2021/22 Rafael Benitez

[Drico]

Would you say it was the youngsters putting a shift in for him, or the youngsters putting a shift in for themselves, because finally an opportunity has arisen? (And they’ve taken said chance)

Regardless, the team he fielded tonight did more to justify their selections and salaries than many of the vaunted senior pros who some of our fans seem to think we are lucky to have. With performances like tonight's, our Iberian hospitality sector overlord now has even greater scope to purge the club of overrated, overpaid underperformers. The prune juice is percolating through the intestines of our fetid footballing institution.

 

[Matthew mcdonnell]

decent point but that first 20 mins could have easily seen us 2-0 down and we're looking at a repeat of the past 4 away games once again.
we're going nowhere until we learn how to start these away games with some intensity

 

[NorthernBlue]

Forced to play the kids tonight after months of rejecting it
and they saved his skin for another week.


Be back to the likes of rondon and delph against Burnley and we’ll probably get beat

If he doesn’t see that at the very least these kids are better than Rondon, Delph, Iwobi etc then there’s no excuse that’s valid for him anymore.

 

[BlueToff]

I don't think we can say it was a brilliant defensive set up - that first 30 minutes was as bad as anything this season.

But, he got the subs spot on, the second half was excellent so credit where it's due. With what was available that's obviously a fantastic result (fantastic result even with the first team).

 

[BlueToff]

Ahahahaha he's getting ragged everywhere in those replies

he's a mutant

and also desperate for a shag by the sounds of that tweet

 

[Matthew mcdonnell]

on the plus side, we looked so comfortable that second half, I thought chels genuinely didnt fancy it at one point, think that was when doucs walked through them on a counter and gifted the mount goal aha

 

[gonetomorrow]

If he doesn’t see that at the very least these kids are better than Rondon, Delph, Iwobi etc then there’s no excuse that’s valid for him anymore.

Absolutely. He can always bring on Rondon as a late scoring sub as he did at Palace.

 

[Seanjd]

decent point but that first 20 mins could have easily seen us 2-0 down and we're looking at a repeat of the past 4 away games once again.
we're going nowhere until we learn how to start these away games with some intensity

Seemed to take us a while to figure them out. They didn’t seem as dangerous or likely to score once we settled into it.

 

[Brizzletoffee]

Regardless, the team he fielded tonight did more to justify their selections and salaries than many of the vaunted senior pros who some of our fans seem to think we are lucky to have. With performances like tonight's, our Iberian hospitality sector overlord now has even greater scope to purge the club of overrated, overpaid underperformers. The prune juice is percolating through the intestines of our fetid footballing institution.

I agree but when you see the likes of a left back being linked, and him falling out with our left back in digne who up until Benitez arrived was one of our better players. Interms of chances created etc. when we need a right back more than anything. I still can’t trust him that’ll hell get rid of the right players in this clear out.

 

[blue to the bone]

Away support terrible says the forums nob

 

[windymiller]

No one hopes we get beat mate.

@davek hoped we would be beaten tonight. He'll see that as two points dropped for Chelsea.

 

[Efcjake]

How hard did you celebrate Mount’s goal Dave?

Half and half scarf twirling round his head

 

[Tony101]

He only got them playing tonight to help Liverpool in the title race agent Rafael.


Am happy tonight hopefully he will give the kids more of a chance least they show effort and desire. I hope he can turn it around for Everton’s sake. More spirited performances and a good January window. We can then start looking up the table instead of what’s happening behind.

 

[Matthew mcdonnell]

Ahahahaha he's getting ragged everywhere in those replies

of f off guillem, worse than man utd pundits defending ole
have you not seen us go to wolves brentford palace and treat them like their barca
we're playing no different as we were under fat sam and you know it

 

[Saint Domingo]

His message to the squad to all stand together must have impacted.

Relegation sides don’t put out the performances we’ve seen against Spurs Arsenal and Chelsea. No chance. Just nothing to see here. The witch-hunt can put their pitchforks away.