Europe’s hottest seat too much for Rafa Benitez

Football management has always been a precarious business, but never more so than now.

First Pep Guardiola and Carlo Ancelotti; then José Mourinho; now Rafa Benitez.

This is supposed to be the time of year when clubs review their playing resources. Instead we are seeing a major spin on the managerial merry-go-round, although merry-go-round doesn’t really describe it.