Rafa Watch

[Chilts33]

Rafa is a lovely man who has had his time as part of this club's great history. And we do love our history, as other fans love to remind us on a regular basis.

[Pablo]

Buying Fellaini is a strange one. Not one I would have called to be honest!

[Fredo]

Has he bought him?

[Pablo]

Being heavily linked to him yes.

[PTP]

it seems to me that napoli or italian football rather transfer tactics, are just get any 'name' player that may be available cheap cause their club doesn't need them.

[Darkon]

It's almost football manager'esque how their transfer windows in the past few years have turned out

[Shaggy]

Rafa does like to throw in the occasional oddball transfer. Fellaini - wtf? Surely not Rafa

[Zapater]

Definitely would be a weird one. Maybe he doesn't intend playing him as a central midfielder. He's definitely a bit different from what they have there. He's a horrendous player, didn't think he'd get anywhere near CL football when he left.

[dww]

I'd back him to do well in Italy. He was never the player United needed but they had an issue of essentially trying to replace an entire midfield. I think he's a pretty good player who can be used in a variety of ways.

[RedReet]

I think he'll do well too, although it looks like he'd be playing deeper and I think he's better suited further forward.

[Chris]

Bilbao in CL qualies!

[Shaggy]

Napoli lost again today. Rafa's surely getting sacked now.

I'm surprised it's all fallen apart there after a decent first season. I thought he did a really good job in difficult circumstances at Chelsea but he doesn't seem the same anymore. It's almost as if the Liverpool job ruined him. You could argue he was almost too emotionally invested - though you wonder where we'd be now if he hadn't exposed Hicks & Gillett and taken them on. But he's not really been the same since then, almost damaged goods now. Poor bloke.

[DannyMan2006]

The intensity of being Liverpool manager has pushed too many to the edge.

Kenny, Houllier, Souness, Hodgson and looks like it did for Rafa as well tbh. He was forceful and full of life when he joined from Valencia. He left as damaged goods by the end.

Mind, you don't really leave Liverpool if you're on top, you stay until you can't win anymore.

[Gibbo]

I think Rafa will get a little more time, but aye he's going to struggle I reckon, feel for him.

[Chris]

They are a ****ing rotten crowd if results arent going great aswell so hopefully he goes on a run, though on the flipside I kinda dont want them to win as loads of their fans are ****ing cowardly cunts.

He dont help himself at times though, I dunno what Mertens has to do to get a decent run in the team. Scores 2 in the week soooooo benched while a full back plays in the front 3!