Rafa Watch

[little dave hedgehog]

yes, neil. it could also said to be a "clash" or a "showdown."

[Shaggy]

Sounds to me like Eto'o fired a broadside at Rafa there.

[Craig_H]

If a player is willing to accept that it's Rafa's way, and is happy to then knuckle down and work hard, they'll get on just fine. Players who needed a softer approach werent going to get it from rafa. Rightly or wrongly, he deals with his players with one style, only one style and that's it. Some players will respond well to this, others wont.

[little dave hedgehog]

hms benitez down but not out as tropical storm eto'o lightning bolt emulsifies inter fc island.

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hms benitez down but not out as tropical storm eto'o lightning bolt emulsifies inter fc island.

You work for a tabloid..?

[little dave hedgehog]

that should really be "tropical storm samuel", huh?

[CJ]

If a player is willing to accept that it's Rafa's way, and is happy to then knuckle down and work hard, they'll get on just fine. Players who needed a softer approach werent going to get it from rafa. Rightly or wrongly, he deals with his players with one style, only one style and that's it. Some players will respond well to this, others wont.

the fact is that all managers have some people respond to them and some that dont. i have to agree that i would like to see a broader approach from rafa but its far from the worst apporach is it.

[little dave hedgehog]

what is the worst approach? savaging your players and eating chunks of their faces off?

[Craig_H]

the fact is that all managers have some people respond to them and some that dont. i have to agree that i would like to see a broader approach from rafa but its far from the worst apporach is it.

I didnt say it was the worst approach, did i?

I think he should've been more receptive to different players and their different personalities, as this would've given him more chance of getting the best out of the players. But hey-ho.

[CJ]

I didnt say it was the worst approach, did i?

I think he should've been more receptive to different players and their different personalities, as this would've given him more chance of getting the best out of the players. But hey-ho.

i didnt say you did.

[Craig_H]

i didnt say you did.

Not directly, but you replied to my post and felt the need to specify that it's not the worst approach (and then sought clarification on that viewpoint), which was unnecessary, in the context of a reply to the post you were quoting and replying to.

But anyway, it's a thread about Rafa at Inter, rather than how he did things at LFC.

[Rich]

Good on Rafa for speaking out. Whatever he did for LFC was for the good of the club.

[CJ]

Not directly, but you replied to my post and felt the need to specify that it's not the worst approach (and then sought clarification on that viewpoint), which was unnecessary, in the context of a reply to the post you were quoting and replying to.

But anyway, it's a thread about Rafa at Inter, rather than how he did things at LFC.

ah right i didnt mean it that way.

[Craig_H]

I imagine he can speak freely now, regardless of any confidentiality clauses that may have been included in his pay off - i would imagine Hicks has far too much on his plate to be thinking about suing rafa for anything he may say now.

ah right i didnt mean it that way.

Fair play mate, no worries.

[S-RED]

4 games in & top of the league........... ****in **** manager eh, good job we got rid