Riera - Benitez never talks to Liverpool Players

[red g]

think he said he was turd not is a turd

[Chrono]

Can you not see the difference there?

[dww]

I think you are missing the important semantic value in those statements of the 'a'.

[red g]

I cannot believe this is BBC Sport's top story for ****s sake.

same on talksport......

they just love a dig.

[Vermilion]

maybe it was..........

Well it would have had to have been wouldn't it according to Riera's interview.

And this Myth about Rafa being quiet and miserable...i see him in many a press conference where he has the reporters giggling like little children, funny though how these myhths seem to become fact after enough agenda ridden reporting, and we are supposed to believe he's this cold disspassionate, grumpy manager, ffs there's a picture of one of our younger players slapping him in the face during training...that's not a manager that doesn't interact with his players.

[Chrono]

think he said he was turd not is a turd

Christ, thank you

[Craig_H]

I clearly didn't call him a turd and I'm fairly sure it's acceptable for me to
express my opinion on a player not being good enough for our team.

No, quite right. You called him 'turd' rather than 'a turd', so my bad.

I'm sure i've had this debate before, and was told you're meant to criticise 'constructively' so you cant call players '****' or 'turd', you should say 'not very good' or something equally polite I'm more of your style, same as you'd say in the pub or something, "that fella's ****" and suchlike.

Riera's not pulled up trees for a while, but he's still of some use to have in the squad.

Did you even let anyone have a chance to criticise Chrono if they wanted to? You wonder why people have a problem with your posting style and then try to imply that in some way people who have been disagreeing with you have been unreasonably hypocritical.

Sorry mate, maybe got lost in translation or i should've made it clearer with a grin or crackoff smiley...joking aside, it doesnt bother me personally if people call players 'turd' or such like, but i know it's not something that most are keen on.

[Mike]

Its pathetic how they make a fuss about it, just because its rafa.

[the rev leeroy brown]

I think you are missing the important semantic value in those statements of the 'a'.

was only joining in the fighting.........was feeling left out is all.

[red g]

Well it would have had to have been wouldn't it according to Riera's interview.

And this Myth about Rafa being quiet and miserable...i see him in many a press conference where he has the reporters giggling like little children, funny though how these myhths seem to become fact after enough agenda ridden reporting, and we are supposed to believe he's this cold disspassionate, grumpy manager, ffs i there's a picture of one of our younger players slapping him in the face...that's not a manager that doesn't interact with his players.

he doesnt do himself any favours with the media......but every tom, dick and harry knows he is not a great man manager, i dont see how this is up for debate?

Yes he has got the best out of some players, but not necessarily due to his man management skills. I teake Torres as a case in point, he has got the best out of him by telling him what to do and pushing him hard, Torres has responded. Thats not man management thats Torres responding to howe Benitez treats everyone........

[Vermilion]

Its pathetic how they make a fuss about it, just because its rafa.

Players always pull stunts like this..(if he said it) it's happened to Ferguscum, Wenger, Maureen, all have been criticised by players whether still at the club and fed up, or ex players who thought they were better than they were.

But with Benitez, it'll go down in history as fact....what bugs me is so many of our own fans fall for it.

[Kenneth]

But why isn't Riera getting games, especially when we have been so utterly **** going forward game after game? Whether Rafa, or his coaches, surely it's reasonable to want an explanation of why he's not being picked or what he has to do to get himself picked. Would think anyone would expect such in the same position. If he hasn't had this, it's wrong imo.

[dww]

On a different note might Riera be the player that Ballague spoke about earlier in the season going on about how they were dropped without knowing the reason and when he hinted that a prominent player would be off in the summer?

I thought he was very good last season so it would be a shame to lose him but I expect us to sell at least one of Babel, Benayoun and Riera in the summer.

[the rev leeroy brown]

On a different note might Riera be the player that Ballague spoke about earlier in the season going on about how they were dropped without knowing the reason and when he hinted that a prominent player would be off in the summer?

I thought he was very good last season so it would be a shame to lose him but I expect us to sell at least one of Babel, Benayoun and Riera in the summer.

rather lose none to be fair. yossi is technically superb at times, riera gives us the width we are screaming out for and babel is a star waiting to be given the green light to burn.

[Vermilion]

he doesnt do himself any favours with the media......but every tom, dick and harry knows he is not a great man manager, i dont see how this is up for debate?

Yes he has got the best out of some players, but not necessarily due to his man management skills. I teake Torres as a case in point, he has got the best out of him by telling him what to do and pushing him hard, Torres has responded. Thats not man management thats Torres responding to howe Benitez treats everyone........

I disagree.