The Benitez Thread

[Billy. 2,742]

Credit where credit is due, he has done a good job top for and a trophy

[Sheva. 5,373]

Job almost done, now to seal 3rd vs Everton.

[Kez 2,727]

Okay I have a little bit more respect for Rafa, thanks for not totally fucking our season up but in my opinion he was never and will never be right for Chelsea.

[Henrique 9,133]

Okay I have a little bit more respect for Rafa, thanks for not totally fucking our season up but in my opinion he was never and will never be right for Chelsea.

Kezinha, where have you been? I miss you.

[Kez 2,727]

Kezinha, where have you been? I miss you.

Busy busy with work! I have neglected you I'm sorry. Forgive me?

[BlueSunshine 672]

CV updated, now fuck off.

[Muzchap 8,966]

CV updated, now fuck off.

Lol HARSH!!!

I will never love the guy like former Chelsea managers (except AVB) I kinda put FSW + AVB together - grudgingly respect them... FSW has delivered Top 4 and Europa Cup - so fair play to him, he benefits we benefit all is good - the extra money will come in handy too

[The Skipper 20,593]

'After today we have scored 145 goals which is a record in the history of the club. - Rafa Benitez

That's inevitable when you play nearly 70 games in a season.

[The Skipper 20,593]

Chelsea and Rafa was never going to be rosy but I'll say thanks to Rafa for not royally fucking up and actually managing a decent job. He hasn't been the miracle worker the media will have you believe he is but credit where credit's due, he's done okay. He's done the minimum we've expected (well, I expected) - win a trophy, get top four so fair enough.

Good luck in your future endeavours Rafa.

[Leif 6,006]

I refuse to say he's done a decent job simply because of the loss to Swansea in the cup. If we'd won that cup, the Europa League and got top 4 then I'd give him credit. I feel he's done nothing special and I don't buy that idea that our bright start in the league under Di Matteo wasn't going to last. I genuinely believe it was.

[Kojo 4,676]

Credit to the man, look he's done the job, he's got top 4 and won the Europa League.

At first I didn't like him, for obvious reasons, then I hated him even more for all the silly points he was dropping, then I hated him even more for playing the victim... But right now I just can't hate him anymore, good on him to be honest.

I may get criticism for this, but I do have some respect for him from now on, I hated the bloke at Liverpool. But he has acted rather well for the past few months since the Middlesbrough moment, and he seems to of been getting the team on track. He's came in he's done the job and we can't simply just tell him to fuck off for that.

So even if we lose against Everton and come 4th, I would just like to say credit to you Benitez, and good luck to you in the future.

[Jype 6,398]

When he took over, my minimum expectations were to finish top3 and win at least one of the remaining cup competitions (League Cup, FA Cup or UEL).

Now we have sealed top4 with a chance to get the third place if we win on Sunday and brought home the cup I wanted the most so what's not to be happy about. Failure to win the much awaited Club World Cup or even the League Cup is a bit of a disappointnent though, as both of them were definitely there for the taking but I guess winning them all would have been too much to ask.

Champions League qualification could have come in a slightly more convincing manner if not for silly points dropped against the bottom teams but doing it the hard way seems to come natural for us and looking back I'm not too disappointed with the way this season has gone.

Thanks Rafa, but now it's time to make way for The Special One. Good luck to Napoli or wherever.

[Luke 60]

I think I share the thoughts of the last few posts, we were never going to accept Rafa but he's done okay in the little time he's had, we have dropped 3rd in the league which is an improvement on last years 5th, we were pretty much already consigned to the Europa League when he took over and we've won it. The 2 semi final defeats were hard to take but in an otherwise disappointing and emotional season for us fans, to finish in a Champions League spot and to win 1 cup is a nice finish to the campaign, thank you Rafa, but it's time for the SPECIAL ONE to come home now.

[Rmpr 8,977]

If he had won at least CWC or League Cup, I would say it was very positive. I mean, UCL football and 2 trophies are pretty darn good!

However, all the easy losses and the dismisses he gave about Liverpool and everything will always have me cringing to say he has done a great job!

I do agree it hasnt been as bad as people make, specially if we beat Everton...

[Rambo 1,729]

No one will be singing his name at the end of the day, but Rafa has done a decent job for us amidst all the scrutiny he was under. I commend him for his professionalism and the way he condoned himself to the media and the fans as a CFC manager.

Best of luck Rafa, unless you fuck back off to Liverpool.

[DDA 9,694]

Rafa. . . You fat fuck. Fair play son. You redeemed some respect back for the job you have done here. Thanks a lot.

[Magic Lamps 11,677]

Rafa finally showed that he deserves respect as a manager. Never liked here and we, the fans, did not make it easy for him in the first place and he surely has to acknowledge his mistakes in our other cup losses, but he has completed the top4 task which was necessary and he got one the most important trophy left after Premiership and CL got begging.

Like it or not, but Rafa is indeed a champion.

[SinineUltra 1,170]

I'm very happy with the Europa League trophy and possibly 3rd place. Well done. Though has to be said, Rafa had as much got to do us winning this final as did RdM winning last year's final - we rode our luck, but then again that's what champions so often do! Thanks and best of luck in your next job. KTBFFH