posted Nov 6, 2007

You need to spend money to buy quality. Something Benetez needs to learn. Pennant he wouldn't get back into the Birmingham City team.

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posted Nov 6, 2007

Rafa's rotation has not helped. The main problem is the team is not winning. And winning is a habit.

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posted Nov 6, 2007

I disagree about Pennant. He was in great form in the Champs League final but had no-one on the end of his crosses as Kuyt was played as lone striker. Also if he wasnt injured he would be fighting for his space with upto 4 other players. How can he keep any form when he plays one in three or four games or comes on as sub. Rafa has had too big a transfer pot. For Gods sack dont let him bring in more Spanish dross for one season before shifting them back to their second division! He will struggle to keep any half decent players as it is and morale is clearly rock bottom.

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posted Nov 6, 2007

Shush now little one, use your indoor voice. Or if you're going to shout go and shout on a chelsea site and take your infantile friends with you.

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posted Nov 6, 2007

Shush now little one, use your indoor voice. Or if you're going to shout go and shout on a chelsea site and take your infantile friends with you.

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This was aimed at someone who wrote ages ago, didn't notice how long ago and now I feel silly

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posted Nov 6, 2007

furiousbakerrr

Liverpool as PL contenders is just a joke. How can a team be a contender that hasn't come within single digit points of winning it in the last 10 years?
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01/02 - 7 points behind winners Arsenal
05/06 - 9 points behind winners Chelsea

Admittedly poor, but perhaps basing your assertions on factually correct information would give more credence to your comments

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posted Nov 6, 2007

I think part of the problem is knowing how to get the best out of the players brought in, perhaps not so much the quality (or lack of). Wenger and Ferguson seem to know how to get the best out of their players - they always know their job on the field and seem motivated. They are also given time to get used to their position and not rotated every 5 minutes. Look at how AW turned Henry from a winger to striker, Flamini from a donkey to a human capable of kicking a ball.

To me, if Rafa is playing Babel as a winger one game, then as a striker another the player is going to end up jack of all trades, master of none. Rafa's not a bad manager, he just needs to start understanding where it goes wrong and learn from it

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posted Nov 6, 2007

At this rate, Rafa's days are over. Unless he humbles himself and ditches Kuyt and plays Crouch regularly, he might find his bottom out of work.

Liverpool had an aura of invincibility over the years even under Houllier (in patches) and this is missing. Calling bells for a certain unemployed Jose? Dunno. Maybe..

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posted Nov 6, 2007

taitleshang

"Unless he humbles himself and ditches Kuyt and plays Crouch regularly..."

You're being proved right as I type.
What did Peter Crouch ever do wrong?
He scores goals, he gets assists and he keeps possession brilliantly.

Please Rafa, play Crouch!!!

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posted Nov 7, 2007

For everyone who suggests we should ditch Rafa, Yet again last night proved that when we have played with confidence we are pretty much unstoppable.
Yet again another record that Manu,Chelsea,Arsenal,Barcelona,Milan,Real etc etc
None of your teams have managed it against any oposition in this competition.
8-0
Eight - Nil
Oiata - Nila (for anyone none English)

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