Rafa Benitez had a talk to his players earlier in the week and told them it may not be as easy as they think if Newcastle are relegated – that they then can simply move to a big club and continue their careers as if nothing had happened.
Rafa has pointed out to them that if we are relegated, which is looking likely right now unless we can put some wins together very soon, then they were part of that and responsible for that.
They didn´t play well and didn´t do their jobs at Newcastle this season and it may not be as easy as they think to get to a top club, when they decide to jump ship from Newcastle.
Rafa Benitez – trying to save Newcastle
This is what Rafa has said before the vital game at Norwich this afternoon:
“It will not be easy to say. ‘Oh I will go.’” “It is not easy when you are not doing well at your job to get a better one.”
“They lose value – players lose value. I don’t think that anyone wants to go down, because then it will be negative for everyone if we go down.”
“It is difficult, but at the same time it’s very simple. They know that we are responsible for the situation.”
“We are professionals, failure affects the CV. Then there’s the money, moving family, everything.” “My players want to stay in the Premier League.”
“To feel the passion of the fans supporting you here when you are doing well is something they maybe won’t find at other places.”
“We have players here who have been in football for a while.”
“The other day I had a conversation with two of them and it is not necessary to explain too many things – they know how important it is to stay in the Premier League.”
It seems that Rafa has got his point across and our players who all seem to understand how very negative it will be if Newcastle are relegated – for everybody associated with the club.
I’m not sure I can take another relegation, especially in the circumstances of the last couple of years when it has been largely self-inflicted by those at the top running the club.
That´s a good statement from Rafa – “It is not easy when you are not doing well at your job to get a better one.”
Maybe Managing Director Lee Charnley should have realized that before he hired Steve McClaren last summer, only days after McClaren had been fired by Championship club Derby County.
If Lee had done his job properly and brought in a good manager then we wouldn’t be in this catastrophic position now in the league table.
The main criteria for being hired seemed to be that Steve was willing to adhere to how Lee Charnley and Graham Carr were running the club – that seemed to be Lee´s top criteria for hiring McClaren.
It´s simply shameful – and I´ll leave it at that.
Comments welcome.
5 comments so far
goalseeker
Apr 2, 2016 at 9:12 AM
Comment #1The only thing I would say to the comment:- “It will not be easy to say. ‘Oh I will go.’” “It is not easy when you are not doing well at your job to get a better one.”
How many managers fail at a job and with a short period find themselves fully employed again, players are the same future managers always believe they will get the best out of them even when they have played poorly for a whole season (no names here).
I just hope that today every player plays with pride and determination and that they hassle Norwich every time they are on the ball and they shot at goal whenever there is the slightest opportunity instead of passing and shirking the responsibility.
It is time that everyone stood up to the mark and be counted.
beermonkey
Apr 2, 2016 at 9:12 AM
Comment #2dont get the love in with sissoko at left back the bloke doesnt track back tackle or defend
while tiote has been out we have missed those things in the middle and he hasnt been tried there for a while
ok if rafa thinks he can do a job there fine
but if mclaren or pards put sissoko at left back
most of us would be burning effigys of them in the street
Jib
Apr 2, 2016 at 9:19 AM
Comment #3Just over 40 years ago Gordon Lee ( now 81 ) took us to Wembley 28th February 1976 where we got beaten by Man City (Denis Tuart )
Lee Charnley wasn’t even born .
He’s 38 years old probably the youngest CEO in the EPL and still learning.
firebug666
Apr 2, 2016 at 9:20 AM
Comment #4Rafa will sort the team out, and he will find a tactical formation to suit us, my gut tells me we will get all the points today.
HWTL
TudorCrisps
Apr 2, 2016 at 9:44 AM
Comment #5This is the game that decides it, win and we will stay up lose and we are going down, I’m confident we’ll win comfortably today 3-1