It’s easy to knock such an easy target, Benitez is a quality manager and did wonders in Spain for Valencia, they were in my opinion one of the best attacking teams of the last 5 years, he had a striker similiar to Crouch there too, He wouldn’t spend £6,000,000 on a donkey, is he any worse than Cisse at £14,000,0000? (Bought before he arrived I grant you) or Morientes who cost a similiar figure to Crouch?
He needs a goal or two to get his confidance up, I think he’s a decent enough player, you don’t score that many goals in a woefully poor Southampton side without having something about you.
Time will tell I guess, lets continue this debate at the end of the season.