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"The view from Liverpool fans is that Benitez is totally composed during the press conference, not anger or emotion on show, therefore he can’t have done a Keegan. Maybe they truly believe Benitez is doing them a service in this press conference, taking some of the attention away from their jail bird captain? Or maybe they think he is playing Ferguson at his own game?
The problem with these arguments is that it is not usual behaviour to attention a pre-match press conference with a list of information about an opposing manager and team. What provoked it? Ferguson wondering whether Liverpool would have the bottle to win the league? Why did that convince Rafa that the most reasonable thing to do was to compile a list of complaints?
To quote one penalty decision that wrongly went in United’s favour, like that means anything, like it’s never happened to Liverpool, is either utterly moronic or utterly mad. To start off the rant by mentioning a time when Ferguson was punished by the FA for failing to uphold the Respect campaign, then a minute later claim Ferguson is “the only manager in the league that cannot be punished” does not make sense. He’s mad or stupid.
As for Rafa doing a Keegan, it is not the emotion, it is not the lack of composure, it’s not even really what he said, rather the fact he said it. He sat in front of a room of cameras and spouted off a list of supposed ‘facts’ which actually weren’t facts at all (as proven by his own admission that Ferguson has been punished for lack of respect) from a piece of paper he’d brought along with him. This wasn’t a case of him being suddenly caught off guard with a question. The fact that it was entirely pre-meditated makes it worse than Keegan. He actually thought it would be a good idea to do what he did!"
The problem with these arguments is that it is not usual behaviour to attention a pre-match press conference with a list of information about an opposing manager and team. What provoked it? Ferguson wondering whether Liverpool would have the bottle to win the league? Why did that convince Rafa that the most reasonable thing to do was to compile a list of complaints?
To quote one penalty decision that wrongly went in United’s favour, like that means anything, like it’s never happened to Liverpool, is either utterly moronic or utterly mad. To start off the rant by mentioning a time when Ferguson was punished by the FA for failing to uphold the Respect campaign, then a minute later claim Ferguson is “the only manager in the league that cannot be punished” does not make sense. He’s mad or stupid.
As for Rafa doing a Keegan, it is not the emotion, it is not the lack of composure, it’s not even really what he said, rather the fact he said it. He sat in front of a room of cameras and spouted off a list of supposed ‘facts’ which actually weren’t facts at all (as proven by his own admission that Ferguson has been punished for lack of respect) from a piece of paper he’d brought along with him. This wasn’t a case of him being suddenly caught off guard with a question. The fact that it was entirely pre-meditated makes it worse than Keegan. He actually thought it would be a good idea to do what he did!"
