2021/22 Rafael Benitez

[ForeverBlue92]

I really struggle to see any club offering what we want unless Rich has a blinder second half of the season

Part me of thinks any deal will have already been agreed with his agent.

Personally I think when Mbappe leaves PSG end of the season he'll be one of the favourites to replace him (and Salah although I think he'll stay at Liverpool).

 

[Colonel Getafe]

If so I can see Richarlison sold in the summer to a PSG/Aletico type club for a big fee with Benitez given £100+ million to rebuild the side.

you are 100% correct, and it's 200% terrifying to think what an absolute donkey side we could be starting next season with.

Nil Satis Nisi All-Cast-Offs-Welcome-Here

 

[LocalNative]

But you have to judge at 38 games thats my point.

Plenty of teams have had good 1st half a season then collapsed or vice versa Moyes had a few seasons like that here in his early days.

I don't think it's unfair to judge after 18 league games and a terrible League Cup run. To date, it's been as bad as we've had it in the last 20+ years, don't see the point in giving the manager more time when it's clear this partnership is always going to end in an ugly divorce.

 

[Colonel Getafe]

Part me of thinks any deal will have already been agreed with his agent.

Personally I think when Mbappe leaves PSG end of the season he'll be one of the favourites to replace him (and Salah although I think he'll stay at Liverpool).

If Richy to PSG to replace Mbappe and play with his pay Neymar hasn't long since been all agreed -at least in principle- i'll eat my hat.

 

[Thomasc]

Full squad tomorrow apart from Davies.

Absolutely no excuses.

 

[Noisy noise annoys]

Full squad tomorrow apart from Davies.

Absolutely no excuses.

This

 

[ForeverBlue92]

If Richy to PSG to replace Mbappe and play with his pay Neymar hasn't long since been all agreed -at least in principle- i'll eat my hat.

Aye - a lot of player power at PSG and Neymar is his best mate.

Although providing we get a proper DOF in and recruit well it wouldn't be a disaster providing we got a very good fee imo - I think he's been shoehorned into both Carlo and Benitez's teams and not really suited the systems/tactics.

He last looked top drawer under Silva 2 seasons ago now!

 

[Colonel Getafe]

He claims it doesn't matter whether we play 3, 4 or 5 at the back. The tactics aren't the problem.

He's claiming it's individual errors.

Its clearly a tactical / system issue thats our biggest problem.

Ahhhhh, of course he did. Not sure why I'm surprised by that.

Always someone else's fault. The man is utterly delusional. Needs to be booted out of the cloob asap. No wonder the players don't look interested.

 

[Runub]

Full squad tomorrow apart from Davies.

Absolutely no excuses.

But you know if we lose tomorrow it will be someone else's fault. Always is ?‍

 

[Colonel Getafe]

Full squad tomorrow apart from Davies.

Absolutely no excuses.

I dunno about that. Tom "the Merseyside Vieira" Davies is the heartbeat of our midfield after all, and a visionary such as Jaffa would have no doubt spent weeks preparing Iwobi for the Norwich test, only for Africa to throw a spanner in the works...

Unfair to judge Rafael if we get beat when you factor that in (unless we win, in which case, it's proof all along that we were always going to zoom up the table once our best 11 had no knocks or niggles).

 

[allen]

If so I can see Richarlison sold in the summer to a PSG/Aletico type club for a big fee with Benitez given £100+ million to rebuild the side.

What a potent mix of terror and depression this thought sparks.

 

[LABlue2]

Part me of thinks any deal will have already been agreed with his agent.

Personally I think when Mbappe leaves PSG end of the season he'll be one of the favourites to replace him (and Salah although I think he'll stay at Liverpool).

If Richy goes to Liverpool, I give up

 

[Colonel Getafe]

If Richy goes to Liverpool, I give up

I think you mean WHEN Richy goes...

...swiftly followed by DCL a week later.

?

(but not to LFC though)

 

[Bluestar]

Part me of thinks any deal will have already been agreed with his agent.

Personally I think when Mbappe leaves PSG end of the season he'll be one of the favourites to replace him (and Salah although I think he'll stay at Liverpool).

This is is very likely to happen.

 

[Chegsy]

Full squad tomorrow apart from Davies.

Absolutely no excuses.

Huge game. I’m a believer that injuries have played their part this year in how poor we have been but if it continues with the full team available then it’s going to fall on the manager’s doorstep. If everyone is available from the start we have to be putting Norwich away no ifs or buts.