Fact is, there's no one suitable to replace him, not to mention he shouldn't be replaced anyway.
This is the man that broke the dominance of La Liga from Real Madrid and Barcelona.
This is the man who ended a 21 year wait for that 5th star. Not to mention taking us to another CL final.
We finished 2nd in the league last season and came so close. I think that's maybe the reason people are calling for his head now - if we finished 4th would there be as much negativity so far this season? I don't think so.
We've got off to a bad start, but who knows, it could be one step back and two forward from now on. We need to be patient.
In the worst case - what's another year when we've waited so long anyway? We're not going to all of a sudden have a 100% winning streak from now until the end of the season if Rafa was sacked, but you'd think that was the case by the way some people are talking on here. Even those who want him gone would surely have the sense to see that it wouldn't be logical to look for a new manager until the end of the season?
To be honest though I can't believe I'm even discussing the possibility.
I F***ing love Rafael Benitez and I for one will have the patience. He's taken us from being a UEFA Cup team to being a team capable of beating anyone... and well!
I'll stand by my belief that he is the right man for this club. I don't see myself changing my mind any time soon.
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