Rafa Benitez says it will be the highlight of his career
if he ends Liverpool's 18-year drought as he admits that winning La
Liga is easier than the Premier League.
Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez reckons ending the
club's wait for the Premier League title would be the greatest
accomplishment of his career. The Reds have gone 18 years since
lifting England's top prize when Kenny Dalglish's side won the old
First Division in the 1989-90 season.
Liverpool fans are desperate to win the top-flight title again
after seeing their arch-rivals Manchester United dominate
domestically since the Premier League's inception in 1992.
Benitez accepts winning the championship is difficult because of
the competiton from other clubs, but he believes he can achieve the
feat. "Winning the title would be the biggest achievement of my
career," Benitez told the club's official website. "It's more
difficult than in Spain because teams here spend big money.
"We will do our best. The key is not to talk about winning the
title but to talk about doing a good job so we can be close, so we
can be contenders. "If we are close I think that we can win the
title."
Benitez is currently scouring the transfer market for
reinforcements for next season and the Spaniard knows it is vital
that he brings in the right type of players to supplement his
squad. "The key is to sign the right players with the right
mentality - a winning mentality - competitive players, players who
are desperate to come here to win something," added Benitez.
"That is the key for me. We have been analysing a lot of things
this summer. For example, we were conceding a lot of goals last
season from set-pieces. "We need to know why because the previous
season we only conceded six, but this year it has been 16. We need
to know why so we can improve in these areas, but keep the team
scoring goals in open play.
"We have been really good in defence for three or four years but
we need to improve a little bit if we want to be in
contention."