ToonArmy1892 Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 I genuinely don't think we would play better football (or more entertaining football to be precise) if Rafa is backed. You are talking about something that he has never done throughout his career, no matter in Valencia and Liverpool. Are you saying his Liverpool team weren't more entertaining than us like? If you sign better players you will play better football, naturally, even if the coach is defensive, which i don't think he is with good players, he's balanced. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 Best attack in the league when they nearly won the title in 09 by a mile. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaydnNUFC Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 Best attack in the league when they nearly won the title in 09 by a mile. They should've won the league that season. Hammered Ferguson at OT, went 38 PL games with only 2 defeats. Shite football though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 I genuinely don't think we would play better football (or more entertaining football to be precise) if Rafa is backed. You are talking about something that he has never done throughout his career, no matter in Valencia and Liverpool. Are you saying his Liverpool team weren't more entertaining than us like? If you sign better players you will play better football, naturally, even if the coach is defensive, which i don't think he is with good players, he's balanced. I was thinking that, my memory of Liverpool under Rafa was they looked pretty fucking good like. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 They really parked the bus that time his Liverpool side beat us 5-1 at SJP, though Rafa was in the Directors' Box with Sammy Lee on the touchline so maybe that was why they played like that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shays Given Tim Flowers Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 They ripped us to shreds that day. They were not a dour functioning side, they were a decent football team with good players. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 Stevie G with one of the best individual opposition performances at SJP that day. Got arrested not long after iirc Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 They ripped us to shreds that day. They were not a dour functioning side, they were a decent football team with good players. Yep, they could have easily scored 10+ that day. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shays Given Tim Flowers Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 The season they were runners up (08/09) they scored more goals than any other team in the league. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paully Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 They really parked the bus that time his Liverpool side beat us 5-1 at SJP, though Rafa was in the Directors' Box with Sammy Lee on the touchline so maybe that was why they played like that. Liverpool were a ridiculous price that day too – 5/4 rings a bell! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest firetotheworks Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 Liverpool were mint to watch in 08/09 imo. They thrashed us, Man United, and Villa, and I remember being really impressed with the Man United win in-particular. That season aside I never liked Liverpool's huff and puff style of play. I said this early on when Rafa became our manager though, it's a completely different feeling when it's your own team doing the huffing and puffing. I'm sure a lot of people think we're absolutely awful to watch, including the Championship, but I've largely enjoyed us being no one's whipping boys and looking well-organised, it would be a really solid base to push on if we weren't being deliberately hamstrung by the person so petty that he's standing in the way of his own financial gains. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 Liverpool were mint to watch in 08/09 imo. They thrashed us, Man United, and Villa, and I remember being really impressed with the Man United win in-particular. That season aside I never liked Liverpool's huff and puff style of play. I said this early on when Rafa became our manager though, it's a completely different feeling when it's your own team doing the huffing and puffing. I'm sure a lot of people think we're absolutely awful to watch, including the Championship, but I've largely enjoyed us being no one's whipping boys and looking well-organised, it would be a really solid base to push on if we weren't being deliberately hamstrung by the person so petty that he's standing in the way of his own financial gains. I give some of the defenders stick for not being able to bring the ball out, and we do suffer from poor technique in those areas, but you have to feel for them too. There's no easy out ball like there was with the Dyers, Roberts and even Ba. Must be a bit grim having to defend constantly because we don't have the class in forward positions to offer some relief. Kenedy made a big difference last season, but he's looked fed up this time round. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 Dyer, Robert and Ba is an interesting threesome to name in that context Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToonArmy1892 Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 I called Rafa a fat spanish waiter at anfield once Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbnufc Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 WTF Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest firetotheworks Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 Eh? What did he even say? It sums the F.A up that they'd do this right in the middle of people calling for the club to be investigated for its potentially dodgy dealings like. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbnufc Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 2:30 here - https://www.nufc.co.uk/nufc-tv/latest-videos/benitez-pre-crystal-palace-a-media-briefing-18-19 I assume these are the comment they don't like: "normally the FA deal with these comments (Zaha saying he needs his legs breaking)" "his (Andre Marriner) record with our players is not good with red cards" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bimpy474 Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 Those are the mildest comments to get charged over, pathetic really Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 I genuinely don't think we would play better football (or more entertaining football to be precise) if Rafa is backed. You are talking about something that he has never done throughout his career, no matter in Valencia and Liverpool. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JH Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 Is Zaha getting charged too? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wormy Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 Is Zaha getting charged too? Why? It's totally okay to influence a referee who's already a cunt pre-match. Totally different to a manager stating a simple fact. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikon Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 I genuinely don't think we would play better football (or more entertaining football to be precise) if Rafa is backed. You are talking about something that he has never done throughout his career, no matter in Valencia and Liverpool. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 I hate Zaha, and his comments were clearly aimed at influencing the referee. Rafa's comments are responding to Zaha's, and basically just saying that the referee shouldn't be influenced by Zaha's shite. So yeah when is Zaha getting charged? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoveItIfWeBeatU Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 Rafa's response to the F.A. should be two words, the second of which is "off". Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 Trousers? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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