No, he wasn't great. But I think he could have gotten a lot better, but he never played in the end. Imagine how different our team would look if we still had Yossi and Riera, 2 players who were treated like crap and were sold last summer. Then we got Jova, Poulsen and Koncheski.
i don't think either player were treated like crap
Riera lost his place in the team and got ignored by Rafa - and then went to the press in Spain and unvented his fristration. However his form at the time didn't deserve a place in the side
Benayoun was a great player (a lot better than some people give him credit for) but it was he was treated the club like crap and going to Chelsea once Rafa (who was ythe one he had his beef with) had left just illustrated him for the glory-hunting, money-hoarding, sumbag he really is