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Liverpool: Torres will be sidelined for six weeks

If something was missing from in the midst of this crisis was that their stars were both hurt for a long time. Thus, it was confirmed one of the worst news after the defeat against Reading in the FA Cup: will be sidelined for the next six weeks.

The Spanish striker suffered a twist in a cartilage in his right knee during the game Wednesday night and will undergo an operation. Thus, the ‘Child’ will remain, at least six weeks away from the pitch, as confirmed by the club’s official website Network

Meanwhile, Rafa Benitez’s problems were accentuated further by the extensive low , Who suffered a broken rib and will miss a month of official activity.

But as if that were not enough, Liverpool may lose next weekend against Stoke to , Who suffered a hamstring stretch in the right leg.

The Anfield side through a critical state in the current season. It was removed from the second round of the Champions League, last night said goodbye to the FA Cup against a rival promotion of categories and the Premier League just struggle earn a place among those classified to the next Europa League.

Thus, the British press was very critical of the administration of former Valencia coach and some experienced, like Whelan, and demanded the resignation of the Spanish coach.

Meanwhile, Torres will be in doubt until the last minute to participate in the friendly between Spain and France, on March 3.

Liverpool: A legend out of network calls Rafa Benitez

The poor performance of been placed in the eye of the storm . And after the disastrous elimination of the FA Cup against Reading (a modest team who fights not to fall to third) and in the very Anfield, a network legend has come to claim in public the resignation of the Spanish coach.

“He should have gone long ago and should do it now,” said Ronnie Whelan, remembered Irish midfielder who played for the Merseyside team between 1979 and 1994, with 493 official appearances.

“Liverpool is not playing anything right. They have lost 10 of their last 20 games,” he said told BBC Radio.

Liverpool: They connect with Alex McLeish’s bench Rafa Benitez

Eliminated from the Champions, out of contention for the Premiership and, from Tuesday, moreover, out of the FA Cup, that was his last road of hope during this campaign. Rafa Benitez’s Liverpool dying, the campaign is disastrous and the future of the Spanish coach is black wildly, especially when the press does seem to have turned his back on his work and now more than ever pressured to finish the nightmare Network immediately.

How could it be otherwise, the names already being discussed and one that has struck with force to replace the Spanish is Sir Alex McLeish. The current coach of Birmingham, the revelation of the season in the Premiership, is placed by The Sun at the top of the agenda to replace a Benitez could have their days numbered.

The owners, Tom Hicks and George Gillett, should re-finance the accumulated debt and would like a coaching change quickly and without extra expenses to increase their economic problems. Furthermore, they believe that McLeish would be the ideal manager to take full advantage of the current staff and operate within a limited budget.

The Scot has 18 month contract with the Blues ahead, which gets about 1 million per year. So if you want to Liverpool would now have to pay compensation to around 1.2 million euros, far less than if you wait until summer 2010.