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Monday 19 April 2010

Rafael Benitez.

This one will be more comical then anything else. As a Manchester United supporter, this man has contributed humorous, clown-like behavior for the last 2 seasons and I for one would like to commend him for this.

I shall start with, January 9th 2009, 'Rafa's rant'. What a magnificent piece of comedy genius. The only thing that could have made this funnier is if that repugnant little fat bastard had got involved. Of course I am talking about Sammy Lee. The Two Ronnies would have been proud. Keep in mind the fact that at this point, Liverpool were indeed top of the league. This of course raises an important question: What did Benitez hope to gain from this rant? Why was it necessary?

Benitez, like a number of other managers over the years, made the mistake of trying to draw Ferguson into something that has been a huge element of sports management for years now; 'The Mind Game'. This was a big mistake given that his team was beating Ferguson's. Plus, Ferguson has been in this situation many times before, far more than Benitez. This leads me to a piece of advice for Rafa. Although not very eloquent and very much lacking in wisdom, it is true. You can't bullshit a bullshitter.

Benitez spent the whole press conference talking about Man United and how he feels they always get preferential treatment. Yet his team were top of the league anyway! His repeated use of the word 'FACT' was nothing short of hilarious. Ferguson didn't even need to put any thought into his response. He basically said: 'I don't need to respond to that, I'll concentrate on my team, Rafa should think about his. Just the fact that he speaks about my team so much tells you that he's worried.'

Rafa came out of this looking silly. And because he's wound so tightly, he didn't react well to Fergusons response or the press' coverage of the story. What did he expect? The press only take sides with whoever they think will win. Surprisingly enough, it was Sir Alex that went on to win.

Like I said at the start of this piece, this was always going to comical rather than aggressive. So, If I Ran The World, I would give Rafael Benitez free reign to give more hilarious rants like this to the public. Thanks Rafa.