The Benitez Thread

[Hutcho 8,443]

Worst manager at making substitutions... I honestly can't think of a manager who is that bad at substitutions that it comes close to rafa...

Putting Benayoun on... Not making all 3 changes... Leaving Lampard/Ba on the bench... Torres playing 90 mins... Taking oscar off...

I mean just WTF!

P.S. I am not saying the reason we didn't win is because of rafa. BUT, everyone can see how stupid those decisions are. And 95% of fans in the stadium who don't have any coaching badges could have made the simple easy decisons that rafa couldn't.

[CHOULO19 24,332]

I am not saying his subs and no subs killed our game but they could have lost it. Benayoun is weak it's incredible and letting Torres play whole game? He could not hold the ball so that the defense could relax a bit. Luckily the draw stayed but I had some serious doubts.

Not saying other wise, mate. My post was aimed at the people putting all the blame on him for not winning and saying he killed our game.

[Bosnian Blue 2,471]

Putting Benayoun on...

The fans' faces when they realized what has been done just says it all. Wish someone could get a pic of it,

[Hutcho 8,443]

The fans' faces when they realized what has been done just says it all. Wish someone could get a pic of it,

He was coming off and the camera started panning down to reveal who it was... And i was like... OMG. of course, its his liverpool bumchum.

[xPetrCechx 13,548]

Why the shit moses for hazard? why not ba?

why yossi and not lamps?!

[Laylabelle 9,296]

he has been mental with subs.either leaves them to late or make utter crap ones!

[robdog 2,084]

But it's not just black or white, Rob. It's not either you hate everything Rafa does or love them all. You can both criticize and give credit when needed. Today he got his tactics right, but made an idiotic sub.

Well you got that right. I hated FSW when he was at lpuke. I hated him @ Inter. I have no love for him now. Yes, I will never show love for a person who came out to the press & even say, "Chelsea is a big club with fantastic players, every manager wants to coach a such a big team. But I would never take that job"

So yes, I will never show no love for rafadyce. I don't believe the BS that he has saved our Bacon. I find that some unbelievable Bullshit!!!

[Hutcho 8,443]

I bet the tottenham fans shit themselves, when oscar came off for Benayoun.

[CHOULO19 24,332]

Why the shit moses for hazard? why not ba?

Because we were winning at the time. Bringing on another attacker and exposing the midfield would have been a terrible decision.

[Hutcho 8,443]

If hazard had a knock. Then Hazard for Moses is fine. Nothing wrong with that. Like for like as best we can.

[xPetrCechx 13,548]

Because we were winning at the time. Bringing on another attacker and exposing the midfield would have been a terrible decision.

torres can continue to play as a RW...

[didierforever 7,349]

Not saying other wise, mate. My post was aimed at the people putting all the blame on him for not winning and saying he killed our game.

he gets the credit when we are winning then y give him no stick when we draw a game because of his worthless subs. how could torres not have come off? why take oscar off when he was having one of his best games in a chelsea shirt. the amount of space tottenham were giving to us just outside their own box was unrealistic. put lamps in for oscar to try and take advantage. this manager seems to be so in love with 4-2-3-1 that he wont change that formantion even if we needed to whole on for 5 minutes in a CL final.

[CHOULO19 24,332]

torres can continue to play as a RW...

But why? Bringing on Moses, who tracks back and and is good defensively was spot on. Torres offers nothing on the wing, not even on the attack.

Sorry to disappoint you all, but look for your scapegoat elsewhere..

[xPetrCechx 13,548]

But why? Bringing on Moses, who tracks back and and is good defensively was spot on. Torres offers nothing on the wing, not even on the attack.

Sorry to disappoint you all, but look for your scapegoat elsewhere..

Torres offers nothing at any place...

[CHOULO19 24,332]

he gets the credit when we are winning then y give him no stick when we draw a game because of his worthless subs. how could torres not have come off? why take oscar off when he was having one of his best games in a chelsea shirt. the amount of space tottenham were giving to us just outside their own box was unrealistic. put lamps in for oscar to try and take advantage. this manager seems to be so in love with 4-2-3-1 that he wont change that formantion even if we needed to whole on for 5 minutes in a CL final.

Give all the stick you want, but just don't say that that single sub in the 86th minute is what prevented us from winning when we practically gifted Tottenham two goals and wasted at least 3-4 clear-cut chances.

[CHOULO19 24,332]

Torres offers nothing at any place...

True, but we're stuck with him and have to use him.

[ulsterchelsea 3,213]

Why the shit moses for hazard?

very harsh on a talented young player

[xPetrCechx 13,548]

very harsh on a talented young player

Maybe.. but he forget how to pass a player.