Rafael Benitez was appointed as the manager of Newcastle United on March 11 of the ongoing year and so far it has been a tough start for the Spanish manager as his task is to try to push Newcastle United away from the bottom relegation zone but the only thing that Benitez has managed to do is drop points at a consistent basis.
Since taking charge of Newcastle United, Rafael Benitez has led the club to 3 defeats, 2 draws and 1 triumph, so that means that Benitez has sealed 5 points from the possible 18.
Newcastle United is currently positioned at the 19th spot with 29 points and they will have to start collecting a few more points in order to secure a safe zone that can ensure their survival in the Premier League for at least another season.
The latest league match of Newcastle United was against Manchester City which concluded in a 1-1 draw and Rafael Benitez didn’t take long to voice his thoughts concerning this recent match as the Spanish coach said:
“I have to be pleased because against a team like Man City, to do what we have done from 1-0 down, the reaction of the team, you have to be pleased. I haven’t seen the replay of Sergio Aguero’s goal but they tell me he was offside. You cannot change anything. I think they should get it right but we cannot change it. That’s it. The team has more belief now, the fans are behind the players and they will fight to the end. Today was an example of that.’’ Newcastle United’s Rafael Benitez said as he said that gaining 1 point against Manchester City actually was pretty good.
Liverpool, Crystal Palace, Aston Villa and Tottenham Hotspur are the remaining opponents of Newcastle United. Rafael Benitez and his squad will have to get good results against these teams in order to have any chance of staying in the Premier League.