Don't see him him going back to Newcastle.He is a superb manager. Let’s not pretend he isn’t I can see him go back to Newcastle.
Yes Benitez. Just seems a bit of a prick move when he could have his pick of any clubs to come and try and knock Gerrard off his perch.Who is going to care about being disrespectful to SG mate? Benitez? That's not how football work plus they aren't close anyway.
He smells the Real Madrid job coming up!In the off chance that the Mirror is correct, let's have a quick look at how things went for Benitez last season:
Manager of Dalian Pro.
League consists of 2 Groups of 8 teams, who play each team in their group home and away. Top 4 from each group then play for final positions 1st to 8th and bottom 4 from each group then play for final positions 9th to 16th in a home/away cup format style.
Main league - Finished 7th out of 8 teams. P.14 W.2 D.5 L.7 Pts.11. Finished 23 points behind the leaders (sound familiar?).
Play-Offs - Won their first tie 3-2 on agg, which meant they would finish between 9th & 12th. Lost their next 2 ties, so finished 12th.
Chinese FA Cup - Lost 4-0 in the 1st Round.
Also lost their last League Play-Off game 4-0.
Benitez left by mutual consent (a polite way of saying he was sacked).
Not quite the tactical genius who can turn any team of mediocre players into winners.
The turnaround between the Old Firm can be as quick as a season, we’ve seen that in the past but; their squad needs a complete overhaul. Not even Pep Guardiola is making a team out of Ajer, Frimpong, Greg Taylor, Turnbull, Soro, Christie, McGregor.
A number of them want away from the club. Duffy, Laxalt, Ntcham, Edouard and a few others won’t be there next season. Obviously it doesn’t cost £90m to shape a squad in Scotland but it does take money and time.
I’d say their whole football operations is a mess. Money is no quick fix and I doubt they’ve got money to burn.
They sent Paul Brennan out last week to put a damper on talk of Eddie Howe and tell them they are looking for an up and coming coach etc.
I genuinely think the Mirror have been duped by that wind up letter.
Fair point! i was taking a few things into consideration tho that was just the most recent thing in ma head! With thier wage bill and no substantial income for best part of a yr so far id imagine they've burned through serious amounts of cash the players they have tied to long term contracts who are shite etc I can't see them having enough to pay off lennon, pay benitez , his backroom team, pay off the dross and rebuild a team that benitez would want! just my opinion ive no idea but I'm certain there will be far more tempting offers for him elsewhere
Yes Benitez. Just seems a bit of a prick move when he could have his pick of any clubs to come and try and knock Gerrard off his perch.
That is based on the two massive assumptions that they were close and also that this story actually has some truth to it.
I vote for John Kennedy. There not a more up and coming manager than him.
Little credibility? He's won the champions league and managed the likes of Liverpool, Inter Milan and Real Madrid. Dont think there would be many turning down 1 million a month just to go to China for a bit either.But Rafa Benitez pyoor wun eh champyins leeg n at no n eez pyoor heavy pals wi Gerrard n at is well n at.
Yaaaas, at meens en weew win eh champyins leeg an aw en win it? Hhaaa no danger man haha, Rafa wiw get us 10 an aw en n at.
pyoor mentuw man.”
Get yourselves to absolute fuck man. The guys past it. A mercenary for money. Anyone who goes to China just rattles their reputation so badly, he’s got little credibility left. Unless he gets wrongly offered a huge job, he’s now a mid level manager.
Plus there is absolutely zero evidence anywhere that he’s even been looked at for them, so really that hack has been duped by the fake WhatsApp letter going round basically. Diddy.
Spot on post. Rafa is a very good coach. He would improve players. Has a decent record at Newcastle relative to the clubs situation.Just to plays devils advocate here, I remember people doing this routine with Rodgers too, the infamous GioLoyal even proclaimed Warburton would ensure he disappeared back down south with his tail between his legs.
Regardless of Benitez’s stint in China he is a top manager and there’s no sense in trying to do mental gymnastics to convince ourselves otherwise. I don’t think he’s going to end up at the piggery though, having a reputation like his means he’ll get more lucrative offers.
Exactly , don’t really care if the story is actually true . In fact I hope it is . FFP maybe be a issue if Desmond tried to bankroll it .He would cost them a fortune and wouldn't have money to sign the high calibre players he Is used to working with, bring it on
Gerrard was a new manager though so it's different but yeah fair point.They werent close. SG rates him highly but says Benitez was very cold towards him.
Also, Gerrard came here when Rodgers was. That's football.
Gerrard was a new manager though so it's different but yeah fair point.
I’ve been checking my WhatsApp all morning , in hope mentally challenged mates on my chat start . But nothing .Mate they are already wanking themselves into s frenzy with this fake news haha
Not gonna get anything close to that at Shelfco£12million-a-year job in China
If Newcastle don't pay enough then no chance the scum willHe left Newcastle in the summer of 2019 after failing to agree a new contract
On top of all that he managed Chelsea and Liverpool as well. Why would he take a massive managerial and financial step back coming to Scotland?also managed Valencia, Inter Milan, Napoli and Real Madrid
Has he signed like?His sudden availability means Celtic have a world-class replacement for Lennon
U think he will match an epl wage for him and his team aswel as bankrolling tens of millions for a rebuild? They didn't even want to pay the going rate for mcginnTheir chairman is a billionaire, if he wants him he can more than afford it.
He is a top manager mate , but tbh it won’t be Warburton type he’s dealing with , even if was any truth in the story .Just to plays devils advocate here, I remember people doing this routine with Rodgers too, the infamous GioLoyal even proclaimed Warburton would ensure he disappeared back down south with his tail between his legs.
Regardless of Benitez’s stint in China he is a top manager and there’s no sense in trying to do mental gymnastics to convince ourselves otherwise. I don’t think he’s going to end up at the piggery though, having a reputation like his means he’ll get more lucrative offers.
Was part of the lure of Newcastle not the locality of his family? I'm pretty sure his family are still located in Liverpool.Spot on post. Rafa is a very good coach. He would improve players. Has a decent record at Newcastle relative to the clubs situation.
I doubt he will manage in Glasgow. If he does go to them we shouldn’t rubbish him.
U think he will match an epl wage for him and his team aswel as bankrolling tens of millions for a rebuild? They didn't even want to pay the going rate for mcginn
I think that’s exactly what’s happened...Isn't this because someone's photoshopped that letter from them and all the Rhabids have jumped in on it so the bookies have suspended getting lol
I fully get what your saying, but sorry mate, for me, going to China just bombs your reputation. For a few million sheckles, oh aye I would take it but it’s at the detriment of a bigger thing, him getting further success in Europe and cementing his name as one of the better modern managers of his time.Little credibility? He's won the champions league and managed the likes of Liverpool, Inter Milan and Real Madrid. Dont think there would be many turning down 1 million a month just to go to China for a bit either.
I'm pretty sure these are only making headlines because of that bait photo that was posted the other day which made the bookies slash odds.
Let's not pretend he's not a good manager just because it's them, that's just delusional lol.
About as close to Rafa saying it himself
I dont think I've ever seen two more contradictory sentences in the one paragraph before.He is a superb manager. Let’s not pretend he isn’t I can see him go back to Newcastle.