Football: Benitez: Alonso's Tough Enough to Basque in Heat of the Battle ; Premiership, Man Utd V Liverpool, Tonight, 8pm Reds Boss Sure Xabi's Upbringing Makes Him a Winner
Daily Post › September 20, 2004
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IT was the wonderful exhibition Xabi Alonso produced with the ball against Monaco on Wednesday that left Anfield in raptures at their new pounds 10. 7m acquisition.
But it was the desire to fight for it that brought most satisfaction to the man who paid that money for him.See the full content of this document
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Football: Benitez: Alonso's Tough Enough to Basque in Heat of the Battle ; Premiership, Man Utd V Liverpool, Tonight, 8pm Reds Boss Sure Xabi's Upbringing Makes Him a Winner
Rafael Benitez refused to give his Spanish imports the excuse of needing time to settle at Liverpool and, in the case of Alonso, knew he had good reason to back the midfielder -- his birthplace.
Alonso, man of the match on his Champions League debut fo...See the full content of this document
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