2. History
Water under the bridge? I don't think so. Chelsea have had a bad history with Rafa, with the man now in charge having commented that the club were "Soulless". When Benitez was at Liverpool, he battled it out with Chelsea in the Champions League numerous times, such as when Liverpool knocked them out the semi-finals in 2005 which involved a controversial goal from Luis Garcia. Benitez also commented before Liverpool knocked Chelsea out of the 2007 Champions League semi-final "Im sure Chelsea do not like playing Liverpool. When they are talking and talking and talking before the game it means they are worried. Maybe theyre afraid?". We could bring up many insults and jokes Benitez has spouted about Chelsea, but probably the most rememberable seeing as it has its own plaque at Liverpool's Mellwood training ground has to be "We dont need to give away flags for our fans to wave our supporters are always there with their hearts, and that is all we need. Its the passion of the fans that helps to win matches not flags" which has not been forgotten by the Chelsea fans. It's going to take a lot of work for the fans to forget about his previous comments, especially since he even once claimed he would not take a job at Chelsea.