Mon 08 March 2010
Rafael Benitez will pick Aquilani when he feels the time is right for the midfielder
Alberto Aquilani was supposed to be the replacement for Xabi Alonso who departed in the summer. The Reds boss shelled £20million for the Italian midfielder.
However Aquilani has failed to make an impact in the Liverpool squad after an injury plagued season.
Rafael Benitez’ comments:
"When you have been injured for a while, it's not easy for a player.”
"Then when you are available and the team isn't doing well, it makes it even more difficult.”
"You have to decide if you can afford to give him two or three games when you know he's maybe not at the level he could be, so you could end up losing some of them.”
"Alberto isn't stupid. He knows the priority now has to be the team and what's best for that. All he can do is keep training and making sure he is ready when we need him."
"When I didn't play him at Wolves, it wasn't to do with the state of their pitch.”
"It was because of the kind of game and because others were available, which meant we could manage in a different way. So whether I play him at Wigan or not isn't a decision that will be determined by the pitch.”
"But we have had a conversation about things and he knows the situation. Alberto is a very good professional, who was a big name in Italy, and he wants to show his quality here.”
"When you're like that but cannot play for three or four months and then you're available but can't play because the team is maybe doing really well or has problems, it's a difficult situation for any professional."
Sameer Bharde
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