Rafa Benitez “shame
An ex-star of Liverpool criticized Rafa Benitez for the way in which the Spaniard processed him before the famous victory of the Club Champions League.
More than 20 years ago, Liverpool and AC Milan were involved in the largest final of the Champions League of all time at the Atatürk Olympic stadium in Istanbul, Turkey.
At halftime, the Reds looked at it while Milan led 3-0 thanks to a goal from Paolo Maldini and a splint by Hernan Crespo.
However, Liverpool had to finish one of the greatest feedback in history. The strikes of Steven Gerrard, Vladimir Smicer and Xabi Alonso did it 3-3 while the clock was heading around.
In the end, the giants of the Premier League came out in the lead by winning the 3-2 penalty shot, with Andriy Shevchenko missing the crucial kick.
Although this final in Istanbul remembers with emotion of players and fans of Liverpool, there was a person who had a different memory of that special night.
Defender Stephen Warnock, a fan of Liverpool childhood, was far from being impressed by the way Benitez had treated him in the cash in the final against Milan.
Speak last year on The Podcast Under the Cosh, the former player said he had been omitted from the match team for the final despite Benitez having named it before in the list of 18 men.
Warnock revealed that he had phoned his family to reserve flights to Istanbul before telling him the deputy director Pako Ayestaran that the management had made a mistake on the team and that he was no longer involved.
He said: “It was difficult for me because I am a fanpool fan, I grew up in the Kop and everything. I thought” I hate this team, like what’s going on here “. I fummed, I was so angry.
“I didn’t hate the team, I hated Rafa. I sat there thinking:” I’m so happy for the guys, but I’m also leading the way things went “.
Warnock then said that each player involved in the 18 -men team would receive a bonus of £ 200,000 if Liverpool won, £ 100,000 if he was defeated.
He then added that he had missed the parade and had to watch it on Sky Sports.
Warnock continued: “I remember that night was going to bed and they said.” Okay, the plane leaves at that time in the morning to go for the parade to Liverpool “. And then they changed it and said:” The whole team that was involved, 18 years old, and their women or their friends “.
“So they gathered all, keeping in mind that they had been on our flight coming, the women and the friends, and we flew separately. I missed the parade, I watched it on Sky Sports.
“Our flight was late.
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