KopTalk.com Forums Football Liverpool FC Forum Why Rafa Benitez is definitely in it for the long

By Guillem Balague

Published 06:00 20/11/09

http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/opinion/...icle226227.html


Rafa Benitez said he would quit Liverpool if Fernando Torres is sold. The Spanish striker could have been sold last summer to Manchester City if Benitez had accepted their offer – and there will no doubt be more enquiries coming in for Torres until the day he does actually leave.

But what is remarkable about the offer made to Liverpool last summer is the scale of the City bid: £70million for Torres plus and additional £30million for Javier Mascherano. Benitez rejected both offers from Mark Hughes – but I wonder if those Liverpool fans clamouring for some headline grabbing transfer activity and the thrill of purchasing the likes of Ribery, Villa and Silva would have preferred Benitez to say yes?

In rejecting those bids in the summer, Benitez stuck with proven Premier League performers who are guaranteed to succeed, ahead of the instant impact of glamorous summer transfer activity: which in my opinion, was absolutely the right thing to do.

If anyone should question Benitez’s commitment after making that comment about leaving Liverpool – then they should know this. Rafa Benitez turned down the opportunity to take over at Real Madrid in the summer for the FOURTH time since he has been at Anfield.

Benitez rejected a package worth €6million per year over a four-year deal and a transfer budget that a manager’s dreams are made of. The reason he rejected Real Madrid? Rafa believes that he is in the middle of a major project at Anfield, one that so far hasn’t reaped the rewards he expected, but is clearly a work in progress and he has faith in its ultimate success.

The aim is not to bring one league title to Anfield, but a succession of them and an era of Liverpool challenging for all major titles for years to come…

i agree with what you have posted

there isnt much good managers around .
looking at the managers now

i think think the younger manager like RB and Mourinho are there only. People like Lippi , Fergi,Wenger , wont be there for long.

and Reina backs it up by saying "We are building something special here"

Rafarendum........

Emp jus writes rubbish, he wrote "the madrid president hates him and his style of football", some guys have the free time on them to write up stories about others..............

Never mind good Sport he should write for the daily Sport because thats a load of nonesense as well, We dont want this man managing our club, cant people see we are going backwards it's as plain as day.

Real would do anything to land Rafa.

as i have said it's all been about the timing, thats the only reason he has not managed Madrid, He looked more happy shaking everyones hands when entering the Bernabau last season than he did winning the Champions League with us.

and you think Emp writes rubbish?? Have you read some of your own posts....

It takes time and support from the owners to build a strong squad and the lack of funds presented to Rafa during the summer didn't give him the opportunity to build strength in the squad means we are struggling to have back up for our best eleven.
I'm not saying that Rafa hasn't baffled me by some of his starting line-ups but he does lack depth when we have injuries and we have had plenty of those to date this season.

someone might also comment after reading this article that Rafa has involved Balague to prolong his stay here..that he ushers good n positive words for Rafa...??????????

DID WENGER & JOSE aired that they received offers from Madrid too???

Rafa is smart enough to know under the current regime at Real Madrid he would be expected to deliver the league and/or the Champions League within the first 2 seasons otherwise he would be out on his ar$e. As City have proved, you can't just buy the league title, you can buy top players but you have to get them playing as a unit.

Rafa realises the board and the fans at Liverpool have a little more patience, and it has to be a gradual process with the budget limitations.