LIVE Transfer Talk: Man United monitoring Lewandowski's future. [43] Bentez's decision to sell Alonso and replace him in the side with Lucas Leiva, in addition to Aquilani having arrived at the club injured, was called into question as Liverpool's title campaign began with two defeats in the first three games. "I'm the king of the exiles here so, as far as I'm concerned, it's finished for me at Liverpool," he said. Liverpool transfer news, rumours, gossip and speculation including updates on Roberto Firmino, Manuel Locatelli, Naby Keita and Mason Mount. He left the club, and coached Tenerife in 2000, winning promotion in his only season. If its the way I play or the way I am, fine. An unused substitute in the Spaniards first two games against Grazer AK and Tottenham Hotspur, he rarely made a matchday squad appearance after. That is something I can never forget. Yet, the Spaniard is not a monster. I could not risk waiting to see if Benitez kept his job. [110], Newcastle ended the season with a six match unbeaten run, including a 51 final day win over third-place Tottenham Hotspur. Carl Lewis? Rafa Benitez. [146] Rosario is a big football fan and supported Real Madrid, while his father supported Atltico Madrid. Rafa Benitez's team lost 1-0 on both occasions to a Spurs XI each time . I know everyone working there will be a lot happier and I believe Roy Hodgson is a good choice. History repeated itself in the final as they then went on to lift the trophy after a penalty shoot-out, following a dramatic 33 draw. Liverpool host Real on Tuesday night in the first leg of their. "I have still not swallowed it. I was really upset. The club had previously approached Javier Irureta, Man and Luis Aragons and had been turned down by all three. He was doing his job, I get that, but it was hard. Benitez picked up 13 points from his nine Premier League matches in charge on Everton's own turf - the same amount of points as Lampard has picked up. We have since done another (better) post on Rafa Benitez's Liverpool. Let us know in the comments section below Albert Rieras falling out with Benitez is pretty cut and dry. Yet despite his exit, Riise does hold Benitez in the highest of regards. [123], Under Benitez Everton enjoyed a winning streak across the Premier League and EFL Cup in their first four games. "I'll only leave if I go as a free agent. "With Rafa, it is all about himself. For a player to really be at his best you have to give him a certain confidence, but I did not feel appreciated by some people at Liverpool, he told the Mirror. 8m ESPN. Gillett declared himself delighted with the manager of his new investment, as Bentez overcame his domestic difficulties to lead Liverpool to another Champions League final. "I'm not going to leave simply for the sake of leaving. Bentez stands by his tactic, pointing out that teams who man-mark concede just as many, if not more, goals from set pieces. It was a normal Craig Bellamy picture in a newspaper! Mauricio Pochettino 'SACKED by PSG after agreeing to terminate contract' just months after Ligue 1 triumph,MAURICIO POCHETTINO has reportedly been sacked by Paris Saint-Germain after he reached a severance agreement with the club. Initially, he joined Parla on loan, but eventually signed for them permanently and helped them gain promotion to Segunda Divisin B. [84], On 27 February 2013, following a 20 win at Middlesbrough in the FA Cup fifth-round, Bentez heavily criticised the Chelsea board for giving him the title of "interim manager" and the Chelsea fans for their protests against him. Milan Baros finished Benitezs first season at Liverpool as the clubs top goalscorer. Despite the lack of silverware, the main talking points were off the pitch, with Bentez in the middle of a power struggle with the Liverpool board. Like Bellamy, it is perhaps no surprise that Jermaine Pennant was a player not best suited to playing for a manager like Benitez, given his reputation and the disciplinary issues that dogged his career. The left-backs standards had arguably slipped in his final two seasons with Liverpool as he fought with Fabio Aurelio for a starting role with only the Brazilians injury record ensuring he didnt retain the position permanently. He won a third league title with Real Madrid Youth B in 1990. I want to know.. So I hadnt expected this. Maybe I will never swallow it. Fab was our best player that half, which is some sort of comfort. Classy timing'.". [61] Buoyed by the Club World Cup victory, he told the European champions to back him with new signings or consider whether they wanted to keep him as coach, despite the side having won the treble only a few months earlier. And he still lives in Liverpool. Missing a match, however big, for the birth of your first child is perfectly understandable, with it appearing the only disagreement between the two came from Benitez declining Alonsos suggestion to later link up with the squad. [57] His first league win as manager came on 11 September 2010, a 21 win against Udinese at the San Siro. Liverpool finished the calendar year top of the Premier League for the first time since 1996. [52], On 10 June 2010, and only a few days after leaving Liverpool, Bentez agreed a deal to become the new head coach of Serie A and reigning Champions League title-holders Inter Milan, a post that was left vacant by the departure of Jos Mourinho, who left to manage Real Madrid. "When you have so many instructions, it makes it so difficult. And I would like to play there constantly.". Pennant simply wrote "GIRLS" in capital letters - and it was downhill for him from there. Vales time at Liverpool with Rafa Benitez will help a lot as DOnald adapts his system of high pressing possession football, which is enjoyed by both men. It was a bit frustrating not playing Inter, but I had to be with my family at the time, he said. He was appointed manager of Real Valladolid for the 199596 season, but was dismissed after only two wins in 23 games with the club bottom of La Liga. Bajcetic has been one of the few positives for the Reds throughout a disappointing season and looks set for the biggest game of his career tonight. Gary Neville vs Jamie Carragher is often the best part of Monday Night Football.. [87] Chelsea reached the semi-finals of the FA Cup, losing 21 to Manchester City at Wembley Stadium, and also progressed to the final of the UEFA Europa League. He never treated me with the respect I deserved. "[91], On 19 May, in his final competitive game as Chelsea manager, Bentez managed the team to a 21 home win over Everton, ensuring a third-place finish in the Premier League and a direct spot in the following season's Champions League group stage. I was in touch with Meier regularly and he told me Benitez wouldnt speak to him, but was saying Klns offer was unacceptable. From the latest transfers and match reports to training ground gossip and the running of the game, bridgeviews.co.uk offers a different perspective. The situation is said to be dire and Leach may have suffered seizures. "When I went there (Liverpool) I was told myself and Torres (would start) and Stevie would drop into the midfield but obviously as it went on I think Rafa liked Stevie playing that no.10. . [32] Bentez, however, said that his future was at Liverpool and signalled his long-term intentions by appointing Sammy Lee as his new assistant[33] to replace his long-time right-hand man, Pako Ayestarn, who quit after a reported disagreement, which Bentez admitted "hurt" him and arguably Liverpool's titles hopes. [114], On 24 June 2019, Newcastle announced that Bentez would step down as Manager upon the expiration of his contract, and he departed the club on 30 June 2019. Liverpool actually failed to find a buyer for Riera before Benitez left the club in the summer of 2010, but he was sold by successor Roy Hodgson to Olympiacos that July in a 5m deal. Despite this, poor results in the Champions League and a disagreement over future transfers lead to a public falling-out with the club's owners, which played out in the media at the end of November. Its like telling (Lionel) Messi you need technique. And it appears that such a deterioration stemmed from the midfielder missing the Reds trip to the San Siro to face Inter Milan in March 2008 to be present for the birth of his child, with Benitez trying to sell Alonso the following summer to help fund a move for Gareth Barry. But once Benitez had decided to sacrifice Alonso to bring in Barry, the writing was on the wall. Now in charge at Everton, Lucas Digne could be the latest player to not get a second chance with Benitez after the France international defender found himself dropped in recent weeks following a reported falling out between the pair. I played all of last year, and sometimes if I did not play so well in one game, I would still play the next week. [89] This made Bentez only the second manager after Giovanni Trapattoni to have won the UEFA Cup/Europa League with two different teams, and Chelsea became the fourth club overall and first in Britain to have won all three major European trophies. During the 199697 season, Bentez took charge at Osasuna in the Segunda Divisin, but after only nine games and one win, he was dismissed. . I am still very upset. [132] In a match in April 2009 when Allardyce was manager of Blackburn, he accused Bentez of arrogance over a gesture he made when Fernando Torres scored Liverpool's second goal. After Liverpool again defeated Chelsea in the semi-final, this time on penalties, Gillett stated, "Rafa has been tremendous We knew of him but I don't think we realized how good he was, and not just as a coach. I meet him from time to time like at Pepe Reinas wedding, or some family parties.. "It is good for Liverpool that Benitez has gone, but it was too late for me. Before that I played at Tottenham, free-flowing football, different managers. The 61-year-old collapsed at his Starkville home but did not receive medical attention for between ten to 15 minutes. [26], Supporters and manager joined to welcome new owners George Gillett and Tom Hicks, with the hope the new owners would bring funding for new players and a new stadium. But his constant instructions really restricted me. All I ever wanted to do is just to play football.". This is a player who had spent time in prison and played in the Premier League wearing an electronic tag after all. "I was never given a chance and that hurts. The season also saw Bentez make his debut in the Champions League, where his side reached the quarter-finals, losing to Inter Milan. Considering Liverpool were working on a limited budget when Benitez first took over as manager in the summer of 2004, its inevitable that he would have to force some players out to help raise funds for his own signings. "On a psychological level, it was very hard because I restrained myself a lot. [72], The appointment was initially unpopular with many Chelsea fans due to Bentez' association with Liverpool and comments he had previously made about Chelsea,[73] and he received a "fiercely hostile reception" as he was introduced at his first home game, a 00 draw with Manchester City on 25 November 2012. [85] He described his relationship with Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich as "excellent" and expressed his desire to remain as Chelsea manager until the end of the season. Youre a big name, you can play anywhere at all. That exchange took place just days into his Liverpool career and involved Benitez asking him to write down his misdemeanours and faults. When Craig Dawson is the best defender - possibly player - over 45 minutes, it sums up our issues. Benitez just shook his head Id got the sack, plain and simple. A stalwart under Gerard Houllier, Murphy never really had a falling out with the Spaniard as such. You can't treat a player like this and expect him to be happy. They thought I was playing well but Benitez told me he was surprised the fans booed because I was not good enough. In some ways, it is a surprise that Benitez lasted this long. Riera would later blame the media for the breakdown in his relationship with Benitez when speaking to Anfield HQ in 2016. And when the fans wanted me to play, Benitez told me he couldn't understand why. Allardyce suggested that Bentez had signalled the game was over despite Liverpool only having a two-goal lead. I have some offers. [113], In May 2017, Newcastle won the 201617 EFL Championship and made an immediate return to the Premier League after one season in the Championship. Xabi Alonso, Luis Garcia they won the Champions League that following season and he was justified.. He also enrolled as a student at INEF, the sports faculty at the Universidad Politcnica de Madrid and in 1982 he obtained a degree in physical education. Sometimes there were rows, others were just ostracised from the team, but all of them knew their Reds days were numbered after crossing paths with the Spaniard. [60] Despite criticism, Bentez guided Inter to win the FIFA Club World Cup in December 2010. An unused substitute for the 2007 Champions League final, he was informed by Benitez on the flight home that he had no future with the club. After defeating Bayer Leverkusen and Juventus with the aid of some bold team selections by Bentez, Liverpool faced Chelsea in the semi-final. He returned to Italy in 2013 to coach Napoli, where he won the Coppa Italia and Supercoppa Italiana. Rafa Benitez is my favourite coach in world football. It means that, suddenly, you mess up with a simple pass because your mind is all over the place. Liverpool fans will surely be fascinated to hear Rafa Benitez reminisce about his time in charge of the Reds on the club's official podcast. Having just witnessed arguably the most stunning comeback in the competition's history, when Rafa Benitez's unfancied side had fought back from 3-0 down to a world-class AC Milan outfit to win on . Liverpool fans knew that 'Agent Rafa' would not be there more than a season, and so it has proven.
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