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The former Liverpool striker said he had tried to liquidate his manager at Anfield by offering him the Portuguese tome
. Peter Crouch revealed that he had thrown a joke on Rafael Benitez by buying him the book of Jose Mourinho. have regularly faced each other throughout their career in the Premier League.
The Spaniard joined Liverpool in 2004, just fifteen days after Mourinho took office for the first time in Chelsea. A heated semi – final of the Champions League that featured a goal by Luis Garcia who, according to Mourinho, did not cross the finish line.
"They did not score in the semifinals – but I agree that they beat us," he said. at the time. Mourinho then refused to shake hands with Benitez after Liverpool beat Chelsea in an FA Cup showdown during the last showdown as their coolness intensified.
with the Spanish succeeded by the Portuguese at Stamford Bridge.
Crouch spent three years at Liverpool under Benitez, winning the FA Cup and claiming to have drawn the tactician in the Christmas tradition of Secret Santa, director
"Curiously enough, I caught my boss once in Secret Santa, it was Rafa Benitez, I attracted Benitez, "he said in Peter Crouch's podcast.
"It was not what I had for Rafa, he started to change his image a bit, he started wearing a leather jacket. I bought him a new leather and I also bought him the book of Jose Mourinho.
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"It was" José Mourinh o: How to win the league? And I said to myself: "It's not going to be okay, that", and he looked at it, he opened it and he was actually He said, "I'm going to read that, yes," he did not really understand the joke. "
" It was anonymous, he did not know, I said " I've got this one "to all of you guys."
Benitez is now in Newcastle, the Magpies winning three successive victories.
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