Ben Sir對在Reading一場換人及排陣的解釋

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Rafa Benitez has dismissed the suggestion Liverpool cut their losses during the 3-1 defeat to Reading by substituting key players in the second half.  
The Spaniard pulled off Fernando Torres on the hour due to a slight knock, then with his side 3-1 down rested Steven Gerrard and Jamie Carragher.
  
Benitez said: "I try to win every game. But sometimes when it is not easy and you have options on the bench and you can protect key players, then you have to.
  
"It was clear some players were tired. We knew it would be a difficult game at Reading and wanted to change some players because we knew they were tired and it could be a risk.
  
"The pitch was heavy, but 3-1 down and time running out I thought we needed fresh legs and to protect our key players. If we are fit and have fresh legs, then maybe we can score the winning goal in the last 10 minutes in Marseille.
  
"When you take decisions it is because you believe it is the best. In this case, I was trying to protect the players.
  
"I know Steven wants to play to the end of every game, the same with Carra and Torres, but I needed to think about whether I could change things in the game and, if it's difficult to do that, I start thinking about the next one.
  
"Some of our players have been playing a lot of games in a row. Sami Hyypia is 34 years old now and was really tired, so as a manager you need to make decisions because you know your players. I was thinking about what is best for my players."   
On his change of formation which saw Liverpool start with three strikers, Benitez added: "It is easy after the game to talk about the formation but we played the same system against Newcastle and everyone was talking about a fantastic team.   
"In the first half hour of this game we were much better than them."


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Benitez added: "It is easy after the game to talk about the formation but we played the same system against Newcastle and everyone was talking about a fantastic team.