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Marcel Brands

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…..Benitez wants control of everything, we all know that would be the case. Managers have worked cordially with Brands, Ancelotti will have had regular conversations which resulted in the likes of Doucoure coming in.

Brands didn’t want Benitez, he didn’t rate him as a coach and knew he wouldn’t work with him, even cordially. I imagine Brands wanted Benitez out after this run of results but Moshiri wouldn’t sanction the sacking so Brands has walked.

Thats my take. Benitez will be going down to BMD after training to run that as well.
 

BlueToff said:
But there can be no excusing Benitez.

My worry is if this month goes badly - and nothing so far suggests it won't - then if Benitez is still here in January he's gonna sign a load of 'oven ready' 30-yr-olds like Townsend and Rondon in an attempt to preserve himself.
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Cant see it myself - I told you all months ago Benitez has been given 2-3 years to stabilise the club whilst BMD is being built and you all laughed and called me deluded...
 

ForeverBlue92 said:
Cant see it myself - I told you all months ago Benitez has been given 2-3 years to stabilise the club whilst BMD is being built and you all laughed and called me deluded...
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I didn't call you deluded. I said as much myself. I just think the well has dried up, I think that's where we differ.

And in that case I think we've, from the evidence so far here and the last five years of Benitez's career, handled the wrong manager to 'steady the ship'

All he does is call people out and use excuses and his mates in the media. He did it at Newcastle, who were tosh under him, but he just said he had no money and blamed Ashley and the fans lapped it up (Ashley was, of course, partly to blame).

But I think Benitez takes us down, I really do. At first I was willing to say he might be able to prove me wrong but the evidence of all season has me realising I was right to trust my instinct. I'm annoyed like as I had the same instinct with Brands in 2018 and 2019. Thought he treated this job like it was PSV and he could just get through windows leaving us short in key areas and we'd still be fine
 
I don’t think we’ll ever know how good or bad he was because there were far, far too many cooks spoiling the broth. I doubt we’ll ever sign a DoF again as, let’s be honest, he wasn’t allowed to do his job. We need less people calling the shots, not more.

I suspect Moshiri is one of the biggest problems at the club, and handing Benitez full control could genuinely be a disaster given his track record. With that said, he wouldn’t have listened or worked with Brands anyway. If he is trying to take us down he’s going the right way about it. Mental tactics the last few months, poor subs, getting the DoF sacked whilst keeping the backing of the owner during our worst run since 94. Got to hand it to him.
 

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