The Benitez Thread

[CHOULO19 24,332]

http://www.chelseafc...nitez-appointed

Chelsea Football Club can confirm Rafael Benitez has been appointed interim first-team manager until the end of the season.

The owner and the Board believe that in Benitez we have a manager with significant experience at the highest level of football, who can come in and immediately help deliver our objectives.

The 52-year-old Spaniard is due to meet the players at the training ground in Cobham tomorrow.

The two-time UEFA Manager of the Year comes with outstanding pedigree. He began his managerial career in his homeland, most notably at Valencia where he built a reputation as one of Europe's top coaches by winning the Spanish League twice and the UEFA Cup. He then spent six years at Liverpool and led them to their fifth European Cup and an FA Cup.

Thoughts?

Edited November 22, 2012 by CHOULO19
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[Kieran. 6,317]

FUCK OFF.

[dumps 284]

18 month deal lol. They are just saying that. Unless we win everyhting this season under rafa, he'll be gone in the summer (if he's lucky) then replaced by Pep...

[Rmpr 8,977]

18 MONTH DEAL IS A FUCKING DISGRACE.

EDIT: Nevermind.

[TacticalBlues 2,817]

http://www.chelseafc...nitez-appointed

Until the end of the season. Being key

[Shane 2,275]

Not an 18 month deal, but still bullshit

[Kieran. 6,317]

"Chelsea Football Club can confirm Rafael Benitez has been appointed interim first-team manager until the end of the season."

Not that bad then.

[Leif 6,006]

People seem to be getting rather angry about this whole thing without actually giving any reasons. Is it because of his Liverpool ties? If that's the case, don't you dare support Torres, ever talk nicely of Joe Cole, ever contemplate the idea of us signing Suarez etc.

Double standards are naughty.

If it's because of his CV, you're deluded. A Champions League winner coming in on an interim deal? How on earth can you slate Roman for that.

Here's a thought - Someone, right now, name one person more suited to taking the job until the end of the season who's available and willing to coach our players. Go.

[Namika 922]

"Until the end of the season."

HELL YEAH.

Pep or José in may.

[drog.ba 239]

Another stupid decision, what's the point in only giving him till the end of the season? should have just kept RDM until we could get Guardiola, who I still doubt will come here, or actually backed Benitez (fuck) with a decent contract.

[LDN Blue 7,903]

All we can do now is back him. Good luck Rafa.

[AndersonBLUE 819]

Great, now we have to continue putting up with Torres. Lets just hope he has NO say in to ANY possible transfers in January. What a shit

Goodbye RDM.