Rafa rips into Ferguson

[Kenneth]

Rafa really favours the Spannish system of playing 2 halves of the season in the same order. I can't see many arguments against it tbh, apart from Sky not getting to spread out the glamour games as they see fit.

[Imy]

Is Rafa creaking under the pressure?, its kind of like the Kevin Keegan outburst.

[Gerrard]

great stuff from Rafa - right before Mancs v Chelsea he starts stirring the pot in the press - magic & just the tactics that the drunken tramp has been doing for years.

Its definitely a deliberate tactic by the boss to get underneath his skin before, arguably, their biggest game of the season and I ****ing love it

Rafa

[Tee]

Rafa knows exactly what he is doing and what response he will get. He is simply playing his own 'mind games'. Nice one Rafa!!

[Mono]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/7820615.stm

the transcript from beeb

[Kenneth]

Is Rafa creaking under the pressure?, its kind of like the Kevin Keegan outburst.

Nothing like. He wasn't huffing and puffing and going red in the face. This is a calculated criticism.

[Vermilion]

Is Rafa creaking under the pressure?, its kind of like the Kevin Keegan outburst.

Some media outlets are portraying it that way, but i don't see it that way at all, it's been done just before a big game between our two rivals, and he's publicly backed the refs, and brought to their attention Ferguson & utd's constant harassment of them, it's beautiful.

He even managed to ridicule Ferguson by intimating he wants everything done the way that suits utd, like they deserve to have a better chance than anyone else.

[Pacman]

Is Rafa creaking under the pressure?, its kind of like the Kevin Keegan outburst.

Mow now Imy behave.

He knows exactly what he is doing.

[Kenneth]

"I do not want to play mind games too early"

[Mono]

Rafa really favours the Spannish system of playing 2 halves of the season in the same order. I can't see many arguments against it tbh, apart from Sky not getting to spread out the glamour games as they see fit.

That's the problem.... the game has prostituted itself to television and it's very easy pick out the flaws in the fixtures lists.

Expect a response tho from Slur Alex before Sunday's game. He won't be able help himself.

[Manofthebog]

Is Rafa creaking under the pressure?, its kind of like the Kevin Keegan outburst.

Kin 'ell pal, nothing like it. This was calculated. He had notes. Keegan just spat his dummy out.

Really.

[Tee]

Some media outlets are portraying it that way, but i don't see it that way at all, it's been done the night before a big game between our two rivals, and he's publicly backed the refs, and brought to their attention Ferguson & utd's constant harassment of them, it's beautiful.

That is my biggest worry - all the scummy manc loving press will portray this as Benitez cracking under pressure when it is clear it is quite the opposite - he is merely asserting his control in the psychological battle with Fergie.

[Kenneth]

Rafa isn't the one under pressure this weekend so that doesn't wash. We play Stoke and are sitting top.

[red g]

****ing love it.......go on Rafa

[JohnDoe]

He fancies Chelsea to get something out of the game on Sunday and he wants to make sure the ref doesn't cave under the pressure he'll be in.