2021/22 Rafael Benitez

[Theoneandonly]

Had arsenal scored That sitter to go two nil , had we not got the rub of the green with that penalty versus Norwich , if my uncle had no …. And all that .

We could have scored 4 against Arsenal.

 

[chazzle_dazzle]

Ah Danny Murphy still bitter that Rafael sacked him off before they won the champions league.

Probably, but he isn't lying though is he? What he has said is correct, Benitez falls out with players - in fact with all the players he has managed its few and far between who say great things about him.

 

[Melchizedek]

Another day of hoping my Christmas present arrives early and he gets the sack. Fingers crossed

I wrote "sack Benitez " at the bottom of both my kids Christmas list before I mailed them off to the north pole.
It's as good as done.

 

[Connor]

His media mates are circling the wagons now:

His PR man has been quiet, good to see him popping back out of his hole

 

[Harryflashman]

we lollol

 

[LouReedwalkonthewildside]

Yeah he walked out on them.

I believe Purslow has said they asked Rafael to stay and he had enough and asked for his release.

I wouldn't know not being a Kopite.

 

[sageyefc]

And had the penalty been given against Spurs, we would be level on 10th, exactly where we finished last season. It is not a catastrophe.

And if nketia didn’t miss from a yard out for arsenal we’d be a place of the relegation zone

 

[chazzle_dazzle]

True, but either way, we are one game, one result from being in a better league position than we finished last season.

THEN WE FINISHED.

This time last year we where 4th in the league table. If you are doing comparisons, at least make the correct ones.

Can't bear people trying to spin we are close to where we finished... its December, what happens if we finish 17th... then we can compare. to do so now is utterly ludicrous.

 

[chazzle_dazzle]

We could have scored 4 against Arsenal.

but we didn't?

 

[luuk_deventer]

And if nketia didn’t miss from a yard out for arsenal we’d be a place of the relegation zone

True, fine margins in Football.

As it stands we are one win off the top half, which would have been a fair target for this season with so little to spend and so many injuries.

 

[Khalekan]

And had the penalty been given against Spurs, we would be level on 10th, exactly where we finished last season. It is not a catastrophe.

We might have missed the penalty.

 

[Theoneandonly]

Gray was Brands, Townsend is bang average and Rondon... The less said the better.

Track record suggests he will buy crap and relegate us.

How many times. Gray was Rafas signing.

 

[chazzle_dazzle]

True, fine margins in Football.

As it stands we are one win off the top half, which would have been the target for this season with so little to spend and so many injuries.

the target for the end of the season should be to beat our position and points total from last season.

It means F all to be 3 points away from where we finished last season in December.

 

[Theoneandonly]

Weren't you just using a 10th placed finish to criticise Ancelotti last season?

If there's one thing to praise Benitez for, it's to show us Carlo actually did a pretty good job with us in comparison.

Ancelotti spent nearly 70 mil and came in as a guy people thought would take us back in to Europe.

 

[chazzle_dazzle]

https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/Rafael-benitez/leistungsdatenLigenNational/trainer/1522

That points per game record for Everton ?

His points per game when he got Newcastle relegated is better then what he is doing now....

but no, spin will have anyone believe we aren't in any bother.