2021/22 Rafael Benitez

[Colonel Getafe]

Did you see the banners. Hear the fans in stadiums. Phone in. Rafael knows what the fans think.

There's no doubt Rafael knows exactly what the fans think of him. There's also no doubt he gives zero fuchs about it in the slightest.

 

[NathDogg]

The BBC were dictating their overall view of who should have progressed.

That lot were desperate all night for Everton to get beat. Their coverage was a disgrace.

Can't argue with that, they wanted an upset.

You can't really have a go this, as don't you want Everton to get beat when we play Chelsea or city?

 

[Kev The Rat]

Why didnt we do that in the summer?

He had a job

 

[ForeverBlue92]

Weve just blown nearly 40m on a couple of gambles.

The idea we don’t have money to sack him is for the birds

Just bring in Kovac on Benitez’s money and back him ffs

You haven't read our accounts have you Kevin?

 

[Kev The Rat]

You haven't read our accounts have you Kevin?

I’ve just seen us blow 40m on two unknowns

 

[Toffe3m4n]

So we remove RB. Then what happens? Come on Brains. Please tell us your master plan. The stage is yours to explain the path to unparalleled success.

The main argument that the 'Benitez out' crowd use is typically along the lines of 'anyone else at all would be better' and that's honestly very short-sighted in my opinion.

He's largely been poo so far, I admit that, but I can kinda see why the club aren't being so quick to pull the trigger.

 

[kenada_blue]

The Watford who are in 17th place? That Watford? With Ranieri.

But thank you for further illustrating my point with another example. You will lose and badly if you continue this idiocy of changing managers.

Ranieri has been there abar a month with a championship side and spanked us at home.

 

[Colonel Getafe]

2 things keeping him here;
1) Moshiri seems to have his back.
2) Watford and the other 3 haven't caught us - yet

And they're pretty much the only 2 things that matter, sadly.

 

[ForeverBlue92]

I’ve just seen us blow 40m on two unknowns

Spending the Digne money in advance that.

Where's the £10-15 million required to pay Benitez and his backroom staff off coming from?

Where's the £60+ million budget required to tempt a Kovac into joining coming from?

 

[Papa Shango]

The Watford who are in 17th place? That Watford? With Ranieri.

But thank you for further illustrating my point with another example. You will lose and badly if you continue this idiocy of changing managers.

The Watford who battered us 5-2 at home. That one.

You will also "lose and badly" if you keep faith with something that is evidently not working (and never was going to work).

We seem to focus to much on the "what ifs" whilst losing focus on "what is".

 

[Toffe3m4n]

Ranieri has been there abar a month with a championship side.

Didn't Benitez have a 'Championship side' when he took over at Newcastle when they were 19th with 10 games to go?

Just playing devil's advocate here.

 

[4737carlin]

He had a job

So, since when has that mattered, are you saying we could only go for out of work managers? That would explain why Rafael was the best man for the job I guess

 

[Colonel Getafe]

Hes done very well with Gray and Gordon.

Amazed he cant set up a defence though...or could it just be the players are so bad?

They weren't world-beaters under Carlo but 9 set piece goals conceded all season vs 15 so far with half a season still to play says to me it might just have something to do with the tactical coaching...

 

[Papa Shango]

Spending the Digne money in advance that.

Where's the £10-15 million required to pay Benitez and his backroom staff off coming from?

Where's the £60+ million budget required to tempt a Kovac into joining coming from?

The money to sack Benitez will be there. Think about it, you can't employ a manager purely because you can not afford to fire him. That would be ridiculous. The rules are not there to force clubs to keep someone employed.

He is unemployed, I am sure he will take whatever comes along. He can have some money in the summer.

 

[Papa Shango]

So, since when has that mattered, are you saying we could only go for out of work managers? That would explain why Rafael was the best man for the job I guess

I thought it was because he "knows the city"?