Benitez - Blowing His Own Trumpet

We are a team in transition--that's fair. But Rafa doesn't acknowledge that we're underachieving. We are 16 points behind Man Utd, a side that may be outstanding up top but that's otherwise sub-par defensively. Even in a transitional year, we should be doing far better. I also wonder why he doesn't come out and say we're aiming for second place, not 3rd or 4th. We're only 4 points behind City and we play them soon. No reason we can't aim for their heads.

Well he can sod off and try and win stuff in some other country, he's not welcome here! Even with RDM's 'bad run', I felt that this team in transition was transitioning so well that we even had a genuine outside chance of the title. The minute this idiot arrived, the position has changed so that we are supposed to be chuffed to bits if we make 4th. That's success, is it? Well done Rafa and thanks a million!

lol @ the (( something of a spring in his portly step)). good or bad, we have something like 90 something days to endure this gaffer. i suggest we batten down the hatch, cos this ride is gonna be scary.

Pleease dear Lord..do grant us a top 3 finish despite the FSW....i am scared this bizarre man will play a full strength team in europa...he desperate wants to keep the chelsea job...that wont happen by the grace of God....'ll continue to gloat until he leaves...he is good for nothing for us...he is just dumb on the sidelines..pathetic stuff.

His portly demeanour is a dead giveaway - it's the thick skin he possesses.

Rafa is saying all the right things.Very clever man just telling it as it is.He stuffed us a couple of times,meaning I ended up at his greatest win,in Istanbul.Instead of watching Chelsea in the final,I saw Pool inspired by Hamann(not Gerrard) come on at half time and change the game.That Milan team where one of the best ever and Rafa won against all the odds. He did the same in Spain with Valencia,winning the league title twice against the might of Madrid and Barca.Reminds me of his current position,fighting against the boo boys but that won't worry him,because he is a fighter and winner.

We all know what our first priority is and what Roman and the board's is as well. My lingering fear remains that just like it was with RDM last year Rafa's priorities are probably different. The man has won at least one trophy every where he has managed and i have this sneaky suspicion that his pride and desire to embellish his CV before his summer exit will see him do everything in his power to ensure that we try and win at least one of the FA cup and Europa league. Now normally this would not be a bad thing..lets be honest all we Chelsea fans especially in the last decade are spoilt rotten on trophies..one year without a trophy like in Carlo's second year and people nearly went beserk looking for someone to burn on a stake. This is in stark contrast with the pragmatic approach that Arsene Wenger for example espouses. He essentially bailed out of the FA cup and champions league last year knowing fully well he didnt have the squad to compete on three fronts and instead concentrated on the BPL fiinish and so despite a most horrible start to their season, teriible luck with injuries and then losing Nasri, Clichy and Fabregas he still managed to secure a third place finish. The problem for us now though is i really fear we dont have the depth to compete full throttle on these three fronts. Without getting priorities right and straight this could end up very bad. I still remember when Carlo made the ill advised decision to play Essien in a Champions league final group game that was meaningless as we had already qualified as leaders of our group..Essien picked up an injury in the game which we drew to Atletico Madrid and the guy went from injury to injury from then on and was never the same again. I do fear for us in the BPL if some vital player in our fortunes gets injured on some pointless europa league or even FA cup game..lets hope i am wrong..time will tell.

@Radio...sorry but certain posts on this forum are better ignored...i learnt that on this website...if one does not do that...everyday you might leave here with a headache...I mean how do you start an argument with certain folks here, even if you wanta come down to where they are..its impossible...so i think sometimes its just better to jog on...my 2 cents!

@Radio. I'm very sure he won't be here next season,except if he performs a miracle by wining the premier League and by some remarkable brilliance,wins the UEFA Champions league(That's so impossible)...lol.

Hahahaha good one @pantisocrates.

@Radio...@Ken and @Mq will sooon be at your back with big daggers and sword...better run for dear life!!!!!.....lmao!!

mourinho said he's next job is in England so it's chelsea or city for him come summer

@layorh12 I totally agree I think they're the only 2 managers out there that would do a cracking job anyone else I can't see lasting a season. I have a real soft spot for jose so I'd edge him over guus hiddink though

RAFA OUT! TORRES OUT!

With what I read on this link on the main website, I think marin, saville and Ake might be involved in prague.... Rafa pls no mata,moses and hazard... www.chelseafc.com/chelsea-article/article/3072984

Sometimes I wonder.....honestly.....do we have to misconstrue everything he says to find a reason to castigate him?? *smh

Just a few weeks back,chelseafc.com headline something like wrote:RAFA-WE WILL STRONGER.but VC headline was RAFA HAS A MOAN...so much bein misconstrued here!

**WE WILL BE STRONGER**..crazy pc

We just eed to see that old chelsea fighting to the last second since relaxing in the middle of a match cost us in concentration and loss of ideas when defending

i don't think the fans will change their opinion of him even if he won the both cups. On that note, Mourinho said his next job will be in england, and he ruled out man utd. I'm guessing it's either us or man city.

I just hope/pray it isn't Chelsea....that'd be awful