2007-02-03 08:37:59 · 27 answers · asked by Flying Scotsman 2 in Sports ➔ Football ➔ English Football
All benitez has done is open up a debate that has raged on for years. What is a big club? Would you class Chelsea as a big club, because if you do, then Everton must also qualify.
For a team to be classified as a big club, they need to sustain success over decades. They need the support of a large dedicated fan base, they have to have tradition, history, respect, and above all, a name that is known and respected across the world. In the premiership, you have got three teams who are regarded as 'big' clubs, because they have all the points mentioned above - Arsenal, manchester United and Liverpool. These three are not just big clubs, but they are giants of world football.
Chelsea, as yet, cannot qualify as a big club, because they have not sustained there success for long enough. I am sure they will, but for now they fall into the same catagory as Manchester City, Newcastle, Everton, Aston Villa, and Tottenham Hotspur.
For all the supporters of the aforementioned teams, please don't take this the wrong way, for your clubs are still big clubs in the eyes of the English Game, but not in the terms of world football.
2007-02-04 00:50:57 · answer #1 · answered by Tazman 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Everyone knows Rafa for his composure, but surely no-one can disallow him the chance to let off a little steam after that. He didn't really mean to offend, he didn't even really say 'Everton are a small club' he just said that all small clubs do is go to big clubs and defend. And that's what everton did. If i'm small and I went to fight Tyson, I'd defend with everything I had, why, cos he's bigger. But if I went to fight my friend of similar build, I'd give as I got. If Everton see themselves at our level why the 'parking-of-the-bus' tactics?? Would Barca come to Anfield and cram their penalty area with players? No, they'd go after the win. All he tried to make out is that Everton made themselves out to be a smaller club, afraid of the big-boys, reverting to negativity, happy to scuttle away across Stanley Park with a draw...does that sound like a big club to you?
2007-02-04 05:55:30 · answer #2 · answered by spodz 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rafael Benitez is Liverpool's manager and Everton is a fair size club not the biggest not the smallest
LIVERPOOL ROX
2007-02-03 11:07:57 · answer #3 · answered by Fred 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
compared to 20 years ago,you could say that.if you list the top40-50 clubs across europe,would you expect everton to be in that list,very few would agree.everton been in decline for many years now,cannot see it getting any better in the near future.everton is not known as a global footballing brand as the likes of the mighty liverpool,man utd,barcelona,a.c.milan etc.are everton a small club?obvious answer is a convincing YES.
2007-02-04 01:04:40 · answer #4 · answered by MARK M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they are if you look at success the two clubs have had liverpool have had a lot of trophys in last few years everton has not that is a fact. everton play negative football 9 men behind the ball against liverpool and they are a team full of dirty players
2007-02-03 13:24:37 · answer #5 · answered by ? 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
HEY!
i'm an everton fan and see how mad i was knowing that!
it's total bulls***. i mean even the very arrogant chelsea won't show disrespect like thhhhhhhhhhhat!
oh man shut up man
but everton is really not a small club,if they are, then how about fulham? wigan? man'city? sheffield? watford? HUH?
at least everton wacked his a** by giving them a draw at their home ground. they wacked their a** before by thrashing them 3-0 you remember? everton has a LONG history and they always have what it takes to stay in the top half of the premiership.
SMALL CLUB? BENITEZ YOU MORON GO KISS MY A**
2007-02-03 13:01:00 · answer #6 · answered by Saffron Boudoir 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Until Everton win anything then WHO ARE THEY?
Benitez is not only right but shows that Everton are bunch of wimps in todays game. They should try to win the game instead of crapping themselves in their own half.
2007-02-03 08:54:14 · answer #7 · answered by Sally H 3 · 4⤊ 1⤋
he's right. my little brother is an everton fanitic who flys to every home game from northern ireland says they are a small team. this is the reason he follows them.
you just have to look at their fortunes the year they qualified for europe after coming 4th. the lack of class was shown up in spades. 11 hard grafters and very little class will always be shown up for what it is in the long run
2007-02-03 19:37:48 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Everton needs a few more good player before they could prove a serious threat to the title.
2007-02-03 17:45:17 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, its the language thing again. He was referring to Everton’s lower position in the league.
2007-02-03 08:50:34 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋