Has Rafa Lost The Dressing Room?

[dom9]

I don't know to be honest, but the season is getting worse by the week.

[nebbers]

It's the one with 'Home' on the door.

[Leyton388]

He has lost the dressing room, the ground, melwood and the ****ing plot.

[SimonNo7]

I'm not sure if I am typing this because I'm so low or if I have come to the end but someone has/some people have got to go, Rafa or half the team!

So, so depressed tonight.

[JohnDoe]

Gerrard doesn't look arsed.

[dom9]

I'm not sure if I am typing this because I'm so low or if I have come to the end but someone has/some people have got to go, Rafa or half the team!

So, so depressed tonight.

It's a bloody mess alright.

[qabiri]

Definitely it is the only scenario that makes sense.

[Chiccada]

He's not far away.

Think he has lost Gerrard. Body language is just really off at the mo, looks like he's losing the will to fight.

*sigh*

[el matador]

i dont think theres any question that rafa has lost the support of gerrard. Torres will remain loyal to him because he signed him and turned him into a superstar but Gerrard doesnt want to play for rafa any more.

To be fair he has saved rafa's bacon on about twenty occasions and is probably why rafa is still our manager.

[tommyg]

Our build up play is so slow and predictable that eventually all of our forwards just sit in line with the defenders doing nothing and waiting for somebody else to do something...it usually results in babel/yossi/ngog/whoever trying to do a neat spin or pick a pass that was never on -__

[dom9]

It certainly feels a long way from 'the crushing machine'.

[Tee]

It is a sad ****ing day for me when I even contemplate watching Slumdog Millionaire rather than the rest of that piss poor football.

[Paul12]

Our build up play is so slow and predictable that eventually all of our forwards just sit in line with the defenders doing nothing and waiting for somebody else to do something...it usually results in babel/yossi/ngog/whoever trying to do a neat spin or pick a pass that was never on -__

But the build up play is slow because Torres is not showing for the ball (because he isn't fit). You cannot move the ball forward quickly if you play 4-4-1-1 and the neither of the front two are fit.

The disappointing thing for me today was that none of Benni, Hgog, Babel or Kuyt had the beating of their man. That is pretty depressing against a team as poor (theoretically) as Reading

[SimonNo7]

Just seen Rafas post match interview and I have to say he looked devestated to me, can't quite decide if I would even go so far as to say he looked like a broken man.

[Shaggy]

Our build up play is so slow and predictable that eventually all of our forwards just sit in line with the defenders doing nothing and waiting for somebody else to do something...it usually results in babel/yossi/ngog/whoever trying to do a neat spin or pick a pass that was never on -__

Yep it's horrible.

Slowly sideways

Sideways

Sideways

Across the park to the wing

Back

Sideways

Back

Hopeful cross

Hits first man

Defend


There was a moment when our flying right wing, Kuyt and Carragher, were joined by Lucas for what was the most painful 'triangle' I have ever seen. All standing still, prodding little passes to each other, before one of them gave it away, obviously. It's soul destroying.