Rafael Benitez is one of the best coaches of the first two decades of the 21st century. He has won La Liga, Champions League, European League and many other titles under his belt. By the way, you can easily predict the football for all these tournaments on the sports statistics website.
After his dismissal from “Real Madrid” in early 2016, the career of the eminent Spaniard began to gradually go downhill. His biography began to feature more and more passing teams like “Newcastle”. In the summer of 2021, quite unexpectedly, he became the head of “Everton “. This caused a storm of discontent among the team’s fans. Mainly it was due to the fact that for 6 years the Spaniard was at the helm of the Toffees’ principal rival – “Liverpool”. It is also easy to predict on the football matches with the participation of this team on the verified platform.
At “Everton” the Spaniard was not bad. The team was going in the first half of the standings, showed attacking soccer. However, this did not change the fans’ minds. They still constantly demanded his dismissal.
The situation for Benitez has changed in the winter. The club gave a series of 12 matches in which he gained only one victory. After losing to EPL outsider “Norwich”, the Spaniard was deprived of his position. It is noteworthy that not long before that he drove one of his team leaders, Lucas Digne, out of the squad, having quarrelled with him. Because of this the Frenchman was forced to join “Aston Villa”.
As for Benitez, he lasted exactly 200 days at “Everton”. At the end of the 2021/2022 campaign, Frank Lampard barely managed to keep his team in the elite.
The main reasons for the failure of the “Everton” coach
Initially, the decision to appoint the coach of a major rival looked quite strange. The dissatisfaction of the fans only made the situation worse. By the way, todays football scores live with “Everton” are always presented on the verified website. The reasons for the Spaniard’s failure at Goodison Park include:
- Toxicity and conflict with a number of players. This is not only Lucas Digne, who was mentioned above, but also Risharlison and many other players. Because of this, an unhealthy atmosphere has formed in the team.
- Lack of new tactical ideas. Benitez has never been able to adapt to the set of players at his disposal.
- Injuries of some leaders like Risharlison. Due to that the coach could not rely on all of the strongest players.
As a result, he left the club, and hardly anyone regrets it. In turn, you can continue to follow the success of “Everton”. Todays all the football scores in live mode are available on the sports statistics website. The team has a busy schedule of matches ahead, so it is necessary not to miss anything important. Even friendly matches with the club are covered here.
