Source: Daily_Mail
After Arsene Wenger's Anfield rant - five great half-time rollickings
After Arsene Wenger transformed Arsenal's fortunes with his Anfield rant, Sportsmail looks at five famous comebacks...[LNB]LIVERPOOL v AC MILAN Champions League final, 2005Famously 3-0 down to AC Milan at half-time, a nervous Rafael Benitez put 12 names on the tactics board for the second half, and then 10, before recovering his composure and orchestrating the greatest comeback of modern times. Benitez said: 'I had Hamann, Finnan was still on and I added Traor?ack. Someone pointed out I was sending out 12 men. So I rubbed out both full backs. It left 10 men. We made a plan to stop Pirlo running the game and said: 'Get a quick goal - it will make them nervous'.'[LNB] What do we do now? Rafa Benitez and Steven Gerrard try to figure out a way back (left) after AC Milan had gone 3-0 up in the 2005 Champions League final...and just a short while later they were celebrating with the trophy (right)[LNB]TOTTENHAM v MANCHESTER UNITEDPremier League, 2001David Beckham's first game as captain saw Manchester United trailing 3-0 at half-time. Manager Sir Alex Ferguson brought on Mikael Silvestre for Denis Irwin, who had been troubled by the height of Gus Poyet. Ferguson then sternly told his players: 'We are Manchester United, do not embarrass yourselves or our supporters any more. Go out there and restore your reputation.' They scored five unanswered second-half goals, Beckham getting the fifth, to cap a remarkable fightback.[LNB] Captain fantastic: David Beckham celebrates after leading Manchester United to a memorable comeback against Spurs[LNB]TRANMERE v SOUTHAMPTONFA Cup fifth-round replay, 2001Inspired: John Aldridge hugs Paul Rideout[LNB]A furious John Aldridge blew his top as his side, bottom of the First Division, came in at half-time 3-0 down to Premier League Southampton. 'I picked on three players I didn't normally single out. We had a carrot of a sixth-round tie against Liverpool and they were playing rubbish, embarrassing themselves on national TV. Cups were thrown, a few harsh truths were told and I think I punched the wall. I had my faults but I was passionate and wanted them to see that.' Striker Paul Rideout scored a hat-trick before Stuart Barlow scored the winner seven minutes from time.[LNB]MANCHESTER UNITED v BAYERN MUNICHChampions League final, 1999Trailing 1-0 to the well-drilled German team, a patched-up United side looked deflated as they trudged back to the dressing room. Manager Sir Alex Ferguson had been reminded by former Barcelona striker Steve Archibald of what losing a European Cup final was like. An inspired Ferguson said: 'The worst feeling in the world is to walk past that cup without touching it. Make sure when you go past it you are picking it up. It has taken this club 31 years to get to this stage, some of you may never get the chance again. Don't you dare come back into this dressing room without having given your all.' United came back dramatically to win 2-1.[LNB] Treble top: Alex Ferguson and Manchester United celebrate an unforgettable climax to the 1999 Champions League final[LNB]LEAMINGTON v DUNSTABLESouthern League, 1974Unique: Barry Fry[LNB]Losing 3-0 to Leamington, Dunstable manager Barry Fry was furious with his side, which included former West Bromwich and England striker Jeff Astle. Fry said: 'I was just laying into them when there was a knock on the door, and some bloke hands a tray of teas to Jeff Astle. So Jeff's walking round asking if anyone wants a cup of tea and I see red I put me foot through the tray, sending this hot tea all over poor Jeff. '******* tea! You lot don't deserve any tea. Get back out there, go on!' They spent 10 minutes out on the pitch just waiting. We ended up winning 5-3 and Jeff got a hat-trick, and after the third goal he ran over and stuck two fingers up at me!'[LNB]AND ONE THAT DIDN'T WORK ...MANCHESTER CITY v HULL CITYPremier League, 2008Losing 4-0, a raging Phil Brown delivered a humiliating half-time team talk to his players on the pitch. They lost 5-1 and managed to win only one more league game all season. Assistant manager Brian Horton said: 'What Phil did will probably stay in the history of football. I did crazier things than that. I nearly killed one of the kids with a Vicks bottle one day when I threw it across the dressing room. It hit him right in the temple. I also had Alan Mullery threaten to run us over one time - and he meant it. We ended up winning the last four games of the season to stay up, so he called it good motivation!'[LNB] You're not fit to wear the shirt! Wenger blast inspires Arsenal win at LiverpoolShattered Liverpool will get their confidence back insists Arsenal boss Arsenal WengerGRAHAM POLL: Gallas' challenge on Gerrard WAS a penalty[LNB] [LNB]
