Optimistic Nut Posted September 1, 2018 Share Posted September 1, 2018 He’s played 919 minutes in the Premier League under a manager who’s not Steve McClaren. He’s scored 9 goals in that time. Averages out at not much less than a goal a game. Throw in some of the sitters he’s missed too and the fact he’s not even mid 20s yet...as much as I love Rafa, we’ve been mugs letting him go. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToonArmy1892 Posted September 1, 2018 Share Posted September 1, 2018 He’s played 919 minutes in the Premier League under a manager who’s not Steve McClaren. He’s scored 9 goals in that time. Averages out at not much less than a goal a game. Throw in some of the sitters he’s missed too and the fact he’s not even mid 20s yet...as much as I love Rafa, we’ve been mugs letting him go. Missing sitters is his fault, he will be a decent player but that's it, and make ridiculous decisions for the rest of his career, he clearly isn't learning to not do stupid things. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPL Posted September 2, 2018 Share Posted September 2, 2018 Andy Cole missed many sitters and people say he's the difference we lost the league when we sold him. Different circumstances I know but similar argument. I'll always back Rafa but I think he got this one wrong. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToonArmy1892 Posted September 2, 2018 Share Posted September 2, 2018 An unlucky pen imo, fact is he's scoring at a very high rate Unlucky pen It was awful from Mitrovic, no luck involved here. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newintoon Posted September 2, 2018 Share Posted September 2, 2018 Unlucky, more like idiotic imo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sima Posted September 2, 2018 Share Posted September 2, 2018 Andy Cole missed many sitters and people say he's the difference we lost the league when we sold him. Different circumstances I know but similar argument. I'll always back Rafa but I think he got this one wrong. I’ve never ever heard selling Andy Cole cited as the reason we didn’t win the league in 1996, considering we sold him 18 months earlier. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackyboy Posted September 2, 2018 Share Posted September 2, 2018 According to the mail they said he gave away his SECOND penalty and I know that BHA did miss one so did he give away 2? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRD Posted September 2, 2018 Share Posted September 2, 2018 According to the mail they said he gave away his SECOND penalty and I know that BHA did miss one so did he give away 2? Nah, first pen was a foul by Vietto. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinho lad Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 GOAL! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 And again Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinho lad Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 GOAL AGAIN! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rompe Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 16 goals in 21 games for Fulham and 8 goals in his last 9 games for Serbia. All he needed was a run of games... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odear Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 Oh Rafa.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
duo Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 Surely it's all down to style of play and ours didn't suit his Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiotes Witch Doctor Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 On this showing maybe Rafa could have adapted his methods to accommodate him in some way. Early days though, but I think he will outscore our entire batch of forwards tbh. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odear Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 I’m sick of people apologising for Rafa on this one. When you have a striker like that in the club, you play to their strengths and they will get goals. You get goals you stand a chance of winning games. It’s quite simple. He played in a diabolical Steve McClaren side and then barely played for Rafa in a league that he would have torn up if let loose. That doesn’t count as a fair crack at it. If we weren’t gonna play him, we should have loaned him out that season. He would have had a run of games and come back on form for last season perhaps. It leaves a bad taste in the mouth that he’s a Fulham player now. I still wish him all the success in the world, he was black n white through n through. He still loves this club. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiotes Witch Doctor Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 I’m sick of people apologising for Rafa on this one. When you have a striker like that in the club, you play to their strengths and they will get goals. You get goals you stand a chance of winning games. It’s quite simple. He played in a diabolical Steve McClaren side and then barely played for Rafa in a league that he would have torn up if let loose. That doesn’t count as a fair crack at it. If we weren’t gonna play him, we should have loaned him out that season. He would have had a run of games and come back on form for last season perhaps. It leaves a bad taste in the mouth that he’s a Fulham player now. I still wish him all the success in the world, he was black n white through n through. He still loves this club. You aren't allowed to question Rafa, did you not get the memo? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odear Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 I’m sick of people apologising for Rafa on this one. When you have a striker like that in the club, you play to their strengths and they will get goals. You get goals you stand a chance of winning games. It’s quite simple. He played in a diabolical Steve McClaren side and then barely played for Rafa in a league that he would have torn up if let loose. That doesn’t count as a fair crack at it. If we weren’t gonna play him, we should have loaned him out that season. He would have had a run of games and come back on form for last season perhaps. It leaves a bad taste in the mouth that he’s a Fulham player now. I still wish him all the success in the world, he was black n white through n through. He still loves this club. You aren't allowed to question Rafa, did you not get the memo? Rafa will be managing elsewhere from next season. So we won’t have him or Mitro. We'll still have Joselu though, thankfully.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 Rafa messed up on this one, and possibly Mbabu, although one is completely unlike the other. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zero Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 Rafa requires player to fully understand and follow his order. Just like Jose Mourinho. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasper Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 "You play to his strenghts" Yes. You can do that in this league if you spend £105m on players. If you spend -£22m, then no. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmojorisin75 Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 think this ongoing debate is a sad indictment of where we are as a club tbh...managers don't fancy players all the fucking time, players go elsewhere and do really well, it happens but generally speaking said clubs replace sold player with either better or different and if that doesn't work out they try again the fact people are still yelping about rafa making a mistake tells its own story really Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 How come nobody posted his comments the other day? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
themanupstairs Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 How come nobody posted his comments the other day? Rafa's or Mitro's? Either way could you sum up please? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaydnNUFC Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 How come nobody posted his comments the other day? Rafa's or Mitro's? Either way could you sum up please? I'm paraphrasing, but "Rafa wanted me to press from the front, that's not my game, I get tired doing that, my game is crosses in the box, I tried adapting but I couldn't do it." Wish people would move on. He was never going to play under Rafa and asking Rafa to adapt his ways and tactics which have given him so much success down the years to accommodate him is daft. If Rafa was backed it would be more black and white than simply Mitro being sold and proving a world beater whilst Rafa prefers Joselu/Rondon. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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