Well it didn’t take long for the former Anfield man to find his feet did it!
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Former Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez is poised to hold talks with Champions League winners Inter Milan next week.
Inter are looking for a new manager after Jose Mourinho, who also won Serie A and the Italian Cup last season, left to take over at Real Madrid.
Benitez left Liverpool by mutual consent on Thursday after six years at the helm at Anfield.
“That is the direction and in the next few days we will see and decide,” said Inter president Massimo Moratti.
“I can only speak well of him because he is very good.
“It’s also important that he has always done well in Europe: to continue to get joy from the Champions League is our aim,” Moratti added in an interview with Italian newspaper Corriere dello Sport.
The 50-year-old has a strong track record in European football, having won the Champions League with Liverpool in 2005 and the Uefa Cup with Valencia in 2004.But he would have big shoes to fill at Inter, with Mourinho winning the league in both seasons he was at the club, not to mention securing the Champions League and Italian Cup last season.
And before Mourinho’s spell at the club, Inter won three consecutive titles under Roberto Mancini.
Benitez was strongly linked with a move to Juventus, but since his departure from Anfield he has become the subject of speculation suggesting a move to the San Siro is imminent. (BBC Sport)
Well I think this says it all. Rafa may well have had his detractors at Anfield, although not nearly as many as some would have you believe, but the fact that he is about to walk into the vacant post at the Serie A and Champions League title winners.
The question now is, will Benitez attempt to snap some of his former players up? The uncertainty at the Merseyside club won’t help prevent such an occurrence so maybe he will look to bring in some former Liverpool stars?
How will Rafa fare in Italy? Was he unfairly pushed out the door? Will his departure affect Liverpool badly? All questions for you to ponder (if you want to that is).
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anonymous - June 6th, 2010 at 8:35 pm
rafa deserves a GOOD job.
inter is perfect for him.
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anonymous - June 6th, 2010 at 8:37 pm
Let him good good riddens. He ruined a team that had so much promise!
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anonymous - June 6th, 2010 at 8:45 pm
Clearly Benitez knew that he had plenty of opportunities elsewhere outside of Liverpool. Benitez if he gets the job (v likely) inherits a great side and will maintain that success without doubt. Many of his detractors will eat humble pie as his record is one of the best in Europe if not second only to Mourinho. Tactically he will suit the Italian game and he will take some Liverpool players with him most notably Macherano and possibly Reina who both appear to be v loyal to him perhaps unlike Gerrard and Torres. This will only further underline that no manager can succeed at Liverpool with nil funds and the toxic owners at the helm, still his football can be dull but he will be a big success in Italy
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anonymous - June 6th, 2010 at 8:54 pm
As hard as it is to say………Liverpool are in deep deep trouble………..remember benitez said he would stay if he was given proper transfer kitty………….he left becoz he could not get it(its not that he was sacked)……….god knows what will happen next……….he was a master tactician, and i believe job in italian league will suit him……………
i believe that Gerrard and masch will leave in the summer…….torres i cant say………anyways, it is going to be a long hard summer……….and all u rafa haters are gonna rue the fact that he left becoz its not about him leaving its about the money……….
YNWA…….
Saurav
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RaNE - June 6th, 2010 at 8:58 pm
He left because he was forced out. He didn’t want to leave.
Hopefully he gets the Inter job. He is a great manager and would suit Italy because he is a very tactical manager. Hopefully he can mould them into a winning team and continue the great work Jose left.
Rafa, YNWA.
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Retryboy - June 6th, 2010 at 9:08 pm
Think italian football will suit rafa down to the ground. Can see his brand being really successful there and good luck to him. Mascherano has come out singing his praises now because inter has plenty of argentine internationals and rafa will take pellegrino our argentinian coach with him. Its an ideal fit and frankly i love Mascherano as a player but sick of his bitching about life on merseyside, plus he can be replaced for 15m freeing up money for other parts of the team. Reina has been mentioned but he has already come out and said he is staying as has Aquilani. If anyone else follows him out can see it being Kuyt or lucas…wouldn’t be bothered about either leaving.
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anonymous - June 6th, 2010 at 9:33 pm
he might have a good season using mourinho’s players and then he is bound to fuck it up again.
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RaNE - June 6th, 2010 at 10:46 pm
Mourinho only signed a few players for inter do I don’t see why he is using “Mourinhos Players”
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Retryboy - June 6th, 2010 at 10:47 pm
Plenty of reports today saying Stevie g will be staying now rafa is gone, really hope they are true.
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anonymous - June 7th, 2010 at 12:05 am
please take kuyt degen ngog and lucas with you.
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anonymous - June 7th, 2010 at 4:51 am
It depends upon wich managers & players Liverpool brng in dis summer. Stevie G & Torres wud surely leav if der r no class players @ da club
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anonymous - June 7th, 2010 at 4:52 am
As in 4 inter miilan der either screwed or dey r champions nxt season
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anonymous - June 7th, 2010 at 5:09 am
This great news and bad. Now Liverpool = new Leeds but unfortunately Inter have a new maybe even better coach. Also a manger who lead his team to 7 place from 2nd last year goes to the Kings of Europe seems weird.
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spike - June 7th, 2010 at 5:24 am
mascherano for sneider
please
cause i can see rafa dropping sneider or eto to the bench
lol
pandev not gonna get any game
so will balotelli
so i’ll hold out for the kuyt+lucas swap for sneider
ROTFL………………..
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anonymous - June 7th, 2010 at 5:52 am
now cz masche is daily givin us hints of his exits.,why dont we get 18mil plus balotelli.,we use the 8mil to pay for banega’s release clause.,n the 10mil we get felipe(classy left bak).,then sell kuyt for 12mil plus degen for 3mil and use the cash for turan!!
play 4-2-3-1
reina
johnson agger carra fellipe.,
banega.,
balotelli gerrard/aqua turan.,
torres.!
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anonymous - June 7th, 2010 at 6:42 am
If he wants Lucas, I will carry him to Milan on my back just to get rid of him.
No?
What if I give him a tenner as well?
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anonymous - June 7th, 2010 at 6:44 am
A big part of Rafa’s sacking was due to him constantly hawking himself around European clubs.
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anonymous - June 7th, 2010 at 6:48 am
His boring, defensive style will go down well in Italy.
The fact that he’s incapable of saying anything positive about a player wont.
He’s played his part and now he’s gone.
Its not about Rafa, its about LFC.
YNWA
p.s. That thing he did on stage was reason enough to sack him
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spike - June 7th, 2010 at 11:30 am
@anonymous June 7th, 2010 at 5:52 am
u forgot lucan,ngog….maybe a milito swap….
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anonymous - June 7th, 2010 at 1:39 pm
Hope Ngog and some of his favourite players follow him wherever he is going to, whether it’s Inter Milan or God knows where. Current LFC squad is still not too bad except for some weak spots here and there. A good manager who can instill confidence to the team is urgently needed. Financial problems will somehow work out with time – hopefully. Last but least, morale wins war!
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maptainkorgan - June 7th, 2010 at 5:25 pm
I’m an lfc fan,
Let’s be honest rafa took over houlliers team and won the cl, and the fa cup, ever since he brought in his own players, and got rid of our old ones, we haven’t won a trophy. The likes of crouchy and bellamy, xabi alonso, arbeloa, dudek, smicer, eat more biscuits (igor biscan), hyppia , fowler,cisse and so on… though these may not be worldbeaters to the majority of football fans as an lfc fan I loved them, even mr. I can’t score a goal baros and I’m only healthy for cup finals kewell, they were still lfc players now, these boys rafa brought in toot there horn too much and don’t play for the badge, stevie turned down the likes of chelsea back in 05 because he believed in the club and its players, rafa and his minions, lucas, and masch are in it for themselves, reina has gone on about how merseyside is a part of him and even his kids have scouse accents. I love that. Rafa pulled of one great coup in getting torres, other than that I must say I’m estatic to see him go, gillet will pump in 20mill as promised to the new manager, and whoever we get can start buying players who want to be at lfc
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maptainkorgan - June 7th, 2010 at 5:31 pm
To be clear every transfer window I see dillusional lfc fans sayin players abcd and e out for so many millions and players xyz from all over the planet for this many millions and we’ll have 60 mil left over… easy business right? Ugh bollocks to that get rid of the deadweight and get a quality signing, then be resourceful and find players who want to be at lfc, and are willing to step into the club and help fight to get us back to where we need to be, just the squad selection for games next season without rafa will be exciting, its like having news signings all over lol, let’s just get a brit in there and get back to football…
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anonymous - August 28th, 2010 at 10:54 pm
inter is a great side and banitez as a manager is not bad he do well with inter
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