pick one Big name player to sell and although hindsight is a wonderful thing he had an option of the older Xabi Alonso or the younger energetic Mascherano. He pick Alonso and was given a medical report that Aquailani would be fit for October and took the punt. He was not given the promised 26m he thought he had to buy one of David Villa or the Fiorentina youngster Jovetic which then screwed his plans and preparations for the season. He was not helped with a senior player being selfish wanting a 2 year contract and silly wages when coming to the end of the career instead of rolling one year on reduced wages. This in turn led to the player making press releases as well as colluding with the then MD to remove Benitez from post replace with Hodgson and be rewarded with a new 2 year contract one day before the new owners took over. Rafa should never have been sacked and did wonders at Liverpool and Valencia. He moved to Inter again identifying an ageing squad needing some fresh players, instead he was given not a single new player and told to work with what he had. He did so and won the Super Cup and the World Club Championship and in Jan asked for new players to freshen the squad he was refused and decided to say back me or sack me. Was Benitez correct? YES as you can see the state of the ageing Inter