Benitez WOULDN’T Lose The Dressing Room
According to reports in the Daily Mirror today, former Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez is being lined up to replace current Chelsea boss Andre Villas-Boas on a temporary deal until the end of the season should Roman Abramovich’s sword fall once again.
The former Liverpool, Valencia, and Inter Milan manager is well known for his successes in the Champions League and domestic leagues. He orchestrated the famous comeback during the 2005 Champions League final in which Liverpool recovered from 3-0 down to lift the famous old trophy.
AVB’s problems have been well publicised, with problems both on and off the pitch, and although AVB believes Roman Abramovich has give him his full support, the russian billionaires track record suggests his patience is limitted.
Rafa Benitez has been shortlisted along with Athletic Bilbao coach Marcelo Bielsa and former England manager Fabio Capello. Although Capello has ruled out any part-time move and insists his next job will be a permanent position.
Roman Abramovich’s obsession with the Champions League is no secret and rumours are spreading that if Chelsea fail to fend off Napoli then AVB’s tether will be cut.
With success in the Champions League top priority for the Chelsea owner it would seem Benitez would fit the bill, having won the trophy with Liverpool when they were considered under-dogs for the competition and reaching the final again two years later. Benitez was also the manager under which mis-firing Chelsea forward Fernando Torres flourished.
Benitez would certainly demand more respect from the Chelsea old guard – the likes of Drogba, Terry, and Lampard – due to his success, reputation and character.
Is he a better man to take Chelsea through this period of transition? In my opinion, during a period like Chelsea’s current position an older head running the ship, knowing how to remove the older players gracefully whilst still seeing the best of them when they play and bringing through younger players at the same time moves more smoothly as players respect the manager and his decisions.
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Avb’s major failure is player/manager relationship. secondly he have preferred Portuguese players over other players in the squared irrespective of their performance. Meireless can not make first-11 in any premiership top-4 yet Avb have played him in all chelsea matches, benching the likes of Lampard,Essien,Romeu. It was crazy to see paul ferreir again on chelsea starting line up, and he caused so many results the same thin is applicable to Bosingwa. AVB go for form and performance not favoritism/patriotism.
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mackeefy Reply:
February 22nd, 2012 at 12:03 am
for a start meireless was liverpools best player before leaving and torres was a world feared striker,,that was until avb got his hands on them,,the players are good enough be it portugese or not the problem with chelski is avb hasnt a clue how to get them playing,,,
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Kopstick Reply:
February 22nd, 2012 at 10:10 am
Mereiles was Liverpool’s best player??? That’s the most ridiculous thing I’ve heard in a long time.
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Steve Reply:
February 22nd, 2012 at 3:11 pm
Agreed, also Torres was a shadow of himself for 6 months before you lot purchased him, nothing at all to do with AVB, he needs to work harder and have a better mentality, he looks so miserable all the time! Suppose blue is a depressing colour
Avb\’s major failure is player/manager relationship. secondly he have preferred Portuguese players over other players in the squared irrespective of their performance. Meireless can not make first-11 in any premiership top-4 yet Avb have played him in all chelsea matches, benching the likes of Lampard,Essien,Romeu. It was crazy to see paul ferreir again on chelsea starting line up, and he caused so many results the same thin is applicable to Bosingwa. AVB go for form and performance not favoritism/patriotism.
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Rafa has support from the liverpool fc fans all over the world if he gets it. ynwa rafa
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And then you remove my comment without reply??? Coward.
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