2021/22 Rafael Benitez

[BNJ1878]

I'd love @Kev The Rat to bump into Benitez.

"Hi Rafael, Hi... Hi.... Well done on the three points mate. Keep going lad."

 

[Harryflashman]

Thought tactically he probably got it right , a manager is limited to various points when he can actually influence and in reality he impacted positively . The goal coming when it did was an absolute lifesaver but it did come then , the changes went ok so overall I’m sure he’ll be happy and I’m certainly delighted with the 3 points .

 

[Zatara]

Glad we got that first match out of the way...next 5 league games:

A Leeds
A Brighton
H Burnley
A Villa
H Norwich

I posted before that we needed 14pts from the first six games. Thats a good barometer of how well hes doing.

11pts to go...

Massive game next week against Leeds. Id take a draw there.

 

[Cork Evertonian]

So sorry that a lot of you have had your weekends ruined by the team you claim to support winning a game. Maybe just back the manager and hope he does well here. If results start to go bad then by all means resume your tantrums, I’ll be right there with you. Good result today and obviously whatever the manager said at half time worked! Time for booze.

As i said earlier, congratulations to our players on a brilliant win. Our players did me proud yesterday. That win is all on them.

 

[Cork Evertonian]

Yip, the Benitez haters are proper gutted. They were dying to for us to lose so they could say i told you so and spread some more horrible negativeness and hang up some we know were you live soiled bed sheets outside the wrong house. We were actually good for the first 20 mins and then in that 2nd half which was largely down to a very good half team talk by the Manager.

Time to get behind the Manager whether we win or lose and we will definitely do both througout the season and its way too early to predict how we will do but there are plenty of encouraging signs.

Win lose or draw i back the players. All credit to them on a brilliant win. I support Everton and i support the players.

 

[Kev50]

Glad we got that first match out of the way...next 5 league games:

A Leeds
A Brighton
H Burnley
A Villa
H Norwich

I posted before that we needed 14pts from the first six games. Thats a good barometer of how well hes doing.

11pts to go...

Massive game next week against Leeds. Id take a draw there.

14 points eh. I see you were one of the few blues who were not only not dismayed by Rafael coming, but had priced in a top 2 finish.Good for you.

 

[Cork Evertonian]

We are a brilliant club, with brilliant fans, brilliant stewards and grounds people, and we are a club with brilliant players.

 

[Sheedy's right knee.]

Thought tactically he probably got it right , a manager is limited to various points when he can actually influence and in reality he impacted positively . The goal coming when it did was an absolute lifesaver but it did come then , the changes went ok so overall I’m sure he’ll be happy and I’m certainly delighted with the 3 points .

The goal straight after half time was key. It settled the team back down. If the equalizer would have been longer we could have been in trouble. In fairness he Is paid to manage and thats appears to be what he did at half time and the team responded. Its surprising how many managers can’t do that at this level. Ive no complaints with that long may it continue.

 

[COYBL25]

We are a brilliant club, with brilliant fans, brilliant stewards and grounds people, and we are a club with brilliant players.

You missed out brilliantly run and spend our money on players brilliantly too.

 

[Rooney_Tunes]

We are a brilliant club, with brilliant fans, brilliant stewards and grounds people, and we are a club with brilliant players.

No, just no.

 

[Cork Evertonian]

No, just no.

Yes but yes they found a way to win despite the manager.

 

[bernie inn]

Lucky escape #1 . We should have been dead and buried at H.T, Saints fell asleep 2nd half and the let the crowd in. Against better teams we wouldn't have come back

What a crock of S&$t

 

[ClausThomsen]

The goal straight after half time was key. It settled the team back down. If the equalizer would have been longer we could have been in trouble. In fairness he Is paid to manage and thats appears to be what he did at half time and the team responded. Its surprising how many managers can’t do that at this level. Ive no complaints with that long may it continue.

So you're saying it's as much about Hassenhutls (spelling?) failure to manage as it is Benitez's ability to manage?

 

[Rooney_Tunes]

Yes but yes they found a way to win despite the manager.

He switched the centre backs in the second half as well as Gray and Richarlison so no.

 

[Harryflashman]

So you're saying it's as much about Hassenhutls (spelling?) failure to manage as it is Benitez's ability to manage?

I’ve made my opinions about your decision to give this fella the job clear but everything is due to their own successes and another’s failure . Whether it’s a defender falling asleep or a midfielder not tracking his runner or whatever . A manager has minimal times to impact but when he had to he did whether he had a little bit of luck in there is at your minute probably a little irrelevant, if it turns out to be luck it’ll become more of an issue I suppose .

Ultimately as a manager he didn’t do bad yesterday.