Robbie Rotten wrote:He acts as though they are all Hiddink's achievement's; they're not. Scolari was at Chelsea for half a year and he kept them in those competitions, so to say well Hiddink done this, and Hiddink done that was wrong because he took over the club in a fairly decent position.
In The FA Cup we'd played Southend and Ipswich. We needed a replay to beat Southend. We were knocked out of the Carling Cup, at home, by Burnley.
In the Champions League we finished second in pretty weak group. We were tvvated 3-1 by Roma. Given Scolari's record against difficult opposition it wasn't looking like we'd get past Juve.
ATM it's looking like the only thing Benitez will achieve is 2nd place in the league. IMO finishing 3rd in the league, reaching the FA Cup final, knocking Liverpool out of the CL, being 2 minutes and 1 decent referee away from a CL final is a better achievement.
Since Hiddink took over Hiddink has taken 28 points from a possible 33. Benitez has taken 26 from 33.
IMO the main reason Liverpool are going to finish second is Scolari. If Hiddink was in charge for the whole season we'd be pushing United a lot closer, and possibly be at the top of the table right now.
That's why I rate Hiddink as worthy of a far better placement in the Manager of the Year ratings than Benitez.
