Rafael Benitez

Though it's too early to say that he will the new man to lead RM, but I think it would be fantastic if Napoli reach the 2nd place at the Serie A. In this case the credentials of Benitez would be questionable. Though the good point is that he maintain he's squad position (I mean sitting on the third place at Serie A).

StrugaRock wrote:Reading some reports that Benitez will sacrifice both Benzema and Ronaldo to accommodate Bale in his natural position, and make him the leader in attack.

lol what? bullshit

Of course it's bullshit.

Rafa is still Napoli's coach for another week. And they have a huge game coming next weekend against Lazio which will determine if they get CL or not.

Rafa may have had contact with Madrid and may have agreed to join and everything may be done but I promise you he's still very much focused on getting the job done for Napoli first.

And can I ask the link to these reports that you are reading.

Actually l'Equipe is reporting the Rafa and Napoli will have an announcement on Thursday.. it could be that he's leaving but only after the game.

Also, Florentino Perez of Madrid said in his press conference that a new Madrid coach will be named with the end of the week.

It seems to fit.

Don't call me James wrote:Of course it's bullshit.

Rafa is still Napoli's coach for another week. And they have a huge game coming next weekend against Lazio which will determine if they get CL or not.

Rafa may have had contact with Madrid and may have agreed to join and everything may be done but I promise you he's still very much focused on getting the job done for Napoli first.

And can I ask the link to these reports that you are reading.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-3098779/Gareth-Bale-integral-Rafael-Benitez-s-Real-Madrid-Spaniard-lands-job.html

I know it's daily fail, but I was just passing what I read. It doesn't mean I agree with it

Does he give chances to youngsters?

Red Alert wrote:
Rafa had 2 flops at Liverpool. Keane; which wasn't even his signing and Aquilani who never settled in England / was injured the whole bloody time. Seemed like a decent footballer when he played though. Still has to go down as a flop I guess. Considering half his signings were youth / revamping the academy and more than half of the rest were success / low risk buys I'm struggling to understand how he was poor in the market for us. It's a myth generated from the media that he was poor because of his spits with Ferguson.

You've got to be kidding. He signed lots of players that can be considered a flop:

2004/05:
Cisse 20 milion
Luis Garcia 9 milions
Morientes 9 milion

05/06
Sissoko 12 milion
Crouch 10

06/07
Pennant 9
Bellamy 9

07/08:
Babel 18

08/09:
Kean 24
Dossena 9
Riera 9

09/10:
Aquilani 20

More important is the fact that even with money and being able to keep his top players (Gerrad, Reina, Alonso, Torres), he just couldn't improve his team.

Benitez will be a Madrid legend before he even starts coaching if he brings Monchi with him. He also wants to make Guti head of the youth department

lmao Guti as the head of youth department, must be a joke.

Pedram wrote:lmao Guti as the head of youth department, must be a joke.

It's not like the current guy, Ramon Martinez, is doing a good job.
By the way, what's wrong with Guti?

i have not heard any such thing about rafa making guti head of the youth department....frankly that story sounds made up

Guti might spend more time chasing trannys than actually doing his job. Also, certainly sounds like a big, huge lie.

Just found this

LOL, Benzema is never on any of these predicted line ups but is always the starting striker.. Survivor

well hope this happens tbh , people need to learn that scoring goals doesn't make you a CF, and cr has had a lot of trouble being a cf when he was younger and faster, the movement and spacing is completely different, when you have create the space yourself!!, than having a cf do it for you, so basically cr is creating is the space for bale to flourish

Kroos in that holding mid role. Classic.

so many reports about benitez being next manager, is there any chance for klopp?

SuperMAG wrote:so many reports about benitez being next manager, is there any chance for klopp?

Klopp is not crazy

Benitez took a paycut to come to Madrid.
Morientes to be his assitant.

You wouldn't happen to have a link for that piece of information dear Valk?!

@valk i wouldn't trust sites like "managingmadrid" i remember them starting a rumor a couple days ago, then later saying people should not believe the rumor....a rumor they started, it was quite unprofessional...even marca wouldn't stoop to that (actually they probably will, those spanish sites can be foolish at times). i bet you got the info of guti as assistant manager from them.to be honest i'm not so thrilled about ex-players as assistant managers or managers when they've had limited experience, i don't get why fans get excited about them

imo, as a coach, manager, president, or whatever, you're supposed to surround yourself with people better or as sound as you, at least to give you another alternative on things and constructively critique your work (in private ofcourse), not rookies and coaches of youth teams and juvenil B teams

It's a shrewd move to have Morientes as his assistant. Worked with him before and Morientes respects him a lot as well as him being a legend at the club.

Hate this. The man underperforms with Napoli and is rewarded with arguably the biggest job in football?
I feel like he's being brought in to accommodate Bale. Bale's pretty much lost his entire support structure with no more Carlo and more importantly Clemente.

Rafa taking over at Madrid is a bit like Redknapp being given the England job at this point. It should've happened at some point, but now its too late. Damaged goods, feels like second rate.