no support for rafa from either carra or stevie

[ufc43]

Its a real shame that neither our captain nor vice captain have come out and stood up for Rafa.

When mourinho was being kicked out of chelsea terry, lampard and drogba were very vocal.
Hyypia came out and wanted the club to clarify things but its hardly a statement of support.

Im wondering where the hell is the players support for rafa ?

I don't know about Carra but reading between the lines in Gerards book I don't think he is a big fan of Rafa's. It will all come out if Rafa does leave.

[disco]

Carragher did comment last week.

Fully supported the manager, but not for him to get involved with the rumours in the press.

Or something like that.

[Mumsafan]

And quite correct too

[Shaggy]

What's the betting tomorow night when the 1st goal goes in Rafa will be mobbed.

Nah. Don't think many of 'em give a **** to be honest. Masher, Xabi, Torres and Reina maybe....that's about it.

[Jakey]

They dont want rafa to stay. Its perfectly obvious.

I wouldn't rule that out at all. Gerrard certainly.

Or maybe they're on strict orders to keep shtum.

[Sangria]

What disco said- Carra has come out and supported Rafa openly, as has Torres. I agree with others who say Stevie doesn't come across as a big Rafa fan. They are too different- Rafa is an intellectual who is not big on mollycoddling his players, and let's face it, Stevie is no intellectual. He comes across as quite emotionally immature sometimes and clearly needs a certain amount of hand-holding and ego stoking, which he doesn't get from Rafa. Sami's comments are the equivalent of ex prime ministers sounding off from the back benches- he has nothing to lose as he will be retired either slowly or quickly as soon as the current CB crisis is past, and he used to be captain so he has the authority to say it.

[Shaggy]

What disco said- Carra has come out and supported Rafa openly, as has Torres. I agree with others who say Stevie doesn't come across as a big Rafa fan. They are too different- Rafa is an intellectual who is not big on mollycoddling his players, and let's face it, Stevie is no intellectual. He comes across as quite emotionally immature sometimes and clearly needs a certain amount of hand-holding and ego stoking, which he doesn't get from Rafa. Sami's comments are the equivalent of ex prime ministers sounding off from the back benches- he has nothing to lose as he will be retired either slowly or quickly as soon as the current CB crisis is past, and he used to be captain so he has the authority to say it.

Couldn't agree more.

[Jakey]

Gerrard needs to feel loved and motivated. Mourinho would fire him up and tell him he was the best player in the world, same as Babel, and get the best out of him

Rafa has no time for personal relationships and prefers the controlled approach.

[anfieldanfield]

I dont think Stevie would be sad to see Rafa leave.

[Shaggy]

I dont think Stevie would be sad to see Rafa leave.

I don't, and that really pisses me off.

[desertscouser]

We went thru this before. Why make the situation worse? It's bad enough with G & H blabbing all over the papers without senior players getting involved.

I agree. On top of that, maybe they know Rafa's going to get the sack regardless and they don't want to put their names on Hick's blacklist. Let's be honest, if Gerrard gets on the Texan's wrong side I reckon he'd probably get sold.....bringing in a nice wedge for the Yanks.

If I were Carra and Gerrard, I'd keep schtum and concentrate on getting their form back.

[Guest]

I agree. On top of that, maybe they know Rafa's going to get the sack regardless and they don't want to put their names on Hick's blacklist. Let's be honest, if Gerrard gets on the Texan's wrong side I reckon he'd probably get sold.....bringing in a nice wedge for the Yanks.

If I were Carra and Gerrard, I'd keep schtum and concentrate on getting their form back.

And use that to strengthen team spirit, as captains it's their responsibility. In private, I'm sure they'll be backing Rafa 100%.

[geoxf]

...machiavellian I know...but

Do you think that the reason for Stevie G and Carra's reluctance to come out and support Rafa over recent months....is because they were actually told of Hicks + Gillett's intentions to look for another manager?

I can't help but think this must be the case....!

The whole thing stinks!

[paulc]

Do you think that the reason for Stevie G and Carra's reluctance to come out and support Rafa over recent months....is because they were actually told of Hicks + Gillett's intentions to look for another manager?

I can't help but think this must be the case....!

The whole thing stinks!

well worth starting a new thread....

[Jazzmaster]

mods, i implore ye....