So the gig must be up for Rafa Benitez at Liverpool. The TV pundits are all weighing in, as are most media types (and bloggers!), that this must be his last season in charge of the famous old club. As I suggested here on Mostly Balls earlier this week - http://mostlyballs.blogspot.com/2010/01/is-this-end-for-rafa.html - his job is hanging by a thread. He may be gone as soon as next week if they don't get a win this weekend, but if he lasts the season, there can be little doubt that he won't be at the helm of The Reds next August when the new season comes around.
In this interesting article from ESPN Soccernet, they debate his likely successor...? Who's your money on? My crisp $1 bill is placed firmly on Guus Hiddink. Dalglish would be a backward step; I think Mourinho is biding his time to be Sir Alex Ferguson's successor at Utd; Klinsmann won't trade LA for Liverpool (would you?); O'Neill is on a mission at Villa and Rijkaard, well maybe he's an outsider...perhaps 50 cents on him.
Who's your money on? The Anfield Contenders...
