Boro vs Liverpool - Build Up Thread

[Jan-Erik]

Yep. It's a waste. Might as well get £10m or thereabouts for him. Total waste of time him being in our squad.

Rafa said he's not going anywhere, but why keep him?

[Milan_Milan]

Agreed especially when his place is been taken by the two least dangerous strikers since Ade Akinbyi and Trevor Benjamin were paired upfront for Leicester.

what a combination!

[Neil Young]

I know Crouch hasn't played much this season but I can't remember the last time I saw him play well.

The good thing about moaning about Rafa not selecting a player for the squad is that you can't be proved wrong.

[paulcooper4]

I know Crouch hasn't played much this season but I can't remember the last time I saw him play well.

The good thing about moaning about Rafa not selecting a player for the squad is that you can't be proved wrong.

agree completely with all of that mate

[bigfooty]

I know Crouch hasn't played much this season but I can't remember the last time I saw him play well.

The good thing about moaning about Rafa not selecting a player for the squad is that you can't be proved wrong.

Crouchy's downturn in form I think stems from Athens. Going with Kuyt ahead of him for that game was such a cruel and ill-conceived selection that I don't think he's been the same player since.

[paulcooper4]

Crouchy's downturn in form I think stems from Athens. Going with Kuyt ahead of him for that game was such a cruel and ill-conceived selection that I don't think he's been the same player since.

he needs to **** off then if thats the reason hes playing ****.

[Neil Young]

Crouchy's downturn in form I think stems from Athens. Going with Kuyt ahead of him for that game was such a cruel and ill-conceived selection that I don't think he's been the same player since.

I think you're in danger of reading far too much into it. Could it be you want to blame Rafa for Crouch's poor form for the last eight months?

he needs to **** off then if thats the reason hes playing ****.

More sense from coops.

[bigfooty]

I think you're in danger of reading far too much into it. Could it be you want to blame Rafa for Crouch's poor form for the last eight months?

Ye might be right. I do think he's been handled poorly by Rafa and not just Athens, before that. In fact some of our formations and team selections at the start of last season, when Crouchy got dropped following the derby, are what prompted me to say on Koptalk that I didn't think Rafa was the man for the league.

I was in the vast minority then but here we are, about 15 months later, and we've got a bucketload of fans questioning if Rafa is the man for the job after a string of dismal performances and a hugely inconsistent season after spending big in the Summer.