The Benitez Thread

[xPetrCechx 13,563]

FUck oFF!!!

[Leif 6,006]

RDM loses to the best Juventus side in years after dominating teams earlier in the season (such as Reading, eh.)

FSW drops points to, well, almost every side you can think of.

RDM is an ex blue. Actually no, he's a blue full-stop.

FSW is red through-and-through.

RDM played the attacking football Roman wanted.

FSW is making our attacking players too defensive and leaving our best attacker on the bench. Baffling.

RDM showed joy when we scored, smiled when we won, frustration when we lost.

FSW is an emotionless pig regardless. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised to see him jump for joy when we face Liverpool if they score against us.

RDM won us the greatest trophy you can win as a sportsman (in my opinion anyway) and set the pace for the league the following season.

FSW lost us the CWC, looks to have lost us the Capital One cup, keeps dropping points in the league and turned us into a joke - we can no longer sing "Champions Of Europe, We Know What We Are."

Sad.

[Amblève. 4,995]

Are you actually taking the piss fat wanker?

[MetsajCFC 1,255]

Enough is enough, not watching Chelsea games till Rafa's gone. Can't be arsed with the crap gameplay, riding our luck and screwing it up with 3 mins of normal time to go. I hoped Benitez would back my support but seemingly not. Moyes would be the perfect sub. In Serie A Juve, Milan, Inter all use "lower" positioned league's managers and they're doing fine. Conte's Juve is a dominant force. Moyes deserves this but next manager HAS to have full support of the board plus time and finances. No more stop gaps.

[Rmpr 8,977]

Alright, I want him out, but that specific equaliser was not totally his fault.

Yes, Rafa used a shit lineup and we did start the game playing a really bad football. However, after all that nonsense, we still prevailed in a stroke of magic from Torres and Mata. Then, at half-time, he seemed to have corrected some mistakes and we even dominated the game until Lampard's amazing header. I know Benitez was indeed useless at making the last 2 changes (keeping Bertrand and Lampard/Ramires on and not strenghening our defence was dumb), but Benayoun was a good substitution and I wouldnt risk JT with 2-0.

Today he was better than vs Corinthians, West Ham, QPR, Swansea, etc...It still far from good, but not absurdly terrible as some are making.

Anyways, all I am trying to say is that the FSW must have the blame shared with the likes of Oscar, Cahill, Turnbull, Ivanovic and Bertrand. He is not the only one to blame.

OOOOHHH, BUT GTFO!

EDIT: Just so there is no confusion, I agree with everything people are saying against Benitez. I just wanted to point out that at this specific draw, some players were just as shit as him, so it wasnt all FSW's fault. Had Oscar scored one of his chances or Iva/Cahill/Bertrand been so stupid, we would have won it.

[yuvala 2,167]

Just fuck off..

[Bacika 188]

Beside the draw, and other bad results, we are playing really bad football......I mean REALLY BAD FOOTBALL...just awful to watch...

[xPetrCechx 13,563]

[CHOULO19 24,332]

Chasing a game and in need of a goal, he brings on a defender. Desperately hanging on to a lead, he brings on a striker.

I give up!

[zolayes 14,489]

Honestly the gains from team unity I think would be greater than the benefits of having rafa. Even if it is someone with minimal experience but has the backing of fans and the respect of the players. Rafa may be a good tactician as some people say, but a club legend like RDM would be far more beneficial than someone who isn't liked by the fans and maybe not respected by the players.

Rafa may be a good tactician ????????????????????????????????????????????? Sure ..and Im sweet 16

[Jusek 2,031]

Just another day at the office. Sigh...

[zolayes 14,489]

Alright, I want him out, but that specific equaliser was not totally his fault.

Yes, Rafa used a shit lineup and we did start the game playing a really bad football. However, after all that nonsense, we still prevailed in a stroke of magic from Torres and Mata. Then, at half-time, he seemed to have corrected some mistakes and we even dominated the game until Lampard's amazing header. I know Benitez was indeed useless at making the last 2 changes (keeping Bertrand and Lampard/Ramires on and not strenghening our defence was dumb), but Benayoun was a good substitution and I wouldnt risk JT with 2-0.

Today he was better than vs Corinthians, West Ham, QPR, Swansea, etc...It still far from good, but not absurdly terrible as some are making.

Anyways, all I am trying to say is that the FSW must have the blame shared with the likes of Oscar, Cahill, Turnbull, Ivanovic and Bertrand. He is not the only one to blame.

OOOOHHH, BUT GTFO!

we all would have put on JT instead of Ba

[xPetrCechx 13,563]

"Champions Of Europe, We Know What We Are." WE ARE SHIT.

[The only place to be 11,313]

Alright, I want him out, but that specific equaliser was not totally his fault.

Backs to the wall and he left John Terry on the bench. That's his fault.

[The Mak 4,459]

For the past number of weeks, I've thought about just not watching any Chelsea games until that fat bastard is gone, but I just can't do it...and then I sound a partner in an abusive relationship: "Maybe this time things will be different.", "Maybe Ba will start", "Maybe Lampard will go CAM".

Nope. None of those. All I get is a fantastical insight into new ways the master tactician can throw away points/leads/cups. It's quite bewildering how this fat oaf is still here when you think about the reasons we've done away with other managers, like: not winning the PL/CL etc. dispute previous success...how about not losing points against fucking relegation candidates?!? That's QPR, Southampton and Reading we've dropped points to. Read that line again if you dare. Not to mention the cup competitions.

To go from absolute joy in May to feeling like this is too much. Yeah, winning the CL was worth it and all, but who ever imagined this? If anything positive comes out of this, it's Roman realising that, not only should he stay out of certain decisions, but the board are a bunch of fucking retards, and that a group of shit-slinging chimpanzees could've overseen a better transitional period...but I wouldn't hold my breath.

[Rmpr 8,977]

Backs to the wall and he left John Terry on the bench. That's his fault.

we all would have put on JT instead of Ba

I agree, I would have put JT instead of Ba (it was 2-1 and 90th minute, plain stupid). I was just trying to explain that Benitez wasnt 110% shit as he has been in past games. He has a big portion of the blame, but not all.

This is what I added...

EDIT: Just so there is no confusion, I agree with everything people are saying against Benitez. I just wanted to point out that at this specific draw, some players were just as shit as him, so it wasnt all FSW's fault. Had Oscar scored one of his chances or Iva/Cahill/Bertrand werent so stupid, we would have won it.

And this is what SlamDunk said...

"So frustrating. If we'd have taken our chances, (Oscar, i'm looking at you), we'd have won that comfortably. Yet again, poor finishing has cost us. Well, that and poor defending. Lampard was nowhere near Akpan (I believe) for their first, should've got closer to him. Second was just a nightmare, far too much room give all round. 2 shots on target for Reading, 2 goals. Says it all."

[Hutcho 8,443]

Rafa may be a good tactician ????????????????????????????????????????????? Sure ..and Im sweet 16

i was trying to give him the benefit of the doubt, hence i said some say lol... Yeah but definitely not now...

[Mbrooks0811 25]

I would like to fall asleep and wake up in May.