Rafael Benitez returns to Real Madrid

RED wrote:He's a downgrade on Ancelotti. What's the point?

Would be hilarious if this turns out to be true.

Natalie Portman wrote:

RED wrote:He's a downgrade on Ancelotti. What's the point?

Would be hilarious if this turns out to be true.

Who's an upgrade ? Mourinho or Pep ?

Carlo is the best manager in the world. everyone else is a downgrade.

Seeing both Madrid and Benitez haven't had the best of league campaigns for years.....I make prediction that unpredictably, Real Madrid will win La Liga next season.

Stuff written in the skies

Robespierre wrote:So after this season he ends on the most important bench in the world ? The football is sometims so strange.

Great Leader Sprucenuce wrote:

Natalie Portman wrote:

RED wrote:He's a downgrade on Ancelotti. What's the point?

Would be hilarious if this turns out to be true.

Who's an upgrade ? Mourinho or Pep ?

Carlo is the best manager in the world. everyone else is a downgrade.

Seeing both Madrid and Benitez haven't had the best of league campaigns for years.....I make prediction that unpredictably, Real Madrid will win La Liga next season.

Stuff written in the skies

Define that, because there's quite a lot of things he's far from the best at.

Di Marzio wrote:Napoli is now almost in Rafa Benitez' past, and the Spanish coach is now the favorite for the Real Madrid coaching job. Florentino Perez had tried to convince Benitez to join the Merengues back in 2009 but back then Rafa had no intention of leaving Liverpool, but things have changed. The current Napoli coach is the favorite to replace Ancelotti on Real Madrid's bench, the conversations are on going and the negotiation is being lead by Rafa's agent Quilon- both parties are eager to close the deal. Perez may be getting his man 6 years later.

Great Leader Sprucenuce wrote:I think we can all agree that in that competition he's the top dog, but to me there's a lot more to it than just GOATing in Europe.

It's not just about his record and rotations in league competition either, i see a man who regularly makes errors in judgement during the league season from a tactical and positional point of view.

Mind you i used to consider Pep the best and he's shown quite the few flaws himself recently....

S wrote:

Great Leader Sprucenuce wrote:I think we can all agree that in that competition he's the top dog, but to me there's a lot more to it than just GOATing in Europe.

It's not just about his record and rotations in league competition either, i see a man who regularly makes errors in judgement during the league season from a tactical and positional point of view.

Mind you i used to consider Pep the best and he's shown quite the few flaws himself recently....

Basically there's no such thing as 'best manager in the world'.

Mr Nick09 wrote:According to Jose Luis Sanchez, it's done as well, club and agent just negotiating the deal.

I like Benitez, he is smart, has controversial but smart ideas and he will fight for us signing the players we need, as opposed to asking for Lucas Silva mid season then benching him all season.

Natalie Portman wrote:

Robespierre wrote:So after this season he ends on the most important bench in the world ? The football is sometims so strange.

Carlo got the Madrid job after losing the league to Montpellier with PSG

Klopp is likely to get a good gig this summer after arguable his worst managerial season

Mancini got the City job after being jobless and fired by Inter

Allegri got the Juve job after being hounded out of Milan and having them near the relegation zone

Conte got Juve job, after doing very very average with Atalanta.

Brendan Rodgers got Liverpool job after winning a promotion play-off and finishing 11th in PL.

and I can go on and on

Doc wrote:Might try to sell Modric to rekindle his love for Gareth Barry or whoever is his equivalent (Milner?).

Anyway, how is the semi available Spaniard YM mentions? Pep? He would not manage Madrid anytime soon (or in this lifetime). Emery? Please, not him.