I FOR one was quite pleased to see Sammy Lee emerge for Liverpool’s Press conference yesterday.
Mainly because the absence of Rafael Benitez ensures he won’t get drawn into any further into the war of words with Sir Alex Ferguson.
Benitez knew the score yesterday. He knew that he would be pressed into a response to the Manchester United manager’s latest verbal volley towards him.
And if recent form was anything to go by, he would probably have found it very difficult to bite his tongue.
And then Fergie gets the evidence he is craving that he is getting to his title rival and Benitez gets more stick for having a go back.
It’s a never-ending cycle and after a while it all gets a bit too ‘my dad’s bigger than your dad’ for my liking.
So the Spaniard was wise to stay away on this occasion.
But when he does next appear in front of the media, the stance must remain. Say nothing.
