Mourinho 'keen on Benitez's job'

[Red_Al_77]

How long does he need to experiment for? Seriously? 38 games a season, 3 and a half seasons gone and he's still making the same fundamental "schoolboy" errors of judgement.

How long does any manager need? In fact in reality these days it's how long is he allowed. Times have changed and the argument that Fergie had such and such amount of time just doesn't work anymore. The amount of money about just won't allow a manager to work his way in and hang around for 7 years at a big club without success in the PL.

[Craig_H]

A stable side is a better side but you can rotate if you have the quality. They do, we don't, so as fans the only solution for Liverpool is to play our best XI. Rafa obviously thinks based on training etc that his squad is good enough but that is yet to be proven.

You can still rotate with our squad and win.

You just change a couple at most, rather than half the team. And you be intelligent about it. If you're rotating torres, play gerrard. If you're resting gerrard, play torres.

And DO NOT play two defensive CMs ever.

[AFII]

Would we? I happen to disagree. Sure, we'd have the potential to be amazing but the tactical eccentricity, the radical substitutions, and the incessant rotation would mean we are never consistent enough to challenge for the title. We've been amazing in several games this season, but we're not consistent because there is no competition for places and there is no continuity.

Sorry, but I will have to agree with you.

[Craig_H]

Yeah but all the top sides rotate as much as each other, Rafa's problem come down to things like 1 striker up front against Wigan. That should never have happend, also I think more than a settled side we should be thinking about a settled formation and rotation within that.

Rafa rotates sodding formations too.

What sort of stability can we have if we're chopping and changing the way we play all the time? How can the players feel comfortable with a system if it changes every other week?

The likes of United & Arsenal, they play the same way - and just fit the odd change in around it.

Rafa changes the players, the system, the style - all at once.

It's fecking impossible to succeed doing that.

[red g]

How long does any manager need? In fact in reality these days it's how long is he allowed. Times have changed and the argument that Fergie had such and such amount of time just doesn't work anymore. The amount of money about just won't allow a manager to work his way in and hang around for 7 years at a big club without success in the PL.

but while he isnt bringing us the big one he still has been very succesfull and so with that he should be given time

[Red Chilli]

Sorry, but I will have to agree with you.

Don't make a habit of it, I'm your nemesis

[red g]

Rafa rotates sodding formations too.

What sort of stability can we have if we're chopping and changing the way we play all the time? How can the players feel comfortable with a system if it changes every other week?

The likes of United & Arsenal, they play the same way - and just fit the odd change in around it.

Rafa changes the players, the system, the style - all at once.

It's fecking impossible to succeed doing that.

well apart from when he was at valencia.

[AFII]

A think the mistake Rafa do time and time again is that a not superstar player can't play himself into an undroppable position. That means that they will be less motivated.

If Benny for example plays a good game then he should play the next one and not be replaced by an out off form Kuyt.

That sends the wrong signals.

[Red_Al_77]

You can still rotate with our squad and win.

You just change a couple at most, rather than half the team. And you be intelligent about it. If you're rotating torres, play gerrard. If you're resting gerrard, play torres.

And DO NOT play two defensive CMs ever.

I don't think our squad is good enough to be honest. We still don't have wingers and our back up strikers are pants. We aren't far off the right mix but will he be given the time and money to get it together. I hope so but I think the Yanks will want their own man in place.

[AFII]

Don't make a habit of it, I'm your nemesis

[Red_Al_77]

but while he isnt bringing us the big one he still has been very succesfull and so with that he should be given time

I agree, but I don't think the press for one and the Yanks will be that patient.

[red g]

A think the mistake Rafa do time and time again is that a not superstar player can't play himself into an undroppable position. That means that they will be less motivated.

If Benny for example plays a good game then he should play the next one and not be replaced by an out off form Kuyt.

That sends the wrong signals.

a great point, i think players like benayoun find it impossible to get a head of steam up so to speak!

but then we simply have to many plyers of mediocre ability!!

[Dhav]

I agree, but I don't think the press for one and the Yanks will be that patient.

money's tight - do the yanks have any idea how costly it would be to sack the manager and back his replacement?

[sonsofthedesert]

Rafa rotates sodding formations too.

What sort of stability can we have if we're chopping and changing the way we play all the time? How can the players feel comfortable with a system if it changes every other week?

The likes of United & Arsenal, they play the same way - and just fit the odd change in around it.

Rafa changes the players, the system, the style - all at once.

It's fecking impossible to succeed doing that.

That was my point mate, we should have a settled formation, none of this change formation and players to suit opposition. I was really pissed off when we played 1 striker against Wigan and 2 defensive mids.
I think he is the right man for the job but I would love him to change this part of his game.

[red g]

I agree, but I don't think the press for one and the Yanks will be that patient.

Rafa can handle the press WHILE our fans remain strong behind Rafa of that i am sure......what worries me is the yanks picking up the UK papers and reading all the crap in them!!