Victor Anichebe comments on Rafa Benitez and Everton atmosphere
Former Everton striker Victor Anichebe has hit out at the club following the 4-1 defeat to Liverpool on Wednesday (1 December).
The Toffees were convincingly beaten in the Merseyside derby at Goodison Park, with the pressure now growing on Rafa Benitez in the dugout.
Anichebe is the latest pundit to weigh in on the club’s woes, criticising the culture and the atmosphere at Goodison Park.
Speaking to Sky Sports News, the ex-Nigeria international said: “There’s no doubt that Benitez is a good manager. He’s a really, really top manager. But he’s not the right appointment for Everton. It’s as simple as that.
“The fans will never take to him. They’ll never, ever take to him. I don’t really know where they are going to go from here.
“If you look at how it is right now at the club, if you’re talking about culture, there’s just nothing there.
“The fans don’t seem to be supporting the manager at all. It’s only going to get worse and the atmosphere yesterday was probably the worst I’ve ever seen it.”
Concerning
Anichebe is spot on with his comments, but sadly he is telling supporters nothing they didn’t already know; there is plenty to be concerned about in multiple areas of the football club.
Perhaps Rafa Benitez was doomed from the start of his Everton reign due to his Liverpool connections and he was always going to be fighting to get fans onside.
A promising start to the season quietened the complaints, but with the Toffees having now picked up two points from their last eight games, it seems there is no way back for the Spaniard.
A heavy derby defeat is undoubtedly the low point and all eyes will now be on the club’s board to see how they react.
But Anichebe is right, there is nothing to suggest that Everton get the next appointment correct either. It is not as simple as just getting rid of the manager as their problems lie much deeper than that.
In other Everton news, the Toffees could look to sell one of their star players to raise transfer funds.
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