Revealed: the nine reasons why Liverpool will not sack Rafa Benitez this season

They are nine reasons why Liverpool will not sack Rafa Benitez before the end of the season.

They are the eight Spaniards and one Argentinian in the Anfield bootroom and getting rid of them and  Benitez now would cost the Reds in excess of £25million.

Liverpool would have to pay up most of the £22.5million five-year deal Benitez signed just eight months ago if they gave him the boot.

And they would also have to pick up the bill for the exodus of his eight compatriots and Argentinian Mauricio Pellegrino, who would follow him through the exit.

Some, like rehab coach Eduardo Parra Garcia, are in the first few months of their contracts having arrived in the summer as part of Benitez's major shake-up at Melwood.

The nine include key personnel like chief scout Eduardo Macia and first-team coach Pellegrino, right down to reserve team fitness coach Albert Riera Gonzalo Rodriguez.

They are part of the fabric at Anfield and comprise nearly half of the 20-man bootroom assembled by Benitez.

They illustrate how Liverpool would have to bring in a completely new management structure at Anfield, causing great upheaval, if they did axe Benitez.

Benitez has completely changed the coaching set-up at Anfield since arriving in 2004 and club doctor Mark Waller is one of just four survivors from the days of Gerard Houllier.

Little wonder then that managing director Christian Purslow and co-owners George Gillett and Tom Hicks will wait to make a judgement on Benitez until the end of the season when any change can be managed more easily.

Ironically, this was the strategy used by former chief executive Rick Parry and ex-owner David Moores to bring Benitez to power and they waited until the end of the 2003-04 campaign to axe Houllier.

Who's Who in Rafa's Spanish speaking boot room
Mauricio Pellegrino (first-team coach): Appointed in July 2008 after stint as player in 2005.

Paco De Miguel (fitness coach): Joined in 2007 and is responsible for conditioning the senior players.

Eduardo Parra Garcia (fitness coach): Arrived in the summer from Celta Vigo and specialises in rehab work.

Albert Riera Gonzalo Rodriguez (reserve team fitness coach): Appointed in 2008 and is responsible for conditioning reserves.

Xavi Valero (goalkeeping coach): Arrived in 2007 and takes specialist sessions with Pepe Reina and the other goalkeepers.

Antonio Gomez Perez (reserve team coach): Appointed in the summer and was with Benitez at Real Madrid.

Eduardo Macia (chief scout): The former Valencia sporting director arrived in 2006 and is responsible for finding new players.

Felix Fernandez Ledesma (sports therapist): Arrived in 2007 after five years at Extremadura.

Ivan Ortega (sports therapist): Appointed in the summer from Celta Vigo.