Rafael Benitez
A master of the tactical game and of winning pressure one-off games, Rafael Benitez has the pedigree to be a great manager. Made his name with Valencia before moving to England to manage Liverpool and has led them to 2 Champions League finals in 3 years. That’s more than Arsene Wenger, Jose Mourinho and SAF, so that’s saying a lot.
Valencia won La Liga under him, but Liverpool have been off the pace in the league so far as Rafa in my opinion still has to get his tactics in line with the demands of the Premiership.
Benitez misses Liverpool, wishes he had 70m to spend back then
“I think last year we were talking about £70m,” – Rafael Benitez. He was speaking about Fernando Torres in an interview with BBC’s Football Focus (where the discussion would invariably have turned to all things Liverpool). “People were talking about maybe you receive an offer from another club. They were talking about £70m,” added Benitez….
Biggest Losers Of 2010: Rooney, Rafa And A Particular Strand Of DNA
Alas, ’tis that time of year again when thoughts invariably turn to the ‘new’ and stock is taken of the twelve months that played out hence – and we forthright bods at Soccerlens are no different. As we yet again slide effortlessly over the cusp of a footballing decade and into 2011, we thought it…
Lovelorn Rafael Benitez Should Take a Rest From Football After Inevitable Inter Split
To the surprise of absolutely nobody, Rafael Benitez’s time at Inter Milan is about to come to an end. If rumours are to be believed, this very night sees Rafa’s agent, Manuel Garcia Quilon, negotiating the Spaniard’s second compensation package in the space of six months. Jaded, Faded, Exhausted, Bitter Splits and Rebounds: In June,…
Rafael Benitez’s fixation with Jose Mourinho has ultimately cost him his Inter job
Rafael Benitez’s tenure at Inter Milan is over after just six months in charge. The eccentric Spaniard raised a few eyebrows with his audacious quotes and evident obsession to do the complete opposite of his predecessor Jose Mourinho which ultimately has cost him his job. As the saying goes, if it isn’t broke, don’t fix…
Rafa Sacked By Inter: Time For Allardyce To Fulfil His Destiny?
Yesterday it seemed that, after just six months in the job, Rafa Benitez was living on borrowed time at Inter Milan as a wave of conjecture began to emanate from Italy and ripple across the continent that the Spaniard had been delivered his backside on a plate by club owner Massimo Moratti. An evening has…
Rafa Benitez’s Time Is Almost Up At Inter Milan
It would appear that the last few grains of sand are about to run through the egg-timer of fate for Rafa Benitez at Inter Milan, with almost every news outlet in Italy claiming that the Spaniard is within a hair’s breadth of the sack – despite overseeing the Nerazzurri‘s fifth title of 2010 over weekend,…
Premier League Sack Race: Odds For Every Manager
Who will be the next manager to get the sack in the English Premier League? Are Avram Grant’s days numbered? Does Wenger have to win a trophy? Can Roy Hodgson turn Liverpool around? You wait around all season for the first EPL manager to be sacked and then two happen within the space of a…
Both Inters Expected To Fight It Out For World Crown
Inter Milan kick off their Club World Cup campaign this Wednesday with a win securing them a place in the final. Hot favourites to meet them there are Internacional of South America, sparking a commentators nightmare match-up in the final.
Premier League Teams Fluff £67m On Agent Fees
According to figures posted yesterday, Premier League clubs paid an inordinate £67.1 million in order to sate the whims of the various agents, middle-men and brokers with which they dealt in the period between October 2009 and September 2010. The results actually show a slight decrease from the £70.69 million total that was officially posted…
Liverpool Fans Should Be Careful Of What They Wish For
As Liverpool slumped to yet another defeat, in this, the most wretched of seasons, their fans chanted the name of the man they want to replace Roy Hodgson. None other than Kenny Dalglish. However, the very fans chanting that name should be careful of what they wish for. There is no denying; Liverpool FC has…
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