Mourinho 'keen on Benitez's job'

[blacky]

Probably means that Rafa knows that he will be sacked if G&H stays. I can't see any other reason to why Rafa's camp would feed the press.

I think I can remember that DIC said that they would only return if the supporters are behind them. That time is almost here.

I don't often agree with what you say AF but I'm totally with you on the DIC thing.

[blacky]

FFS Newell and Rednapp having their say now on Rafa leaving......

[Revo]

FFS Newell and Rednapp having their say now on Rafa leaving......

bit harsh but a fair assesment from big mike

[blacky]

Saying we are no nearer than under Evans is a bit of a simplistic comparison though!!

[Tom]

In terms of the financial gap being wider, that is true.

[AFII]

Saying we are no nearer than under Evans is a bit of a simplistic comparison though!!

I think he forgot that a lot more clubs can spend a lot more money. That makes it a little more difficult.

[AFII]

In terms of the financial gap being wider, that is true.

Man U can spend as much net in one window as Rafa have done in four years.

[bazza76]

Does anyone really think that klinsman is really in with a shout of getting Rafa's job ( sadly its a when and not if )


cause i think its his agents keeping his profile up

No chance will he get the LFC job, we wont take a risk like Clinsman.

[AFII]

No chance will he get the LFC job, we wont take a risk like Clinsman.

It's G&H we are talking about. Who knows what those muppets will do.

[CharlieMansonsSquint]

Ah, I see what you mean.

I wouldn't be too uneasy if I were you. I mean, it's possible Rafa says one thing but believes another. He's not in a position where admitting his own failings in public is going to help him much I think but that doesn't mean he's completely oblivious to mistakes he's made.

I actually think he's fairly pragmatic in some ways - maybe too much so in that his pragmatism means he tends to chop and change things perhaps too much rather than thinking, this is how we play, let them worry about us. He has certainly been pragmatic about players who aren't cutting it - they don't hang about like they did under his predecessor.

I'm certainly not concerned when it comes to players who aren't performing. Rafa's no Ged in that respect.

Tactically though it's another matter. Perhaps he just can't make his mind up on his preferred formation, but when he sets his team up like he did away to Reading in the league, you do wonder what on earth he's thinking about.

Then there's our rather timid - you say might pragmatic - approach to games. We simply show teams too much respect. Wigan the other night was a perfect example of this, as was Man Citeh away last week. We will never win the league with this kind of opaque mentality. You'd think that after 3 and a half years in this country that Rafa would've figured out that most teams come to Anfield for a draw and set up to defend (park the bus). Yet we just don't go at them, and by that I don't mean silly gun-ho attack, attack Brazil 1982 nonsense.

In that regard we haven't progressed since Ged. It's very, very frustrating.

[red g]

From one Rafa skeptic to another...excellent post Alun. The only pint I would debate with you is

"After all, I trust him in the transfer market."

I'm not sure I do (with regard to attacking players). My hope is that with enough money he will buy true class (as with Torres). His success record with judgement / delivery in bringing in other attacking players is shocking.

crouch will easily get more money than he paid
Babel - great future signing
Torres - dont have to say anything
garcia - lil genius
benayoun - looks pretty good
vrononin - free and he plays like it
Kuyt - did well first yr, dad dying has hit him hard
morientes - EVERYONE thought he would be a success

then he has still had to buy them, but we have some phenomenal young attacking talent coming through by all accounts.

[red g]

I'm certainly not concerned when it comes to players who aren't performing. Rafa's no Ged in that respect.

Tactically though it's another matter. Perhaps he just can't make his mind up on his preferred formation, but when he sets his team up like he did away to Reading in the league, you do wonder what on earth he's thinking about.

Then there's our rather timid - you say might pragmatic - approach to games. We simply show teams too much respect. Wigan the other night was a perfect example of this, as was Man Citeh away last week. We will never win the league with this kind of opaque mentality. You'd think that after 3 and a half years in this country that Rafa would've figured out that most teams come to Anfield for a draw and set up to defend (park the bus). Yet we just don't go at them, and by that I don't mean silly gun-ho attack, attack Brazil 1982 nonsense.

In that regard we haven't progressed since Ged. It's very, very frustrating.

I just wish he had as much faith in some of his team as we do and less faith in some others .....and realise that his great tactics should only be needed iin a dozen or so games in the premiership....the rest we should just go out and smash them to ****

[alunevans]

They would say that wouldn't they?

Why? They could've said it was coming from G&H camp?

[Darth Marty]

Im sick to my back teeth of all this Rafa ****, I hate the press, hate Sky and its staff, ****ing hate everyone who dismisses Liverpool and Rafa. For gods sake, part of me wants this to end, one way or the other, the yanks really really **** me off, a simple statement could end this immediately "we want roffa to stay for years and we will NOT be sacking him" or "due to our differences we are parting company at the end of the season, Roffa and us think this the right move"......just ****ing end this speculation!! argggggggghhhhhhh............

[CharlieMansonsSquint]

Why? They could've said it was coming from G&H camp?

Yeah, they could've, my point is it means nothing. They'll say anything these cunts. How do we know they're telling the truth? They have no obilgation to.