Rafa hits back at Hodgson

Rafael Benitez has hit back at Liverpool boss Roy Hodgson, after he made accusations about him banning Kenny Dalglish.
Benitez, back in England as his new side Inter Milan get ready to face Tottenham in the UEFA Champions League this week, was asked about Hodgson's comments that he banned Dalglish from the club's training ground during his tenure.
The Spaniard issued a somewhat cryptic and angry response to Hodgson.
"I think that Mr Hodgson, he doesn't understand," Benitez said.
"Every single press conference is even worse than the last one. He's talking about things that he doesn't know.
"And some people cannot see a priest on a mountain of sugar.
"Maybe he hasn't been in Liverpool too long. We gave the fans their pride again. We fought for the fans, we fought for the club and we fought for our players.
"So maybe he cannot understand this.
"I brought back Kenny Dalglish to do a role in the club and Christian Purslow gave him another role.
"He (Hodgson) doesn't know but I will explain it to him.
"So, instead of talking about the flips or the flops, he has to concentrate on his players, try to do his best.
"He has a good job to do."
Once again defending his own record as Liverpool manager during a six-year reign that ended in the summer, Benitez continued: "They've signed nine players.
"With £10million net spending, I left that squad with £300million value, 13 internationals.
"So, instead of talking about flips and flops, he has to concentrate on his job, try to do his best and not talk about the level of his players or the new players.
"Concentrate, try to do your best because it will be the best for the club and it will be the best for the fans."
Benitez also had time to talk about his clash with Spurs on Tuesday, and he feels that Tottenham's defeat to Manchester United on Sunday will have no impact on their clash.
"For me, watching the game against United, it's obvious that they were just
concentrating on this game," he said.
"I thought they were just thinking about this game because it's very, very important for them.
"That was my feeling."
He also refused to discuss his interest in Tottenham's man of the moment Gareth Bale, who Inter president Massimo Moratti has already confirmed was on the European champions' radar even before his sensational San Siro hat-trick two weeks ago.
But Benitez hinted he might speak more freely after the game. "Gareth Bale is a rival tomorrow, so that's it. I cannot talk about the future," he said.
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