Rafa Benitez booed by fans as Chelsea plays draw on his debut

Rafa Benitez was greeted with jeers and boos from Chelsea fans in his debut match today. The Blues were held to a goalless draw by Manchester City in a game that lack clear-cut chances from both sides. It is very obvious that the Roberto Di Matteo's successor was not welcomed at the club, instead he receives a lot of boos from the fans.

But the former Liverpool boss claims he wasn't affected by the boos, and had promise to win the fans love in a matter of time. "My experience in England is that when the fans are singing I don't understand what they say," said Benitez, who managed Liverpool from 2004-10.

The introduction of Benitez before the match was greeted with persistent jeers, and the public address announcer had to plead with the fans to mute their dissent in other to pay tribute to former manager Dave Sexton, who died Saturday.

However, after a minute's applause, the Chelsea fans turned on Benitez again with chants of, "We don't want you here!" while "Rafa Out" banners appeared in the stadium. "How many people do you need to write a banner? One," Benitez said. "And maybe two to hold it."

Meanwhile, Fernando Torres returned to Chelsea's starting lineup but the misfiring forward, failed to convert his only meaningful chance in the second half. "You could see he was trying hard, the team has to help Fernando create more chances to score goals," Benitez said.

Chelsea now drop to fourth position on the league table below West Bromwich Albion whom are third. While Manchester City remained second position behind Manchester United.

Cyracks Zenda

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