Why Benitez should Shut the hell up

Before i start ranting, I just want to say that I really think Liverpool had a great season (ok, it has not ended, but Man U has won so counted as ended ah). They pushed Man U all the way. At the back of my mind I was quite afraid that they would snatch the title from Man U ah, but luckily Man U did it.

Secondly. I wanna state that I think Benitez is a great manager. He won the Champions league with a team he got from Houllier. Come on la. Anybody who can win something, let alone the Champions League, with a team consisting of Cisse, Igor Biscan, Josemi and the one and only Traore deserves respect. He has does brilliantly at Liverpool and I am sure they are set to improve.

Ok, now here goes. What I am bingit with Benitez is how he can't leave Man U and Ferguson alone. Like seriously man, grow up. Even after Man U won the title, he said that he wants to congratulate the "club". He just did not want to mention Ferguon's name. He's really a small and petulant child.

But what irks me more than anything else is how he attributes Man U's success to their spending power. "When you are prepared to pay £20m or £30m for players it is easier to win the title". Oh ya ah, Torres came on free transfer right. And Mascherano was like nowhere near £20m. Ok ok. Please la Benitez, don't be a sore loser. You've lost, just get over it. I just read this article on Soccernet. He mentioned about how, "We may well break our transfer record, but certainly not Manchester United's." Then he goes on to say, "It does all come down to the money they have been able to spend, that is the difference." Why, why must he mention Man U? Leave them out it la. Like seriously man. I know you want to reassure your fans and all but its getting a lil irritating and whiny.

I did some research on how much Benitez has spent in comparison to Ferguson ever since Benitez's tenure, which has been 5 years and the "Man U has spent £100 million more than Liverpool" is a figment of Benitez's vivid imagination. There are conflicting reports on the net but just in case everyone thinks I am super bias, I'll use the figures which shows that Ferguon has spend more. Man U has spent around £10 million more than Liverpool. £10 million not £100 million. Granted that Man U had to sell less players and their net expenditure was more than Liverpool's, that really does not matter. Benitez basically sold all the rubbish buys he made and made more rubbish buys. So I don't think comparing net spending is an issue.

Another point I want to bring out is, when Ferguson talks about Chelsea's spending power, he has the right to do so. Well hell, everyone talks about Chelsea's spending power. With Man City in the fray, I guess we'll be hearing about them too. But the thing is, Chelsea's situation is totally different. They operate on a whole different level. But even then, when Chelsea won back to back titles, Ferguson didn't do a "Benitez". He congratulated Mourinho and stated that Mourinho was a good manager who did well, albeit with limitless funds at his disposal. That is what I call class.

Liverpool fans might say that Ferguson does not need to spend that much because he is just replacing certain key players to an already great team while Benitez is overhauling the team and creating a new one. I have to agree with that. Ferguson is just oiling and replacing certain parts of his Porsche while Benitez, from day 1 has been trying to "chng" his Cherry QQ. Like I said, he has done a tremendous job but its just too bad Ferguson has been at Manchester United for an incredible 23 years. Wenger was up against that and he won the league, thrice, with Arsenal. And we all know that Arsene Wenger only has like $1 dollar to spend every season. So ya.

Take a look at Aston Villa and especially Everton. David Moyes has been rebuilding his team with very limited funds but they have done very well. Tottenham has spent a lot but started off badly (Redknapp did well). Manchester City has spent and will continue to spend obscene amounts of money but I really don't see them breaking into the top 4 or even making it into the top 6 position.

My point is, money is not what drives a club to success (Take a look at the Galacticos Fiasco and Chelsea). Granted that it is a very important factor, it is not 'the' factor. So I sincerely hope that Rafa grows up, shuts the hell up and strengthens his squad. If he does that, I'm sure we'll be in for a very interesting and hopefully, more exciting season.