Rafa Benítez (now unemployed)

[Guest firetotheworks]

I've made my point now.  Benitez has made loads of terrible decisions, some due to the Fat Cunt's appalling running of the club and some just dumb decisions.  Don't want him sacked, but do want to vent about the crap we're witnessing week in week out.  Not gonna post again cos people are just gonna keep calling for me to be banned etc. 

 

You made your point about a year ago man, it's relentless.

[Guest]

Stuff he can't legislate for:

 

1. s**** goalkeeper he wanted rid of throwing the ball to the opponent's best player a yard out.

2. Lack of quality throughout the squad.

3. Players given a chance to show why they should be in the side getting themselves sent off.

4. Hitting the posts with excellent efforts.

 

Stuff he has to answer for tonight:

 

1. The f***ing abysmal way we gave up with half an hour to go.

 

Honestly, that wasn't good enough. Blame quality, individual mistakes, whatever. We didn't do anywhere near enough to change the course of that match and he needs to address it.

 

You cannot completely absolve him from number 2.  Seriously, even with the ridiculous restrictions and number of times he has been f***ed over, the players he has decided to bring in are just pure crap. 

 

How many f***ing times? They weren't the players he decided to bring in, they were the players that he ended up having to resort to. You already know this, you just f***ing love your snivelling sack of s*** WUM act.

 

He selected those players as back-up deals.  He didn't have to sign Joselu, but he did.

 

Alternative being...

 

Could have signed someone like Charlie Taylor for left-back and just played Mitrovic.

[Dokko]

Is it ok to abuse U2 as his opinion doesn’t fit?

 

Forgot how this place works.

[xLiaaamx]

Controversial Maybe, but I'd have rather kept Murphy over signing Joselu.

[Shearergol]

I've made my point now.  Benitez has made loads of terrible decisions, some due to the Fat Cunt's appalling running of the club and some just dumb decisions.  Don't want him sacked, but do want to vent about the crap we're witnessing week in week out.  Not gonna post again cos people are just gonna keep calling for me to be banned etc. 

 

Seeya.

[Sean]

Everyone hates Joselu, hates Perez, hates just about everyone, but when they are on the bench they somehow become magical match winners. It doesn't matter if changes are made at 45, 65, or 85 -- our squad is incredibly limited, especially if what we're looking for is attacking creativity. There's only one man to blame for this and his name is not Rafa Benitez.

 

Well said. 

[midds]

We're in total free fall and, worryingly, he looks absolutely clueless about how to stop or rectify it. Individual errors are costing us but a lack of effort, motivation, confidence needs to be addressed and that's his job. He may have a very poor squad to pick from but there's no excuse for looking as desperately poor and demoralised as we currently do. We're the side everyone wants to play at the minute.

 

It'll get worse before it gets better too. Just got to hope that other clubs lose too and we buy the right striker who comes in and fires immediately. The league is tight and a few wins will leapfrog 7 clubs so it's not the time to shit the bed just yet but we look wank. Hold firm, grit your teeth, take the punches and come back swinging in January.

[Dokko]

Stuff he can't legislate for:

 

1. s**** goalkeeper he wanted rid of throwing the ball to the opponent's best player a yard out.

2. Lack of quality throughout the squad.

3. Players given a chance to show why they should be in the side getting themselves sent off.

4. Hitting the posts with excellent efforts.

 

Stuff he has to answer for tonight:

 

1. The f***ing abysmal way we gave up with half an hour to go.

 

Honestly, that wasn't good enough. Blame quality, individual mistakes, whatever. We didn't do anywhere near enough to change the course of that match and he needs to address it.

 

You cannot completely absolve him from number 2.  Seriously, even with the ridiculous restrictions and number of times he has been f***ed over, the players he has decided to bring in are just pure crap. 

 

How many f***ing times? They weren't the players he decided to bring in, they were the players that he ended up having to resort to. You already know this, you just f***ing love your snivelling sack of s*** WUM act.

 

He selected those players as back-up deals.  He didn't have to sign Joselu, but he did.

 

Alternative being...

 

Could have signed someone like Charlie Taylor for left-back and just played Mitrovic.

 

Yup. Kept Hanley as 4th choice and mbemba back in at centre back. Begovic went for £10m.

 

Been badly squad managed and a failure of a window.

[Shearergol]

Is it ok to abuse U2 as his opinion doesn’t fit?

 

Forgot how this place works.

 

It’s not his opinion he’s being abused for, it’s his obvious wumery.

[Dave]

Is it ok to abuse U2 as his opinion doesn’t fit?

 

Forgot how this place works.

 

Nope. Keep it civil please everyone.

[Disco]

Is it ok to abuse U2 as his opinion doesn’t fit?

 

Forgot how this place works.

 

Yes.

 

Mad how you've had a resurrection of late too. Was about April last year you were crying into your Steven Taylor mug wasn't it?

[Dr Venkman]

Have total faith in him. He'll get what he needs in January and we'll finish somewhere comfortable.

[steve_69]

Stuff he can't legislate for:

 

1. s**** goalkeeper he wanted rid of throwing the ball to the opponent's best player a yard out.

2. Lack of quality throughout the squad.

3. Players given a chance to show why they should be in the side getting themselves sent off.

4. Hitting the posts with excellent efforts.

 

Stuff he has to answer for tonight:

 

1. The f***ing abysmal way we gave up with half an hour to go.

 

Honestly, that wasn't good enough. Blame quality, individual mistakes, whatever. We didn't do anywhere near enough to change the course of that match and he needs to address it.

 

You cannot completely absolve him from number 2.  Seriously, even with the ridiculous restrictions and number of times he has been f***ed over, the players he has decided to bring in are just pure crap. 

 

Right, name the free left back and £5m striker you wanted us to sign.

 

Do I have to in order to say Benitez has made some f***ing crap signings?  Nah.

 

World’s biggest cop out. I thought as much.

 

Rafa brought in 4th or 5th choice players he thought might be able to do a job. He has made it clear all along that they are not the players he wanted. If they were his first choices the criticism would be fair but give the situation some context and throw a bit of intelligence into the mix (fat chance of that with you) and you realise they were the best he could get UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES.

[Wallsendmag]

Got to start earning his massive salary now like.

[Odear]

Genuine question, how is he responsible for individual errors?

 

He's not but the players have been going through the motions for weeks.. I said it before but most of these in the squad will be looking for a new club either next month or during the summer.

They don't give a rats arse.

 

He's probably been more preoccupied with who's coming in than keeping the existing squad on point.

 

He also tells it straight.. if any player asked him about what would be happening to them, he's probably told them there's not much of a future for them.

 

 

[afar]

My trust in the man has waned of late, it's like he's been a different manager to the one we've known over the last couple of months. His team selections have been questionable, he's set us up poorly on a number of occasions, he's lacked any evidence of being able to motivate the group of players. He's still the man you want in the job, but my god this is not acceptable right now, whatever the state of the squad. Need a shock result at Arsenal now, something to get he confidence going again.

[Bimpy474]

Stuff he can't legislate for:

 

1. s**** goalkeeper he wanted rid of throwing the ball to the opponent's best player a yard out.

2. Lack of quality throughout the squad.

3. Players given a chance to show why they should be in the side getting themselves sent off.

4. Hitting the posts with excellent efforts.

 

Stuff he has to answer for tonight:

 

1. The f***ing abysmal way we gave up with half an hour to go.

 

Honestly, that wasn't good enough. Blame quality, individual mistakes, whatever. We didn't do anywhere near enough to change the course of that match and he needs to address it.

 

You cannot completely absolve him from number 2.  Seriously, even with the ridiculous restrictions and number of times he has been f***ed over, the players he has decided to bring in are just pure crap. 

 

How many f***ing times? They weren't the players he decided to bring in, they were the players that he ended up having to resort to. You already know this, you just f***ing love your snivelling sack of s*** WUM act.

 

He selected those players as back-up deals.  He didn't have to sign Joselu, but he did.

 

Alternative being...

 

Could have signed someone like Charlie Taylor for left-back and just played Mitrovic.

 

Yup. Kept Hanley as 4th choice and mbemba back in at centre back. Begovic went for £10m.

 

Been badly squad managed and a failure of a window.

 

Dave has already said this but say Begovic, it's not the £10m that was the problem, it's the wages he would be on.

 

We didn't sign players because of their value, we didn't sign them because Ashley wouldn't pay their wages. Now Rafa should be doing better, no doubt but this lays at Ashley's feet.

[Superior Acuña]

It's one thing to hate Ashley, but if our own fucking fans drove Rafa out - in this context no less - I'd be so fucking fuming and disillusioned with this club

[Zero]

You have to understand that we are going to make history, the worst run ever in EPL. Absolutely no way you can defend Rafa. Ask for sacking is another matter because we probably couldn't bring in a better one, but even by a normal manager standard this is piss poor, never mind a world class manager.

 

The takeover talk in a way saved his job. If there is no takeover Rafa must be sacked for this run. You can have lots of reasons to lay the blame on others but sorry to me Rafa cannot escape from any blame. Worst run in EPL is coming FFS.

[Dokko]

Stuff he can't legislate for:

 

1. s**** goalkeeper he wanted rid of throwing the ball to the opponent's best player a yard out.

2. Lack of quality throughout the squad.

3. Players given a chance to show why they should be in the side getting themselves sent off.

4. Hitting the posts with excellent efforts.

 

Stuff he has to answer for tonight:

 

1. The f***ing abysmal way we gave up with half an hour to go.

 

Honestly, that wasn't good enough. Blame quality, individual mistakes, whatever. We didn't do anywhere near enough to change the course of that match and he needs to address it.

 

You cannot completely absolve him from number 2.  Seriously, even with the ridiculous restrictions and number of times he has been f***ed over, the players he has decided to bring in are just pure crap. 

 

How many f***ing times? They weren't the players he decided to bring in, they were the players that he ended up having to resort to. You already know this, you just f***ing love your snivelling sack of s*** WUM act.

 

He selected those players as back-up deals.  He didn't have to sign Joselu, but he did.

 

Alternative being...

 

Could have signed someone like Charlie Taylor for left-back and just played Mitrovic.

 

Yup. Kept Hanley as 4th choice and mbemba back in at centre back. Begovic went for £10m.

 

Been badly squad managed and a failure of a window.

 

Dave has already said this but say Begovic, it's not the £10m that was the problem, it's the wages he would be on.

 

We didn't sign players because of their value, we didn't sign them because Ashley wouldn't pay their wages. Now Rafa should be doing better, no doubt but this lays at Ashley's feet.

 

Bournemouth can afford his wages, so can we. We’d have sold Darlow to Boro, his wages, no Joselu, no need for another cb and what it’s cost to upgrade, it could have been done like.

[Shearergol]

Stuff he can't legislate for:

 

1. s**** goalkeeper he wanted rid of throwing the ball to the opponent's best player a yard out.

2. Lack of quality throughout the squad.

3. Players given a chance to show why they should be in the side getting themselves sent off.

4. Hitting the posts with excellent efforts.

 

Stuff he has to answer for tonight:

 

1. The f***ing abysmal way we gave up with half an hour to go.

 

Honestly, that wasn't good enough. Blame quality, individual mistakes, whatever. We didn't do anywhere near enough to change the course of that match and he needs to address it.

 

You cannot completely absolve him from number 2.  Seriously, even with the ridiculous restrictions and number of times he has been f***ed over, the players he has decided to bring in are just pure crap. 

 

How many f***ing times? They weren't the players he decided to bring in, they were the players that he ended up having to resort to. You already know this, you just f***ing love your snivelling sack of s*** WUM act.

 

He selected those players as back-up deals.  He didn't have to sign Joselu, but he did.

 

Alternative being...

 

Could have signed someone like Charlie Taylor for left-back and just played Mitrovic.

 

Yup. Kept Hanley as 4th choice and mbemba back in at centre back. Begovic went for £10m.

 

Been badly squad managed and a failure of a window.

 

Dave has already said this but say Begovic, it's not the £10m that was the problem, it's the wages he would be on.

 

We didn't sign players because of their value, we didn't sign them because Ashley wouldn't pay their wages. Now Rafa should be doing better, no doubt but this lays at Ashley's feet.

 

Bournemouth can afford his wages, so can we. We’d have sold Darlow to Boro, his wages, no Joselu, no need for another cb and what it’s cost to upgrade, it could have been done like.

 

You obviously know a lot more about this than everyone else. What’s he being paid? Do any of our players need their wage increasing to match his? What’s our limit on wages for a keeper? What are Darlow and Joselu on?

[Guest ElCid]

Stuff he can't legislate for:

 

1. s**** goalkeeper he wanted rid of throwing the ball to the opponent's best player a yard out.

2. Lack of quality throughout the squad.

3. Players given a chance to show why they should be in the side getting themselves sent off.

4. Hitting the posts with excellent efforts.

 

Stuff he has to answer for tonight:

 

1. The f***ing abysmal way we gave up with half an hour to go.

 

Honestly, that wasn't good enough. Blame quality, individual mistakes, whatever. We didn't do anywhere near enough to change the course of that match and he needs to address it.

 

You cannot completely absolve him from number 2.  Seriously, even with the ridiculous restrictions and number of times he has been f***ed over, the players he has decided to bring in are just pure crap. 

 

Right, name the free left back and £5m striker you wanted us to sign.

 

Do I have to in order to say Benitez has made some f***ing crap signings?  Nah.

 

World’s biggest cop out. I thought as much.

 

Rafa brought in 4th or 5th choice players he thought might be able to do a job. He has made it clear all along that they are not the players he wanted. If they were his first choices the criticism would be fair but give the situation some context and throw a bit of intelligence into the mix (fat chance of that with you) and you realise they were the best he could get UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES.

 

If you buy s*** you get s*** and this bollocks about needing players holds no basis as you can’t polish a turd but what is his biggest error is to keep playing these players week after week that is not good management. I have full sympathy and anger that he was not allowed to bring in his top choices but to then buy total duck eggs and keep playing them is not acceptable either.

[TRon]

Got to start earning his massive salary now like.

 

What is it you expect him to do? Order his defence to stop conceding goals? Get what we always knew was a poor strike force to start scoring freely? All he can really do is organise the team and hope they do their jobs.

[JH]

I’d still take him over every possible alternative.

 

He really is the best we can hope for. And if reports are to be believed, the reason we’re finally cutting Ashley out of the club.

[Guest ElCid]

Got to start earning his massive salary now like.

 

What is it you expect him to do? Order his defence to stop conceding goals? Get what we always knew was a poor strike force to start scoring freely? All he can really do is organise the team and hope they do their jobs.

 

Don’t sign them in the first place because they are not good enough.