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Rafael Benitez


Jesse Pinkman

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Really good interview that, was expecting the worst with Holloway but they both came across fine.

 

Enjoyed Rafa's stuff about controlling games and saying that possession doesn't always mean you're in control, which quite a few pundits and fans seem to think, and is more about organisation. Nice stuff about his family too.

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Very surprised he decided to play safe and negative in the f***ing championship, we need to be attacking teams and putting them on the back foot. what the f*** was that with Anita on the right side of midfield.

 

Rafa isn't the right manager if you want attacking team. We'll be promoted easily, but not because we play great attacking football.

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I think Diame solves one area. Mitrovic coming back helps another. Left-back. Should be priority imo we can't rely on it all coming from Janmaat again this season.

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Think he failed tonight, he's got to pick a better line up and has to work out how to beat the crap teams we'll be facing all season. He's good enough to do that, but not beating the crap teams was highlighted as a major weakness when he was at Liverpool.

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I love Rafa but Christ did he get that all wrong. :lol:

:thup: Not too worried though, its a 46 game season and hopefully he's already seen the problems that need rectifying

 

Let down by the ones he trusted + he got it wrong. Regardless some of those idiots need to not miss hit 2 yard passes or fluff shots from the 6 or lose the mongoloid giant up top on a corner.

 

He's going to get ruthless with these guys this week. Fully expect and believe we will run the table - just need to make sure we fix this quickly.

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He has to fix a completely different mentality now. Last season he had to get the team to work for each other because they were expected to lose. This season they're expected to win. The players have to do more than turn up. They have to make the better decisions going forward.

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If he's going to make mistakes and learn from them, better it be now than later in the season. Hope he learned that:

 

1. Anita is never a right winger.

2. Colback was, is and will forever be shit.

3. Hanley is Williamson Mk2. Play Mbemba when available.

4. Don't throw on Shelvey when we're down. Never going to help.

5. Two minions up front won't work. Need a goalscoring Mitrovic/Carrol type up front.

6. Get Ayoze off set pieces and fucking sort out both offensive and defensive set pieces.

7. Ritchie is great. Keep him on the right.

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