Rafael Benítez takes a swipe at Liverpool owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett

21 September 2010 15:27
The Spaniard joined the European and Italian champions in July season having left Liverpool after six years in charge of a club where he endured a strained relationship with its owners, Tom Hicks and George Gillett. [LNB]Having previously stayed silent about his Liverpool, Benítez took a swipe at the club when asked how he was enjoying working Moratti after such a turbulent few years on Merseyside. [LNB] Related ArticlesTom Hicks refused buy-out fundingAgger frustrated by Hodgson tacticsEto's brace puts Inter top of Serie AIbrahimovic suffers nightmare debutSerie A players to strikeRobinho on the verge of Milan move "The last year at Liverpool I had directors who knew nothing about soccer and you couldn't talk about soccer with them," he said without specifying who he meant by "directors". [LNB] "My relationship with president Moratti is good, he is a man who knows his soccer." [LNB]Benitez's time at Inter has not started badly with the club currently joint top of the Serie A, but the 50-year-old has been criticised by Inter striker Diego Milito. [LNB]The Argentina international is said to feel uncomfortable under Benitez's leadership and unhappy with constantly being substituted. [LNB] "Diego doesn't feel the trust from his new coach," the agent told Il Corriere dello Sport. "The Portuguese [Mourinho] made him feel indispensable. He made him feel secure and he would transmit tranquillity. [LNB] "These things don't happen now. In fact he is always under scrutiny. And when it's time for a player to come off it's always Milito." [LNB]

Source: Telegraph