Rafael Benitez says Gerard Houllier should stop trying to claim credit for Liverpool’s 2005 Champions League win.<\/p>\n
The Spaniard took over at Anfield in the summer of 2004, ending Houllier’s six-year spell in charge, and his appointment paid instant dividends as he led the Reds to European glory in his very first season<\/p>\n
Earlier this year, the Frenchman argued that he had played a decisive role in the club’s triumph because “apart from two players, they had been signed or developed under me”.<\/p>\n
But speaking exclusively to Sky Sports’ Guillem Balague, Benitez dismissed his predecessor’s claims, arguing that Liverpool adopted a totally different tactical and mental approach under his leadership.<\/p>\n
He said that his signings, Xabi Alonso and Luis Garcia, made a significant difference to the squad and that the team had moved on from the one that finished fourth in the Premier League in Houllier’s final season.<\/p>\n
“The last two years of Houllier were not the best,” Benitez said.<\/p>\n
“I was in charge because they decided to change, so that is one crucial point for me too.<\/p>\n
“But the way we arrived at the final, we had a lot of good games and there were a lot of top sides that we beat.<\/p>\n
“Key players for us, Alonso and Luis Garcia, were not in the squad (under Houllier) and also the approach of the game changed.<\/p>\n
“At Valencia, I tried to play higher and press higher, so you can see the tactics were different, the commitment was different and the passion of the players was different.<\/p>\n
“It was a different team.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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