Benitez Legacy - reflections

[davek]

Ideally he'd have gotten 18 months to 2 years and completed the deconsruction of the squad and instilled a new attitude.

We can now only hope that if Lampard arrives it means a changing of the guard in terms of coaching staff being shown the door....prinicpally the Galloot, but others who work with the first team.

 

[DrEFC]

If he was in anyway, shape, or form, still a good manager- he could ring changes without such disgusting, losing football. Forever a faecal smearing on the history of this historic team

 

[kiss the crest]

Laughing when we went 0-2 down v Norwich Disgraceful

 

[Lob]

Did you read the opening post?

Yes

 

[Noble Savage]

Ideally he'd have gotten 18 months to 2 years and completed the deconsruction of the squad and instilled a new attitude.

We can now only hope that if Lampard arrives it means a changing of the guard in terms of coaching staff being shown the door....prinicpally the Galloot, but others who work with the first team.

A massive deconstruction would of needed to happen if we stayed on the path we were on . Changing the squad would of been a lot tougher with Championship money .
However , my attitude to Dunc has changed recently. I really would like him to stay at the club as an ambassador or maybe just to coach specific strikers but I don't think he'll ever be our manager . His tactics in his last match didn't indicate that he learnt a great deal from Carlo . Maybe you were right all along. That hurt a bit lol. I still love him .

 

[Marius57]

Worst manager in my lifetime. Possibly worst manager we have ever had. Even worse than Walker.

That out does any positives you want to scrape the barrel for.

He made us worse in every aspect of football. Defensively and attacking wise. He removed all our creativity and relied on Gray (a player Brands had wanted) to do something to save games.

He left us in total relegation form, in a relegation scrap with a worse squad than he had when he arrived.

 

[LouReedwalkonthewildside]

‘Positives’ lol

 

[LouReedwalkonthewildside]

1 win in 14 games and left us in a relegation fight, that’s Benitez’ Legacy. We can wipe him from our memories, shame we can’t wipe him from the clubs history.

 

[ToffeeTim]

Some of the changes will maybe help us long term, but its far too early to tell

But he left us in a complete hole and he was absolutely crap at managing the team. Hopelessly inept tactically

 

[Alanbileysfeathercut]

But he wasmt, post Moyes he was the best, now its over to Lampard to hopfully better him.

I was speaking from an initial appointment, not results.

 

[Jebus_lives]

Some of the changes will maybe help us long term, but its far too early to tell

But he left us in a complete hole and he was absolutely crap at managing the team. Hopelessly inept tactically

That's 'maybe in time' in the poll.

 

[BullensRoad]

Stain, but one or those forthcoming ones where you ask someone to watch out for the glass.

 

[Toffeelover]

Removed Brands and Donachie who both were underperforming in their respective roles.

Brought in Gray who's a baller for peanuts.

Brought in Patterson & Mykolenko who could prove good additions down the line.

People will scoff now as they did in the aftermath of Silva/Alladyce even Carlo but once the raw emotion subsides people will acknowledge some positives that have been done in the last 6 months.

Brands got Gray, as for the two FBs do not think FSW had anything to do with them.

FSW brought our club to it's knees.

 

[Jebus_lives]

Ideally he'd have gotten 18 months to 2 years and completed the deconsruction of the squad and instilled a new attitude.

We can now only hope that if Lampard arrives it means a changing of the guard in terms of coaching staff being shown the door....prinicpally the Galloot, but others who work with the first team.

While it may not have been pleasant, he had the guts to do the hard stuff and break our fetish with nostalgia.

I think that's what got him the job and he did a thankless task with a threatened squad and staff.

Maybe we, and I include myself in that, should recognise, as you did, the importance and difficulty of that task and not be blinkered by short term thinking and judgement clouded by our envy of his record at Liverpool.

I think in time many more will realise that he was a transformative manager and a crucial one.

 

[wainy]

Sold our best left back.
Forced out the DoF.
Left the back room and technical side of the club in pieces.
Divided the fanbase like never before.
Left us 16th with 1 win in 14.

Horrible, fat gremlin. Was never welcome here.