2021/22 Rafael Benitez

[Lord Buckethead]

There are a lot of us who aren't Benítez lovers or haters, we just accept the fact he is here and we get on with it. I find the war of attrition between the two camps a bit daft in all honesty. Forget the manager if he bothers you that much and concentrate on the team I guess.

That it mate. Weak submission to the inevitable, it's what makes the UK great.

 

[Lord Buckethead]

Remember when this place was livid at the idea of hiring Nuno

Not me. Would take him any day of the week over Bullplop Benny.

 

[msb]

That it mate. Weak submission to the inevitable, it's what makes the UK great.

Is it not just a reality that we can't change, so we might as well get on with it.

Like Brexit, like Tories in power, like breathing in and out. We just have to live with it, it isn't meek submission, if you can't change something.

 

[Terrarian]

Remember when this place was livid at the idea of hiring Nuno

I also remember a time when nobody would pipe up with anything good or bad after 3 games and we wouldn't look at a table until abar 10 games in. Daft saying someone's great or poor after 3 games it really is.

 

[Lord Buckethead]

Is it not just a reality that we can't change, so we might as well get on with it.

Like Brexit, like Tories in power, like breathing in and out. We just have to live with it, it isn't meek submission, if you can't change something.

Yeah mate, that's the spirit!

 

[d34noj]

Why do you hate him?

Is it because of all the money he's given to charity. The fact that he actively gets involved in communities. The fact that he puts clubs first and wants them to succeed in the future. The fact that he has ambition.

I hate him because you love him.

Actually I don't hate him - that's far too strong a word, dislike is probably the right word.

 

[Papa Shango]

Love him or hate him, anybody calling him "Benny" is a grade A meff.

I think I would even prefer the banned name to that.

 

[Theoneandonly]

Who are we signing in January mate ?

Depends who we move on.

 

[Theoneandonly]

Ok. So they have spent less than us? That's why what Moyes is doing there is better. Benny has better tools to work with.

And every manager has fan pressure, theres no point using that as an excuse.

Benny has made a decent start though.

You're using what previous managers have spent as a means to beat Rafael with. It's not his fault they overspent.

I don't recall Moyes having death threats "outside" his home.

I don't recall Moyes having fans still on his back, even though they're unbeaten in 3 games.

I don't recall Moyes having fans saying that unless he wins a trophy or gets in to Europe, they still won't support him.

I'm not saying Moyes hasn't done a good job by the way, I think he's been superb at West Ham and proven a lot of people wrong who thought he was busted. I hope the same happens with Rafael and us.

 

[Theoneandonly]

It was mainly luck to be fair.

Was the 2 la liga titles and a European cup with Valencia luck as well.

Rafael in those 5 or 6 years was possibly the best manager in the world.

 

[Carloblues]

Benny deserves it solely for the pressure he was under from fixture 1 by a section of the fanbase.

Nuno has done well but come on he's scraped 3x 1-0 wins playing awful football and got beat in the Europa Conference by some farmers.

At least Benitez is still technically unbeaten and all on a shoestring budget.

Mates he's won all 3 games without conceding, beat the champions whilst dealing with their best player wanting to leave in all this.

Asif you are using the Europa game when he played a fully changed team ( and went through anyway )

Rafael has done well, but NES should 100% and deservedly win manager of the month.

Hope he does anyway it's a curse

 

[Lord Buckethead]

Man utd couldn't. Just saying like.

Yeah mate. Southampton are destined for the Champion's league this season innit...

 

[Daveysgingerlovechild]

Love him or hate him, anybody calling him "Benny" is a grade A meff.

I think I would even prefer the banned name to that.

Forza Benny the Tez.

 

[Daveysgingerlovechild]

Was the 2 la liga titles and a European cup with Valencia luck as well.

Rafael in those 5 or 6 years was possibly the best manager in the world.

Okay mate, you're proper laying it on thick now. Behave yourself you bad wum.

 

[Daveysgingerlovechild]

That it mate. Weak submission to the inevitable, it's what makes the UK great.

Is it not just a reality that we can't change, so we might as well get on with it.

Like Brexit, like Tories in power, like breathing in and out. We just have to live with it, it isn't meek submission, if you can't change something.

I also remember a time when nobody would pipe up with anything good or bad after 3 games and we wouldn't look at a table until abar 10 games in. Daft saying someone's great or poor after 3 games it really is.

Yeah mate, that's the spirit!

One man's pragmatism is another man's cowardice, right?

Hmmmm, there's a poll there. Pragmatism or cowardice.