One of the most under-pressure managers in the English Premier League this season is Rafael Benitez. The Liverpool manager was expected to challenge for the title this season or at the very least finish in the top 3, yet neither of these are looking likely now due to an extremely bad start to the season and a bad run of form. In addition to this, Liverpool were knocked out of the Champion's League group stages for the first time in Benitez's Liverpool career.
As the pressure mounts up on Benitez, fans have been split down the middle between their opinions. Some want him to stay, as they constantly reminisce about the glory days of the famous Istanbul European Cup Final (arguably Rafa's greatest achievement yet), and others believe that the manager has outstayed his welcome and should step down for the good of the club.
My personal opinion is that Benitez needs to stay on. There is no way that he will step down and resign after just signing a new 5-year contract this year, and there's no way that the club can afford to pay him off.
Football is a very fickle game, and football fans notoriously have very short memories. It was only 8 months ago that Liverpool were challenging for the title, and if they'd won a couple of easy home games that they ended up drawing, the 19-year wait would have been over. It is important to remember that the most successful manager of all time (in English football) was nearly sacked after a few years of not winning anything, so we should have patience with Benitez.
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