Some of u guys think I was just finding a scapegoat. But I remember I started criticizing Pellegrino wayyyyyy before any of us here and the press did.
No one here really believe Pelle is one of the true culprit after Josemi.
And now...more and more error prone and shown.
although there might be excuse for him, ie..he is 3rd choice defender, he is old but experience, he understand what Rafa told him (obviously he did not..unless Rafa told him to get some goals conceded), or he is there to let Hyypia rest so hyypia can refresh.
The time online again had a wonderful article on him. Some of the quotes,
"If the fringe players are not good enough, though, why play them? In
particular, why persist with Pellegrino, a defender whose oafish,leaden-footed efforts make for uneasy viewing. Whatever he brings to the dressing-room in terms of experience, it had better be worth it because Liverpool's Premiership record with him playing in the team (two wins, three draws and six defeats) is glaringly different to that without him (victories in all three matches he has missed since his arrival from Valencia in
January).
The idea that Pellegrino is somehow "fresher" than Sami Hyypia, who has
excelled in the Champions League, is a curious one, yet Hyypia again had to
watch from the bench as the Argentinian thrashed around hopelessly, his slip
allowing Szilard Nemeth to break clear and give Middlesbrough a fourth-minute lead that their first-half efforts richly deserved. Unfortunately for Middlesbrough, the defender failed to reappear after the interval. Benítez said he was "dizzy".
Pellegrino's travails were particularly astonishing when set against the
performance of Gareth Southgate, who, at 34, is 13 months the Liverpool
player's senior.
In all but his persistence with Mauricio Pellegrino (on whom more later), Benítez is entitled to the benefit of the doubt, but his teams inability to stretch a spirited and well organised Middlesbrough side left the Liverpool manager deeply frustrated."
To read the full article..pls click
here
