The Benitez Thread

[DH1988 1,305]

Lol did some people here only start watching football recently?

Benitez never ever answers questions directly even at Liverpool he always sidestepped or gave a random answer, nothing new lol.

I am chuffed and can't wait till the end of Jan to see what he has accomplished as I think anything before then in terms of implementing his ideas and the players grasping them it'd be too early to judge. I.e. if we lose against city it's not a huge deal he's been here 5 minutes.

[Joker10 946]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDLRZbokrZI

Well that was boring absloutely nothing on tactics and formation . Dumb jurnos asking pointless questions.

[Shane 2,275]

The replacement for Drogba is hopefully going to be Lukaku. The replacement for Lampard and Ballack is hopefully going to be Oscar and Mata. The replacement for Essien is Ramires. The replacement for Cole is going to be no-one because he's irreplaceable. Not sure you can replace the best left-back of the last decade, but Bertrand might be able to do a job.

Terry and Carvalho haven't been replaced in terms of quality but the club made some positive moves going for Luiz and Cahill.

But we aren't going to be doing what we did in 2004 anymore. We're looking to build our own stars and pick up young talent and in that regard I think the club are doing a pretty good job. The key ingredient is finding a coach who can bring them through and Roman never saw Robbie as being that guy.

How can you replace all round midfielders with two attacking midfielders?

[Muzchap 8,966]

Of course it's Cech call. Cech is a world class keeper and has his own way of doing things. He feels comfortable with his own coach who he has worked with for nearly 10 years. Why should some guy on a 6 month contract come here and tell him who is going to coach him?

Maybe Benitez should hire new chefs as well then. He looks like he knows his stuff in that department. Hope Benitez does something about Chelsea TV too, I hate that Gigi woman.

Lol poor old Gigi

We should get that Hayley bird from SSN

Mmmmmmmmm

[Muzchap 8,966]

Actually Hayley was MUTV so fuck her

Millie cloude or whatever her name is

[Hutcho 8,443]

Actually Hayley was MUTV so fuck her

Millie cloude or whatever her name is

But she is fit so... :eyebrows:

[Ollie 4,400]

This could work. It seems like Roman has liked him for a while and his Liverpool side were similar to ours. Hard working, tough to beat, solid and causing problems to top sides. Rafa seems so happy to get this job, he's turned so many jobs down, he was never going to get an opportunity bigger in the premiership than this one which is the league he wants to be in. He's dreamed about a job like this. He knows he's only got 6 or 7 months to make an impact and put himself back in the shop window or try and cement a bigger contract with us. He knows what he has to do, even if it's only for his own ego, it will still be good for us, he'll put everything into this period. He wants to win trophies, just like us. He also hates Man Utd and especially SAF. Don't get me wrong, i'm against him being our boss but it adds a bit of spice to some of our games doesn't it. Anfield and Old Trafford will be interesting games. His English is good, he's not scared to voice his opinion, he's not boring and he has many players he can relate with, especially our hopeless striker and Juan the man. Mata certainly seems happy with the appointment. Just trying to sound a bit positive, i'm so intrigued to see what's gonna happen to us, just makes it exciting.

He is a pretty decent manager but can feel pressure too. FACT

[Bacika 188]

I see many of supporters dislike Benitez, but I have strange feeling that he will win something this season...Also I think we are going to see diferent fomrations, and I don't think he will play with trio oscar, mata and hazard together...

Also I am against firing Di Matteo, he just didn't have much time...but thats Chelsea and ROman...

[Hutcho 8,443]

A positive, we have an extremely busy schedule coming up and if rafa knows how to do one thing it is ROTATE.

[zolayes 14,489]

A positive, we have an extremely busy schedule coming up and if rafa knows how to do one thing it is ROTATE.

watching him rotate our strikers should be interesting

[Kojo 4,676]

We've never replace Drogba or Lampard or Terry or Carvalho or Ballack or Essien. Our starting XI in 2005-2006 was Cech, Gallas, Carvalho, Terry, Del Horno, Makalele, Essien, Lampard, Cole, Robben, and Drogba and almost all at their peaks. That's insane. (We also had players like Gudjonsson, Crespo, Duff, and Feirera who played regularly) We had top-5, top-10 players at their position in the world all over the pitch. We had players who were elite attackers and elite defenders. We had balance, physical presence, ability on the ground, in the air, speed, leadership everything. We are light years away from that right now.

I would say attacking wise with the wings and flair upfront now it's alot better, i mean come on Mata, Oscar, Hazard and De Bruyne in the prime is going to be very interesting. But when you look at everything else, our midfield is shocking, i mean really bad. We are supposed to be an elite team and our midfield is midtable standard. Then the defence part is horrible also.

You're spot on we haven't replaced Terry or Carvalho especially. Cahill will never reach that standard and Luiz certainly wont.

[Hutcho 8,443]

watching him rotate our strikers should be interesting

Torres will just do a 360 degree spin and then he will be rotated.

[TorontoChelsea 4,064]

A positive, we have an extremely busy schedule coming up and if rafa knows how to do one thing it is ROTATE.

As I mentioned earlier, I am positive the reason RDM didn't rotate that much this season is that he knew he had pressure to win every game. Last season, when RDM had no pressure, he rotated heavily. The key to proper rotations are depth and a manager who knows that his job is safe. Chelsea had neither under RDM.

[Hutcho 8,443]

As I mentioned earlier, I am positive the reason RDM didn't rotate that much this season is that he knew he had pressure to win every game. Last season, when RDM had no pressure, he rotated heavily. The key to proper rotations are depth and a manager who knows that his job is safe. Chelsea had neither under RDM.

It wasn't a dig at RDM, just an observation from his time at Liverpool.

[Rmpr 8,977]

Why all the hate towards Roman?

I mean, he has that fucking czar gene inside him but that is about it. He does a lot of good things for the club and all he does is being authoritarian.

Transfers: He does interfere in transfers issues, but he is more flexible than Levy and Perez, he listens and talks a lot with his managers.

Academy: It was sloppy at the begining and he did got involved more than the normal but now he is leaving it to the right staff.

Facilities/Marketing: He has put the right personel and (I guess) no one questions his immense help in this department.

Passion: Ask how any Loserpool or Manure fans feels about it.

Managers: I think he started greatly and after sacking Mourinho it went downhill. All his sacks until Carlo payed out, you can argue he only had to sack them because he made terrible choices (and I agree) though. When Carlo came, he was supposed to be Mourinho 2. He was supposed to be our long term manager and drive the renovation, it did not work. It was a clear rift between them and, of course, he used his power to axe Ancelotti. This was his worse mistake as our owner (imo). In 2011, he saw the need for renovation and trusted the young and promissing AVB to do so. At one point he had to choose between the manager and the dressing room. He, once more, made the right choice and we all know what happened. 2012, this gets tricky. We dont know how RDM and Abramovich made the contract. I am not saying he did right to fire Di Matteo, but we cant judge. If Roman told he was going to sign RDM but he would have to constantly prove himself. Roberto would know a bad sequence would cost his job. If, a big if, those were really the terms, there was no bad treatment. It is still a very wrong decision, but not disrespectful.

Managers 2: Rafael Benitez is a fucking fat spanish waiter. He is the best possible choice right now, though. We will have to wait to judge him and our Russian Czar.

Managers 3: Overall I think it was not as bad or as disgraceful as a lot of fans think. It was certainly not great, but it was successful. We need to get some stability and I think we will...

In resume, he has been better than worse. He is the owner any team could wish for so suck it up and move on.

[xPetrCechx 13,563]

[Hutcho 8,443]

lol.

[LDN Blue 7,903]

Of course it's Cech call. Cech is a world class keeper and has his own way of doing things. He feels comfortable with his own coach who he has worked with for nearly 10 years. Why should some guy on a 6 month contract come here and tell him who is going to coach him?

I don't know, but it seems a bit trivial of an issue. Didn't something very similar happen last year though? I think Villas-Boas tried to change the goal-keeping coach as well and was denied by the club. Or maybe it was Rafa at Liverpool.. There was something LOL

Maybe Benitez should hire new chefs as well then. He looks like he knows his stuff in that department. Hope Benitez does something about Chelsea TV too, I hate that Gigi woman.