Rafa Watch

[Shaggy]

I can't believe you were 14 then

[Mattshark]

I can't believe you were 14 then

Bloody kids

[Shaggy]

This made me laugh - cracking stuff from Rafa

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21167433

[Fernandinho]

I was 14 then too! He got sent off in the game vs Australia the cunt. We were robbed that game, will never forget when Grosso went down. We should have made the semi finals that year before getting bladdered by Germany.

[-V-]

Ughhh I have held a special dislike for Marco Materazzi since I was 14. I really liked Zidane and was pulling for France in the final of the '06 WC and well, the rest is history. Nevermind the fact that Materazzi played for Everton before I was old enough to really care...

So your around 21!

[kingfunk]

Rafa is now complaining that Chelsea have no squad dept and the team is stretched. Hahahahahahahahahaha **** me. Even though I wanted him back I'm now delighted FSG stuck to their guns. Never stops moaning and groaning about some thing or another. BR <3

[RichC]

He hasn't covered himself in glory since he turned up at Chelsea.

[Shaggy]

P18 W10 D4 L4 F42 A16

55% win percentage, scoring an average of 2.3 goals per game.

Considering he took over from a sacked manager - i.e. taking over a hugely dysfunctional team/club that was performing poorly (lost 4 of their previous 7) - that record looks alright to me.

[RichC]

No need to defend him

[Shaggy]

Just telling it like it is

[kingfunk]

What are we comparing his record to? With one of the top three squads in the league.

[RichC]

Think he'll never be accepted there and the home form isn't going to help that
http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/m...tableView=home

[Shaggy]

Not comparing it to anything other than the results that got RDM sacked - just providing the facts.

"Top three squads" is just an opinion - they came 6th last season.

[RichC]

Come on, they do have a very good squad and have been under achieving

[Shaggy]

Come on, they do have a very good squad and have been under achieving

They came 6th, that's a fact, and were doing quite badly again this season. They've been under-achieving for a long time. And Benitez hasn't bought any of those players or assembled the squad. His record is there for all to see - how people interpret those facts is up to them.