It looks like Benitez is starting to call out Brands. Saying it shouldn’t be Moshiri getting any criticism as he’s the one who’s put the money in.
Benitez is probably just cozying up to the owner.
But Brands is not doing a good job with our recruitment, youth academy and medical department are regressing. And Brands seems to like to leave things late in the transfer window and sort of "forces" his preferred players onto the Managers. This is a dangerous game to play, because Brands' players might not fit into the coach's gameplan.
Like signing Iwobi when the team really needed a right winger. Or signing Ben Godfrey (not a tall defender and part of Norwich defense that conceded the most goals) when the team needed (still need) a commanding presence at the back. Signing a prospect in Moise Kean, when the team needed a first team striker. Or trying to sign AMN, who wants to play as a midfielder, to be a RB successor. and trying to sign VDB because he is Dutch.