Paully Posted May 14, 2020 Share Posted May 14, 2020 Man, those first few months of that Championship season were fun. After the first week! Ha ha aye! Big wake up call that week! I still can't believe that Norwich match! One of the most mental ever goal celebrations at SJP! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazza ladra Posted May 22, 2020 Share Posted May 22, 2020 Koulibaly speaks at length about Rafa. Worth a view. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gallowgate End Posted May 22, 2020 Share Posted May 22, 2020 ‘’As a manager, if you have ambition, you always want to build something better and reach the next level. It isn’t enough to simply get along with the players and give them some days off to keep them happy’’ Love this little dig at Bruce in Rafa’s latest blog About time he had a little chip back. It’s also a very interesting read. http://www.rafabenitez.com/web/in/whats-on/finding-balance/257/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dokko Posted May 22, 2020 Share Posted May 22, 2020 ‘’As a manager, if you have ambition, you always want to build something better and reach the next level. It isn’t enough to simply get along with the players and give them some days off to keep them happy’’ Love this little dig at Bruce in Rafa’s latest blog About time he had a little chip back. http://www.rafabenitez.com/web/in/whats-on/finding-balance/257/ :lol: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Spaceman Posted May 22, 2020 Share Posted May 22, 2020 ‘’As a manager, if you have ambition, you always want to build something better and reach the next level. It isn’t enough to simply get along with the players and give them some days off to keep them happy’’ Love this little dig at Bruce in Rafa’s latest blog About time he had a little chip back. http://www.rafabenitez.com/web/in/whats-on/finding-balance/257/ :lol: Get in Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geordie Ahmed Posted May 22, 2020 Share Posted May 22, 2020 Love that from Rafa ?? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikon Posted May 22, 2020 Share Posted May 22, 2020 Love the man to bits. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest reefatoon Posted May 22, 2020 Share Posted May 22, 2020 Finish him Rafa Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikon Posted May 22, 2020 Share Posted May 22, 2020 Finish him Rafa This. and then the glasses in to the pocket of his jacket. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest reefatoon Posted May 22, 2020 Share Posted May 22, 2020 Finish him Rafa This. and then the glasses in to the pocket of his jacket. The perfect fatality Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armchair Pundit Posted May 22, 2020 Share Posted May 22, 2020 Rafa has more class in his little finger than the entirety of Mike Ashley's staff of cronies and arse-lickers, he needs to come home to us and finish what he started. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledGeordie Posted May 23, 2020 Share Posted May 23, 2020 Rafa has more class in his little finger than the entirety of Mike Ashley's staff of cronies and arse-lickers, he needs to come home to us and finish what he started. Assuming the takeover is signed off next week, this is everything Rafa wants in terms of a project to get hold of. If Staveley contacts him for a return I think it’d be hard to say no. I always got the impression he was just doing everything he could to keep us in the league knowing that the takeover was possible. Unfortunately for whatever reason they couldn’t get it done while I was here before. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LV Posted May 23, 2020 Share Posted May 23, 2020 I like this bit: ‘People often confuse having game plan, being organised and having a certain balance with taking a defensive approach, but actually it’s just the opposite. These concepts, along with having belief and maintaining intensity, are the way of leading you to success and to winning titles in football’ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmojorisin75 Posted May 23, 2020 Share Posted May 23, 2020 I like this bit: ‘People often confuse having game plan, being organised and having a certain balance with taking a defensive approach, but actually it’s just the opposite. These concepts, along with having belief and maintaining intensity, are the way of leading you to success and to winning titles in football’ Quality. I think people who understand football know that Rafa's way takes time unless he's walking into a job with top quality players already there. We were just starting to see the fruits of his labour when he left imo, that's partially why it hurt so much, cause even when things weren't great under him you could see what he was building to. Going to Steve Bacon from that was hard to take for me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robster Posted May 23, 2020 Share Posted May 23, 2020 I could listen to him all day talking about football. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paully Posted May 23, 2020 Share Posted May 23, 2020 Bring him home! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LV Posted May 23, 2020 Share Posted May 23, 2020 I like this bit: ‘People often confuse having game plan, being organised and having a certain balance with taking a defensive approach, but actually it’s just the opposite. These concepts, along with having belief and maintaining intensity, are the way of leading you to success and to winning titles in football’ Quality. I think people who understand football know that Rafa's way takes time unless he's walking into a job with top quality players already there. We were just starting to see the fruits of his labour when he left imo, that's partially why it hurt so much, cause even when things weren't great under him you could see what he was building to. Going to Steve Bacon from that was hard to take for me. Exactly. It drove me mad hearing people say but... but... Rafa’s defensive and plays boring football. He could only make do with the meagre money he was given. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted May 23, 2020 Share Posted May 23, 2020 Everything started to click at the end of last season and culminated in that Fulham game. We looked ready to really kick on with a bit of investment. Just think what he would do with a bit of backing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted May 23, 2020 Share Posted May 23, 2020 Has Rafa worked with a director of football previously? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raconteur Posted May 23, 2020 Share Posted May 23, 2020 Surely Inter and Madrid? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted May 23, 2020 Share Posted May 23, 2020 Just wondered if that would be a sticking point in him agreeing to come back, as most reports seem to agree that we are going to be employing a director of football. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raconteur Posted May 23, 2020 Share Posted May 23, 2020 With his method of planning, he takes on a lot of the DoF responsibilities. If we’re going down that route, and going with Rafa, you’d like to think Rafa would have input into who the guy is (so they can work together) and has clearly defined boundaries for the manager and DoF roles. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackyboy Posted May 23, 2020 Share Posted May 23, 2020 I can't help but feel that Rafa DESERVES to come back and build his vision. He is one of the few who actually cares about the city, the fans and the people. Bring him home Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dokko Posted May 23, 2020 Share Posted May 23, 2020 Heart says Rafa, head says Rafa. Wallet says Poch Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
La Parka Posted May 23, 2020 Share Posted May 23, 2020 If Rafa comes back would it be up there with signing shearer and Keegan coming back in terms of impact? Or are we in a Rafa bubble here and general public will not approve? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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