Boro V Liverpool - Post match thoughts and rants

[-V-]

Yeah whatever. Stay in your deluded state as long as you like

Rafa is to blame for signing crap like Voronin, Kuyt, Benayoun and continually playing them when they clearly arent up to the standard required. He leaves Babel and Alonso on the bench and plays these poor quality footballers. Voronin isnt up to it and neither is Kuyt. Riise is well past it and the likes of him and Benayoun should be nothing more than bench warmers. And lets not get started on £7m that we wasted on Pennant as well

If Benitez picks the strongest line up available then we wouldnt drop points every week. Fact

[Dhav]

I think you're giving it too much weight. We've been inconsistent all season, even when unbeaten in the league there were some questionable team selections and poor performances both there and in Europe. Since the falling out happened we've had some cracking results but also some desperately poor ones. It's no different.

I think we've been noticeably worse since the fallout and all the intense speculation about the manager. The attitude of the players seems different. Could be a coincidence, could be something else, could be the players have thrown in the towell now that we're 9 pts off the top.

[Nic83]

people had forgotten until you, thick cunt that you are, just reminded them. whatever way you look at it carrot top, no matter how ****e he turns out to be, you are an absolute prick for saying that about a fella signing for liverpool.

You should stop posting. You big fat thick stupid excuse. You really are one of the thickest people I've come across.

[Shaggy]

I think we've been noticeably worse since the fallout and all the intense speculation about the manager. The attitude of the players seems different.

I think there's some truth in the off-field crap taking its toll, to some extent at least.

We're playing under extraordinary pressure, every week, due to the off-field shenanigans.

Every game is billed as massive with regards to Rafa's future and too often we choke - and also we always choke when we play our games in hand. I can't remember the last time we won one.

Playing-wise, the key point of the season for me was Styles' shocking penalty decision against Chelsea. I just feel had we won that game, as we deserved to, we'd have taken huge amounts of confidence from it and really kicked on. Instead we've stumbled from one draw to another, and now we're battling with Everton, City and Villa rather than "the other three".

[rushscored4]

You really are one of the thickest people I've come across.

Only 'cos you haven't met me, Kaip or KK07 yet...

[kurtangle01]

You should stop posting. You big fat thick stupid excuse. You really are one of the thickest people I've come across.

You're obviously not including yourself in that statement.

[Imy]

I feel that there is not enough quality in the squad, three match winners (Torres, Gerrard and Reina) Benayon, Babel, Kewell are way to inconsistent, the other strikers are wank and provide nothing.

It's is Rafa's fault as he is the one that has shaped th squad, he is slowly lurching to the exit door.

[Nic83]

Can't believe he still can't understand that I didn't actually want Voronin to break a leg. Actually, I can believe....

[Nic83]

You're obviously not including yourself in that statement.

You met yourself? How did that conversation go? I'd say it was quite boring

[Red Chilli]

The media, the owners, the players, the refs, the tea-lady, the pitch, the fans.......... how can Rafa be expected to do his job.....

I don't know, maybe because he's getting paid a **** load to do his job at one of the biggset clubs in Europe.

Rafa's not some ****ing meek little kitty cat, he's supposed to be one of the best managers in the ****ing game, so I wish everyone would quit with the excuses and say it like it is.

[Bob]

[Imy]

I don't know, maybe because he's getting paid a **** load to do his job at one of the biggset clubs in Europe.

Rafa's not some ****ing meek little kitty cat, he's supposed to be one of the best managers in the ****ing game, so I wish everyone would quit with the excuses and say it like it is.

Exactly he has got it more wrong then right, under his stewardship we show no signs of challenging never mind winning the League.

[Dhav]

I think there's some truth in the off-field crap taking its toll, to some extent at least.

We're playing under extraordinary pressure, every week, due to the off-field shenanigans.

Every game is billed as massive with regards to Rafa's future and too often we choke - and also we always choke when we play our games in hand. I can't remember the last time we won one.

Playing-wise, the key point of the season for me was Styles' shocking penalty decision against Chelsea. I just feel had we won that game, as we deserved to, we'd have taken huge amounts of confidence from it and really kicked on. Instead we've stumbled from one draw to another, and now we're battling with Everton, City and Villa rather than "the other three".

I don't believe the manager and players are immune to all this pressure that is clearly being heaped on their soldiers. Even during today's match the commentator was going on about how much more pressure and speculation there would be surrounding Rafa if we dropped points. Vicious circle. You can't tell me this has no impact.

I tend to agree about the Chelsea game as well. Look how Arsenal have managed to keep picking up points after stringing victories together at the start of the season - you can't underestimate what a few morale boosting victories can do for a team, and how easy it is to keep momentum going, after you've built up a head of steam.

I also think had we got that victory we deserved at Eastlands it could have just as easily turned everything around for us.

[vonk]

I don't know, maybe because he's getting paid a **** load to do his job at one of the biggset clubs in Europe.

Rafa's not some ****ing meek little kitty cat, he's supposed to be one of the best managers in the ****ing game, so I wish everyone would quit with the excuses and say it like it is.

...sarcasm mate.

[bigfooty]

Our first 3 results after the falling out?

3-0, 4-1 and 4-0.

Then came the Reading debacle when Rafa, nobody else, ****ed up. Since then it's been inconsistent all the way.