Rafa Benitez: ‘My Liverpool CANNOT be compared to Jurgen Klopp, he signs £40m players for the BENCH’

Rafael Benitez has performed down comparisons between his Liverpool aspect and Jurgen Klopp‘s due to their larger spending energy, and opened up on life at Everton.

The Spaniard, who spent six years at Liverpool from 2004-2010, claimed his switch finances was solely £20million, whereas present boss Klopp can signal £40m gamers for the bench.

And Benitez informed Spanish outlet AS in a wide-ranging interview that he doesn’t remorse becoming a member of Everton in an ill-fated six-month tenure, and bemoans the unhealthy luck he suffered at Goodison Park.

Rafa Benitez has mentioned his Liverpool aspect can’t be in comparison with Jurgen Klopp’s present group

He mentioned: ‘Individuals bear in mind (my) group… however they examine it to a Liverpool that has spent £1,000million, very nicely spent, it is true, however with gamers price 40 million on the bench. 

‘That is why you’ll be able to’t examine my Liverpool and Klopp’s, as a result of you must take a look at the contexts. I had a finances of 20m, 20! Inform me now with 20m what Liverpool can signal, nothing, if they’re signing gamers of £40m for the bench.’

Among the many gamers who’ve usually been second-choice for the Reds this season are £36m defender Ibrahima Konate, £52m Naby Keita and £35m Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain in midfield, with £29m Roberto Firmino and £41m Diogo Jota up high.

Benitez additionally claimed his fingers had been tied with transfers whereas at Liverpool’s bitter native rivals Everton, the membership solely spending £1.7m on 5 gamers this summer time to abide by Monetary Truthful Play guidelines after years of heavy spending.

The Spaniard additionally opened up on his ill-fated six-month tenure at Everton in an trustworthy interview

He added: ‘We solely spent £1.7m… Even so, we labored with what was out there, we had been benefiting from the group, however we started to have accidents and misfortunes: one who dropped a bit of furnishings on his finger and 4 gamers had been injured.’

The 62-year-old then insisted he doesn’t rue his determination to affix Everton, the place followers shortly turned on him, exacerbated by his ties to Liverpool, and mentioned the negativity of social media contributed to his sacking in January.

Benitez later declared his successor Frank Lampard should ‘assume accountability’ for his or her present relegation battle given the league place Benitez left Everton when the previous Chelsea boss took over. 

He acknowledged: ‘It was a call with a sure logic on the time… however appears I used to be incorrect. However I do not see it that method. At that second, Everton was a aggressive group, we thought it will work. However after we left we had been six factors behind tenth, with two video games much less, and 6 factors above relegation. 

He insisted Toffees successor Frank Lampard should ‘assume accountability’ for his or her struggles

‘It was a nasty place for what was anticipated, however constant and practical with the funding and accidents. From there, we speak about persistence, belief, however individuals get nervous, social media influences issues and a call is made. 

‘As soon as we left, Everton made 5 new signings, bought all of the gamers again and had a brand new supervisor, who needed to assume his accountability. We did nicely at first, we had been a bit unfortunate later and we did not have time to maintain doing issues and regulate.’

Curiously, Benitez additionally revealed he signed a striker for Liverpool, who he described as a ‘nice participant’ and ‘excellent’ for the membership, however needed to promote him after six months as a result of his spouse did not adapt to life within the north-west. 

It seems that participant could possibly be Irishman Robbie Keane, who signed for Benitez in July 2008 however rejoined Tottenham for a £7m loss in February 2009.