by azriahmad » Fri Apr 29, 2005 11:48 am
Whatever we say about him, there is no denying that he is one of the best coaches around; and this also applies to Benithez.
One thing he is good at is taking pressure off his players by hogging all of the limelight. I don't think he is really so vain as to desire max media exposure, he does this also to take the spotlight away from his players so that they can concentrate on their job. He winds up his opponents on purpose, such as what he did to Rijkaard and also did the same thing to UEFA by turmpeting to the whole world that Collina is the ideal ref for the return leg and gets his whis granted. UEFA even went so far as to deny Maurinho had any say in this. By openly kicking up the fuss about Frisk and Rijkaard and Barca, he put a lot of pressure on Collina to miss calling the foul by Carvalho on the Barca 'keeper allowing Chelski's winning goal to stand.
He is one clever manipulator who is able to motivate his charges and also start things which put pressure on opponents or the regulators. Wicked! Probably the next career move for him is to act in a tv soap like Dallas or Dynasty where his manipulation skills can be pur to more use!
I wouldn't say thay I like him but I admire his achievements and his ability to mould and motivate these young millionaires and keep them hungry for glory like him.