Or, more specifically, its head coach, Rafael Benítez, when he took over from José Mourinho, who led the team to win incredibly The Treble earlier this year.
It is always difficult to follow the footsteps of a giant.
And, it really depends on your point of view. To the supporters of Benítez, the team that he inherited was defective in many ways. (Just a bit of technical details, for example, Eto'o always insists to play forward; the midfield depends too much on Sneijder, Samuel and captain Zenetti are getting old, and, as defenders, Lucio and Maicon do not stay in their responsible position as often as they should.)
But, the problems were already there when the team won The Treble ! It was Mourinho who kept Eto'o as a supporting player quietly, maintained an excellent physique of Sneijder and Zenetti, and got the best use of Maicon's ambition to score. In the right hands, crisis becomes opportunities.
PS. The very motto of Mourinho, which I entirely agree, is there exists no undefeatable team - not even FC Bacelona. The job of a coach is to conceal the problem of your side and find out those of your adversary.
We should all hold the same view in the game of our life.
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