Crystal Palace fans have taken to Twitter to react after Everton announced the appointment of Rafa Benitez on a three-year contract.
What’s the story?
Well, the Toffees became the first of the three managerless Premier League clubs to hire a new manager, replacing Carlo Ancelotti with the Spaniard.
Why does this concern Crystal Palace, you might ask?
Well, fans of the Eagles have kept a close eye on developments involving Everton and Tottenham this summer, given the managerial situation.
Names such as Paulo Fonseca have been linked to both Tottenham and Crystal Palace.
Nuno Espirito Santo was even close to joining the south Londoners, and also spoke to Everton before taking the Tottenham job.
In that respect, Crystal Palace, Tottenham and Everton have had a lot in common this summer, as all three struggle to hire managers.
Why didn’t Crystal Palace consider Rafa Benitez?
There were so many names involved in the hunt for Roy Hodgson’s replacement.
Steve Cooper, Sean Dyche, Frank Lampard, Lucien Favre, Nuno, Valérien Ismaël, Javi Gracia and Marco Silva were all linked with the vacancy.
Strangely, Benitez was never mentioned.
Now, you might claim that’s because he’s too ambitious a target to pursue.
However, a struggling Newcastle hired him, and even managed to keep him while in the Championship.
In that respect, it seems strange that Steve Parish didn’t even approach the ex-Liverpool manager.
Nevertheless, let’s see what the Crystal Palace fans on Twitter have been saying about Everton hiring Benitez…
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