Guest neesy111 Posted April 16, 2016 Share Posted April 16, 2016 He got today spot on in terms of team selection. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEEJ Posted April 16, 2016 Share Posted April 16, 2016 He's the fucking man. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nufcjmc Posted April 16, 2016 Share Posted April 16, 2016 still recon colback was a very very poor choice but he works with them in training he may be picking people that either are on his wave lenght or are showing more signs to being open to suggestion and input from the manager. Far too often this season its been throw 11 lads of the pitch and hope it works and I think some of our players may just want to play their own way or no way. Shame there just is a lack of depth not to rely on throwing shit on the pitch as soon as its available. Not that our " star players" have been anything but manure for most of the season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanj Posted April 16, 2016 Share Posted April 16, 2016 I wanted Siem and Mitro to start but this team was far better and looked a well defensively solid unit. We worked all over the pitch and tactically we looked very smart. Not the most exciting game until later when we extended our lead but just thought we played smart today. Rafa is brilliant. Happy Birthday wonderful man. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Posted April 16, 2016 Share Posted April 16, 2016 It's so good having a manager who knows what he's doing. He'll totally change the club next season if we're clever enough to keep him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotty66 Posted April 16, 2016 Share Posted April 16, 2016 Was concerned at first on how we stand off the opposition and don't close them down,however it's a superb tactic as we keep our shape and don't leave any free space for them to run into. We looked so compact today and made it very difficult for them to get through. Players certainly look like they are starting to fully understand their position when we don't have the ball. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Posted April 16, 2016 Share Posted April 16, 2016 Rafa is probably the biggest immediate upgrade we could have hoped for in any position within the club. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sh74 Posted April 16, 2016 Share Posted April 16, 2016 It was all a bit of a whirlwind when he first came in but i think he's now starting to show his stamp on the team. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 16, 2016 Share Posted April 16, 2016 Rafa is probably the biggest immediate upgrade we could have hoped for in any position within the club. It's like going from Colback to Pirlo in his prime in midfield. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colos Short and Curlies Posted April 16, 2016 Share Posted April 16, 2016 Black and White tie - little touches make a difference Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Posted April 16, 2016 Share Posted April 16, 2016 It's like going from Colback to Pirlo in his prime in midfield. It is. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Howaythetoon Posted April 16, 2016 Share Posted April 16, 2016 He is in the top 10 of managers in the game and here he is managing this shitty fucking excuse of a football club. Only at NUFC. I'm torn. For the first time since Hughton really I actually want the team to win badly, if only for Rafa the only professional at the club along with his staff, and of course because staying up means he may well stay. But... going down will hurt Ashley and I want that cunt to hurt as much as I do when I even think about NUFC and the mess it is. Again I'd rather support us in the conference without Ashley than with Ashley as owner and us a PL club. But Rafa conflicts me! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiquidAK Posted April 16, 2016 Share Posted April 16, 2016 I'm surprised at how quickly I've completely fallen in love with him. So professional, classy and intelligent. Makes such a difference having a manager you can actually be proud of. We looked a lot, lot better today and he got the setup and tactics spot on. Hopefully it's a sign that the players are starting to respond to his way of doing things and we'll at least make a damn good fight of staying up. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nufc4eva Posted April 16, 2016 Share Posted April 16, 2016 Pardew would have brought on someone defensive at 1-0 up as would McLaren. Rafa could see us flagging and made 3 attacking subs to finish game off, brilliant. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klaus Posted April 16, 2016 Share Posted April 16, 2016 Any post match comments from him? Just looked up Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Howaythetoon Posted April 16, 2016 Share Posted April 16, 2016 Rafa is brilliant at managing a game from the dugout, that's why he is one of the best. Tactically he's probably the best in the world IMO. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimburst Posted April 16, 2016 Share Posted April 16, 2016 I thought we looked worse when tiote came off, in all honesty. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted April 16, 2016 Share Posted April 16, 2016 I thought we looked worse when tiote came off, in all honesty. Yeah I thought that was a strange substitution unless Tiote indicated he was knackered Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest chopey Posted April 16, 2016 Share Posted April 16, 2016 When the game finished he went straight over to Shelvey and gave him a big hug and had a talk to him, top class manager and we must keep him at all costs Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Si Posted April 16, 2016 Share Posted April 16, 2016 Wasn't he on a yellow and cruising for another? Sounds like Tiote[emoji38] Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted April 16, 2016 Share Posted April 16, 2016 Wasn't he on a yellow and cruising for another? Nah Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsunami Posted April 16, 2016 Share Posted April 16, 2016 Tiote was knackered. In all honesty Swansea were all over us for the first 20 mins of the 2nd half and we were teetering on imploding. We had Colback playing what looked like the apex of a diamond with Gini and Sissoko looking ineffective. Make no mistake; we weren't good and if we continue to play like that we are down. Hopefully the result will give us a bit belief but a similar performance on Tuesday will see us lose comfortably. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted April 16, 2016 Share Posted April 16, 2016 When the game finished he went straight over to Shelvey and gave him a big hug and had a talk to him, top class manager and we must keep him at all costs Bit out of character, that. I think he may have realised this lot aren't the consummate professionals he's used to working with and need a bit of encouragement. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jep Posted April 16, 2016 Share Posted April 16, 2016 Tiote was knackered. In all honesty Swansea were all over us for the first 20 mins of the 2nd half and we were teetering on imploding. We had Colback playing what looked like the apex of a diamond with Gini and Sissoko looking ineffective. Make no mistake; we weren't good and if we continue to play like that we are down. Hopefully the result will give us a bit belief but a similar performance on Tuesday will see us lose comfortably. In all honesty I'd expect them to, being 0-1 down at half time. No doubt they got a talking to, because they looked horrible in the first half, regardless of how we played. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveMc Posted April 16, 2016 Share Posted April 16, 2016 They had some great chances though - looked only a matter of time until an equaliser Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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