Benitez Blast For Critics - Daily Mirror

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The gloves came off yesterday as Rafa Benitez came out fighting against his critics.
The Liverpool manager knows there are problems at Anfield after two poor home performances. But instead of sniping, he wants to see people offering support to his players, as he gets them working harder than ever to find a solution.
 
Benitez knows that his team has lost confidence, and he argues that to point the finger at them - and the management - merely deepens the problems.
 
And the Anfield boss insisted that fans and former players have to now get behind the club if they want to see the success they yearn for.
 
"This isn't a time for being negative, it's a time for being positive. We know that we haven't played well, but to respond to that, you have to be positive," Benitez said.
 
"You can't accept that you will be bad and let everything fall apart. You have to work hard to try and recover.
 
"It is true we have lost some confidence, but being negative isn't going to get it back. What do people want? For us to give in? No, we will work hard and fight, because that is the only way."
 
Benitez believes that the snipers have over-reacted to two bad results, and are too quick to lay the blame at his door because of his rotation policy.
 
He argues passionately that Liverpool, in fact, have had their best start in years, are in contention for all trophies.
 
"We're are still unbeaten in the Premiership, and we are in a much better position than last year. People seem to forget that," he said.
 
"We are in a good position, and we have players who will be fit and fresh at the end of the season when it is important."

Steve Finnan also speaks out. The Boss Knows What He Is Doing: See here.

I say good for the gaffer. I think it's quite possible that some of this criticism is press generated in order to keep stories bubbling over, to influence the naive and weak-minded into being disenchanted and making a story about a bust-up, or even the manager leaving, more likely. To sway public opinion so that they can make money from a story that might not have otherwise occurred.

Support the boss. Keep the faith.

Read this story.  Bit disappointed about the lack of confidence thing.

We are indeed unbeaten in the Premiership although you could draw all 38 games and probably get relegated.  Two defeats and two wins would have been better than 4 draws in terms of points on the board.