Oh, the things pressure do to you...

I don't admire the jobs of managers at top football clubs. They have a demanding job. And I mean it.

Look at Joe Kinnear, the caretaker coach of Newcastle United for most of the season. The ginormous task of saving The Toon Army coupled with his critics' close scrutiny probably triggered his heart attack. Most of you should remember his once in a lifetime press conference when he went mad and spewed "f**k" no less than 20 times at reporters who condemned his "average joe" abilities. A sign of mental breakdown maybe? That probably culminated to his poor health. Get well soon Joe.

The manager doesn't just get it from the media. How about the recent Arsene Wenger saga? Poor Arsene who really has nothing to prove to anyone these days got a mouthful from his own fans who cannot believe they have not won anything this year (as if it was a big shock in the first place). A typical Frenchman's reaction you would expect; Wenger threatened to leave the club... which immediately got everyone involved to shut up and realise they have offended the one man who held and still holds the club together. Oh come on, spare the manager some slack... Arsenal had already overachieved with a paper thin squad this season. What else could he do with a team of kids? They could only get better next season with a few additional signings.

How about the whiney whiney Spainard at Merseyside? I smell the distinct stink of sour grapes at Anfield. If you watched the interview of Benitez at the end of the match between West Brom and Liverpool, you would have turned away in disgust at the manager's childish antics. As if Alex Ferguson did anything that caused him to make so many mistakes in the season... as if Fergie was the culprit behind the failure of Liverpool to be trophyless again this season. Come on Rafa, has the pressure gotten to your brain so much that you are punching at shadows now? While I see extensions of gentlemen behavior and congragulatory comments from Liverpool fans all over the world, their manager is sadly not man enough to stand up to his mistakes nor did he have the balls to acknowledge that he had been pipped by a better man in Sir Alex. Boo... .... shame shame...

Why not take a leaf out of Arsene Wenger's book Rafa? Pay your opponents some respect... stop whining and start competing. If you can't take the pressure of a Top Four Club, take your bow and leave gracefully.