Benitez out after 210 days
Rafa Benitez has been sacked by Panathinaikos after just seven months in charge, the club confirmed. The Spaniard's tenure lasted exactly 210 days (3) (4).
No replacement has been named yet, but the decision signals the club is already planning for next season. Benitez arrived with a towering reputation, but the project never caught fire. The search for his successor starts now, and the fanbase will expect a name that matches the ambition of the hire they thought they were getting.
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The mood among fans on Reddit is a mix of relief and anticipation. Many had already checked out on the Benitez era and are now turning immediately to the question of who comes next. One thread on r/Panathinaikos is running a poll asking fans to vote on realistic candidates for the job, the conversation has shifted fast from what went wrong to what happens now. See the discussion here
