when you say 'one point from safety' you mean they were in the relegation zone. With only 9 games to go. And if you extrapolate the points he took in those 9 games they would have finished midtable. Unluckily for him Sunderland put together a ridiculous run so what can you do.
You could say that Sizeable Samuel is a better manager for a start.
This is nonsense. He wasn't sacked from his last two jobs. Newcastle ere desperate to have him back. And before those two jobs it was trophies all the way.
you mean if they both put their medals on the table? yes you could say that, but you would look a little foolish
since when has Benitez been about guaranteeing midtable? he wants to win
Get relegated, apparently
so when he took over Newcastle in the relegation zone with nine game to go you thought he should have been going for Europe? And were you wondering why he hadn't won the Champions league in the two years after that when he wasn't given any money?
you said he was a midtable manager cos that's where he'd been since 2013. I was pointing out that it would have been virtually impossible for him to have risen higher than that when he took over at Newcastle, so it was an unfair criticism in view of the success he's had.
I'm liking the cut of your jib. Not blindly enraged by the fact an ex-red is managing us. Keep up the good fight
I have never said that Benitez is the most sought after manager in the world right now, but they would not have been relevant to us either. The latter also does not mean that they are the best managers either.
