Cisse slams Benitez
21 Oct 2006 - 13:03:47
Soon to be former Liverpool striker Djibril Cisse has blasted Reds boss Rafa Benitez for ruining his time at Anfield.
The 25-year-old France international is currently on a season-long loan at Marseille and hopes to make the move permanent after recovering from a broken leg.
Cisse scored 24 goals in 78 games for the Reds, but often found himself left out of the starting line-up under the charge of Benitez.
"I keep a fantastic memory of England, even if I still hold a grudge for the coach," Cisse told L'Equipe.
"I have still not swallowed it. Maybe I will never swallow it. I am still very upset.
"Liverpool remains the place where I have suffered the most as a footballer, above all during the last season. I scored 19 goals and I never played!
"The coach and myself were not compatible.
"On a psychological level, it was very hard because I restrained myself a lot. I didn't do or say anything."