by Wilhelmsson » Fri Sep 21, 2007 4:02 pm
Two people aged 40+ arguing is quite tiresome; it’s the type of storyline which belongs in a soap opera and not football.
Firstly why Big Sam (I’ve heard differently) feels the need to criticise Benitez out of the blue is a question I’d like to know. Granted they never have gotten on, Big Sam should concentrate solely on his own football club.
If Big Sam wins a few trophies at Newcastle then he can criticise Benitez that said he raises an interesting point. I’ve always wondered on at times how Benitez would be seen by Liverpool fans had Liverpool not been dominant in Europe.
I don’t feel for a moment, that Benitez would have been sacked if Liverpool hadn’t been dominant in Europe, but I doubt Benitez would have the luxury of having a deeply sympathetic and passionate fan base.
My overall conclusion is that Big Sam is a small fish in a big pond and feels inferior to Rafa Benitez; Big Sam wishes he had complex, strategic methods as Senior Benitez.
'There's Man Utd and Man City at the bottom of Division 1, and by God they'll take some shifting.' - Bill Shankly.