2021/22 Rafael Benitez

[nsno-chris]

WUM

You still rejoicing at our 5-2 home loss you utter fraud

 

[Axlswhk]

This is a freak result. It is best we move on and forget about it. Having said that, sticking with rondon week in week out is the stupidest decision by Benitez, a decision that will cost him his marginal support and maybe his job.

 

[Mikey_Fitzgerald]

and

Get him out and bring Potter in. Let’s at least have a manager that teaches players how to pass a football.

Why would Potter leave Brighton for us right now?

our chance was the summer and we went for the more divisive “proven” option instead

Benitez isn’t going anywhere. Let’s just hope he can get 40 points out of this lot and see where we are in the summer

 

[BlueToff]

It's that bad now that we would be lucky to get him, he coukd demand what he wanted just like Koeman did.

He wouldn't come back.

He was p***** when we went for Ancelotti after basically giving him the gig.

I don't want to go backwards, and never had. We did in hiring a manager who was good 15 years ago, but I still think he will be alright but there's going to be some really rough patches.

What we can't have is what our idiot fanbase - and we are idiots, real weirdos - always do, and get totally overhyped. We celebrated a bloody draw at Old Trafford like we'd won the league, it's pathetic.

So, when we get all hyped, then the crushing lows become much worse.

 

[Milkman]

He bought Salomon. Do you think Kucka or Tufan are better players than Allan?

He did, and it's backfired miserably. Allan has his moments but is massively overrated by most of us.

 

[BlueToff]

This is a freak result. It is best we move on and forget about it. Having said that, sticking with rondon week in week out is the stupidest decision by Benitez, a decision that will cost him his marginal support and maybe his job.

It's been coming though.

We've defended poorly all season, unless Mina has been there to cover the cracks. We can't defend set-pieces and we can't string decent attacks together or control the ball for any amount of time.

 

[Terrarian]

Had an absolute nightmare today, tactics wrong, subs wtf were they about and leaving Rondon on again. Sorry but just not good enough,. set pieces shocking as well.

 

[jazzy]

All on Benitez this.

Changes to zonal marking.

Signs Rondon.

Plays Rondon and ridiculously doesn't sub him even though everyone and I mean everyone can see that he offers nothing.

Takes off our best player and brings Iwobi on who has proved time after time that he is garbage.

We concede 5 goals to Watford , not City , not Chelsea , not United , not the RS bloody Watford ....and at home.

And some idiots on here are giving the fat kopite a free pass.

 

[Cork Evertonian]

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I'll pay for it myself like.

 

[ForeverBlue92]

It is his fault, but simultaneously it's not his fault we don't have a pot to piss in and his only financially viable option was a fat retiree from China on a free.

It's a gamble that spectacularly hasn't paid off and never should have been made, but a gamble nevertheless.

Today, and the shambles in recent years, is on Moshiri and Brands. Brands in particular should be out of a job blatantly.

Spot on

Benitez is the easy target for fan angst when the clubs been ran like a whore house for years.

Brands and Walsh between them have handicapped us.

 

[bullybeef]

Agent FSW is out to get us relegated, the big fat get!

 

[Earwigjoe]

I'll pay for it myself like.

I'll go half whack with you

 

[BlueToff]

It is his fault, but simultaneously it's not his fault we don't have a pot to piss in and his only financially viable option was a fat retiree from China on a free.

It's a gamble that spectacularly hasn't paid off and never should have been made, but a gamble nevertheless.

Today, and the shambles in recent years, is on Moshiri and Brands. Brands in particular should be out of a job blatantly.

It wasn't though, and this is the issue.

We gave Benitez full control over recruitment. Full. And he demanded we get Rondon, who is on a very big wage.

Now, I don't disagree with you on Brands, or Moshiri. Brands should be gone, because he's useless now, because the manager is the one given control.

However, we shouldn't have given the manager so much control that he chased a fat retiree from China all summer.

Rondon wasn't even on a free at first, btw. Dalian wanted money. It was only because the player pushed for the move late on that we got a free deal.

 

[Armaghtoffee]

*Dyche

He had Potter ahead of the FSW on his wish list, Dyche tickled his fancy soon after.

He can correct me if I’m wrong @ForeverBlue92

 

[MACCA75]

Well spotted. Do you think he did that with the intent to start him? Or do you think he spotted, like all of us did, that we were up [Poor language removed] creek and had to take what he could get with the time and money given?

You only sign footballers with the intention of them playing football. He obviously wanted him - he’d kept in touch with him after he left China.
Funnily enough there are decent free signings available - one scored a hat trick against us today.