Lisser: I cried in the car after I was told that I had left the team. I still don’t know why Benitez gave up on me

May 22nd Liverpool's former player John Riser was interviewed by the media and talked about his feelings when he was informed of leaving the team by head coach Benitez.

Riser said: "I was training at the time and someone asked me to say the coach wanted to talk to me. Two more games were going to end that season, and I thought it might be about to ask me to renew my contract."

"He asked me to sit down, without a warning, and he told me directly that we'd better part ways after the season ended. I played for seven seasons at Liverpool and played 348 games, and I think I need some explanation."

"He told me that the team brought in Andrea Dosenna, so I was facing a choice to either stay for the team to fight for the position on the court or leave. However, we all know that new players can play as they please in the first few months after they arrive, and they can continue to get playing time."

"I was 27 years old at the time and I couldn't take the risk of sitting on the bench for five months, and I know what I should do."

} "Before leaving the team, I asked Benitez if I could make me a substitute in the last two games of the season so that I could play 350 times for the team, but he decisively rejected me and said it was impossible."

"I told my teammates about this, they were as confused as I was, and then I sat alone in the car and shed tears. I called my agent while crying and he made sure to help me within a few days. Find a new team. "

"It feels like I'm fired, I'm very upset, but one thing must be admitted, I have great respect for Benitez's actions to inform me in person, despite his sincerity being cruel. "

"I don't know why he let me leave the team, we have a good relationship, and we've met many times since then, but he never told me why."