Well, Rafa has probably made the right decision. The fact that Gerrard played only so that Aquilani could rest is what surprised me. I mean Aquilani? Seriously? I'm happy for him though. Hope he proves the doubters wrong.
I'm one of those who want Benitez here
Aquilani will probably end up with a thigh strain before the next game.Don't worry about Benitez we all have our bad moments.
Yeah, I do want him here. He's better than everybody we have been linked with besides Hiddink, and his history isn't that shabby. People forget that he has a stellar record in Europe and that it's just the league that he's had problems with, but justifiably so. With Chelsea and Manure spending almost limitless amounts of money, it's hard to compete at times. Benitez should have done a little better recently but perhaps a change in scenario is just what he needs.
By all means he's not an incompetent coach.
So we should settle because of the bad options? Half of those options are part of media bs & agents trying to make extra commission from their clients joining new teams & increasing demand for them.
I'm not concerned about his record in the CL,his tactics & transfer selections are extremely dodgy.There's another issue of adjustment with him.If we're gonna argue about richer clubs being the reason for not delivering,then we all know that he won't win shit considering inter blow us out of the water in terms of spending.
The only positive that comes to mind is that he could possibly convince players like Torres,Villa,Silva & Agger to join Juve.But we know that aint happening along with money being an issue.