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Liverpool Feeling the Pressure in Premier League

With their lead atop the Soccer Betting Premier League standings gone, Liverpool is starting to feel the heat. Fans are upset, players are upset and manager Rafa Benitez is under fire. It didn’t help Benitez that he criticized the league over the favored treatment of Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson or that he took out his two best players, Fernando Torres and Steven Gerrard in Wednesday’s 1-1 draw against Wigan. “It is not driving me crazy. I’m OK,” said Benitez, “The game (against Wigan) was crazy. We will see if the game on Sunday will be crazy, too. I am calm because I cannot control this craziness. Maybe it has to be crazy for years. I was talking to the players about how to stop the craziness but I do not know if we can.”

Liverpool had a 1-0 lead against Wigan but took a late penalty and ended up with a draw. Benitez took out Torres and Gerrard and sent in striker Robbie Keane who is not known for his defense. “I am disappointed with a number of things,” Benitez said. “It has happened in the last three games (including two 1-1 draws with Everton). They have something in common I don’t like. I know why but I cannot say anything.”

The game against Chelsea on Sunday is now a critical one for Benitez and for Liverpool. “When you are top of the table you know that every single game is really important so when you lose two points you have to be disappointed,” Benitez said. “But we have an important game on Sunday and, if we play like we played in the first half, we can beat anyone. All the games will be important until the end of the season. It depends on the other teams too but we have to try to play well and try to win.”

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Liverpool midfielder Yossi Benayoun has said Sunday’s game against Chelsea is a must-win game. “We are very disappointed and expect to win these games, and we have to start winning games soon – that needs to start on Sunday with a very important game against Chelsea.” Benayoun said, “Every game is important. We have to take three points against Chelsea just like we should have won against Wigan. It’s important to take each game as it comes and Chelsea is the next game at home, so we have to concentrate and do our best against them. I’m sure that we will turn things around and start winning games soon – that is something we have to do.”

Liverpool trails Manchester United by two points in the Premier League standings and United has a game in hand. Liverpool is also now tied with Chelsea for second place but the Blues have the goal differential edge.

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