The Benitez Thread

[Stats 7,136]

While players must share the blame, there's a lot to say regarding the skinny one.

To start off, the chemistry. We were a mess today. There was no cohesion, no unity. As Terminator X said in another thread, the team chemistry is down to the coach. The level of some players who have played today is questionable, but then how comes that managers as Pochettino, Laudrup and Steve Clark manage to get average players working well together ? Southampton has average players, but they play as a team, and they were collectively pretty good both in defensive and offensive phases, today. Players are to be blamed for lack of individual performance — the coach is to blame for the lack of team cohesion. Today it was the case (as it has been too many time this season).

Secondly, I blame him for the starting line-up. Clearly, he has proved with his starting line-up that he prioritizes the FA Cup game. Or he underestimated them. Or maybe both. There's only a few games remaining untill the end of the season. Our CL spot is yet to be secured. Every points are importants. And finally, getting into the top four is our top priority. We have a pretty tough schedule lying ahead : Liverpool and Manchester United away, Everton, Liverpool and Swansea at home. That means that at start of this run of eight games, securing points against the lesser sides was vital ; i.e. against Southampton, Aston Villa and Sunderland. Moreover, recently Soton has shown impressive performances against Liverpool and ManCity... The three points weren't granted at all. The team we played today had too many flaws : the ladyboy and Marin in the front-line, a double-pivot who was never going to work, average players in defense within Bertrand and Ivanovic... It should have been stronger, even if that meant that we would be tired on Monday. If anything, we could have run our players to the ground against Southampton and United, and then throw the reserve in the meaningless Europa League.

That's why I believe that he must take his share of the blames for today defeat.

Well it is quite obvious really... Benitez is a selfish little prick. The board are to blame really. I can't blame Benitez. You hear from the board while Benitez is interim manager that you are not going to be in charge next season. So let's face it why is Benitez going to prioritise top 4 finish when he can win the FA Cup.

That is what the FSW is thinking. He has no rapport with the Chelsea fans and he knows he will never be here again so Benitez thinks what looks better on my C.V? Top 4 or FA Cup trophy?

Was a ridiculous decision to hire him.

[NishC300 1,865]

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[karaclouds 47]

I like how in the after-match interview he refused to take responsibility, the board have got to put back some sense into him that top 4 is THE priority....but then again the FSW will ignore that and continue to make his cv 'impressive'

[robdog 2,084]

I like how in the after-match interview he refused to take responsibility, the board have got to put back some sense into him that top 4 is THE priority....but then again the FSW will ignore that and continue to make his cv 'impressive'

It's because FSW is like this poster on MaxXed Footie Forums:

'it's the fans fault for all those games where their negativity had an affect on the players as Cech and Mikel said it did.'

I believe that most dirty red scousers believe this shit. What ever happened to the notion that a Coach is suppose to motivate players? Or have superior tactics to his counterpart?

[Weckerz 3,781]

If this guy costs us José, I'll track him down and throw him in the Thames

[zolayes 14,489]

Look at the teams that lined up at the start .compare the cost of the two teams, compare the number of international caps.

Yet we were never in the game. We were a complete rabble and yet no subs until 65minutes and no change of tactics.

Fast forward to June please .

[zolayes 14,489]

If this guy costs us José, I'll track him down and throw him in the Thames

Not the Thames it is getting cleaned up ".The Mersey is the place to dump him

[Laylabelle 9,534]

Thats the thing,even if Rafa has set his sights on a trophy..the players should be focused on the game their playing.Yet were crap!

[Changingman_2000 876]

Hi record is worse, much worse than RDM's, yet he is consistently spared. Gets more pathetic with every passing day. Whatever Roman is, it shows, if nothing else, that our "Board" are purely in it for themselves and have completely lost touch with the fans.

[robdog 2,084]

Hi record is worse, much worse than RDM's, yet he is consistently spared. Gets more pathetic with every passing day. Whatever Roman is, it shows, if nothing else, that our "Board" are purely in it for themselves and have completely lost touch with the fans.

Gene Hackman's record is better @ CFC than FSW....FACT!!!! We could fire him now & bring in Butch to get us that Top 4 spot....FACT!!!

[Marvin123 527]

Rumours going round he has been dismissed

[Liquidator 5,176]

Rumours going round he has been dismissed

April fools?

[robdog 2,084]

Rumours going round he has been dismissed

Where did you get that info? The Daily Fun

[calculatingInfinity 1,472]

April fools?

It very much is. Wouldn't make sense to fire him when there's 14 hours to a United match lol.

[Hutcho 8,443]

I got excited then...

Its not april for 50 more minutes...