How are we ever gonna challenge the Mancs, Chelsea or Arsenal?

[Morten_nogamst_Pedersen]

Get a manager in who has a defined style to the way his team plays and get the players that fit that style. The fact our manager doesn't seem to even know what his best formation is speaks volumes for a guy that has been at the club for 3.5 years and spent 125M in the process.

Fookin true, unfortuanatly!

[Morten_nogamst_Pedersen]

Morph - who's gonna give him money to spend on more players when he doesn't know what to do with the ones he's already got? Neverming getting the best out of them either.

I feel like I should wear a bell around me neck and walk around shouting 'Unclean! Unclean!' but I really feel things need to change; they simply cannot continue the way we've been going.

I can't help but feel that the players are confused as hell. They're miles better than they're showing but for whatever reason they're not doing it. And I'm not buying into all the boardroom bollocks either.

This is the essence IMO. It's not all about the money. RAfa doesn't get the best out of our lads. We have periods of brilliant matches followed by period of pure ****e, which means we're as inconsistent as ****. Mostly Rafa's fault IMO.

[BigChief]

Rafa is a top manager but, like Houllier, he is obviously not a top man manager. The real top, top managers know how to squeeze every last ounce of skill out of a player. Look at what Demento has gotten out of Ronaldo (among others), Mourinho did with Drogba, J.Cole and Robben and what Wenger does infinity. Rafa believes in systems first, then players. That can only take us so far, and I feel we've already peaked with him.

As much as I hate Mourinho, I don't hate him as much as I hate the fact manure will be on the same number of league titles as us in two years time. That fear has led me to strike a deal with the devil himself. :-(

[Morten_nogamst_Pedersen]

Rafa is a top manager but, like Houllier, he is obviously not a top man manager. The real top, top managers know how to squeeze every last ounce of skill out of a player. Look at what Demento has gotten out of Ronaldo (among others), Mourinho did with Drogba, J.Cole and Robben and what Wenger does infinity. Rafa believes in systems first, then players. That can only take us so far, and I feel we've already peaked with him.

As much as I hate Mourinho, I don't hate him as much as I hate the fact manure will be on the same number of league titles as us in two years time. That fear has led me to strike a deal with the devil himself. :-(

I'm really not sure meself about it, but it is tempting....