Hanshithispantz Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 I love Rafa more than my mam like. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattoon Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 I see TCD has saved the day again! What would we do without him? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenham Mag Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 Does TCD live in Newcastle? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cp40 Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 i think hes Alan Pardew? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ_NUFC Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 'I love him'. Relax man. He's the best manager we've had in a very long time but he's not your mum. Take a deep breathe. Top notch trolling. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 I wuv him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dokko Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 'I love him'. Relax man. He's the best manager we've had in a very long time but he's not your mum. Take a deep breathe. We all love your mam. Several times. Son. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 Maybe he's not that big on rotation as I thought. He seems to have a core few players who he relies on for most games and that only changes for the cup games. Not that different to most other managers then. Not that there's anything wrong with it mind, the policy of the shirt is yours as long as you earn it generally is a pretty good one. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobody Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 Maybe he's not that big on rotation as I thought. He seems to have a core few players who he relies on for most games and that only changes for the cup games. Not that different to most other managers then. Not that there's anything wrong with it mind, the policy of the shirt is yours as long as you earn it generally is a pretty good one. He's not going to rotate the entire team after each game man. We made three changes tonight from a win at the weekend, that's more than most managers does even if they lost. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanshithispantz Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 Aye, he rotates based on what him and his team see leading up to the game. He doesn't just do it for the craic. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 Maybe he's not that big on rotation as I thought. He seems to have a core few players who he relies on for most games and that only changes for the cup games. Not that different to most other managers then. Not that there's anything wrong with it mind, the policy of the shirt is yours as long as you earn it generally is a pretty good one. He's not going to rotate the entire team after each game man. We made three changes tonight from a win at the weekend, that's more than most managers does even if they lost. I don't think he's rotating at all really, some players are starting just about every game. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
summerof69 Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 Top of the league, and apparently Rafa's teams do even better as the season goes on so here's hoping. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robster Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 I love you Rafa. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikon Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 I love you Rafa. This is embarrassing. It's not your mother. Breathe... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 I love you Rafa. This is embarrassing. It's not your mother. Breathe... He made his mother change her name to Rafa. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wacko Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 Maybe he's not that big on rotation as I thought. He seems to have a core few players who he relies on for most games and that only changes for the cup games. Not that different to most other managers then. Not that there's anything wrong with it mind, the policy of the shirt is yours as long as you earn it generally is a pretty good one. Largely a myth perpetrated by the press during his time at LFC. Over a season, he doesn't rotate any more than many other managers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 Maybe he's not that big on rotation as I thought. He seems to have a core few players who he relies on for most games and that only changes for the cup games. Not that different to most other managers then. Not that there's anything wrong with it mind, the policy of the shirt is yours as long as you earn it generally is a pretty good one. Largely a myth perpetrated by the press during his time at LFC. Over a season, he doesn't rotate any more than many other managers. Went 99 games before naming the same 11 according to the press ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 Rafa's team top of the Championship and his former assistant's team top of Serie B Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 Maybe he's not that big on rotation as I thought. He seems to have a core few players who he relies on for most games and that only changes for the cup games. Not that different to most other managers then. Not that there's anything wrong with it mind, the policy of the shirt is yours as long as you earn it generally is a pretty good one. Largely a myth perpetrated by the press during his time at LFC. Over a season, he doesn't rotate any more than many other managers. He clearly likes squad depth, I think a lot of us assumed that meant he'd be rotating players just to keep them happy. Obviously not the case. Gouffran is the prime example of a player who has kept the shirt on sheer merit when there were probably 3 or 4 players ahead of him in the queue at the start of the season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanj Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 Love our manager, and what he's done to us as the collective supporters and our club. You're fucking weird as shit Dropout, why on earth do you need to troll/nitpick everything and claim your opinions as such almighty every damn time, man? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 Playing to win, that's what he's doing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanj Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 Playing to win, that's what he's doing. We score early, I feel like we'll turn a team over for the most part. Keep it tight for a half or so and get a goal, and look comfortable it's almost like Rafa urges them to attack and press more and turn the screw. I love it, I'd obviously want to just thrash teams left right and center from the off, but he's building this team in a way in which it should go out and play a certain way versus anybody (PL or Champ, or below) and hopefully that's something that carries forward to a promotion (title!), cup run, and PL next year. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 Kanji, relax. He has rotated less than expected. We seem to have a core group of about 16 players - half of which are really battling for their shirt which is rare for us. Then we've got another half dozen - including some big names like Chancel and Mitroeho are brought in when the others are tired or injured but the key here is they can actually earn and keep the shirt. Another big thing is how few injuries we've picked up. We have the strongest squad in the league but we haven't needed it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
newsted Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 Will everybody please calm down? My new dad has got this. We're taking this division by storm. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawK Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 Being able to criticize our managers over the past 10 years has been so easy when they've been so hopelessly inept. Now, I don't know how to respond to team selections because it's Rafa F. Benitez Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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