Actually as it turns out, we can.
Rodgers: 0 EPL titles
Benitez: 0 EPL titles
Last year we showed that you don't need to throw vast amounts of money at a side to mount a title challenge. In the past 10 years, Rafa has spent millions and millions and millions and millions of cash on players here and elsewhere. He still wants more, but at some point you have to make do with what you have, as Rodgers has and does. He can't, so eventually he pays the price.
I'm surprised you are still around here - you're still smarting from trying to denigrate Rafa's Superleague victory over Juve (which apparently means nothing) whilst crowing about our historic draw with Leicester.
Here you go mate, figures from the Telegraph, first three seasons:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/liverpool/7675751/Rafael-Benitezs-transfer-dealings-during-his-six-year-reign-at-Liverpool.htmlRAFA -
total spend £81.3m2004/05:
IN: £2m Josemi; £1.5m Nunez; £10.7m Alonso; £6m Luis Garcia; £6.3m Morientes; £1m Carson; Free Pelligrino.
Total:
£27.5m. WON: Champions League.PREMIER LEAGUE: 5th
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2005/06:
IN: £240,000 Barragan; £6m Reina; £5.6m Sissoko; £7m Crouch; £150,000 Hobbs; £190,000 Idriza; £1.5m Gonzalez; £5.8m Agger; £250,000 Martin; Free Zenden, Fowler; Exchange Anderson for Welsh, Kromkamp for Josemi; Unknown Miki Roque.
Total:
£26.73m. WON: FA CupPREMIER LEAGUE:
3rd -----------------------------
2006/07:
IN: £6m Bellamy; £2m Palletta; £6.7m Pennant; £9m Kuyt; £200,000 El Zhar; £750,000 Ajdarevic; £2.5m Arbeloa; Free Fabio Aurelio; Loan Mascherano, Padelli; Undisclosed Brouwer.
Total:
£27.15m. PREMIER LEAGUE:
3rd and reached Champions League final. Brendan - total spend (with january transfer window yet to come) - £212.3mhttp://www.lfchistory.net/Transfers/ByManager/25-12012/13
IN: Borini 10.4 Allen 15 Assaidi 3 Sahin loan Yesil 1Sturridge 12 Coutinho 8.5 Texeira 0.8
Total:
£50.7mPREMIER LEAGUE:
7th2013/14
IN: Alberto 6.8 Aspas 7 Mignolet 9 Toure free Cisshoko loan Sakho 15 Ilori 7 Moses loan
Total:
£44.8mPREMIER LEAGUE: 2nd
2014/15
IN: Lambert 4.5 Lallana 25 Can 9.7 Markovic 19.8 Lovren 20 Origi 9.8 Manquillo loan Moreno 12 Balotelli 16
Total:
£116.8mPREMIER LEAGUE?....
If you wanna talk about net spend and the value added to the squad by Alonso, Torres, Sterling the figures are even better.
Last year we showed that you don't need to throw vast amounts of money at a side to mount a title challenge. In the past 10 years, Rafa has spent millions and millions and millions and millions of cash on players here and elsewhere. He still wants more, but at some point you have to make do with what you have, as Rodgers has and does. He can't, so eventually he pays the price.
you are clueless
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