Gallowgate End Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 Wish I was still walking in a Rafa wonderland. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikon Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 Wish I was still walking in a Rafa wonderland. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ_NUFC Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 Rafa discussing the stats behind how many passes prior to a goal, possession % etc. fucking incredible man. Absolutely love him just wrecking the whole passing/front foot football bull shit. it's about balance and winning. The British managers lunch club will have been massively triggered from watching Rafa show then what tactics are all about last night. Can’t wait for the backlash on TalkSport, twitter and Facebook etc trying to justify themselves. Probably a few doing it on here too. One of my recent favourite clips is when Mourinho does the same in studio, leaving everyone speechless, and Souness pipes in, "... it's really not that complicated." Symbolized his entire time here, taking over from Sir Bobby. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanj Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 I just watched it over again - just love how he explains football and his insistence on learning WHY. That players need to learn WHY they are doing something versus just doing for the sake it. He's always seen himself as an educator/teacher at heart. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willow Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 https://streamable.com/b0fan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nemtizz Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 Imagine finishing that video without being left utterly distraught that Steve Bruce is our manager. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 https://streamable.com/b0fan Wahhhhhh Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
midds Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 https://streamable.com/b0fan He’s simply a magnificent human being. A diamond. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 I haven't clicked that video, but look at the bloke man, compared to what we have now It's like a summary of Mike Ashley's NUFC. Agree, but it doesn't matter what or who we have now, I can't feel anything for the club and haven't since Rafa left. I've been working all around the country lately and am getting tired of saying I support Newcastle but want them to lose. Saying that 95% of people I speak to are aware(to a degree) of what's happening here. This week it's City and United (how dare you!) fans as I'm in Manchester. But I'm actually getting fed up of having no team to cheer on. Then Rafa drops the ambition line, a timely reminder that there's a reason many fans can't cheer the team/Ashley winning. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest poor Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 he'll be back one day Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 Rafa discussing the stats behind how many passes prior to a goal, possession % etc. fucking incredible man. Absolutely love him just wrecking the whole passing/front foot football bull shit. it's about balance and winning. The British managers lunch club will have been massively triggered from watching Rafa show then what tactics are all about last night. Can’t wait for the backlash on TalkSport, twitter and Facebook etc trying to justify themselves. Probably a few doing it on here too. One of my recent favourite clips is when Mourinho does the same in studio, leaving everyone speechless, and Souness pipes in, "... it's really not that complicated." Symbolized his entire time here, taking over from Sir Bobby. Sir Bobby was actually one of the most astute tacticians with an English background, but then he had a CV which showed experience all around the world, and in some of the top leagues at that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ_NUFC Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 Rafa discussing the stats behind how many passes prior to a goal, possession % etc. f***ing incredible man. Absolutely love him just wrecking the whole passing/front foot football bull s***. it's about balance and winning. The British managers lunch club will have been massively triggered from watching Rafa show then what tactics are all about last night. Can’t wait for the backlash on TalkSport, twitter and Facebook etc trying to justify themselves. Probably a few doing it on here too. One of my recent favourite clips is when Mourinho does the same in studio, leaving everyone speechless, and Souness pipes in, "... it's really not that complicated." Symbolized his entire time here, taking over from Sir Bobby. Sir Bobby was actually one of the most astute tacticians with an English background, but then he had a CV which showed experience all around the world, and in some of the top leagues at that. A genius. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conjo Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 Rafa discussing the stats behind how many passes prior to a goal, possession % etc. f***ing incredible man. Absolutely love him just wrecking the whole passing/front foot football bull s***. it's about balance and winning. The British managers lunch club will have been massively triggered from watching Rafa show then what tactics are all about last night. Can’t wait for the backlash on TalkSport, twitter and Facebook etc trying to justify themselves. Probably a few doing it on here too. One of my recent favourite clips is when Mourinho does the same in studio, leaving everyone speechless, and Souness pipes in, "... it's really not that complicated." Symbolized his entire time here, taking over from Sir Bobby. Sir Bobby was actually one of the most astute tacticians with an English background, but then he had a CV which showed experience all around the world, and in some of the top leagues at that. A genius. If memory serves me right, granted I can't remember where I read it, and I can't remember if/how it translated onto the pitch, but SBR had an obsession with how to retain possession after throw-ins. It's details like that and what Rafa was talking about on Sky (pentalties stats, teaching players to understand why etc) that separates the great coaches from the bad. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 I feel like I can recall us being hopeless at retaining possession after throw-ins. That and booting it out immediately for a throw-in from kick off. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conjo Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 I feel like I can recall us being hopeless at retaining possession after throw-ins. That and booting it out immediately for a throw-in from kick off. Could be This isn't where I read it, but confirms what I thought I remembered: We always used to practise throw-ins, because it was one of his biggest bugbears – how hard players used to work to win the ball back and then just throw it back to the opposition. We’d be top or second in the Premier League, and practising throw-ins – that was his level of detail. https://www.coachesvoice.com/robbie-elliott-sir-bobby-robson-newcastle-england-barcelona/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 I feel like I can recall us being hopeless at retaining possession after throw-ins. That and booting it out immediately for a throw-in from kick off. Could be This isn't where I read it, but confirms what I thought I remembered: We always used to practise throw-ins, because it was one of his biggest bugbears – how hard players used to work to win the ball back and then just throw it back to the opposition. We’d be top or second in the Premier League, and practising throw-ins – that was his level of detail. https://www.coachesvoice.com/robbie-elliott-sir-bobby-robson-newcastle-england-barcelona/ I'm no football coach but watch our team when we have a throw in. Totally clueless, all we do is give the opposition the ball. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 SBR took over a team with Big Dunc and Shearer as the twin spearheads, and he implemented a direct football policy to make the most of it for a while. But over the next few years he transformed the squad to include pace and technique and turned us into a fast passing team which was also lethal on the counter. He knew what he was about, and didn't take the easy option. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinho lad Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 But what about Jeffers and Zenden? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
huss9 Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 he's like KK, and Sir Bobby in the respect that when they speak, you become entranced. you become enthralled and start smiling without even knowing it. all three just made you feel better. cf. Pardew, Kinnear, Carver, Bruce ..... just made you cringe and want to throw things at the telly. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gallowgate End Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 he's like KK, and Sir Bobby in the respect that when they speak, you become entranced. you become enthralled and start smiling without even knowing it. all three just made you feel better. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Logic Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 he's like KK, and Sir Bobby in the respect that when they speak, you become entranced. you become enthralled and start smiling without even knowing it. all three just made you feel better. cf. Pardew, Kinnear, Carver, Bruce ..... just made you cringe and want to throw things at the telly. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinoasprilla Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 Benitez is similar to Robson. Bobby looked at the league and identified pace as the difference. We had it in abundance awith the likes of robert, Bellamy, dyer and domi add to that the fitness of lee, spped and jenas we ran the legs of teams which made up for an average defence Benitez knew being solid would give us a chance. I never understood why Joselu started the first ten games or so but how he protected players so he nearly always had his first choice out in the run in was impressive. Which kept us up. Imagine Joselu playing the last ten ? Although glad he is doing well in Spain seems a nice guy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infinitely Content Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 Just getting round to watching some of his clips from MNF, talking about us, Liverpool, Dalian Yifang and tactics in general. I fucking love him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rgk_lfc Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 While Kevin Keegan, SBR, and Benitez might have different approaches to football, all of them had clear ideas on their approaches to the game and how to execute them. Anyways, forget their footballing nouse which is prodigious. Another couple of things which stands out when you watch the interviews of these three managers is humility and honesty. They never take the fans for fools. None of this front foot football bs. Whether you are at LFC, Newcastle, or Valencia, the fans belong to a tribe and the manager often is viewed as the leader of the tribe. One of the bare minimum we expect out of the manager is that he be a good person, a man of integrity. And Rafa's, Keegan's, and SBR's integrity oozes out in every interview they provide. Kevin Keegan left us to join Hamburg but he was so honest about the entire transfer and his reasons that he is still considered a legend at LFC. No other great player who left us is afforded this level of respect. Rafa and Keegan had the integrity to walk out of something they loved doing (manager of Newcastle) when they felt things werent being done the right way. Rafa at LFC had the integrity to go after the owners. Both of them could have remained silent and coasted their way through life but they didnt. Fans can sense it when they have a manager who has integrity and respond to it. I am surprised as to why the media never cottoned on to this aspect when they keep on complaining about the support Rafa received compared to Hodgson and Bruce. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 Because the media have no integrity and so are not interested in dealing with managers that have any. Simple as that. Instead they love your Pardews, Allardyces and Bruces. It's terrible. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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