steve Sidwell warns Aston Villa ahead of daunting trip to Liverpool | Mail Online – Aston Villa midfielder Steve Sidwell admits his struggling side is dreading the trip to Liverpool tonight and concedes no club is too big to avoid relegation.
Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez confident of victory against Aston Villa – Telegraph – Despite being written off as title contenders by the vast majority of observers after their opening-day defeat at Tottenham, Rafa Benitez believes his Liverpool team are good enough to reproduce the sort of masterclass which saw them decimate Aston Villa 5-0 last season on a regular basis.
ESPN signs Kevin Keegan to front its Premier League coverage | Media | guardian.co.uk – ESPN has signed former England and Newcastle United manager, Kevin Keegan, as lead analyst for its Premier League football coverage this season.
Emiliano Insua backed for Argentina call | The Sun |Sport|Football – EMILIANO INSUA has been tipped to become an Argentina star.

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YouTube – Liverpool FC boss Rafa Benitez on new Greek defender Sot… – Liverpool FC boss Rafa Benitez gives his views on new defensive addition, Greek international Sotirios Kyrgiakos
YouTube – Liverpool FC hero Jamie Carragher helps launch diary of… – Liverpool FC legends joined Jamie Carragher at his Cafe Sport England restaurant to launch the secret diary of scout Geoff Twentyman.
Benitez anticipates tough season | Latest News | Football News from TEAMtalk – Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez does not expect the Premier League's big four to have things all their own way this season.
Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez pledges future to Anfield club – Telegraph – Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez has reassured Liverpool fans that he fully intends to see out his five year contract with the club amid speculation that he was on the verge of walking out in midweek following a bust up with owners George Gillett and Tom Hicks.