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How is getting injured a good thing? Gerrard is banned, thats ok. I'd rather our players didnt get injured just to miss the next game.

 

What if its a bad hamstring injury? Broken leg? 3 weeker? We've got the Mancs soon.

 

Oh, injury - that's bad. I just thought he was hauled off for no reason :wallbutt:

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Rafa's blast over Kuyt

 

Oct 9 2006

 

EXCLUSIVE By CHRIS BASCOMBE, Liverpool Echo

 

RAFAEL BENITEZ today (Monday) reacted furiously to Liverpool's latest injury scare due to an international break

 

The Reds boss is sweating on the fitness of striker Dirk Kuyt, who hurt his ankle playing for Holland on Saturday.

 

Kuyt will have a scan today under the supervision of Dutch medics, but Benitez is livid the player wasn't released from duty immediately after suffering the knock.

 

The Spanish boss sees the incident as the latest example of national federations ignoring the interests of the clubs.

 

He believes it's time for a radical rethink on the relationship between the parties.

 

"If Kuyt is a doubt for Wednesday, it means he is not fit," said Benitez.

 

"They were talking about seeing if he can play. If he plays, he may miss the next three or four games for Liverpool, including Blackburn, the Champions League and Manchester United.

 

"Our doctor spoke to the Dutch doctor yesterday and they said he would have a scan."

 

Benitez believes new rules should be enforced to prevent national coaches taking such risks with the players.

 

"When people talk about the national teams, no-one ever talks about the money they make, it's always about the pride of playing for your country," he said.

 

"If Kuyt misses many games and Crouch gets injured, it means we may not win as many games as we would. Last season we had a situation where Riise was injured in a friendly for Norway and missed the Champions League game with Benfica.

 

"Where was our compensation? The national associations should pay.

 

"I believe they should pay 50 per cent of a player's wage when they play for their country, and 100 per cent if they are injured, for as long as they can't play a competitive game.

 

"Spain are playing a friendly with Argentina on Wednesday? Why? Maybe it would be different if they had to pay 50 per cent of their salaries.

 

"As a manager, I would prefer to have Kuyt return fit than be compensated, but this is a big problem."

 

Benitez also believes the schedule could be easily altered.

 

"We will have two days to work with the players before the game on Saturday," he said.

"Instead of playing agame on Saturday and Wednesday, they should be playing Wednesday and then Saturday, so we still have a week to prepare"

 

http://icliverpool.icnetwork.co.uk/0500liverpoolfc/0100news/tm_headline=rafa%2Ds-blast-over-kuyt%26method=full%26objectid=17896268%26siteid=50061-name_page.html

 

Rafa makes an excellent point about the bottom there.

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"Instead of playing agame on Saturday and Wednesday, they should be playing Wednesday and then Saturday, so we still have a week to prepare"

 

 

Rafa makes an excellent point about the bottom there.

 

unfortunately if the calender was changed to that, i think the clubs (UEFA/G14) would be lobbying to bring extra games into the CL and the free week would go ans the players would be forced to play more. I actually thought rafa's suggestion last week was the best - get them to play the internationals sat/tue, so the players are back weds and it would give time to prepare for the weekend games.

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It needs a more sophisticated system than just "The federations pay the wages" otherwise it leaves teams like Ghana, Mali or Uruguay in real financial trouble. How are they meant to pay the wages of, for instance: Essien, Kuffour, Kanoute, Sissoko or Recoba when they aren't well financed countries?

 

If there were a system in which the national federations pooled their resources and therefore you have Brazil and England financing the smaller countries to keep international football alive then it might work.

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It needs a more sophisticated system than just "The federations pay the wages" otherwise it leaves teams like Ghana, Mali or Uruguay in real financial trouble. How are they meant to pay the wages of, for instance: Essien, Kuffour, Kanoute, Sissoko or Recoba when they aren't well financed countries?

 

If there were a system in which the national federations pooled their resources and therefore you have Brazil and England financing the smaller countries to keep international football alive then it might work.

 

how do you pool it though? do you say, ok rich countries, add up the wages of your players, and then give 25% more to cover little countries?

 

not gonna happen ted.

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