At 2-0, we had a little spell where if we could have got a goal, and we should
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They only had four chances and they took them, and even the last goal wasn't even a chance for them, we didn't close the ball down or anything.
McCulloch's chance was a golden opportunity, if he hits the target he scores, Heskey hits the post and David Wright had a good chance at the end, but we haven't worked the goalkeeper.
I asked the players to see what we could get out of the second half, be it a goalless draw or could we win the second half because we couldn't win the game. At least we showed a bit of determination and fight in the second half that we can take into next week's game at West Ham.
The whole back four was exposed too easily, the midfield weren't tight enough, and the first two goals were from long balls. As horrible as I feel now, we can bounce back.
Rafael Benitez (Liverpool Manager)
It's easier now for me to explain why I had confidence in this team because we have been creating a lot of chances away from home and the difference today was we scored goals," said Benitez.
Every time we went forward we looked like scoring. We had a bit of luck as well because they had some clear chances, but it was a very good performance from the whole team.
We had a lot of quality going forward with Gerrard and Alonso passing the ball well and I was pleased to see Bellamy score two good goals.
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