18. apríl, 2006
Langt viðtal við Fernando Morientes á Official heimasíðunni í dag. Þar talar hann m.a. um hversu ósáttur hann sé við frammistöðu sína hjá Liverpool:
During the fifteen months I’ve been here I expected to deliver more than I have done so far. I expected far more from myself. It’s not a case of what people expect from me, I have my own expectations and it’s not enjoyable when I don’t live up to them. I’m my own hardest taskmaster and I know that from fourteen years in the game the only way to come out of a situation like this is to work very, very hard. In that respect I am happy because I know how hard I am working and how hard I will continue to work. I am very positive about the situation and I remain confident that I can be a success at Liverpool.
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Do you ever regret coming to Liverpool?
No, not at all. I’m very happy because when I left Madrid I wanted to go to a big club and I know I have made the right choice. I didn’t just come to a big club, I came to a club which has a huge hunger for winning titles and winning trophies. Through its illustrious history and through the form its showing now, Liverpool is still a huge club on a European scale and I’m really pleased to be a part of it.
og varðandi framtíðina hjá Liverpool:
I signed a contract for four years and I want to see that contract out. I want to stay here because over the next few years I am confident we are going to enjoy a lot of success on the field. The future is very bright here. At the same time you never know what the future is going to bring, especially in football. Four years is a long time. But, speaking today, I am happy at Liverpool and I want to stay here.
Morientes er náttúrulega stórt spurningarmerki fyrir næsta tímabil. Við vitum ekki hvort að þetta form hans sé bara “smá vesen” eða hvort hann verði aldrei aftur sá Fernando Morientes, sem við þekktum hjá Real Madrid og Monaco. Hver veit? Miðað við þau fáu tækifæri, sem hann hefur fengið að undanförnu, þá er samt augljóst að Rafa er búinn að tapa einhverju af því trausti, sem hann hafði í upphafi.
Spurningin er bara hvort Rafa ætlar að gefa honum sjens á næsta tímabili. Ég hef verið á þeirri skoðun að það væri hægt að fara inní næsta tímabil með þessa fimm framherja: Crouch, Morientes, Fowler, Pongolle og NÝJAN TOPPFRAMHERJA. Semsagt, selja Cisse og fá stórt nafn í staðinn. Það væri að mínu mati verulega góð framlína.