Forget Benitez.... The Players Need To Wake Up

Ever since Rafael Benitez was appointed interim manager of Chelsea, he has been on the receiving end of a lot of hate. Whether on social networking sites, fan forums or at Stamford Bridge, Chelsea fans have made it clear that his appointment hasn't gone down well with them. The reasons are well-known, so I'll not bother mentioning them. The fact that results have been poor under him so far (2 draws and a loss in 3 matches in charge) has put him under even more pressure, with the former Liverpool boss going as far as to admit that he is unsure of whether he will last the season. But is he squarely to blame for recent results? Of course he isn't.

A Safety-First Approach Doesn't Win Games

The midweek match against Fulham was a frustrating one both in terms of the result and the overall performance of the team. While Chelsea were successfully able to keep a clean-sheet, the lack of a killer instinct up front meant that Chelsea are yet to score a goal under Rafael Benitez. What got me wondering, however, was Benitez's approach to the game.

December Preview: Tough Month Ahead?

Chelsea's Premier League season so far has been decent with an impressive start to the season under Roberto Di Matteo, but a bit of a falter recently leading to RDM's sacking. Chelsea have played 13 games, won 7, drawn 4 and lost 2, standing 4th in the Premier League table. In the Champions League, we stand 3rd in Group E, having played 5 games and earned 7 points, 2 behind Juventus, 3 behind Shakhtar Donetsk. The only way we can get through to the knockout stages is us winning against Nordsjaelland and Shakhtar winning against Juventus. In the League Cup, we face Leeds United in the quarter final, which should be a fiery game. Interim manager Rafael Benitez started off his reign against Manchester City at home on Sunday, which ended in a 0-0 draw. After that, we have Fulham (home again) which is a tough game, as well. November ends, packed December begins here.

What We Learned From The Manchester City Match : 25.11.2012

What We Learned From The Manchester City Match : 25.11.2012

After 92 minutes of play, the highly anticipated match between Rafa's Chelsea and Mancini's City ended 0-0.

Scorers :
None

What We Learned :
1. Under Rafa, we're solid defensively.
2. Torres and Luiz becoming more visible.
3. Not much will change under Benitez.
4. Chelsea aren't out of the EPL race.

Under scrutiny - Rafael Benitez

Rafael Benitez has been appointed as Chelsea's number 1 and the Spaniard has brought in former blue Boudewijn Zenden as his second in command. The news was not taken nicely by the fans who despise Benitez for all the comments he has made about the London club in the past.

There is just about every reason to be angry, but at the same time we have to also realize that Benitez has taken this job to make sure that Chelsea succeed in winning trophies this season, which in turn results in him staying at this managerial post. We can go on and on about how much we used to hate him but at this point of time, we had absolutely no one to replace him.

Rafael Benitez takes over untill summer

Reunion: Fernando Torres with Rafa

Chelsea have confirmed that Rafael Benitez has taken the managerial role following the sacking of Roberto Di Matteo.