Football: Basque in Brilliance ; Benitez: We've Missed Midfield Maestro Alonso
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OF all the theories put forward to explain Liverpool's alarming loss of form during the past six weeks, there is one that stands out above all the others.
While Rafael Benitez's side have lumbered from Champions League defeat to Premier League underachievement, a frustrated Xabi Alonso has been left kicking his heels in the stands.See the full content of this document
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Football: Basque in Brilliance ; Benitez: We've Missed Midfield Maestro Alonso
The statistics alone illustrate the impact of the Spaniard's absence. Since the Basque midfielder fell victim to the curse of the metatarsal at Portsmouth in early September, Liverpool have won just three of eight games, slipping to fourth in the league and to the brink of embarrassment in E...
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