This week the Liverpool co-owner George Gillett has come out and put all the blame for Liverpool’s poor start to the season on Rafa Benitez. Saying that Liverpool have spent more money than their competitors but due to bad management by Benitez are failing to challenge for trophies.
Rafa has, more professionally, declined to comment on the situation; but is clearly not happy with the way Gillett has public criticized the Spaniard.
It seems like every season since Hicks and Gillett took over the club there has been bickering between the manager and the owners.
I’m not a big fan of Rafa, he has spent poorly on the wrong players, sold the wrong players, his player rotation policy is often at fault, and his tactics are sometimes overly negative. However I have to side with him on this topic; the owners have no business publicly airing their dirty laundry. If they have a problem with Rafa they should call a meet with Rafa, not call a press conference.
It’s clear that the owners have no loyalty to Liverpool FC and are only looking out for their own interests. They are still looking to sell the club and are trying to make it seem to potentially buyers that the club is in good shape; they are just not winning because of the bad manager.
For all Rafa’s failings the failings of the owners are 10 folder. They said they were going to build a new stadium when they came in…where has that gone? They said they’ve given Rafa more money to spend than other clubs, but where is all that “money”? This summer they sold Alonso, Arbaloa for £35m and bought Aquilani and Johnson for £37.5m (plus some other smaller ins and outs). So that’s a £2.5m transfer budget…? That doesn’t exactly seem like Rafa has been given a lot of cash to work with.
The fact is Gillett and Hicks have come in and borrowed way too much against the club and for a while now have been trying to sneak out the back door. Like rats from a sinking ship they are trying to distance themselves from the lack of achievements at Liverpool.
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