Look, say what you like, but we went out for a reason - we're not good enough.



When you've got a player like Morientes treating the club like his own personal pension plan; when Crouch and Luis Garcia forget what they're paid to do; when Gerrard is all alone in midfield and you STILL have a million chances to score - you're just not good enough. And I'm not blaming Rafa.

The only good bit about the whole debacle was the fans, the trusted and true, they're pure gold. Xabi Alonso puts it best whe he talks about the importance of Liverpool fans.
He also believes they are a major factor in keeping Rafa Benitez at Anfield.

Alonso says:

The crowd was superb and you can't ask for more than this," said Alonso following defeat to Benfica. At 2-0 down they knew we were out of the Champions League, but they were still singing and making us feel their support.
It's been a disappointing night for Rafa but I know he's really focused and committed to the club. He realises how passionate this crowd is and how much they adore him. It would be impossible for him to find another crowd like this.
Our crowd is so special because they react as well when we're feeling low as when we've had success. I'm not worried about the situation with Rafa and the rumours. I know how he feels about the club.
About the match he says:
"The first 20 minutes we had a lot of good chances to score. When they scored they put themselves in a really good situation.
By the end it was impossible for us and we're really disappointed. We wanted to repeat our triumph of last season. We feel we have a better team than last season and could have won it again, but in the knockout anything can happen.
It's like Charlton in that we created a lot of opportunities but couldn't score the goal. We have to be worried about this. To win games, obviously, you must score goals. This is something we'll have to analyse and work on. Scoring is not just the exclusive job of the strikers. The midfielders have responsibility, too.
We have to look forward. We want to finish second and win the FA Cup.

Quote taken from: The Mighty Reds