Pompey v Redmen match thread

[sonsofthedesert]

it's times like this i wish Rafa would justify his decisions, of course he doesn't have to but i wish he'd explain wtf he thought he was doing when he picked that team, i don't give a **** about the champs league game on tuesday, the focus should have been on this game today

The Crouch decision is the only one I question. I don't think h should have to justify anything. I still say we would all have taken a point in this game at the start of the season.

[red g]

it's times like this i wish Rafa would justify his decisions, of course he doesn't have to but i wish he'd explain wtf he thought he was doing when he picked that team, i don't give a **** about the champs league game on tuesday, the focus should have been on this game today

he gambled, it backfired. We could have won that game.

[Kaip]

Bugger

[paulcooper4]

Bugger

[Rashid]

Absolute **** performance, we played long ball hoof and hoof all ****ing game and if that wasn't bad enough Rafa drops not 1 but 4 of his best players to the bench. What exactly did he expect from the game? Everyone who saw the team sheet hoped we would win but nobody expected it.

****e game all round, and Rafa is to blame for his ****e house rotation.

[Morten_nogamst_Pedersen]

You a member of the RCDNW brigade Rashid?

[Rashid]

What's RCDNW?

[anfieldanfield]

What's RCDNW?

Rafa Can Do No Wrong.

[Rashid]

Rafa Can Do No Wrong? Me?



Errr no.

[paulcooper4]

Absolute **** performance, we played long ball hoof and hoof all ****ing game and if that wasn't bad enough Rafa drops not 1 but 4 of his best players to the bench. What exactly did he expect from the game? Everyone who saw the team sheet hoped we would win but nobody expected it.

****e game all round, and Rafa is to blame for his ****e house rotation.

nice to have you back fella. Its been a bit pessimistic around here without you.

Rashid the optimist

[sid]

Absolute **** performance, we played long ball hoof and hoof all ****ing game and if that wasn't bad enough Rafa drops not 1 but 4 of his best players to the bench. What exactly did he expect from the game? Everyone who saw the team sheet hoped we would win but nobody expected it.

****e game all round, and Rafa is to blame for his ****e house rotation.

Not many a time we agree but this is one of them!!

[Redspin]

the mancs also faced an equally daunting task, granted with less travel but arguably a tougher game. fergueson had his strongest team available on the pitch today. im a moaner or a whinger though so what the **** would i know

Yes - about 225 miles less travel. They also played really crap against Everton but got lucky with a late goal from a set-piece - with the sort of dour, uncreative performance that would have the whingers on here apoplectic about the lack of creativity and predicting doom and gloom after a mere handful of games at the start of the season

[The Glove]

Did Fergie have a first choice 11? Not really. he picked a team of grafters since he knew Everton would be ready for a bit of rough and tumble. Also he had to pick players because of injuries. Evra was playing in midfield for example.

[sonsofthedesert]

Did Fergie have a first choice 11? Not really. he picked a team of grafters since he knew Everton would be ready for a bit of rough and tumble. Also he had to pick players because of injuries. Evra was playing in midfield for example.

Yeah and the display prooved it, they were really bad. I am always amazed that poeple go on about the chavs and scum putting their strongest team out every week when they rotate exacty the same number of times as us. Think an article recently said that scum and us made 118 changes last season and the season before the chavs and us made 118 changes. No difference but Rafa is the one criticised for making changes.