The Benitez Thread

[manpe 10,861]

What were they chanting against him?

[Kojo 4,676]

Well he has to expect that, and to be honest he deserves it, he can only get the fans respect if he starts putting in good performances, untill then he deserves no better.

Rafa - "Drogba is a coward, a diver and a cheat"

Rafa - "Lampard is overrated"

Rafa - "Chelsea is a soulless club"

Rafa - "Liverpool fans do not need plastic

flags to support their club. They show true

passion. Chelsea fans are passionless"

That's from soccermemes, so yeah you can't blame any hate that goes out to this man.

Anyway good result today so that's a positive.

[super_frank8 186]

The abuse and chants against Benitez today is just pathetic. As much as we all dislike or hate Benitez, we need to start judging him objectively and not being influenced by emotions. Booing and abusing Benitez won't help the team. The players will be affected & they don't deserve to the victims of this situation. Benitez will likely last till end of the season. Abuse him and he won't care. Team suffers and he walks away with a big fat paycheck!

I actually really enjoyed & was inspired by the fact that the essential entirety of Stamford Bridge rallied in unity to ensure their thoughts were heard loud & clear - put a smile on my face at least as some consolation to this appointment & the disenchanting week I have experienced as a Chelsea fan.

Just because Benitez is the manager doesn't mean we have to like or support him??? I support the team with my entire heart - & that means the players first & foremost above all else. With someone who maintains as much of a disconnect & distance with his players as Benitez is notorious for, I don't view them as being one in the same at all. The players may listen to what he has to say - & sure it may help us tactically & from an organisational standpoint - but at the end of the day they are the ones who make the difference on the pitch; & I sure as hell know that Rafa isn't the one pouring his passion into the team whatsoever to influence that.

I don't believe the team's morale will suffer from that, they definitely recognise the fans disgust for the man, & I'm pretty sure that they understand & probably relate to it too themselves. But they are professionals being paid extortionate sums of money to do what they love & excel at whilst being worshipped as demi-gods by millions of people around the world; so they know that it is their duty to us to perform to their best & therefore they will do just that - regardless of the manager. It definitely wasn't Avram Grant who took us to the CL final 5 years ago...

[CHOULO19 24,332]

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Spot on!

[Jase 43,479]

I actually really enjoyed & was inspired by the fact that the essential entirety of Stamford Bridge rallied in unity to ensure their thoughts were heard loud & clear - put a smile on my face at least as some consolation to this appointment & the disenchanting week I have experienced as a Chelsea fan.

Just because Benitez is the manager doesn't mean we have to like or support him??? I support the team with my entire heart - & that means the players first & foremost above all else. With someone who maintains as much of a disconnect & distance with his players as Benitez is notorious for, I don't view them as being one in the same at all. The players may listen to what he has to say - & sure it may help us tactically & from an organisational standpoint - but at the end of the day they are the ones who make the difference on the pitch; & I sure as hell know that Rafa isn't the one pouring his passion into the team whatsoever to influence that.

I don't believe the team's morale will suffer from that, they definitely recognise the fans disgust for the man, & I'm pretty sure that they understand & probably relate to it too themselves. But they are professionals being paid extortionate sums of money to do what they love & excel at whilst being worshipped as demi-gods by millions of people around the world; so they know that it is their duty to us to perform to their best & therefore they will do just that - regardless of the manager. It definitely wasn't Avram Grant who took us to the CL final 5 years ago...

So, you want our team filled with some young players to play in a toxic and spiky atmosphere every week? Lovely.

Lets not embarrass ourselves any further. The situation is bad enough as it is. Not saying we should like Benitez because I won't either but for the sake of the team, stop abusing him and support the team during matches! Weren't we all disgusted by the way Blackburn fans were abusing Steve Kean last season? It was rather pathetic and embarrassing. If fans want to make feelings known the board, do it another way, not chanting RDM and/or abusing Benitez during matches. Players will be affected. They are humans after all, not robots!

[Laylabelle 9,384]

Not shocked about the chanting and at least it eased off. Just hope it isnt gana happen every game and that is that. Saying that fans werent exactly welcoming to the thought of Carlo at Hiddicks last home game but was soon forgotten

[Jase 43,479]

Not shocked about the chanting and at least it eased off. Just hope it isnt gana happen every game and that is that. Saying that fans werent exactly welcoming to the thought of Carlo at Hiddicks last home game but was soon forgotten

TBF, don't think that was anything as bad as this. Even Grant received a slightly better reception than this.

[super_frank8 186]

So, you want our team filled with some young players to play in a toxic and spiky atmosphere every week? Lovely.

Lets not embarrass ourselves any further. The situation is bad enough as it is. Not saying we should like Benitez because I won't either but for the sake of the team, stop abusing him and support the team during matches! Weren't we all disgusted by the way Blackburn fans were abusing Steve Kean last season? It was rather pathetic and embarrassing. If fans want to make feelings known the board, do it another way, not chanting RDM and/or abusing Benitez during matches. Players will be affected. They are humans after all, not robots!

I don't think you get it...Benitez is not part of the team - & he never will be. He simply picks the formation & the tactics for the games & that's that; he knows what his job is & I don't think he is going to change his favoured methods being the stubborn arrogant twat he is. I don't see how players are going to be affected with a manager as unflinchingly cold as he is, I guarantee you that the vast majority of them don't like him a whole lot either - & they are intelligent enough to differentiate between 'fat Spanish waiter' & their own names in the crowd's chants, as well as the obvious manner of each.

This is a vastly different situation to Steve Kean, because Steve Kean was severely underperforming & hadn't done or said anything nearly as offensive as this putrid piece of shit - so I did feel sorry for him as a person, though not as a manager - because he deserved to be sacked with the pathetic run of results he was achieving.

Regardless of the results, I refuse to support Rafa in any way, shape or form - I can assure you that will never change, no matter how many trophies we win.

[Changingman_2000 876]

We have a right of protest and he deserved every bit of abuse he got. What did he expect when he took on the job? And for some of our fans to feel "sorry" for him?, really? How fucking sad and feeble is that? True fans voiced their opinion today and it was the majority, not a minority.

[Jase 43,479]

I don't think you get it...Benitez is not part of the team - & he never will be. He simply picks the formation & the tactics for the games & that's that; he knows what his job is & I don't think he is going to change his favoured methods being the stubborn arrogant twat he is. I don't see how players are going to be affected with a manager as unflinchingly cold as he is, I guarantee you that the vast majority of them don't like him a whole lot either - & they are intelligent enough to differentiate between 'fat Spanish waiter' & their own names in the crowd's chants, as well as the obvious manner of each.

This is a vastly different situation to Steve Kean, because Steve Kean was severely underperforming & hadn't done or said anything nearly as offensive as this putrid piece of shit - so I did feel sorry for him as a person, though not as a manager - because he deserved to be sacked with the pathetic run of results he was achieving.

Regardless of the results, I refuse to support Rafa in any way, shape or form - I can assure you that that will never change, no matter how many trophies we win.

Yes, we all hate Benitez and it is very unlikely that we will ever like him but what would we have to gain by voicing our displeasure against him in matches? He won't care. Also, sounds so easy for you to say that the players won't be affected the chants. You might be fine with it but not everyone are going to be comfortable with it. We are on a poor run of results now and the team need our support more than before. If we really care for the team, back them and ignore Benitez in matches. That's my point!

[Manuf 1,448]

There are so many fans in here that are a disgrace to the soul of our club. They're like leaves on the wind. Don't abuse the guy because he's our manager now. Would you back a guy who disrespected your family on many occasions? Only because he was your boss? He must've been right with the "Chelsea fans lack passion" because I can't imagine Anfield cheering for somebody like SAF or Mourinho who constantly abused them.

Di Matteo we loved and trusted. Rafa we'll never trust! One Di Matteo!

He said he won't take other job in England because there's only one team he supports and after being jobless for 2 years he jumps in the first opportunity he gets. He's shit and won't change anything, especially in 6 months.

[Hamilton 2,120]

I hope everyone has made his point so we can focus again on the football, it is what it is, nobody can change that, but booing on the manager doesn't really give a good atmosphere to get the team back running i guess..

[Billy. 2,742]

never gonna surport him dont care if he wins us a shit load of trophies i dont like him simple as that and Chelsea have made a massive mistake bringing him in

[super_frank8 186]

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[super_frank8 186]

Yes, we all hate Benitez and it is very unlikely that we will ever like him but what would we have to gain by voicing our displeasure against him in matches? He won't care. Also, sounds so easy for you to say that the players won't be affected the chants. You might be fine with it but not everyone are going to be comfortable with it. We are on a poor run of results now and the team need our support more than before. If we really care for the team, back them and ignore Benitez in matches. That's my point!

As long as he hears it - & he sure as hell did with 40,000 people bursting their lungs to ensure it - then that is satisfaction enough for most fans I would imagine.

& how else exactly are we, as the fans, supposed to voice our displeasure to the powers that be? By posting polite & well-reasoned arguments on an online fan forum that Roman undoubtedly doesn't even acknowledge the existence of & likely never will?

The only way he is going to actually take notice & realise just how far he has crossed the line this time is if 40,000 of the fans that are vital to his own footballing/financial endeavours make sure it is ringing in his ears for 90 minutes every week.

I would have to imagine the only players who are going to be even mildy discouraged by such chants would be Torres & Romeu since they probably wouldn't get a game under anyone else...

[Jase 43,479]

As long as he hears it - & he sure as hell did with 40,000 people bursting their lungs to ensure it - then that is satisfaction enough for most fans I would imagine.

& how else exactly are we, as the fans, supposed to voice our displeasure to the powers that be? By posting polite & well-reasoned arguments on an online fan forum that Roman undoubtedly doesn't even acknowledge the existence of & likely never will?

The only way he is going to actually take notice & realise just how far he has crossed the line this time is if 40,000 of the fans that are vital to his own footballing/financial endeavours make sure it is ringing in his ears for 90 minutes every week.

& I would have to imagine the only players who are going to be even mildy discouraged by such chants would be Torres & Romeu because they probably wouldn't get a game under anyone else...

Maybe it was fine doing today but I sure hope they don't do it in every game. And there are other ways to make our displeasure and anger to the board(by going directly to the media etc), not by making Stamford Bridge a 'fortress' for visiting teams.

[robdog 2,084]

Maybe it was fine doing today but I sure hope they don't do it in every game. And there are other ways to make our displeasure and anger to the board(by going directly to the media etc), not by making Stamford Bridge a 'fortress' for visiting teams.

We don't want to see rafadyce to succeed. It's simple as that. So if RDM gets fired for being in 3rd only a 3rd way during the season, then we will rather have CFC finish below l'puke. That way rafadyce can jog the fuck on.

[Liquidator 5,176]

Why are fans who go to games always criticized? The day rafa was appointed everyone was saying how he should get hell at his first game, we boo him and then people say how wrong it is