Yossi

[SB]

Is that like Godzooki then?

[McDermotX]

6 months out.

Good move Yossi.......

[Shaggy]

Feel a bit sorry for him. Like Yossi.

[Reece]

Yeah despite his outburst when he left I always liked him. I Don't really wish injuries on any player.

[Craig_H]

Same here. I didnt think there was a lot wrong with what he said when he left. He was always giving it his all in a red shirt, a genuine player and had a touch of quality about him.

Wish him the best.

[McDermotX]

Done a job for us........but never hit that mark of a regular player worth his first XI place. Good finish to the season before last, weighed in with a few goals...........left like a bit of a ******.
Moving on with the dynamism of Maxi and Jova these days, with the added bonus of Cole's constant moaning and **** stamina

[Assassin]

I liked Yossi, he would never be one of your first picks on the teamsheet. A skillfull and honest player, on his day a nightmare for any defense

[Shaggy]

Yossi Benayoun perplexed by Chelsea's failure to spot torn achilles

• Midfielder ruled out by injury for the next six months
• Tear only spotted by Israel squad's team doctor

Dominic Fifield
guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 13 October 2010 20.08 BST

Yossi Benayoun has admitted his surprise and dismay that Chelsea's medical staff "missed" detecting the seriousness of an achilles injury after the Israel international was tonight ruled out for up to six months. The 30-year-old midfielder, a £5.5m signing from Liverpool in the summer, will travel to Finland on Sunday to have surgery the next day at the clinic of Dr Sakari Orava – the surgeon who operated on David Beckham in February – after Chelsea confirmed the findings of the Israeli national team doctor, Dr Mark Rosnovsky, and finally pinpointed a serious tear to an achilles.

Benayoun had been dogged by a tendon problem since the beginning of the season, with his club under the impression that it was treatable with careful management, only for scans at Tel Aviv's Assuta hospital to reveal a more disturbing reality. "The truth is that this entire situation is very strange," Benayoun said. "I had three MRIs and three ultrasounds and they all said that there was no problem, and it was just a small tear.

"I came to Israel ready to play and they told me it was a big tear. Chelsea were sure it was something small. They have compared all the images and they do not understand how they missed it. They said it is unusual to have such a big tear and not be in terrible pain. Even now I am not in pain but I cannot take one step by myself until I undergo surgery."

Benayoun has not played since apparently tearing a calf muscle in the Carling Cup defeat to Newcastle last month, though he was permitted to travel to Israel – via a visit to Marijana Kovacevic, whose treatments include the use of fluids from a cow's placenta, in Belgrade – to join up with the national squad. He had travelled still hoping to take part in his country's Euro 2012 qualifiers against Croatia and Greece. But he must now hope just to return to the first-team before the end of the current campaign. "I hope Chelsea have a successful season so I can come back and help win trophies in the final weeks," he added.

[Daniel 7]

Kicking off at the Chelsea medical team today isn't he? I hadn't seen him in a Chelsea kit before I saw it on SSN with him breaking down. Looked ****ing weird. Surprised he has the number 10 shirt.

[Arn]

Lost my respect for him after the interview he made after he left us. He lied in it about the playing time and most probably also lied when accused Rafa.

I always felt that it was very weird that the bid from Chelsea just turned up at the right moment.

He most probably had an agreed deal with them for months and Rafa discovered it and told him to leave IMO. Nothing more, nothing less.

He will most probably win the league with Chelsea but he will also always be a very player with a big ego.