2021/22 Rafael Benitez

[Dublin blue 75]

Stubborn mule.

 

[Bluestar]

Chelsea's opponents had nothing to lose too but were put to bed by half time
Hull have 23 goals in 24 this season and could've had 4 against us

I didnt expect anything else.

Hull had nothing to lose. They were bound to raise their game. That will be the best they have played all year.

 

[MikeH72]

That we were awful then and we are awful now. Note the difference in management though.

Yes we were awful then, but as far as I can see no one is claiming we weren’t?

 

[Toffeepot]

You're a brave soul to watch a Benitez interview mate, I just can't watch the bellend. I nearly broke my neck reaching for the remote to turn over when they said they were about to interview him.

lately is the first time in a very long time I dont watch the pressers...I even put up with Koeman who was anything 'but ok'

 

[Nymzee]

Shearer sounded ridicilously Geordie in that session.

 

[Milkman]

He's lucky with the odd screamer. I was going to say he can't keep relying on that but we know he can't just by looking at the league table.

Yeah he's lucky with it but then again, he did bring in the players that he knew could score goals like that.

 

[Nymzee]

Yeah he's lucky with it but then again, he did bring in the players that he knew could score goals like that.

Is that his masterplan? A team of 11 players scoring from 40-yards? That's some sound reliable football.

 

[zukai12_]

What does BOBA actually mean?

 

[MikeH72]

What does BOBA actually mean?

Boba Fatt.

 

[Gilbert..]

Brings on a midfielder at 2-2.
Then a striker at 3-2.
No divine right to win a cup tie at Hull. But he really come over as trying to do everything he could to not win this. From the first half defensive set up where it looked like 5 strangers were introduced to each other in the tunnel and told..ok. you're playing in defence. Just wing it.
He baffles me.

 

[Nyhus]

Another bad performance, against a weak championship side at that.

 

[maccavennie]

Another game passes where

Defensively we aren't set up right for set pieces

Offensively we offer no threat at set pieces

It takes one ball to complete take out our midfield during the game

Simply unacceptable to be having Rondon play 120 minutes. It's gross mismanagement

Nothing from that game makes me have any confidence whatsoever that we'll be set up to win against Leicester

He's absolutely past it as a manager, massively out of his depth.

Terrible, terrible, terrible manager.

 

[BlueStevie35]

What does BOBA actually mean?

Benitez Out Barmy Army

 

[blue to the bone]

Stubborn mule.

Harsh on a mule

 

[Duncan’s Pigeon Loft]

Some people made a show of themselves on this thread 45 minutes or so ago.

It wasn’t a great performance - another game in which we started on the back foot, conceded first and yet again to a set piece - so I think a lot of the comments were justified.

But it’s a win and we’re in the hat.

We still have a long way to go and hopefully this will be the kick start that we need. But I said that after Arsenal and Chelsea..…