The Benitez Thread

[Changingman_2000 876]

FSW is, and always will be, a cunt (complete and utter). You have to wonder, if the Bin Dippers finished 3rd, and us 4th, would he be happy?, I very much suspect he would. His appointment at least showed that we cant trust Buck and Gourlay. Two total cunts who are only there to be wedged up.

In simple terms, he is earning top dollar to fill his boots and make us shit (His agenda, not Roman's), and he ain't doing a bad job of that so far.

[Changingman_2000 876]

Why would a player leave a club and join us then? Your argument is madness - people leave clubs all of the time regardless of how 'well' they are doing!!!

Yeah - personal - I've seen shit loads of posts WORSE than my so called BAD BEHAVIOUR in a match thread where we lost the CWC and emotions running high - but those people don't have Warnings!!!

So, Inconsistency from you = personal... Say what you want - BUT I KNOW WHAT YOU ARE.....

I think one or two of the so called moderators have idea's well above their station and duly lord over it. Very patronizing indeed. Just let it roll.

[Jase 43,479]

Benitez thinks he has done enough to earn a long term contract.

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/1315086/rafael-benitez-wants-extended-chelsea-stay?cc=4716

"This Chelsea team have enough quality and they're a good squad, but the circumstances of this year have been difficult," stressed Benitez.

"This is a top side and if they continue doing things in the right way they will always be challenging for trophies, but it has been tough for me so far.

"If you analyse all the managers (at Chelsea), how many had a pre-season here? Not me. How many managers have spent massive money here? Not me. How many managers have played in Japan in the middle of the season and have some players injured and some at the African Nations? Only me."

After bringing in Demba Ba to strengthen the Blues' squad, Benitez feels he has done enough todemonstrate he has a long-term vision for the club.

"I want to be at a top side and Chelsea is a top side with great potential. It is a great opportunity.

"I've had private conversations with the people in charge and the owner. They know my ideas, they listen to me, we talk and they have to decide.

"I came in mid-season, so I could not change too much and had to work with the squad I had. I gave my opinions, we signed a striker and we're trying to do what is best for the team and the club.

[Namika 922]

gtfo

[didierforever 7,349]

another brilliant and scintillating performance from the FSW...

rafa can fuck off until he explains the use of substituting azpi for
iva while we were 2-1 down or when we were 1-0 down to corianthians or
0-0 (2-0) down on aggregate and a midfielder down against swansea, he
brought bert for cole.

today i think ba played in the center for a single move and we fuking
scored in that move. yet he kept playing on the wings. no tactical
changes, bad substitution, no motivation of players or atleast FSW
should have been able to get a reply out of the players after the league
cup exit but nothing. ABSOLUTELY NOTHING. this fat ass has absolutely
no idea what he is doing here or what he is supposed to do here. he
can,simple put, fuck off

[Ollie 4,400]

Surely he's got like the worst stats since Abramovich took over? I mean even if it's not just about percentage rates, although his win percentage is extremely low, it's that he's lost us a big final, a semi, we've gone further behind the top of the prem, we nearly lost to Brentford whilst seeming to lack real desire in lots of the games. We have got worse since Rafa replaced Robbie, there's no escaping that.

[5354 204]

He should jsut fuck off.

Even if Robbie screw us up, honestly it is a experience for him and the club that is undergoing transition.

But seriously, Rafa? He screwed up Liverpool and Inter and now I have no idea why Roman hired him. Rafa can't even win the the Club world championship. lost the league cup and probably lost the tile as well. we are on the verge of losing the FA cup as well. this 1 of the worst season for the last few years.

[Rmpr 8,977]

I would like to thank all the supporters and members for putting Benitez and his followers in their proper place!

Sacking Rafa is just like winning nPower Championship. You never want to win it in the first place because it means Chelsea got relegated. However, once you do, you dont want to lose it. Same with Benitez, you dont ever want to sack him because you never want to apoint him at all. Nevertheless, once you hire him, we have to celebrate and hope he gets sacked for good!

RAFA OUT!

[xPetrCechx 13,578]

Benitez has confirmed there will be no more incoming transfers for Chelsea this January.

F*CK OFF!

[SinineUltra 1,170]

Your reap what you sow

[nullabletype 987]

Benitez has confirmed there will be no more incoming transfers for Chelsea this January.

F*CK OFF!

Not defending Benitez as a manager. But I don't think he really has a say in the pursuit of transfers. The decision not to spend anymore probably comes from higher up.

On the topic of Benitez in or out. Out sounds great and all, but who do we get in? Is there anybody who's actually available? And at the moment any good managers would be crazy to leave their current teams to manage us.

[Irakozium257 350]

No need to express the feelings towards him, we all hate that fucker, and his confirmation of no incoming transfers confirms what a shitty and forgettable season this has become, so where do we go from here? Do we pray and stay positive and have faith in a turn-around/securing 3rd/4th place or do we stay pessimistic and fear the worst? I prefer of course the former even though it's harsh times right now but we must hold on and unconditionally support the team both home and away in all the upcoming matches. May can't come soon enough when that fat fuck finally fucks off.

[DH1988 1,352]

Lol sack him and get who? Doesn't cover the SQUAD problems that we have

[Amblève. 4,995]

Lol sack him and get who? Doesn't cover the SQUAD problems that we have

One less problem is better than one more problem.

[The only place to be 11,313]

In a way, this decision not to spend is encouraging. It suggests that the club are trying to save money to spend in the summer when we've hopefully got someone else in. I don't particularly trust Rafa to be involved in transfers and I really don't want him to be if I'm honest, plus I'm not sure if there's much value in the market.

We're stuck with him until summer (although I'd have more trust in Stevie Holland going forward) unless Jose gets sacked before then and we can get him in.

Just look forward to that day when the fat cunt leaves this club.

[SinineUltra 1,170]

One less problem is better than one more problem.

This is where you are very wrong. Having a team without a manager is way worse than having Benitez. He doesn't exactly have much to work with and every mistake he makes is noted and even mistakes he doesn't make are noted. It's really difficult to express yourself freely in this forum, unless you agree with the knee jerk posters. Kylehimself made great points and is being shot down, typical. No wonder even admins and mods don't post anymore.

[The only place to be 11,313]

This is where you are very wrong. Having a team without a manager is way worse than having Benitez. He doesn't exactly have much to work with and every mistake he makes is noted and even mistakes he doesn't make are noted. It's really difficult to express yourself freely in this forum, unless you agree with the knee jerk posters. Kylehimself made great points and is being shot down, typical. No wonder even admins and mods don't post anymore.

He's not being shot down. He makes a valid point about who should we get in, but there's a great felling amongst fans that they simply don't want the fat cunt in charge. It doesn't feel like our club at the moment and that's got a lot to do with him being in charge.

Getting him out of the club would change that.

[SinineUltra 1,170]

He's not being shot down. He makes a valid point about who should we get in, but there's a great felling amongst fans that they simply don't want the fat cunt in charge. It doesn't feel like our club at the moment and that's got a lot to do with him being in charge.

Getting him out of the club would change that.

Getting someone out of the club is what Chelsea has been doing for some years now. As tough as it is, keeping Benitez till the summer is our only option. Like you mentioned, not spending more during this window can be a good thing - leaving ,hopefully, more funds to our new (more permanent?) manager with FFP and so on kicking in.

[Amblève. 4,995]

This is where you are very wrong. Having a team without a manager is way worse than having Benitez. He doesn't exactly have much to work with and every mistake he makes is noted and even mistakes he doesn't make are noted. It's really difficult to express yourself freely in this forum, unless you agree with the knee jerk posters. Kylehimself made great points and is being shot down, typical. No wonder even admins and mods don't post anymore.

I don't think so. Benitez is getting the stick for what he's doing wrong, and it's justified (unless you take those serious who believe he's at fault for everything...). Stike pointed the things out Benitez has to be blamed for already.

Personal feelings aside.

-Rafa takes too long to make a change

-Daft changes like Azpilicueta for Ivanovic in CWC Final, Luiz for Ivan in COC semis which barely affect the way we play

-Rigid

on tactics. Never changes tactics for a game or over the course of a

game.(Exception - Started 4-3-3 vs Everton before reverting back after

getting ambushed early on)

-Only 1 signing in January. Board and Rafa must share the blame if that is indeed the case

-Bertrand on the Left Wing..again

-Fernando Torres

- Rotation policy? More like Preference policy

IMO it was the wrong decision in the first place to appoint Benitez, someone who is the complete opposite of a fan-favourite and who made a mess during his last spell at a top-club. Benitez has been constantly making the same mistakes since he took over and guess what, he's been a fuckup compared to the manager before him, stats-wise and playing style-wise. Lack of depth is one problem we are facing but having an incompetent manager is another one, a bigger one in all honesty. And the sooner we solve one of them, the better.

[SinineUltra 1,170]

I don't think so. Benitez is getting the stick for what he's doing wrong, and it's justified (unless you take those serious who believe he's at fault for everything...). Stike pointed the things out Benitez has to be blamed for already.

IMO it was the wrong decision in the first place to appoint Benitez, someone who is the complete opposite of a fan-favourite and who made a mess during his last spell at a top-club. Benitez has been constantly making the same mistakes since he took over and guess what, he's been a fuckup compared to the manager before him, stats-wise and playing style-wise. Lack of depth is one problem we are facing but having an incompetent manager is another one, a bigger one in all honesty. And the sooner we solve one of them, the better.

Hiring him is a mistake that has already been made, nothing we can do other than damage control. Surely sacking a manager will not help it. He can't affect the transfers, his options to rotate are scarce. We have no leader in the team, very young squad who don't have enough experienced player around them to help them and lift them. We have been missing spine this season, be it in the finals or any other match where we just lack quality. Nothing to do with not having chances, players just don't turn up. Older players are more concerned about cementing their name in Chelsea folklore but that does not mean much to the club at this present moment.

Regarding people blaming everything on Rafa is actually very accurate with the exception that another obvious target is Torres, 2 very popular scapegoats to bring up in the heat of the moment. Though I think Torres should be sold and Benitez has no future in this club, I try to be unbiased and realistic. If people really believe that getting rid of them two just like that will fix our problems then that's surreal. Only thing it will achieve is having a team go through a 3rd manager the same season with facing an option of having a 4th appointed during the summer and having one player less in the squad.