Lets not forget there had been £125m spent on the team two months prior to his arrival and he spent £50m on Tosun and Walcott in January. If he hadn't managed it it would have been a tremendous failure.

He takes teams on with plenty of games in the bank to turn things around. Remember Sland 28 games and only just managed it with a game to go and a transfer window. Wouldnt have took it on in Rafa's situation ie 12 games left. Too much of a gamble if there was an inkling that they would be relegated so not to blemish his relegation record. Such a fantastic thing to shout about along with his one match in charge of Engerland before personally fecking it up. As has been said a fantastic 6 months pay for very little really. Horrible 'dodgy' bstd.