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oh the relief and joy, mixed together!
Benitez shouldn’t accept any less than he’s entitled to. It’s one thing being a useless manager like Benitez is, it’s another running a club and giving him a contract extension worth £16m.
Agree with all the above. Whilst the owners are complete muppets, that furore has tended to overshadow what a patently desperate league manager Rafa has been. On the back of a truly dreadful campaign, which he did nothing radical to alter at any stage, he should have the decency to lower what he’s entitled to and smooth his exit in the best interests of all concerned.
Whilst I’m not a Liverpool supporter, in the end he drove me mad. You don’t make yourself look like an idiot by preparing a "FACT" rant. He promised 4th spot, and then targeted the Europa League, which Liverpool also inevitably failed in. It was never going to be of any benefit whatsoever to the future of Liverpool. I know 4th spot was long gone by then, but, still, it was incredible how he wanted to patch it up with a trophy that was worthless.
Now the job is who to get as the replacement?
More like, who can they afford to get?
Sammy Lee is my guess
From the Mirror:
Harry Redknapp is a shock contender to become the next Liverpool manager
– as Kenny Dalglish draws up a shortlist of names for the Kop post.
The Tottenham boss is much admired by Dalglish, who has been asked by the Anfield owners to find out who wants the job of replacing Rafa Benitez.
Redknapp’s stock has never been higher after leading Spurs to the Champions League, a triumph that ironically went a long way to getting Benitez the sack on Merseyside.
And Redknapp could be tempted away from Tottenham, with friends revealing he is upset that White Hart Lane supremo Daniel Levy has not approached him about a longer and improved contract.
However, there is also the lure of Liverpool, who have the kind of big-name history and glamour that Redknapp has always fancied – and at the age of 63 he is unlikely to get one of the established giants calling for him again.
Redknapp could have to uproot from his Dorset base – a domestic problem that has stopped him moving north in the past – but a two-year deal on top money may ease that pain.
And Redknapp can also count on his friendship with Dalglish to help open the door and make him welcome, with friends claiming he is willing to chase the job.
Dalglish is close to Redknapp and was trusted with taking on his son, Jamie, when he started out on his top-flight football career. The families have been tight ever since.
Redknapp was rated the top manager in England last season – with Fulham’s Roy Hodgson also picking up a similar award – and Liverpool could not find a more experienced boss.
The only box he does not tick is his lack of success in Europe, but he has been at clubs where a run in those competitions has been a handicap.
Can he resist moving from Spuds to a bigger club?
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