I thought hed go to Atletico, and understand he was offered the job in the summer but didn't fancy the chaos off the field, although it would have been a cakewalk after THicks and Gullett!
Rafas decline coincided with his splitting with Paco, his man management was always his weakness, the similarities with Clough and Taylor are striking.
I would ask you to look at Alex Ferguson's man management skills before questioning Rafa Benitez on the matter. Kicking boots at players head's,shipping out Europe's best centre half for writing a book,dropping expensive goalkeepers after one mistake dropping the clubs top scorer for talking to the press to name only a few. If players don't respect the club and don't do as they are told to do so then I am right behind a manager that doesn't tolerate them.
