If Arsene Wenger leaves Arsenal this summer, is Newcastle United’s Rafa Benitez exactly what they need?
Speculation continues that Arsene Wenger will leave Arsenal this summer, with the Express reporting either Hoffenheim’s Julian Nagelsmann or Massimiliano Allegri of Juventus are the favourites to succeed him.
Both managers have plenty to offer, with Nagelsmann a young coach making a big name for himself in the Bundesliga, while Allegri has enjoyed great domestic success in Italy with Juve and reached two Champions League finals.
A different choice
However, is the man who really is the antithesis to Wenger in terms of style and tactics therefore be exactly what the Gunners need right now?
That man is Rafa Benitez, currently tasked with keeping Newcastle United in the Premier League after getting them promoted from the Championship at the first time of asking last season.
Benitez’s success with the Magpies this term has been built on organisation and defensive resolve due to the limitations within the squad.
That is something that the North Londoners have greatly lacked under Wenger, but it is not as if the Spaniard is unused to working at clubs with lofty ambitions either.
Benitez is a perennial winner, lifting two La Liga titles and the UEFA Cup with Valencia and guiding Liverpool to Champions League and FA Cup successes – as well as being the boss closest to winning the title with the Reds since 1990.
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