morla84 Posted August 20, 2016 Share Posted August 20, 2016 Love this chubby little man ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest palnese Posted August 20, 2016 Share Posted August 20, 2016 Proved me wrong again. Well done. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foluwashola Posted August 20, 2016 Share Posted August 20, 2016 Ra Ra Ra Rafa Benitez. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Crooks Posted August 20, 2016 Share Posted August 20, 2016 Ra Ra Ra Rafa Benitez. Alreet Gareth Gates Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlufPurdi Posted August 20, 2016 Share Posted August 20, 2016 Proved me wrong again. Well done. Just accept he knows more about football than you. Tough to get used to as he's the NUFC manager, I'll grant you that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Figures 1-0 Football Posted August 21, 2016 Share Posted August 21, 2016 His little grin and wave as he walked off the pitch yesterday Such a lovely little man. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobody Posted August 21, 2016 Share Posted August 21, 2016 Proved me wrong again. Well done. Just accept he knows more about football than you. Tough to get used to as he's the NUFC manager, I'll grant you that. Been following this club for fucking ages and then in he comes and knows it better than all of us in just a couple months Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontenacity Posted August 26, 2016 Share Posted August 26, 2016 Bump. This man never deserves to be off the first page Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted August 26, 2016 Share Posted August 26, 2016 http://www.rafabenitez.com/web/in/players/vicente/52/164/ "From the minute Rafa accepted the difficult challenge of trying to save Newcastle from relegation, knowing him as I do it didn’t surprise me at all that he stayed with them in the Championship. I saw how the fans loved him, how they were asking him to stay. These are things that Rafa places a lot of value in. I understand that Rafa, who is a person with high values, felt in debt to all these people and accepted the task of taking them back to the Premier. Apart from being a top class coach, he is a man of commitment. I’ve got the best possible memories of Rafa, no doubt. With Rafa we achieved goals with Valencia which have never been repeated.“We won titles in Spain and Europe, we were highly competitive. It is very hard to battle for the league with Real Madrid, Barcelona and Atletico Madrid and we won two titles in three years, we did the double by winning the UEFA Cup. They were the best years in the recent history of Valencia. He’s a top level coach. In many ways he has always been ahead of his time. When he arrived at Valencia and applied his methods, along with his coaching staff who were also top class, the results were incredible. He transmitted a winning mentality. He took care of all aspects of the game, the training sessions, the preparation of a footballer. He has an enormous capacity for work. And he has had success at Valencia, Liverpool, Chelsea, Inter, Napoli – there’s a reason for that. As a coach he could always get the best out of you, which is key for a player and for a team. He would demand the absolute maximum – but on the other side he was the sort who would help you during troubled times and just get the best he could from you. I like that. Having demands placed upon you is what helps you grow". Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted August 26, 2016 Share Posted August 26, 2016 Seems to be a bit of a discrepancy between how the Spanish players and English players describe him as a man-manager, like. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmojorisin75 Posted August 26, 2016 Share Posted August 26, 2016 Seems to be a bit of a discrepancy between how the Spanish players and English players describe him as a man-manager, like. Can't imagine why Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted August 26, 2016 Share Posted August 26, 2016 We're talking about players like Gerrard and Carragher at the club where he had his greatest success, though. Not the mostly utterly shit level of English players who get into our side. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmojorisin75 Posted August 26, 2016 Share Posted August 26, 2016 We're talking about players like Gerrard and Carragher at the club where he had his greatest success, though. Not the mostly utterly shit level of English players who get into our side. Aye but even those two are shining examples of pigshit thick wankers who are only able to kick a ball. Can see how Rafa would not mollycoddle people like that personally. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted August 26, 2016 Share Posted August 26, 2016 You think he'd consciously choose to be less supportive towards players who aren't very bright? He started Steven Taylor 4 times in 10 games over better alternatives. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted August 26, 2016 Share Posted August 26, 2016 I think the English players just found it difficult to deal with his level of detail and demand, as they weren't accustomed to it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leazes1986 Posted August 26, 2016 Share Posted August 26, 2016 You think he'd consciously choose to be less supportive towards players who aren't very bright? He started Steven Taylor 4 times in 10 games over better alternatives. I've noticed Rafa mentions the word experience an awful lot since he has took over. This was probably why he picked Taylor at first, then he realised there was no hope with him. He seems to value experience a hell of a lot. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Crooks Posted August 26, 2016 Share Posted August 26, 2016 You think he'd consciously choose to be less supportive towards players who aren't very bright? He started Steven Taylor 4 times in 10 games over better alternatives. Focusing on the less meaningful words there. Carragher especially is a prissy wanker, Petulant. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted August 26, 2016 Share Posted August 26, 2016 Nah, Carragher's OK. The only pundit to defend the protests against Ashley. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conjo Posted August 27, 2016 Share Posted August 27, 2016 Our keepers have all had pretty poor distribution since Mike Hooper. So yeah, over 20 years. And he was all around poor. Bar the beaut of that Klinsmann penalty save. Very good kicker of the ball though. A bit off topic here, but can anyone link me to a youtube video or something which illustrates what good distribution (not wordly goal kicks that happenes 1 out of 1 000 000 000 000 times) for a keeper is? I´ve never seen what was/is so bad about Givens, Harpers or Kruls distribution. Surely as long as the ball isn´t passed short or thrown out, the goal kick "quality" doesn´t mean shit as outfield players from both teams will have ample time to position and contend for the ball anyway. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Crooks Posted August 27, 2016 Share Posted August 27, 2016 Nah, Carragher's OK. The only pundit to defend the protests against Ashley. In that case, he's gone up a point/or down in my wanker league table. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatwax Posted August 27, 2016 Share Posted August 27, 2016 Our keepers have all had pretty poor distribution since Mike Hooper. So yeah, over 20 years. And he was all around poor. Bar the beaut of that Klinsmann penalty save. Very good kicker of the ball though. A bit off topic here, but can anyone link me to a youtube video or something which illustrates what good distribution (not wordly goal kicks that happenes 1 out of 1 000 000 000 000 times) for a keeper is? I´ve never seen what was/is so bad about Givens, Harpers or Kruls distribution. Surely as long as the ball isn´t passed short or thrown out, the goal kick "quality" doesn´t mean s*** as outfield players from both teams will have ample time to position and contend for the ball anyway. Harper wasn't too bad with his, but he went through a stage of kicking it where he looking like he'd been kicked in the stomach each time. It was bizarre. Krul has always had bad distribution... A clue is how many go out of play or no where near our outlets. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoot Posted August 27, 2016 Share Posted August 27, 2016 Our keepers have all had pretty poor distribution since Mike Hooper. So yeah, over 20 years. And he was all around poor. Bar the beaut of that Klinsmann penalty save. Very good kicker of the ball though. A bit off topic here, but can anyone link me to a youtube video or something which illustrates what good distribution (not wordly goal kicks that happenes 1 out of 1 000 000 000 000 times) for a keeper is? I´ve never seen what was/is so bad about Givens, Harpers or Kruls distribution. Surely as long as the ball isn´t passed short or thrown out, the goal kick "quality" doesn´t mean s*** as outfield players from both teams will have ample time to position and contend for the ball anyway. Harper wasn't too bad with his, but he went through a stage of kicking it where he looking like he'd been kicked in the stomach each time. It was bizarre. Krul has always had bad distribution... A clue is how many go out of play or no where near our outlets. Or how many he slices and so immediately puts pressure on the side. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatwax Posted August 27, 2016 Share Posted August 27, 2016 Our keepers have all had pretty poor distribution since Mike Hooper. So yeah, over 20 years. And he was all around poor. Bar the beaut of that Klinsmann penalty save. Very good kicker of the ball though. A bit off topic here, but can anyone link me to a youtube video or something which illustrates what good distribution (not wordly goal kicks that happenes 1 out of 1 000 000 000 000 times) for a keeper is? I´ve never seen what was/is so bad about Givens, Harpers or Kruls distribution. Surely as long as the ball isn´t passed short or thrown out, the goal kick "quality" doesn´t mean s*** as outfield players from both teams will have ample time to position and contend for the ball anyway. Harper wasn't too bad with his, but he went through a stage of kicking it where he looking like he'd been kicked in the stomach each time. It was bizarre. Krul has always had bad distribution... A clue is how many go out of play or no where near our outlets. Or how many he slices and so immediately puts pressure on the side. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliottman Posted August 27, 2016 Share Posted August 27, 2016 Article in the chron with him saying he agrees with the fans that we need more attacking players, hope to get deals done etc Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
number9shirt Posted August 27, 2016 Share Posted August 27, 2016 Rafa has always played a conservative brand of football often preferring results over performance, the champions league semi-final tie against Chelsea being the perfect example. In Rafa we trust. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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