Old Rafa is a grumpy bugger and a bad loser for not having the civility to congratulate Alex Ferguson for another Premier League title win. It's do or bust for Benitez next season - he has to win the league or the Kop may find it hard to take his whingeing, excuses, poor transfer buys (Mascherano and Torres honourable exceptions) and blaming others (like Ferguson) for his self-inflicted problems.
In comparison, look at the job done by Roy Hodgson at Fulham on a shoestring. A great season and only second to Ferguson in the Manager of the Year stakes. If Capello walks out after next year's World Cup amicable, wise old Roy will be a fine candidate to step in as England boss for a year or two.
Meanwhile, Arsenal fans will have only themselves to blame if Arsene Wenger walks away to manage Madrid. Who could blame him after all the abuse and criticism he has had to swallow as he builds another fine Arsenal side? The old saying is you only really miss someone and realise their worth when they are gone - how true that would be at the Emirates...
About Me
- Frank Worrall
- is a Fleet Street journalist who has written regularly for The Sunday Times, The Sun, The Mail on Sunday, FourFourTwo magazine, Melody Maker/NME and many other newspapers and magazines. The subjects of his critically-acclaimed books include Gareth Bale, Roy Keane, Lewis Hamilton, Alex Ferguson and Rory McIlroy.