You can't really disagree with what he is saying here and I respect him for coming out and telling it as it is.
Raffael Benitez has today explained why a fourth place finish in the Premiership is more important to the club than FA Cup glory.
In the wake of Liverpool's dismal third round FA Cup exit at Turf Moor on Tuesday, Benitez has received criticism for failing to field a stronger side in the 1-0 defeat.
The boss admits he's disappointed to have gone out of the competition but is standing by his decision and pointing to the 'bigger picture' as the reason why.
"I have to think of the bigger picture. I'm working to build a new team for the future. If you want the team rebuilt, you need money," says Benitez adamantly.
"You need to get into the Champions League and get as far as possible because that means more finances.
"I never want to be a manager who says we can't win this or that competition, but the reality is I know we don't have a squad which can compete for four trophies.
"In the future, I want to make a team that will be able to do so. We are not just working for one game. I want to build a squad which can fight in four competitions, but at this moment that is too difficult for us.
"We need 20 top class players in our first team squad and good players in the reserves. At the moment, we don't have this.
"How can I risk problems with those senior players I do have? Maybe we could have used more senior players, but we used virtually the same team away to Tottenham in the Carling Cup and won, so why not against Burnley?
"I'm very disappointed we are out of the FA Cup because I had a lot of confidence in the team.
"If I'm going to use these players in the future, I need to see them. You can't expect me to tell someone next year they have to leave unless I have seen their potential.
"Okay, we are out of the FA Cup, but we have seen a lot of these players now and know more about them. Potter, Whitbread and Raven have signed new contracts and Welsh and David Mannix will too."
Benitez also adds: "I know we will make mistakes. As a manager, I know I've made mistakes. A lot of them. The players have to learn from mistakes, and so do I.
"When we make a decision or a mistake, it's because we are working to a principle and an idea, not because I just wake up one morning and tell all my staff 'I've decided to do this'.
"We discuss our ideas and our intention is to prepare the club for the future.
"We know we have to change things. That means we need time. If we win, it's better. But if we lose, we know we are working hard to make things better and do things correctly.
"We need to use all the players we have, control what money we have to spend and try to win all the trophies. That's not easy.
"The fans need to understand we can't play four competitions at the top level with the same players. It's impossible."
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