Tensions are running high at Anfield as owners George Gillett and Tom Hicks continue to struggle to find funding for Liverpool Football Club. After months of scrambling for funds for the new stadium and Gareth Barry, Gillett and Hicks today refused to fund long sleeves for defender Jamie Carragher's jersey. The Reds' Vice Captain has played in long sleeves for years, but today was forced into a short sleeve jersey for the season opening match against Sunderland. With funding available for only one long sleeve jersey, Manager Rafael Benitez chose to dress his star striker Fernando Torres in long sleeves. Torres responded with a game-winning goal in the 83rd minute.
"It is a concern, yes, as we would like to have many options for the players' jerseys," admitted Benitez, "but we knew today we could only have one player in the long sleeves, and we had a lot of confidence in Carra, and he is a good professional, no? All along I had confidence he could play in the short sleeves."
Benitez refused to say whether he would rotate his players in and out of the long sleeve jersey, saying, "We will do what is best for the Club. If we feel it is best for Carra to be in the long sleeves, then he will have the long sleeves. If we feel it is best for Torres, or for Babel, then one of them will have the long sleeves."
"Me arms go'a bit cold," admitted Carragher, "but I knew I 'ad to play through it, 'n we 'ere able to come through wit a victory, 'n 'ats what mat'ers."
Ha Ha, what are your thourts.
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