Wilhelmsson wrote:jaytoothetee wrote:don't think it is comparable to the heinze situation. he was at united for only 3 years, and his loyalty to them lay in only a professional basis. on the other hand rafa and pako have worked together for over a decade, and he is apparently a very close friend of the gaffer. imo pako would be well out of order to leave for our rivals because of a falling out over tactics. i would expect pako to feel more personal loyalty towards rafa than he has apparently shown.
still, all can be forgiven if kop11 is right and he is staying..
I feel the Paco ‘situation’ and the Heinze situation are very similar, I can only imagine those who refuse to accept the similarity between the two affairs are trying to a) cover up their denial of being hypocritical b) have finally realised the shoe is well and truly on the other foot.
Paco is friends with Benitez and has little obligation to Liverpool other than being an assistant manager. Paco was born and raised in Northern Spain, not Liverpool. If Paco wants to head to Stamford Bridge and work alongside Mourinho, then this is his prerogative and he is entitled to do so IMO.
Also who is to say Paco has actually fallen out with Rafa? Paco might want to pursue a managerial career of his own. For all us fans know, the media could be putting a typical sensationalist spin on events. There is little evidence (from what I have seen) which suggests Rafa and Paco have fallen out over disagreement with tactics/formations/training regimes etc.
If Paco, stays then he stays, if he leaves then he leaves the club, I won’t lose much sleep over it, after all the likes of Shankly, Paisley and Fagan have left Liverpool and the club remains in tact and progressing well under Rafa Benitez.
would you ever get over you heinze issue?
