Benitez may be spooked by ex-Liverpool stars Crouch and Keane
January 20th, 2010 - 1:33 pm ICT by ANILondon, Jan.20 (ANI): Liverpool coach Rafa Benitez has been warned that Tottenham players Robbie Keane and Peter Crouch will seek to increase his misery tonight when the two sides clash at Anfield.
Spurs boss Harry Redknapp is set to start at least one of his two former Liverpool strikers at Anfield tonight.
The Sun quoted Redknapp, as saying: “In a way they’ve got something to prove. Robbie and Crouchie going back to Liverpool, it’s interesting. I’m pleased to have them here instead of facing them.”
Benitez’s job is hanging by a thread after falling out of the title race and suffering early exits from both the Champions League and FA Cup.
Defeat against Tottenham would be the 13th for the Spanish boss this season and, worse still, it would leave Liverpool seven points behind their top-four rivals.
Keane, in particular, will be desperate to show Benitez what he is missing after the way his dream move to Liverpool last season was ruined.
The Irish striker, 29, joined for a massive 20-million-pounds fee in the summer of 2008, but was substituted in most games and ultimately dropped before being sold back to Spurs for an 8-million-pound loss.It was considered one of Benitez’s biggest blunders and left Keane bewildered.
England striker Crouch, 28, was also not given a fair crack by Benitez, despite scoring 40 goals in a total of 142 appearances.
He eventually joined Redknapp for nine million pounds. (ANI)
- Tottenham's 'record' 25 million pound bid for Carroll - Jan 29, 2011
- Beckham free to join Tottenham - Jan 06, 2011
- Tottenham Hotspur sign Crouch, set to let Bent leave - Jul 28, 2009
- Crouch likely to return to Spurs for 13 million pounds - Jul 27, 2009
- Torres to quit if Liverpool fails to finish in top four - Dec 27, 2009
- Inter Milan eyeing sacked Benitez as replacement for 'Special One' - Jun 04, 2010
- Tottenham close to bagging Crouch in 12 million pound deal - Jul 19, 2009
- Redknapp hints at changes on Tottenham frontline - Dec 25, 2009
- I won't be mugged again in Madrid: Redknapp - Mar 19, 2011
- 'Stupid' Crouch leaves Tottenham's Champions League dreams in tatters - Apr 06, 2011
- Torres has saved Liverpool's 2009-10 season: Carragher - Dec 31, 2009
- Redknapp ready to snare Chelsea striker Drogba for Tottenham if available - Apr 23, 2011
- Torres is worth 70, not 50 million pounds: Benitez - Feb 05, 2011
- Inter-Milan bids for Liverpool's Mascherano - Aug 26, 2010
- Tough task for Liverpool to keep Torres - May 04, 2010
Tags: blunders, boss, champions league, clash, coach, crack, hanging by a thread, harry redknapp, job, liverpool, london jan, misery, peter crouch, rafa benitez, rivals, robbie keane, seven points, spurs, striker, strikers