Rafa Watch

[Gingawaria]

BBC reporting that Abramovic spoke to Rafa before the match yesterday.

[Fredo]

BBC reporting that Abramovic spoke to Rafa before the match yesterday.

Think it's nailed on I'm afraid.

[Gingawaria]

What a joke of a club.

Barely 8 months in charge, 2 trophies won, including the one trophy that Abramovic has been desperate for, 100m spent in the summer and then he gets sacked after one poor run of form!!

Re - Rafa. Can't really blame him if he takes the job, he's been out of work for far too long.

[Kenneth]

Its not going to happen. Engage brain people.

[Skrtelmania]

Devastating if Rafa goes there, surely he wont though will he?

Pep to be appointed in the summer regardless, Jose up to his old tricks with 'his' players, the fans hate him, the press hates him - he'll be absolutley slaughtered.

Be far worse than taking the Inter job which was a crap decision itself.

DON'T DO IT RAFA!

[Shaggy]

Michael Cox @Zonal_Marking
Certainly not pinning the blame on him, but Torres has seen five of his managers sacked in two-and-a-half years (RB, RH, CA, AVB, RDM)

[Yozza]

Just noticed thread title change...

ha ha

[Nick77]

I can't think of many places worse than there for me to see him work at.

I understand why he'd go for it but urghhhhhhhhhhhhhh

At least the Scum would at least be challenged for the title with Rafa in charge... One major positive if it happens

[dww]

taking up the job this year is hugely different to last season. Chelsea have a much better team this season. They have revamped the midfield so why not have a crack with those guys. He could win them the title with that squad. And, just maybe, get a lot more out of torres.

I think its a great move for them both tbh. If rafa wins them the title then do they need guardiola next season?

I think they really lack anything solid in midfield or central defence at the minute. If you have a highly mobile front 4 you can't have Ramires running all over the show and Mikel wandering off at random as your midfield base. The squad as is seems pretty poorly suited to how Rafa plays but would be quickly changed in a transfer window I suspect.

[barnes10]

Basically he'll just need one maybe two tactically disciplined midfielders to play the holding role. I think he'll probably be able to improve some of what's there to be sufficiently good. He's got some truly great attacking flair at his disposal.much better than what he coaxed out of even our best lineup.

anyway, he's not joined them yet but we'll see.

[GTi]

It'll be 'Arry.

[Shaggy]

Surely Moyes is nailed on, given everyone loves to tell us how great he is?

[dww]

Surely Moyes is nailed on, given everyone loves to tell us how great he is?

The thing is that Moyes IS a good manager. The qualification is that he has shown himself to be better when working with limited budgets and didn't step up when given a chance at European level. Obviously having shown nothing to deserve a top job he'll still be at Everton when he retires. If he was English one day he would get the chance of being England manager.

[The Reverend]

Redknapp till the end of the season and then Pep will come in. I just can't see Rafa taking a job where he knows that even if he wins every trophy available he'll be fired as soon as Guardiola fancies a return to management.

[Shaggy]

Bruce Millington @brucemillington
Since June 2005 Chelsea have had seven managers and won seven trophies. Arsenal have had one manager and won no trophies.