2021/22 Rafael Benitez

[Mikey_Fitzgerald]

We can criticize our players and their lack of quality but Rafaels team has been so much less than the sum of its parts, all season. I just fail to understand how he can be allowed to continue. Moshiri must see that, surely?

I bet he does

He’s just too much of a wimp to do what needs to be done

 

[ForeverBlue92]

Take away the issue of you believing we can't afford to sack him. Or your belief that moshiri won't sack him. They don't impact on whether we actually want him sacked or not.

Do you want him sacked. Yes or no?

There is no 'I'm not fussed' as that is effectively you saying you don't want him sacked.

Yes or no?

Is it?

If we had no FFP problems, could afford to sack him whilst attracting/backing a good level manager with £100+ million in the transfer window I would boot him at this point.

However thats not the reality of the situation is it?

We're skint
On the verge of FFP sanctions
Mid season

Throw in Moshiri only appoints PL experienced managers we'll be breaking FFP just to appoint a Lampard/Pulis/Hughes type no mark.

Hence why im not fussed either way - clubs in a bad situation.

 

[BlueToff]

And you can’t tell me all we can play with these players is hoof ball. Potters got Shane Duffy and that7ft barge pole next to him passing it out from the back and Lallana spraying it about like Pirlo

'but Pep wouldn't even get these players to be able to pass'

 

[Big Sams Undies]

The Spanish Allardyce. Please just do one you utter joke of a manager

Wash your mouth out. At least Sam could win a game

 

[sageyefc]

apparently when he had a fit squad and Dom back we’d play more expansively but if anything we where somehow even more negative there today, that’s literally how his Newcastle side used to set up. No place for rafasaurus in the modern game

 

[Dutch Toffee]

Wash your mouth out. At least Sam could win a game

Alright take back the Allardyce remarks. At least he wasn't an Anfield Agent

 

[MrD]

If we are going to fail ...I'd rather fail with Tony Pulis as manager than this guy.

 

[BrendanGOT]

He needs to go tonight. Moshiri needs to go too if he keeps running the club like this. It's disgraceful we shouldn't be where we are in the table. I've gave a by ball with injuries etc but today we'd a squad capable of beating Brighton at home and we set up like we were playing peak Barce

 

[LeeCarsley]

sack him and let Campos appoint whoever he wants when he gets DoF job

 

[billyblue80]

People can keep blaming the squad and yes it's dysfunctional but he is getting very little out of it his tactics and seemingly training considering we had 17 days off to work on stuff, are dog dirt negative.

 

[Jimmyjoe]

Needs to go. Now. Absolutely no point in keeping him here as this is just wasting everyone’s time and we cannot move on as a club until he goes

 

[MACCA75]

By the time we get control of the house this guy will have stripped it bare, burnt the kitchen down and had a dump in the living room.

 

[steven]

apparently when he had a fit squad and Dom back we’d play more expansively but if anything we where somehow even more negative there today, that’s literally how his Newcastle side used to set up. No place for rafasaurus in the modern game

There was no need at all for that formation - with square pegs in round holes - today.

 

[Daveysgingerlovechild]

Why set up so negative?

At home to Brighton for goodness sake

Will you ever learn Benitez

Close the door on the way out!

I'll offer a slightly different take, but it's arguably as damning. The squad is proper drek and nicking a win is probably entirely sensible. Ancelotti set up a sort of cattenacio system last season which delivered equally as bad football but was more effective in terms of overall results and points gained.

Rafael has somehow taken a similarly defensive approach but given us the defensive acumen and results of a Roberto Martinez team. Without the fun bits.

Imagine that.

 

[Parker]

apparently when he had a fit squad and Dom back we’d play more expansively but if anything we where somehow even more negative there today, that’s literally how his Newcastle side used to set up. No place for rafasaurus in the modern game

The man played a 5 at the back at home to a bottom half team.

At first I thought he was matching them, which is still negative asf.

Then I realised even Brighton played a 4.

Also, big fan of the use of Rafasaurus.