"He wanted me out!" Chris Kirkland on clashing with Rafa Benitez!

Blood Red: The Liverpool FC Podcast

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News, Soccer, Sports, Sports News

4.4 • 979 Ratings

🗓️ 17 November 2025

⏱️ 14 minutes

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#LFC #LiverpoolFC #LiverpoolFootballClub EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal ➼ https://nordvpn.com/bloodred Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee Former Liverpool goalkeeper Chris Kirkland has spoken candidly about his strained relationship with ex-Reds boss Rafa Benítez. In this video, we explore Kirkland’s account of limited communication, feeling sidelined during injury struggles, and a contentious episode around selection/eligibility that deepened the rift. Share your thoughts in the comments and subscribe for more LFC stories. Chris Kirkland’s autobiography, ‘'Keeping It Quiet' - The Chris Kirkland Story’, is available from November 17. Pre-orders are available at www.curtis-sport.com. WATCH OR LISTEN IN FULL: 💻 https://tinyurl.com/BloodRedExclusive141125 🍏 https://tinyurl.com/BloodRedApple141125 🟢 https://tinyurl.com/BloodRedSpotify141125 Get exclusive Liverpool FC podcasts and video content everyday right here. Subscribe to the Blood Red Liverpool FC YouTube Channel and watch daily live shows HERE: https://bit.ly/3OkL9iT Listen and subscribe to the Blood Red Podcast for all your latest Liverpool FC content via Apple and Spotify: APPLE: https://bit.ly/3HfBvKq SPOTIFY: https://bit.ly/3SdsjeH Join our Blood Red podcast group on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1656599847979758/ Visit the Liverpool ECHO website: https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/all-about/liverpool-fc Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LivEchoLFC Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LiverpoolEchoLFC Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bloodred_lfc Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bloodred_lfc Subscribe to us on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/bloodredliverpoolfc Download our Liverpool FC app for free: Apple - https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/lfc-echo/id1255495425 Android - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mirror.liverpoolfc Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:26.8	Eligibility restrictions and further TNCs apply.
0:28.6	18 plus.
0:29.2	Gambleaware.org.
0:31.1	This is the Blood Red podcast from the Liverpool Echo,
0:34.4	giving you the inside track on all the big talking points from Anfield.
0:39.2	Living in 2004-5, Julie leaves, Raffer comes in.
0:43.2	Can you look back on that change?
0:45.1	It was tough for a lot because, you know, a lot of players were close with Gerard and his
0:50.1	backroom staff as well, and it's not just when he leaves, everyone goes as well.
0:53.3	The whole backroom staff went. You know, Raffer he leaves everyone goes as well the whole backroom staff went
0:54.5	you know Raffa's Raffer's Raffer he's his own man he bought different people bought a different goal of coaching which I really struggled with I'd gone from working with Joe Corrigan with Jim Blythe at Coventry a certain way hard work every single day like I loved and which got me to where, got me to Liverpool, to less tempo, less work. And it started to really affect me mentally more than anything, because I thought, well, when I did play, I'm not sharp. I'm not done any training. You know, the sessions were quite long. Listen, Raffa was, you know, a very good manager. But, yeah, a few of the lads found it a little bit difficult,
1:28.7	but he's the manager.
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