Rafa confirmed as new Chelsea boss

[juniormember]

He appears to have been paying for a whole team of assistants and analysts and specialists since he left Milan, so maybe he needed a bit of a 'top-up' now. It must be an odd sort of life being a Benitez employee whilst he just waits for the right project.

I wonder if they get to simply sit at home and watch some games and give him a little report once a month, or whether they have to all constantly travel around to matches, do analysis, talk to tech companies about new analysis software and tech, analyse that meeting, send said analysis back to Rafa for his analysis, etc, etc.

 

[Ryan]

I thought the general consensus on here was move the fuck on Rafa. Now he's moved on and theres a 23 page post about it.

I just hope we have another situation soon where there's a debate to be had about whether the trophies that the manager won, and the success that the team enjoyed under him, is really success or not, because we've been without the enjoyment of that argument since he's been gone.

I have a lot of respect for Rafa while being aware of his faults. I want him to be successful, but don't want Chelsea to be successful. I would like for Chelsea fans to be proven wrong, but I reiterate, I don't want them to have success. It's all very complicated, until I realize it isn't and that you can have conflicting motivations. I am large and I have multitudes.

I love you Fark.

 

[LarryHagman]

It's just a shop window for him, thankfully.

The shutters were down years ago.

 

[localny]

I thought the general consensus on here was move the fuck on Rafa. Now he's moved on and theres a 23 page post about it.

I just hope we have another situation soon where there's a debate to be had about whether the trophies that the manager won, and the success that the team enjoyed under him, is really success or not, because we've been without the enjoyment of that argument since he's been gone.

I have a lot of respect for Rafa while being aware of his faults. I want him to be successful, but don't want Chelsea to be successful. I would like for Chelsea fans to be proven wrong, but I reiterate, I don't want them to have success. It's all very complicated, until I realize it isn't and that you can have conflicting motivations. I am large and I have multitudes.

An excellent conclusion to the discussion. Time to close the thread.

 

[Dreambeliever]

I think he's being used to shift on the overpaid stars like Lampard and Cole, take the flak for it and then he'll get the boot.

Cole is worth every penny.
The best left back I've ever seen in the league.

 

[LeTallecWiz]

Maybe I was wrong about Rafa ... maybe he only signed there to destroy that club? So far, so good.

 

[Spionkop69]

Agent Benitez is on target to divide that club from th inside. He had a red tie tonight!

 

[Hansern]

Haha!

Will the bookies start taking bets tomorrow about him lasting until Christmas then?!

 

[hmmmmm1]

Apparently Rafa wore a red tie at the match tonight 🙂

 

[Sheik Yerbouti]

Hopefully they sack him in January and we get him to replace Brendan. I can't believe I just said that.

 

[moron]

Thats why he must return to us.

 

[LeTallecWiz]

Thats why he must return to us.

You must really hate Ross.

 

[moron]

Hopefully they sack him in January and we get him to replace Brendan. I can't believe I just said that.

Say it again Squonk - Say it again , I just cum in my pants !!! just say it again man.

 

[Halmeister]

Apparently Rafa wore a red tie at the match tonight 🙂

Haha is that true?

 

[SummerOnions]

Hopefully they sack him in January and we get him to replace Brendan. I can't believe I just said that.

I can't believe you just said that either.

 

[moron]

You must really hate Ross.

Ross is a legend on this site - everyone is entitled to their view LeTallecWiz. As you are aware I think Downing is a very technically gifted player - but 99.9% of the people on this site think he is a dick.

 

[moron]

Haha is that true?

He did they just said that on the radio.

 

[Holle]

Ross is a legend on this site - everyone is entitled to their view LeTallecWiz. As you are aware I think Downing is a very technically gifted player - but 99.9% of the people on this site think he is a dick.

Well that's one thing you have in common with him then.

 

[Sheik Yerbouti]

Then I remember Rafa was the world's worst and think fuck that.

 

[Hansern]

The tie was orange

 

[Insignificance]

Well, if he drove us nuts i would be very angry if he started to please the plastic flaggers!

 

[Silver Sean]

Hopefully they sack him in January and we get him to replace Brendan. I can't believe I just said that.

I'm only whispering it, but I'd like to see that too. Brendan seems like a decent bloke and definitely has will to win etc but given a choice between him and Rafa...
God football is too confusing these days.
Liverpool are like a once gorgeous girlfriend who cheats on you repeatedly, but you keep taking them back.

 

[LeTallecWiz]

YES! Let's fire Rodgers after 6 months on the job! We can be the new Chelsea, just minute the money and trophies.

 

[RedZeppelin III]

we can't fire him but was he the right person to hire in the first place ?

 

[LeTallecWiz]

we can't fire him but was he the right person to hire in the first place ?

Sure we can fire him. After all, when you start a project with a raft, if you don't have a speedboat in 6 months, time to move on ...

 

[peterhague]

we can't fire him but was he the right person to hire in the first place ?

Of course not. Rafa's a better manager and less of a dork.

That dweeb John Henry fucked up.

 

[LeTallecWiz]

** yawns **

 

[RedZeppelin III]

Sure we can fire him. After all, when you start a project with a raft, if you don't have a speedboat in 6 months, time to move on ...

well did we have to start with a raft ? I mean lets call a spade a spade , have we ever given the job to a manager who's done less in the game ? Hey here's hoping it works out but if it doesn't it won't be too much of a surprise .

 

[peterhague]

well did we have to start with a raft ? I mean lets call a spade a spade , have we ever given the job to a manager who's done less in the game ? Hey here's hoping it works out but if it doesn't it won't be too much of a surprise .

What happens when you have a couple of dweebs like Henry and Werner running your club.

 

[Judge Jules]

well did we have to start with a raft ? I mean lets call a spade a spade , have we ever given the job to a manager who's done less in the game ? Hey here's hoping it works out but if it doesn't it won't be too much of a surprise .

Neither Shanks nor Paisley had Rodgers' experience when they were appointed. He's been coaching for two decades and has been a successful manager both at lower levels and in the Prem.