2021/22 Rafael Benitez

[sageyefc]

Few are in for a surprise when Dom and doucoure come back in and we’re still shabite. Thankfully I doubt jaffaman is still in the job by the time Dom’s back though

 

[tommye]

Viera has made an impact after being in the job the same amount of time

A decent quality coach should improve ANY squad of players, not have them struggling to cope with the basics after 5/6 months.

 

[NorthernBlue]

I said that. He still wasn't able to explain how ogs was the better manager. Once again, making a claim with zero evidence to back it up

Probably just said Potter or blamed Carlo or something I’m guessing.

 

[tommye]

So we've gone from signing Coutinho, Nunes, Koulibaly, not signing Rondon, and not being skint, to being totally skint and signing Rondon

I knew there had been some pretty awful predictions, but didn't realise they had been this bad!

Edit - sorry just noticed I missed out the selling Mina to fund Dumfries bit as well. About as good a success rate as an ITK as Benitez at defending corners

He's even managed to make Jinkyali look like a real ITK there he's so wide of the mark

 

[zukai12_]

Nuno rumours swirling again

 

[ToffeeTim]

There's a lad on popmaster this morning says he's an evertonian. He near sounded embarassed to admit it. A big long pause before answering when Ken Bruce asked what team he followed

 

[Zatara]

You simply don't know what his remit is.

For all we know he might have been told money is tight, we need to get rid of several players in order to rebuild, don't worry about this season as long as we stay in the division and get a respectable place.

The fact that last week Rafael was ordering reviews on all background staff suggests he's going to be here a while. In a recent interview he was talking about the next 6 months and his tactics usually take a few months to get going, but we will finish strongly

The minutes have just come out and it states that Brands said Rafael was the strongest candidate out there for the job, suggests they know they won't get anyone better.

No. It means that the board are inept and clueless.

 

[Zatara]

Im going to look into whoever owns fishermans friend and strepsils.

Theres only one way their stock is going with all the booing thats about to be unleashed.

Most interesting part of the season is predicting how long Benitez has left.

 

[scotchbutterpin]

I simply cannot get over the fact that an LFC legend is our manager. Unreal.

 

[LouReedwalkonthewildside]

Going to be interesting against Brentford to see if Benitez uses some of the young players.

Branthwaite, Onyango, Dobbin and possibly Simms.


Id go with:

Pickford
Godfrey Keane Branthwaite Digne
Delph
Onyango Allan
Townsend Simms Gordon
​

There should be enough attitude and desire in that team to compete and get something from the game.

If Benitez starts Rondon and Coleman then we may as well wave the white flag.

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We’ll turn up in a big massive bus and park it right on the edge of our penalty box Zat, but you know, £1.7m and all that…

 

[ForeverBlue92]

Going to be interesting against Brentford to see if Benitez uses some of the young players.

Branthwaite, Onyango, Dobbin and possibly Simms.


Id go with:

Pickford
Godfrey Keane Branthwaite Digne
Delph
Onyango Allan
Townsend Simms Gordon
​

There should be enough attitude and desire in that team to compete and get something from the game.

If Benitez starts Rondon and Coleman then we may as well wave the white flag.

​

Absolute state of that side - literally a Championship starting 11 minus Pickford, Digne and Allan.

And people expect us to rock up to fellow PL sides away from home and get the 3 points with a click of the finger

bu bu bu its all Benitez's fault doh!

Blue Geordies - its what we've become.

@Saint Domingo

 

[ToffeeTim]

Absolute state of that side - literally a Championship starting 11 minus Pickford, Digne and Allan.

And people expect us to rock up to fellow PL sides away from home and get the 3 points with a click of the finger

bu bu bu its all Benitez's fault doh!

Blue Geordies - its what we've become.

@Saint Domingo

Still mentioning Geordies every other post I see

Not tedious at all

 

[DanEFC92]

Going to be interesting against Brentford to see if Benitez uses some of the young players.

Branthwaite, Onyango, Dobbin and possibly Simms.


Id go with:

Pickford
Godfrey Keane Branthwaite Digne
Delph
Onyango Allan
Townsend Simms Gordon
​

There should be enough attitude and desire in that team to compete and get something from the game.

If Benitez starts Rondon and Coleman then we may as well wave the white flag.

​

Haha.

Look at how bad our squad is

 

[Carloblues]

Absolute state of that side - literally a Championship starting 11 minus Pickford, Digne and Allan.

And people expect us to rock up to fellow PL sides away from home and get the 3 points with a click of the finger

bu bu bu its all Benitez's fault doh!

Blue Geordies - its what we've become.

@Saint Domingo

Funnily enough we are going to be up against a championsip side next, I mean who in their 11 apart from ajer or whatever he's called have they signed since they were on the championship?

Difference is they have a decent manager who has improved the squad tenfold

Not some dinosaur

 

[The Penalty Box Dancer]

If we lose to Brentford on Sunday then there's no way he can be in the job for Wednesday's game. It would be disastrous.