Rafa axe fear
West Ham 3 Chelsea 1
RAFA BENITEZ last night admitted he could
soon be AXED as Chelsea boss.
Interim chief Benitez revealed he was “not 100 per cent” certain
of his future after the defeat at West Ham.
Benitez admitted: “I would say that it depends on the things
that we can do on the pitch. So, if we improve on the pitch, it
will be easier for everyone.”
Pressed on the fact he did not sound 100 per cent sure of his
position, he replied: “No, I am not 100 per cent. We didn’t win
today — that is the main thing.”
Benitez knows owner Roman Abramovich may pull the trigger after
a shaky start to his Stamford Bridge career, which has seen two
draws, one defeat and just one goal scored.
He was again booed by the Chelsea fans and taunted with chants:
“You’re getting sacked in the morning.”
West Ham boss Sam Allardyce warned Benitez he will NEVER succeed at the club unless he wins over the
fans.
Allardyce said: “You can’t manage a club if the fans are not
behind you. It just won’t happen. And the only way you can get them
on your side is by winning games.”
“If you’re winning, the fans will always back you.”
And Big Sam believes the nature of the job makes it impossible
to feel sorry for Benitez.
He added: “We don’t have sympathy for each other.
“We compete against each other, we toil against each other and
we play mind games against each other.
“I said to my players in our pre-match team-talk that a lot of
people have been saying Chelsea would be relieved to be playing
away from home after the problems they’d had in their last two home
games.
“I told my players to make sure that wasn’t the case and we came
out on top.”
