VORONIN HAPPY TO PLAY WAITING GAME

Andriy Voronin insists he is happy to fit into Rafael Benitez's rotation system and said he is always available to do a job for the team when the manager needs him.


The former Bayer Leverkusen striker knows Liverpool have an abundance of talent in their squad and accepts competition for places will always be part and parcel of football.

"When I signed, Rafa told me that I should be prepared to be rotated," commented the Reds number 10. "Liverpool have a 23-player squad, and 20 of them are national-team players.

"Everyone wants to play and everyone knows how to play. But the coach is doing the right thing by giving us rests. He wants us to play 50 or 60 games at the highest level per season, not 20. This is why over the last five games our squad has been changed four times. The results show that Benitez is right."

The striker is currently on international duty for Ukraine as they face two vital Euro 2008 qualifiers against Georgia on Saturday night followed by Wednesday's visit of Italy. Ukraine have six games to go and need good results in these two games to keep their qualification hopes alive.

"We must collect a minimum of four points against Georgia and Italy and only if we do this will our hopes of getting to the finals remain real," added Voronin.

"For starters we need a win in Tbilisi, which will not be easy. Georgia have a technically-gifted team. Our task is to deprive them of space in midfield. All the Georgians play for strong European clubs and know what to do with the ball, so we can't allow them to get up to speed."