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Rafael Benitez must be allowed to be the decision-maker at Newcastle if they are to survive in the Premier League, according to the Sunday Supplement panel.The former Liverpool and Real Madrid boss was finally announced as Steve McClarens replacement in the St James Park hotseat on Friday, and is tasked with steering the Magpies clear of the relegation zone.Much of the criticism that has been levelled at Newcastle in recent years is the amount of boardroom interference from managing director Lee Charnley and owner Mike Ashley, and the Daily Stars chief sports writer Jeremy Cross believes attitudes have to change. Rafael Benitez has to make decisions, says Cross What Charnley has to do if he is going to be successful is to let Benitez manage his way, Cross saidI am sure Benitez has sat down and demanded certain things, but demands and what you get at Newcastle are totally different things.Let him get on with it, and not interfere. Keith Downie gets reaction from fans as Benitez takes over at Newcastle Despite an obvious liking for the Premier League, Benitezs decision to get involved in a relegation battle came as something of a surprise, and the Mail on Sundays chief football writer Rob Draper believes the Magpies have got a manager of real quality.Benitez is the best calibre of manager since they had (Sir Bobby) Robson, youd say, Draper said. Alan Pardew did a very good job there, but he didnt have the record coming into the job Rafa has.They are in such a desperate situation, Benitez has been able to get what he wants. He can say that he wants money to spend if they stay up, that he wants to be the manager, he wants to have a big say in transfers. They could have got him when Pardew left, and Benitez was at Napoli, but they werent in the position to offer him these things.Now, they are desperate to stay in the Premier League, and they have given him those things.Benitezs relationship with Mike Ashley is the fascinating one. This will decide if this is long term or something that ends quickly.Also See:Benitez thinking long-termRafa calls for unityFive challengesRafas ups and downsJahlil Okafor Pelicans Jersey . The 20-year-old Pelicans big man glanced up and smiled widely at the well-wishers -- a fitting end to a day he wont soon forget. Davis responded to his selection earlier in the day as a Western Conference All-Star with 26 points and 10 rebounds, and the New Orleans Pelicans overcame a 10-point fourth-quarter deficit to defeat the Minnesota Timberwolves 98-91 on Friday night. Jrue Holiday Jersey . Pert has formerly spent time as an assistant coach with Cardiff City, Coventry City, and Bahrain mens national team. "Martyn is a highly-respected coach with experience at the top levels in England," said Whitecaps FC head coach Carl Robinson. http://www.shoppelicansonline.com/Authentic-Jrue-Holiday-Pelicans-Jersey/ . Pirlo limped out of Sundays 1-0 win over Udinese after just 13 minutes. Juventus says Pirlo underwent tests on Monday which revealed he has "a second-degree lesion to the collateral medial ligament in his right knee. ETwaun Moore Jersey . LUCIE, Fla. Anthony Davis Jersey . Schenn scored the game-winning goal and added two assists to lead the Philadelphia Flyers to a 4-1 win over the Calgary Flames at the Scotiabank Saddledome on Tuesday.Lewis Hamilton admits he felt quite disrespected by how Mercedes dealt with his controversial race tactics in the aftermath of the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.?Hamilton missed out on the Formula One drivers title this season by just five points to teammate Nico Rosberg at last months season finale in Abu Dhabi. As the championship slipped out of Hamiltons reach, the Briton unsuccessfully tried to back Rosberg into the chasing pack in one final bid to usurp his rival.Believing the race win was under threat from Sebastian Vettel, Mercedes instructed Hamilton to pick up his pace in the closing stages. With the title on the line, Hamilton disobeyed team orders on several occasions, including when executive director (technical) Paddy Lowe intervened over team radio.Speaking on the Channel 4 review of the season before a recent clear-the-air meeting with team boss Toto Wolff, Hamilton opened up about how he felt about Mercedes handling of the incident after the race.That was one of many uncomfortable moments of the year, he said. Ultimately, seeing what had been said afterwards, I felt quite disrespected by the individuals who had spoken. You definitely dont expect that from those who are in charge of so many people.Following the filming of the Channel 4 interview last week, Hamilton posted a video message on Instagram saying he and Wolff had patched things up during an amazing meeting in his kitchen, adding they would be the strongest partnership in 2017. Wolff commented that the meeting, which lasted several hours, had been fantastic.While Mercedes has since confirrmed it will not punish Hamilton, the 53-time grand prix winner says he still feels uncomfortable about a number of incidents throughout the year, including his costly engine failure at the Malaysian Grand Prix in October, which led to his claims that something or someone did not want him to win a fourth world title.ddddddddddddWhen you have something in your head, its there. You think it cant be a coincidence that all these things have happened.Reliability gremlins affected Hamiltons #44 W07 Hybrid on more occasions than Rosbergs car, which in contrast delivered near-perfect performance across 2016. This was an issue which frustrated Hamilton as the realisation dawned on him that it might not be his year, despite ultimately winning more races and achieving more pole positions than the German.Another area which did not sit well with Hamilton was Mercedes decision to swap several of his engineers and mechanics over to Rosbergs side of the garage ahead of the campaign, something he regularly cited. Hamilton said he plans to ask his team to not make any changes heading into 2017.Before next season, Im going to say to Toto, I dont want these guys to be changed. Please just leave us to do our job. I want to keep them all. Theres not a single person who needs to leave.Mercedes meanwhile, continues to deliberate over who will replace Rosberg as Hamiltons new teammate for next season, having confirmed there will be no announcement before January 3. ' ' '