Is Rafael Benitez’s Liverpool Dynasty About To Be Dismantled?
Date: 17 Apr 2010 Comments: 0 Rafael Benitez has allegedly been in discussions with Juventus. It seems the Italian giants, who are having an even worse season than Liverpool, may offer Benitez a dignified exit from what is fast becoming his Anfield nightmare. Benitez will always be fondly remembered on Merseyside for winning the Champions League in 2005 and reaching another Champions League final two years later. In the absence of a legitimate Premier League challenge, he has been living off this Champions League win ever since and patience amongst Liverpool supporters is wearing thin. Liverpool remain the most successful club in the history of English football, but if the major trophies continue to elude them, it is a mantle they are unlikely to retain for too much longer. The club is in disarray off the pitch with owners George Gillet and Tom Hicks at odds with each other, and the sort of preseason investment the fans would like to see is unlikely to materialize. At the slightest sug