Nov 22 2007 By Tony Barrett, Liverpool Echo RAFA Benitez today sensationally refused to commit his future to Liverpool. Rafa今天拒絕表態他的未來在利物浦，引起與論轟動 In an extraordinary Melwood press conference the Reds boss even allowed himself to be linked with the England manager's job, which was vacated earlier today by Steve McClaren. 在一次Melwood的記者會裡，他並沒有馬上澄清與英格蘭帥位的乳摸 The usually affable Benitez was clearly in a bad mood and chose his words carefully throughout the ten minute long press conference. 平常和藹的貝帥今天明顯心情不好，在10分鐘的記者會裡用語一直很謹慎 On several occasions he was asked the kind of questions which he usually answers without even thinking but instead of doing that he chose to brush them off with the same cryptic answer. 好幾次在回答他平常都不用思考的問題時他都回答的含含糊糊 When asked about England's performance against Croatia, he responded: "I prefer to concentrate on training and coaching my team." 當被問到英格蘭的表現時，他說:"我更希望專心在訓練與帶領自己的球隊" When asked about the threat Newcastle will pose to Liverpool on Saturday, he answered: "I am focusing on coaching and training my team." 當被問到周末對新堡的比賽時，他還是說"我更希望專心在訓練與帶領自己的球隊" He delivered the very same answer on at least ten more occasions. 至少有10個問題他都是這樣回答的 = = One of the few questions Benitez was prepared to answer concerned the national team manager's job. 他沒有這樣回答的少數問題之一就問到是否有興趣接掌英格蘭 Asked if he would consider taking over from Steve McClaren if the job was offered to him, he said: "You never know what might happen, maybe." "你永遠不知道未來會發生什麼事，或許吧" Just last week, Benitez appeared to commit himself to a long term future with Liverpool when he talked of emulating the 21 years Sir Alex Ferguson has spent at Old Trafford. 上週Rafa還表示他會在利物浦待很久，就像Ferguson在老特拉福一樣 But today's comments throw into doubt that previously held ambition and suggest all is far from well at Anfield. The inference which could be taken from the press conference is that Benitez is not happy with the backing, or a perceived lack of it, he is receiving from the club's American owners. 可以看的出他不滿於沒有得到美國老闆的充分支持 The Reds boss gave this theory further credence when he admitted to being frustrated with life at Anfield but he would not expand on what he meant by this. But by refusing to commit his future to the club and allowing himself to be linked with another job it appears he has basically delivered a "Back me or sack me" ultimatum to Tom Hicks and George Gillett. 似乎已經向Tom Hicks與George Gillett發出最後通牒，"支持我，不然就開除我" -- 各大報都有差不多的新聞 看來是可信的消息 有人說可能是簽小馬的錢美國人在拖拖拉拉不給 所以Rafa怒了 現在內部出現矛盾真的是太不應該了 orz --

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