RAFA HAS SHANKS IN SIGHT..
Rafa's first 99 Prem games
Won: 55
Drew: 18
Lost: 26
With 55 wins already under his belt, Benitez boasts a better record than that achieved by Bob Paisley (54), Gerard Houllier (49), Roy Evans (48) and Graeme Souness (40) over the same period, while victory over the Champions at Anfield tomorrow will see the Spaniard equal the tally of legendary Scot Bill Shankly (56).
By contrast Arsene Wenger won 54 at Arsenal and Alex Ferguson 45 at Manchester United.
Benitez says: "I'd prefer to do well over the next 100 game rather than look back, but it's clear when you look at our record and compare, it's not bad.
"When I think about the 100 games we've played, I think to myself it’s a pity because it could be even better.
"An important feature is that as well as playing these league games, we’ve also played 59 more cup matches. That's 20 more than any other Liverpool manager played during the same period.
"I feel this reflects how well we've done, because of course we've won the Champions League, FA Cup, Charity Shield and Super Cup during this time.
"It's also important to recognise when we joined Liverpool we were beginning a new project and had to make a lot of changes to the team.
"It's clear we've made a lot of progress in three years, and now what’s even more important is to continue this and do the right things.
"The new people joining the club and Rick Parry know this and share the same ideas about continuing to move in the right direction. Maybe the important thing about these particular statistics is it shows what we were saying last week about how if you look at the bigger picture, we have done well."
louis' comments..
I didn't know that Rafa's record was bettter than Bob Paisley, who is a manager who won 3 Europeans Cups. Still, it's a great achievement. On the whole, he's doing well and even though the media has been unkind to him, he remained focused and did what he should do.
Won: 55
Drew: 18
Lost: 26
With 55 wins already under his belt, Benitez boasts a better record than that achieved by Bob Paisley (54), Gerard Houllier (49), Roy Evans (48) and Graeme Souness (40) over the same period, while victory over the Champions at Anfield tomorrow will see the Spaniard equal the tally of legendary Scot Bill Shankly (56).
By contrast Arsene Wenger won 54 at Arsenal and Alex Ferguson 45 at Manchester United.
Benitez says: "I'd prefer to do well over the next 100 game rather than look back, but it's clear when you look at our record and compare, it's not bad.
"When I think about the 100 games we've played, I think to myself it’s a pity because it could be even better.
"An important feature is that as well as playing these league games, we’ve also played 59 more cup matches. That's 20 more than any other Liverpool manager played during the same period.
"I feel this reflects how well we've done, because of course we've won the Champions League, FA Cup, Charity Shield and Super Cup during this time.
"It's also important to recognise when we joined Liverpool we were beginning a new project and had to make a lot of changes to the team.
"It's clear we've made a lot of progress in three years, and now what’s even more important is to continue this and do the right things.
"The new people joining the club and Rick Parry know this and share the same ideas about continuing to move in the right direction. Maybe the important thing about these particular statistics is it shows what we were saying last week about how if you look at the bigger picture, we have done well."
louis' comments..
I didn't know that Rafa's record was bettter than Bob Paisley, who is a manager who won 3 Europeans Cups. Still, it's a great achievement. On the whole, he's doing well and even though the media has been unkind to him, he remained focused and did what he should do.
I do like him as a person and a manager. I like his tactics and I can say that he's a great tactician. He changes tactics every match and we can't really predict his line-up at times. What i like most, is his flexibility in tactics. They can change in many ways during the match. I'm quite impressed by that.
Come on RAFA! We will always be behind you! Walk on..
you'll never walk alone..
cheers.
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