Benitez: I've made Chelsea a better team

Interim manager Rafa Benitez has stunned Chelsea fans by boasting he has improved the squad since taking temporary charge in November, reports The Sun. (So probably not true then)

The Spanish tactician claims that the team is performing better under his stewardship with individuals like Frank Lampard, David Luiz and Juan Mata all taking their games to another level.


His assertion comes with the Blues 22 points adrift of Premier League leaders Manchester United, and facing a serious fight to secure a top four finish and qualification for the Champions League next year.

"A lot of the players are growing and improving all the time," said Benitez. "Victor Moses, Cesar Azpilicueta, Ryan Bertrand and David Luiz, who was criticised at the beginning, have all improved.

"Juan Mata is scoring, Oscar is growing and even Fernando Torres was doing well at the beginning and getting goals, although he's not scoring now."

Benitez has the worst win ratio of any Chelsea manager during the Roman Abramovich era, and has already suffered eight defeat in just over four months in charge at Stamford Bridge.

As he prepares his team for tonight's Europa League quarter-final first leg encounter with Rubin Kazan, he reserved special praise for Lampard, who - like him - will be out of contract in west London at the end of the season.

However, he intimated that the current situation doesn't necessarily spell the end for either coach or manager.

"Another player who is improving a lot is Frank," Benitez added. "He was scoring at the start of the season but he's scoring even more now.

"I have a top side now and I'd like to stay with one next season. In England? Why not?"

 

Arrogant deluded Cnut

 

This is just a self serving statement of someone looking for a good job next year.

 

I hate the bloke big time but, and it's a big but, if he wins the FA Cup or Europa and secures at least 4th (preferably 3rd), I'll be content.....provided he does one at the end of the Season.

We can then all move on with our lives.........at least for the next 6 months with whoever is our new manager!

 

The LMA will be in uproar if you sack Coco, and quite rightly so.

 

Rumour has it that he has already been tapped up by Levy as the Tea-boys replacement.

 

That wouldn't suprise me, they have a history of taking our cast offs!!

 

This is my favorite part even Fernando Torres was doing well at the beginning and getting goals, although he's not scoring now." LMFAO

 

he's made you lot crap ever since he's been in charge, your miles away from the league.

 

, no he wasn't.

 

Total, absolutle plonker who knows everything about football except the difference between good managers and bad.

 

can't see this being true at all. He said just weeks ago he'd be ****ing off.

 

Bit like van rapist

 

, he was cleared of any wrongdoing.

 

She said no. She was paid off and then said yes

 

How can you argue with his view at the moment? Lets judge him in 4 weeks time!

 

Funny, you couldnt buy a win v united under RDM Could only beat that "TEAM" in Europe this season under RDM.

You have lost some games maybe you should have done better in he's just walkied in and didnt know what he had player wise, but you looked far more accomplished v United and in Europe under Rafa than RDM, lets not be saying RDM won the CL for you That would be silly. Dragba alone did more than he did re success in Europe last year, even Torres did more than RDM

 

they did, in the capital one cup.

 

the one trophy united could sacrifice without much sleep lost but.. touche

 

i would rather win the league than the capital one cup.