Boro (h) Post match thread

[Mattshark]

Did anyone see United today with half their team missing? Forget the results and the like, but it doesn't matter what team they seem to put out, they have a fluidity and a style to their play we can only dream of having. I don't know how Rafa can fail to watch games like that and think "****, what style do we play"?

Did you see how many long balls they tried to Rooney? Did you see a general lack of penetration too?

[El Jefecito]

the fact is before rafa non of our previous managers went running to the media.

i don't need documentary evidence - it was something called 'the liverpool way' where our business was conducted behind closed doors.

rafa's been backed, anyone who thinks otherwise needs their eyes testing

Yeah, hence why Barry will be starting at SL tomorrow and we'll have Alves and Simao on the wings. Reality, eh, gets in the way of being able to beat up on Rafa in forums. Bummer that.

[Rashid]

Did you see how many long balls they tried to Rooney? Did you see a general lack of penetration too?

Not as many long balls as us and they may have lacked penetration but how many players did they have out injured? They passed and moved it easily, they had a plan, they had a pattern... compare that to what we served up on Saturday at home against ****e.

[El Jefecito]

Houllier was constantly on TV making excuses.

We had more shots than anyone else in the league

[Rashid]

We had more shots than anyone else in the league

Did you find surrendering to Reading funny too?

[rage]

Yeah, hence why Barry will be starting at SL tomorrow and we'll have Alves and Simao on the wings. Reality, eh, gets in the way of being able to beat up on Rafa in forums. Bummer that.

rafa was backed over alves and simao. he decided they weren't worth the money and went spent it elsewhere. reality eh el jef, lets make it up as we go along

[El Jefecito]

Dimension? Rafa wants Downing, Barry or Riera. Hardly "edge of seat", more like steady Eddies. I think Rafa is up there with the best when it comes to winning one off games and down there with the worst when it comes to creative football and creative players.

NO, Rafa wanted Alves, Simao, Figo, Silva, etc. Not allowed though......

[rage]

Houllier was constantly on TV making excuses.

not about the players he was blocked from buying.

[the rev leeroy brown]

NO, Rafa wanted Alves, Simao, Figo, Silva, etc. Not allowed though......

but alves didn't want to leave spain. same as silva. figo was decided to be too old. only one on that list is simao and i'm glad we never got him....overrated. and even then no-one knows why we never got him. no-one except rafa and the board.

[Mattshark]

Not as many long balls as us and they may have lacked penetration but how many players did they have out injured? They passed and moved it easily, they had a plan, they had a pattern... compare that to what we served up on Saturday at home against ****e.

They where away to ****e (and pompey where) and they had maybe a couple of good chances all game. They where at home to ****e on the opening day and couldn't win. Who cares. You are so myopic it is ****ing silly.

[Rashid]

Mattshark - Are you happy with our style of play? Yes or No?

[Mike]

Mattshark - Are you happy with our style of play? Yes or No?

Playing style is not important so long as you get three points.

[Johnny]

Did anyone see United today with half their team missing? Forget the results and the like, but it doesn't matter what team they seem to put out, they have a fluidity and a style to their play we can only dream of having. I don't know how Rafa can fail to watch games like that and think "****, what style do we play"?

We put out half a team and are two points above Manure.

[Johnny]

not about the players he was blocked from buying.

He made excuses about performances every week.

[Mattshark]

Mattshark - Are you happy with our style of play? Yes or No?

Depends on the game, we have played fantastically at times, less so at others. But if we win, I could not care less how we play.