Former Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez was ordered to concentrate on coaching and training his team after attempting to sign one AC Milan player
It was one of the most infamous press conferences in Liverpool history. Rafa Benitez, sitting down to preview a routine Premier League match against Newcastle in November 2007, would answer almost every question with the same line 'I am focused on training and coaching my team', leaving the assembled press shocked and confused, and his Anfield bosses furious.
He was told to 'quit talking' by a bullish Hicks, who, along with his co-owner, insisted that Benitez instead concentrate on the upcoming games and that transfers would have to wait until a later meeting in December, by which time any chance to sign Kaladze would be gone. The exchange led to the very public outburst and a press conference anyone following Liverpool at that time will never forget.
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