The Benitez Thread

[BlueSanti 290]

Benitez said that although he is prepared to sit down with the club and discuss possible new signings if necessary, he understands his role to be mostly getting the best out of the existing squad. The style of play will be his decision.

'Today I spoke to the players and everything was fine - the intensity was there and I spoke to them about ideas and I saw no problems.

'I know everybody will be talking about Fernando Torres and today I was talking with him like I was talking with the other players and his attitude was good.

'Everybody has been talking about he was not doing well and I was the same because I was watching games and his attitude was really poor, and today it was the same as all the others.

'The players have trained really well and I am sure that with this attitude, they will improve and I think that with the players and staff together, we can win important things for the club.'

Well if this doesn't win you over then your heart must be made of STONE. He even criticised torres calling his attitude REALLY POOR and is prepared to sit with the board and make necessary signings. This is something RDM lacked, BALLS (RDM never criticised torres)

You must be kidinn right?

[5354 204]

Gonna be long ball approach!!!!!!

[meetdoscar 335]

First he said his attitude was good, next sentence it's really poor...

On the first he meant torres's perfomance in training under him was good but on the latter he meant previous performances in games under RDM. At least he has a bad opinion of torres prior RDM never said anything bad about torres but we all know.

[meetdoscar 335]

You must be kidinn right?

I meant at least for the mancity game.

[BluesChick 1,260]

I keep hoping someone will pinch me and I'll wake up. Upon waking up JT will be healthy and have a spotless reputation, Roman will not be a petulant child with his dealings with the team), RDM will still be in charge, and Torres will be on his way to some shit team in some small town in the middle of no where where he will continue to absolutely nothing. But no I just keep hearing things that want to make me cry and seeing pictures of the fat spanish waiter in our kit… and blue is not his colour! …. Nope, not happy at all.

SIGH but I will grit my teeth and hope at the end of the season we get some one who is better and hasn't made so many nasty comments about the club and the fans.

[magicrico 175]

Gonne be a give the ball to Torres and then keep playing him until he scores - Bore Off Already

[Slam Dunk 1,442]

@IndexFootball: Since the appointment of Rafa Benitez, Chelsea have lost 12,548 followers on twitter and had 54,362 ppl 'unliking' them on Facebook!

Can guarantee most of them will be back as soon as we win a few games.

[Rambo 1,729]

Can guarantee most of them will be back as soon as we win a few games.

I rather those people not come back..pathetic.

[Buffalo talks Blue 85]

Since the appointment of Rafa Benitez, Chelsea have lost 12,548 followers on twitter and had 54,362 ppl 'unliking' them on Facebook!

Not true Chelsea fans then. Fans should always stick to the club no matter what.

[Jase 43,479]

Captured on film before Manchester City's 1-1 draw against Real Madrid in the Champions League earlier in the week, here's Maicon and Jose Mourinho sharing a wee laugh about Mou's successor at Inter, Rafa Benitez.

Maicon informs Mourinho of the news that Benitez had been sworn in as Chelsea manager, with Mou then enquiring if the Spaniard had hired Marco Materazzi as his assistant - the joke being that Rafa and the Matrix pretty much despised one another during their time at the Nerazzurri together...

Source: http://soccernet.espn.go.com/blog/_/name/thetoepoke/id/708?cc=4716

[Jase 43,479]

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[kellzfresh 7,229]

mourinho as lively as ever

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What are people's views on Alonso? I've heard he isn't signing a new contract with Real Madrid and we all know he has a perfect relationship with Rafa.

[BlueLyon 9,359]

What are people's views on Alonso? I've heard he isn't signing a new contract with Real Madrid and we all know he has a perfect relationship with Rafa.

Not sure, but I think he will stick to RM as long he is in form. Besides he would be too old for us (30yrs) and defo its not long term investment. We need someone of his esque, but younger. I realy dont know who might that be...

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Busquets? We've been linked to him too.

[xPetrCechx 13,563]

Busquets? We've been linked to him too.

You Want to see this diver and cheater here?!

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On his footballing talent alone, yes.

[kellzfresh 7,229]

so in teamtalk.com benitez says he has discovered our flaws from one trainin session. Is he jst talkin or was he that fast?