by azriahmad » Sat May 29, 2004 6:08 am
For all of Maurinho's very astute tacticial acumen, as demonstrated in Porto's progress in the Champions' League, I think Benitez would make a better Liverpool manager between the 2 as Valencia really plays the same philosophy of the Liverpool and the AC Milan teams of the great past eras.
Let Chelski have him, we would still have a man who is a great tactician, only shaded by Maurinho, with a team who plays better and have better ethics. As much as I admire what Porto have achieved, they are a bunch of cheats and would resort to gamesmanship at a drop of a hat. Witness how many times Drelei or some other team mates have done this in the Champions League and also in the UEFA Cup last season. It is not the coach who does this but if his players did so in so many games and he did not really stop them from doing so, does that not imply that he had somehow condoned this behaviour. Make no mistake that Maurinho is an excellent coach, but then so is Benitez.
Liverpool is not a club of cheaters.