18. október, 2005
Það hefur sýnt sig að þrátt fyrir að Rafa hafi oft verið pirraður útí Harry Kewell, þá er hann greinilega aðdáandi hans sem knattspyrnumanns. Það sást kannski einna best þegar hann byrjaði inná gegn AC Milan í Meistaradeildinni.
Ég held að ég geti fullyrt að langflestir Liverpool aðdáendur bíði spenntir eftir því að sjá Kewell spila aftur. Ef að gamli góði Kewell snýr aftur, þá gæti það verið gríðarlega mikill liðsstyrkur fyrir liðið.
Rafa tjáir sig aðeins um endurkomu Kewell í Echo og segir að hann muni að öllum líkindum spila eitthvað gegn Anderlecht á morgun, en ef ekki þá á laugardag gegn Fullham.
“I see Harry as a key player to help Peter Crouch develop as our centre forward. We have different players with different qualities and abilities, but Harry is the main one who can get to the dead-ball line and put over the kind of crosses that Crouch likes.
“I know Harry can do this. When I arrived at Liverpool, I brought with me the memory of once seeing Harry play against Manchester United for Leeds at Old Trafford and he was fantastic.
“Leeds lost the game, but he gave Jaap Stam a lot of problems, and that is the Harry Kewell I want to see playing for Liverpool.”
“Harry will need some time to get back to his best, but this is an important season for him.
“He is disappointed with how it has gone for him during his time here, but he is a professional who knows what he is capable of and he wants to play. He has more confidence in his fitness now. Maybe in the past he didn’t have that kind of confidence, but he does now.”
Gott mál.
Einnig þá staðfestir Rafa að Sami Hyypia muni vera í hópnum.