Braggfan
In the beginning there was nothing, which exploded
- May 12, 2014
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There are other options but just like with Ancelotti, Benitez is probably one of the most merited managers they can get. He gets results everywhere, which is what they want. They (their owners and other people in charge) dont care about anything else (like playing style or personality or club background). In that sense I'm not sure there's any better options available. They dont want to "take a chance", they want their £500m investments in the last four years to result in something. Surely not a popular choice if you ask the fans but they wont ask the fans. And if they finally get into that top 6, I think most fans will forgive everything of the past.
Funnily enough I have friends who support Everton and hate him, and friends who support Newcastle and adore him. I think he's alright, he think he can do a decent job. But Everton strike me as a club that are at odds with themselves internally. When you compare them to the Albion where everyone is singing from the same hymn sheet, Everton have Brands as director of football who seems progressive and wants to build a culture/identity, Kenwright who seems nostaligic and wanted Duncan Ferguson involved, and Moshiri who seems to wants the galmour and big names. As a club I'm not sure they really know what they want.
In terms of Benitez, I think he can win fans over, but like I say he will need a winning start as fans will turn quickly because of who he is. I don't think qualifying for europe won't win over the haters. They might tolerate him for a while, but to really win them over he will have to win things.