Greg Posted September 25, 2016 Share Posted September 25, 2016 Rafa has described it as a project a number of times in the press. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest palnese Posted September 25, 2016 Share Posted September 25, 2016 You hear it everywhere in football these days. Who started using it? Got to be that creep Brendan Rodgers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoot Posted September 25, 2016 Share Posted September 25, 2016 Rafa says its a project, so it is. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattoon Posted September 25, 2016 Share Posted September 25, 2016 I can agree that a normal managerial appointment isn't a "project" but for me our situation is different. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Spaceman Posted September 25, 2016 Share Posted September 25, 2016 West Ham fans are far worse than us for their dislike of 'outsiders'. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tubestationatmidnight Posted September 25, 2016 Share Posted September 25, 2016 As if he would go there anyhow tinpot club Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dokko Posted September 28, 2016 Share Posted September 28, 2016 Should be doing a lot more in this division with the squad he's got. No excuses, needs to book up his ideas up. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
afar Posted September 28, 2016 Share Posted September 28, 2016 Should be doing a lot more in this division with the squad he's got. No excuses, needs to book up his ideas up. I totally agree, this is not good enough for a man of his pedigree. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ketsbaia Posted September 28, 2016 Share Posted September 28, 2016 The invincibility is gone, that's for sure. We're greatly underacheiving. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holloway Posted September 28, 2016 Share Posted September 28, 2016 Uncle Buck and Manalito, good partnership Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flip Posted September 28, 2016 Share Posted September 28, 2016 Hopefully he'll learn that two strikers is the way to go. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest reefatoon Posted September 28, 2016 Share Posted September 28, 2016 Trying to play far too safe at home is the problem. Really frustrating. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newcastle Fan Posted September 28, 2016 Share Posted September 28, 2016 I don't get him, almost like he doesn't realize we are in the fucking championship, what's he playing at? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Decky Posted September 28, 2016 Share Posted September 28, 2016 His approach to this league seems quite naive, but I still trust him to get the job done even if it means 2nd place. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilko Posted September 28, 2016 Share Posted September 28, 2016 He needs to start learning a bit faster. Taking him far too long to realise that Gayle in front of Diame is abysmal and pointless. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sima Posted September 28, 2016 Share Posted September 28, 2016 He's too pragmatic at times. With Hughton we knew we had the greater ability compared to the rest of the division and played with an authority as a result. Benitez doesn't seem to have the agression to do the same. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ndegwa Posted September 28, 2016 Share Posted September 28, 2016 He's too pragmatic at times. With Hughton we knew we had the greater ability compared to the rest of the division and played with an authority as a result. Benitez doesn't seem to have the agression to do the same. Strange considering Rafa's intelligence and pedigree. Really strange. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenny Posted September 28, 2016 Share Posted September 28, 2016 He's too pragmatic at times. With Hughton we knew we had the greater ability compared to the rest of the division and played with an authority as a result. Benitez doesn't seem to have the agression to do the same. There seems to be a lot of romanticising about how that season went. Granted we appear to have been better then than we are now, but the first half of that season certainly wasn't clean sailing all the way through. There were a few dodgy results and unconvincing wins. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
midds Posted September 28, 2016 Share Posted September 28, 2016 Needs to be far more flexible in his approach, especially to home games. 4-2-3-1 simply isn't working at home, it's too negative, it's too defensive and it's too safe, it's leaving the onus on 4 or 5 players to break down 9 or 10 men and the results are there to see. Gayle is isolated and we end up passing it around the box and in the middle third. I'd go so far as to say that if he persists with it for every home game regardless of opposition then the points we drop will cost us promotion. He's got to take the shackles off. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cp40 Posted September 28, 2016 Share Posted September 28, 2016 He's too pragmatic at times. With Hughton we knew we had the greater ability compared to the rest of the division and played with an authority as a result. Benitez doesn't seem to have the agression to do the same. There seems to be a lot of romanticising about how that season went. Granted we appear to have been better then than we are now, but the first half of that season certainly wasn't clean sailing all the way through. There were a few dodgy results and unconvincing wins. we lost 4 games in a season, we could lose our 4th already tonight. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Collage Posted September 28, 2016 Share Posted September 28, 2016 He's too pragmatic at times. With Hughton we knew we had the greater ability compared to the rest of the division and played with an authority as a result. Benitez doesn't seem to have the agression to do the same. There seems to be a lot of romanticising about how that season went. Granted we appear to have been better then than we are now, but the first half of that season certainly wasn't clean sailing all the way through. There were a few dodgy results and unconvincing wins. We were stable. With great experience and attitude as well as quality in the squad. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilko Posted September 28, 2016 Share Posted September 28, 2016 Needs to be far more flexible in his approach, especially to home games. 4-2-3-1 simply isn't working at home, it's too negative, it's too defensive and it's too safe, it's leaving the onus on 4 or 5 players to break down 9 or 10 men and the results are there to see. Gayle is isolated and we end up passing it around the box and in the middle third. I'd go so far as to say that if he persists with it for every home game regardless of opposition then the points we drop will cost us promotion. He's got to take the shackles off. Agree. I don't understand why he's so happy to rotate the players, but is so incessantly rigid with the system. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hakka Posted September 28, 2016 Share Posted September 28, 2016 Needs to be far more flexible in his approach, especially to home games. 4-2-3-1 simply isn't working at home, it's too negative, it's too defensive and it's too safe, it's leaving the onus on 4 or 5 players to break down 9 or 10 men and the results are there to see. Gayle is isolated and we end up passing it around the box and in the middle third. I'd go so far as to say that if he persists with it for every home game regardless of opposition then the points we drop will cost us promotion. He's got to take the shackles off. This is spot on, agree. I think his tactics are right away from home where it's containing an aggressive home side while also looking to force some changes in attack. At home though it seems ineffective to teams that sit back, but on top it doesn't bring out any of the flair or attacking qualities we have. Players are struggling to shine in it, and the lack of penetration ends up giving the opposition hope and belief and they grow in to the game, usually end of first half and the second half. If our opponents score at home the nerves and pressure makes it a nightmare for us to settle down and keep in the game. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Five o Posted September 28, 2016 Share Posted September 28, 2016 We all knew what we got with Rafa. He is defensive minded. I just hope he can learn, or at least try to be more offensive at home. Still love the man Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gallowgate Toon Posted September 28, 2016 Share Posted September 28, 2016 Seems less formational, to me, and more about working with the players' mentality. We're not mentally tough enough to go more defensive after being well on top, against the better sides. He has to be more flexible to build their confidence. Norwich journo was saying they'd not faced this kind of pressure all season, same with Villa. We have the quality. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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