Atrocious journalism undermining Rafa

Take a moment to look at the following two articles from that great bastion of truth The Daily Mail. I'm sure we've all heard the rumours about Jurgen Klinsmann replacing Rafa Bentiez in the last few days, rumours largely reported by both The Mail and The S*n.

Well this afternoon Klinsmann was confirmed as Bayern Munich's new manager and The Mail had this to report from the press conference. Klinsmann says that there were no offers from England before he took the Bayern job so that really does dispell all the rumours doesn't it?

Except The Daily Mail had this to say this evening. That's right, the same paper that brought you actual quotes from the press conference this time runs an article by "journalist" (In the loosest sense of the word) John Edwards with one brief quote and lots of citing of "senior sources" at Bayern and the German FA saying that Klinsmann had received a detailed offer from Liverpool. Same paper, two completely different, contradictory stories. Amazing.

What would the German FA have to do with Bayern appointing a new boss anyway or was Edwards merely throwing that in for a bit of weight to the story? Probably. There's either a serious breakdown in communication at the Mail's sports desk or else it's being run by a bunch of brainless idiots who have nothing better to do then make up stories in order to sell papers, the kind of rubbish that gives journalism a bad name. With Mourinho and now Allardyce gone, attention will shift firmly to Benitez and making him as unsettled as possible.

Respected Spanish football pundit and a man pretty close to Benitez's inner circle at Anfield Guillem Balague said as much earlier in the week when talking about the possibility of Benitez replacing Bernd Schuster at Real Madrid. This the Bernd Schuster who has given Real their best start in yonks and who recently masterminded a 1-0 win over nearest rivals Barcelona at the Camp Nou. Of course it is Real but they aren't about to sack a manager who has done nothing wrong so far and appears to have got Real playing the way the fans and the directors want.

Sure there has been problems between Rafa and the owners in the last few months but all indications are that things are a lot calmer now. Whether that will be the case come the summer I don't know, no one does. But until then we could do without the mindless speculation and the shoddy journalism. It undermines Rafa and makes journalists like John Edwards look like idiots.