Rafa Watch

[TheElephantMan]

Perhaps Abramovich could reappoint all ten of his previous managers? Chelsea are the most ridiculous club in the Premiership and probably the World.

[baitman]

i cannot wait for 'being chelsea'

[Nicey]

My dislike of Chelsea outgrew my love for Rafa, I can help but be overjoyed each time they drop points. Funny enough it was not that long ago I was saying, fair play chelsea are playing some nice football and have a decent team, now it has reverted to the familiar Chelsea what a bunch of horrible plastic cunts

[peekay]

Dominic Fifield
The Guardian, Sunday 2 December 2012 23.40 GMT

Avram Grant may be called in at Chelsea to assist Rafael Benítez in a consultative role should the poor run continue. Photograph: Alessia Pierdomenico/Reuters


http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2...rafael-benitez

His decision to move to Chelsea looks even worse than the decision to move to Inter Milan.

[Norbs]

My dislike of Chelsea outgrew my love for Rafa, I can help but be overjoyed each time they drop points. Funny enough it was not that long ago I was saying, fair play chelsea are playing some nice football and have a decent team, now it has reverted to the familiar Chelsea what a bunch of horrible plastic cunts

**** me you're fickle. A week ago you were roundhousing anyone's ass who wasn't wishing Rafa all the best yada yada yada. You should change 'outgrew' to 'has outgrown' otherwise it sounds like you've felt this way for more than a day or two

[Rich]

I feel so sorry for Rafa. Surely he knew it is a hiding to nothing.

[dom9]

Abramovic is a joke. A comedian.

[Shaggy]

it's from football weekly.

They nicked it off Twitter. I think I've seen it posted 45,237 times.

[little dave hedgehog]

yet my manlove for ac jimbo endures.

[red g]

Rafael Benitez has vowed not to throw in the towel at Chelsea after revealing his anger at his players' limp surrender at West Ham on Saturday.

Benitez admitted after Saturday's 3-1 Premier League defeat at Upton Park that he was "not 100 per cent sure" his position was secure just 11 days and three matches into what has been a nightmare start to life at Stamford Bridge.

But he insisted he would not be driven out of the club amid growing unrest, with some supporters furious at the appointment of the former Liverpool boss as interim manager.

Asked whether he would ever consider walking away from the abuse, jeers and protest banners that are bound to be in evidence again in Wednesday's Champions League game at Nordsjaelland, Benitez said: "No. When I decided to come, I knew it was a challenge.It is hard to create history at a club that has none"

Pressed on whether the fans could do anything to make him quit, he added: "We have to win games, and everyone will be happier."

Ultimately, the only supporter Benitez really needs to make happy is billionaire Blues owner Roman Abramovich, who fans appealed to directly yesterday with a chant of "Roman Abramovich, is this what you want?"

And while the Russian has so far ignored the backlash against Benitez's appointment, he surely cannot ignore the damning statistics.

Benitez is the first Chelsea boss not to win one of his first three games in charge under Abramovich, the first not to witness a goal in his first two, the first to lose to West Ham, seven points dropped and a top-four place now under threat - never mind the title itself.

And although not in charge for all seven games, the statistics also amount to the Blues' longest winless run in the league for 17 years, their lowest points tally after 15 matches since Abramovich bought the club, and now a 10-point gap to leaders Manchester United.

http://www.teamtalk.com/news/2483/8304605/Benitez-I-ll-battle-on-with-Blues

[Phoenix07]

If they don't win the World Club Championship (which they should do in all honesty), I dread to think.

[Tee]

Was there a little Shaggy style edit there in that article?

[krade]

Hes on a hiding to nothing at Chelski, theres no way he has the respect of the changing room, I doubt many of the senior players will take him seriously.
He can just go through the motions knowing he'll get a bumper cheque at the end of the job.

Mind you how thick are the majority of Chelski fans, they prob want Lampard and Terry in charge.

FSG's master plan to screw Chelsea is in full effect Sell a crock for 50m, then when they can't fix him send Raffa in to sort out Torres whilst the rest of the team revolts.

[Glenn Hysen]

This is a bit like Kennys last reign with us. Disastrous decision damaging their reputation beyond repair...

[Darth Marty]

I hope the fans piss of Roman enough so he ****s off back to russia & takes all the money owed to him as well.

Now that would be funny.