2021/22 Rafael Benitez

[allen]

He's taking it well...

Brilliant. Flicked through the thread far enough to see A) he’s blocked replies and B) he’s lost his mind.

Superb public meltdown. 9/10.

 

[sageyefc]

can we to the list of all the kopitelite scruffs please.

@ForeverBlue92
@FrenchDarrenBent
@Saint Domingo
@4737carlin
@Misa
@Theoneandonly
@Milk

???

@Sagar
@Kev50
@Bob Elstone

 

[d34noj]

And @Diogenes the Cynic

Which I was surprised at, genuinely thought he was more intelligent than that.

 

[Kurt.]

@Diogenes the Cynic is a good lad

One of the best

 

[trueblue84]

They soon turned...

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Need to knock that "school of science" nonsense on the head. It means nothing now.

 

[Voodoo Billy]

We are going to be getting absolute daggers from whatever media lets Guilleme Ballache post his crap.

Can't wait, it will be magical.

 

[coollino]

The 'fat' shouts have been out of order so it's good they're stopping

 

[nsno-chris]

Midnight Court called.

The charge: “Crimes against Everton FC”

Defendants prepare your plea and case.

 

[BrendanGOT]

He's taking it well...

I mean everything he says there is fine if you completely ignore the fact we are literally staring in the face of relegation. I don't get it does Ballague think that relegation is acceptable because we haven't won a pot in 27 years? Has to be said I like how he calls out Kenwright with the "mediocrity" within jibe.

 

[LinekersLegs]

The 'Rafael never had a chance' line is such utter BS.

Thing is, while he was not many people's first choice, the vast majority of blues here and elsewhere were willing to give him a shot. Nobody wanted to see us fail, nobody wanted to see us burn through yet another manager needing a big payout. But he's presided over such a shockingly rotten downturn in form - easily our worst in well over a decade - that there was never any hope.

I can't imagine any manager surviving longer than him while serving up such utter slop.

“Needed more time”

Time is rarely given to any football manager and yet Benitez still had six months to show some, any, improvement within games and didn’t.

His supposed strengths, of organization and defensive solidity, were not displayed at all - if anything we were getting worse defensively regularly conceding first to poor teams and then relying on moments of individual skill to try to claw something back. Substitutions were a joke as was persistence with players that weren’t performing and outdated tactics.

Off pitch things were clearly turning poisonous both with staff and fans - time would not have solved this relationship, better for all concerned to end it.

 

[Cork Evertonian]

Which I was surprised at, genuinely thought he was more intelligent than that.

I used to think he was a decent poster as well. But i've lost a lot of respect for him, over the past few months. He might admit the error of his ways in time!

 

[Voodoo Billy]

They soon turned...

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To be fair, I feel like we've won something today.

 

[Theoneandonly]

The 'Rafael never had a chance' line is such utter BS.

Thing is, while he was not many people's first choice, the vast majority of blues here and elsewhere were willing to give him a shot. Nobody wanted to see us fail, nobody wanted to see us burn through yet another manager needing a big payout. But he's presided over such a shockingly rotten downturn in form - easily our worst in well over a decade - that there was never any hope.

I can't imagine any manager surviving longer than him while serving up such utter slop.

Name me another manager who had death threats placed on banners near his house, spray painted on walls, banners hung up around the stadium and training grounds. The sheer amount of abuse he got from fans who were willingly wanting us to lose every week. Got next to nothing to spend in the summer. Etc etc.

 

[Theoneandonly]

To be fair, I feel like we've won something today.

Lost 11 mil in compensation and about to hire Rooney. We've won nothing.

 

[Death]

Really hope we don't heap any expectations in terms of Europe on the next manager.

Because they'll be totally unfounded.