Boro (a) match thread

[kingfunk]

what has happened to mascherano and babel this season? they not the same players at all

Rafas coaching them

[Sprouty]

Babel is as much use as a ****ing chocolate fireguard!

[MrMichael]

I can see how people could attribute blame to Rafa for the general slump in our form, but I don;t really see what he's done wrong today compared to the players on the pitch, who have been dreadful.

He set them up fine (apart from Skrtel at right back but I see the idea), and we were fine until that ridiculous own goal. After that the players lost their heads. Plus Elzhar and Kuyt missing blatant chances. Alonso has been dreadful, Babel useless, and Gerard unfit.

[Dantheman]

Good job Arsenal and Chelsea are as ****e as we are

[SimonNo7]

We may still be 2nd at the end of the weekend, Wigan have equalised against Che$ki but title is Manures!!!!

[Joe Le Toff]

This performance is akin to the last throes of the Houllier era

[kingfunk]

Babel is as much use as a ****ing chocolate fireguard!

Racist.

[Shaggy]

What a complete disgrace. Mortified. A Houllier-esque rot has set in.

[TheStig]

I can see how people could attribute blame to Rafa for the general slump in our form, but I don;t really see what he's done wrong today compared to the players on the pitch, who have been dreadful.

He set them up fine (apart from Skrtel at right back but I see the idea), and we were fine until that ridiculous own goal. After that the players lost their heads. Plus Elzhar and Kuyt missing blatant chances. Alonso has been dreadful, Babel useless, and Gerard unfit.

Good post.

[souliv]

might still be second Wigan just scored !!!

[Maxiedge]

On wednesday night Alonso showed a masterclass in midfield play. Today, he's been poor. What can you do as a manager?

[AussieKewell]

I can see how people could attribute blame to Rafa for the general slump in our form, but I don;t really see what he's done wrong today compared to the players on the pitch, who have been dreadful.

He set them up fine (apart from Skrtel at right back but I see the idea), and we were fine until that ridiculous own goal. After that the players lost their heads. Plus Elzhar and Kuyt missing blatant chances. Alonso has been dreadful, Babel useless, and Gerard unfit.

We cant win without a genuine striker

[TheStig]

What a complete disgrace. Mortified. A Houllier-esque rot has set in.

I believe it was away at Middlesborough that we started losing it under him as well!

[TheStig]

On wednesday night Alonso showed a masterclass in midfield play. Today, he's been poor. What can you do as a manager?

[JohnDoe]

On wednesday night Alonso showed a masterclass in midfield play. Today, he's been poor. What can you do as a manager?

Don't play Skrtel at Right back.

Play Benayoun, who's in fantastic form.

Don't play Kuyt up front alone for the 1000th time, after it failed the previous 999 efforts.