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Injury woe upsets Benitez

17 Oct 2009 - 11:03:22

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Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez has again spoken of his unhappiness at the scheduling of international football, after losing key players Steven Gerrard and Fernando Torres to injury.

The duo will both miss the clash with Sunderland due to groin injuries and Benitez is far from happy with that situation.

He said: "I cannot change the situation, so I just prefer to concentrate on the players I do have and to prepare for the matches.

"What we do not have is control in such a situation. It does not matter whether teams have qualified or not, they will still insist that their players are released.

"The World Cup is coming, so we must wait and hope they all return. There is still one more international date next month, so the same thing will happen again.

"It is always difficult to keep all of your players fit in international breaks, but there is nothing we can do about the situation, we have to cope with the outcomes.

"I would prefer to see internationals played on a Tuesday to give players the chance to get back for the next Saturday, or if it is a double-header the games should be on Wednesday first with the second game on the Saturday.

"That gives everyone more chance."