peewee wrote:murphy0151 wrote:peewee do u want him to go?
a small part of me wants him to go mate, its his stubborness that worries me, it was the same with houllier and that was his downfall, a large part of me wants him to stay and bring the league home but i am worried that he still doesnt realise what it takes to win the league here and his refusal to change his methods makes me think he will never bring it back.
i know many people when they argue this point say they want him to stay and justify their argument with "who would we replace him with", to me this is the wrong attitude, there are plenty of managers who could replace him and maybe bring success, and maybe they will flat on their faces. i don't have a crystal ball murph but i can see whats happening at the club now.
i think rafa is stupid taking the owners on in this way, there will only be one winner and possibly many losers, if he had delivered us a title and we were in a stronger position in the CL then i feel he could question them and they would be compelled to listen, these guys are no mugs in the business world and i am sure they are learning the football world, but whichever world they are dealing in such a display of pettulance by an employee is uncalled for and i am certain in any other industry he would be on his way out of the door now, its all well and good questioning the owners but to do it in such a public and immature fashion has not helped rafa one bit.
what comes first for me is LFC, not rafa benitez, not G + H, i want the club to get back to where it was, if thats without rafa then so be it, if its with rafa then so be it, but he needs to learn a few lessons in my opinion.
personally i feel he is looking for a way out of the club with his big pay off, i think he knows for him to win the league he will have to go back on his philosophy and lose face. he is trying to force the owners hand in my opinion and make them out to be the bad guys when they fire him while hoping people forget his discussions with real madrid and bayern munich.
just my opinion mate, it may be wide of the mark, it may not be wide of the mark. i get the impression the club is not a happy place, rafa has already put us in jeapordy for a silly reason with forcing pako out because he was pally with jose, and rafa has also put us in a strange position with his refusal to change a system that does not work.
in my opinion rafa thinks he is bigger than the club however many soundbites he gives about the club and the fans etc, thats all PR in my opinion