Rafael Benítez

[F U C K MILAN]

Visca
RE Robbie Keane
Was signed by Parry as a Marketing Tool and ultimately it cost him his job .
You wouldnt believe how many shirts that lad can sell but his goal ratio was only a little better than Vorinin's. Who was a free transfer.
Riera got suspended for hitting Pacheco at Melwood then he stormed off and started bitching because he got dropped.

thanks for the insight never knew the true explanation of these 2 things

 

[Visca]

One way of looking at his time at LFC could be to compare him to Lewis Hamiliton,
difference is he was racing in a Ford Escort against 3 Porches and a BMW.

I hate Lewis Hamilton so that makes it a worse comparison for me

Also, I didn't know about that Riera incident, when that had actually happened I had only heard about him falling out with Rafa and being suspended. Thanks for clearing that up.

Regardless though I still stand by my assessment of him although he can prove me wrong of course. I didn't think Hodgson would be a good choice as replacement manager either but he has proven me wrong with some decent signings and trying to make the best with what he has (still wish he would have gotten a good backup striker though).

 

[vasilios]

Interesting Rafa interview...

 

[Omar]

im hating the fans already giving up on Rafa ... wtf is all this about ... they haven't seen enough from him and yet they are all judging how bad he is and so bullshit ... im not saying Rafa is doing great, but he's a NEW coach who needs time to prove his worth ... and also this shitty saga over Mourinho ... Mourinho is a closed story, shipped and sealed, over! ... such fans are making me sick, whiny needy fans ... show some respect, support & pride ... this is a new start, be patient and supporting ... we believe in Rafa.

 

[La Bling]

and also this shitty saga over Mourinho ... Mourinho is a closed story, shipped and sealed, over! ...

Not at all. We lost the Super Cup because Mourinho won the mind-games and made Rafa put out a shitty formation. They have always had a rivalry, and don't expect that to go away any time soon.

 

[mario.santon]

Now, it is another war, who will be more successful in inter's success

 

[Omar]

Not at all. We lost the Super Cup because Mourinho won the mind-games and made Rafa put out a shitty formation. They have always had a rivalry, and don't expect that to go away any time soon.

u guys r way far from my point ... am not talking about this "war" lol ... am talking about fans wanting Mourinho back and saying Rafa is a fail and so crapshit ...

and please explain to me what in the world is that "mind-game" from Mou that made Rafa fuck up in the Super Cup, and HOW

MAN, reading such posts makes me feel living a kindergarten's story ... Mourinho affecting Rafa's mind and tactics .... hhhhhhhh sorry but am LMAO
anyway, if ur claims are true, then i guess our coach is a lil kid .... hhhhhh again, sorry
this would mean Rafa was "outdone" by Mou, and Rafa is a sucker ... please give me a break

i donno how do u understand football, but wanting a new coach to win all trophies in his first couple of real matches, is asking WAAAAY too much ... not to mention all the conditions and changes and emotions (etc..) the team has been in through the summer ... don't be so shallow saying our team is still the same team before Mourinho gone..!!

wait to start noticing Rafa's tactical touches in the team's build-up ... we STILL haven't seen much from Benitez ... be supportive ffs

 

[La Bling]

and please explain to me what in the world is that "mind-game" from Mou that made Rafa fuck up in the Super Cup, and HOW

Mourinho said repeatedly that Rafa had it easy because Mourinho did all the work and it was still his team. Rafa was stubborn in his ways, wanted to prove Mourinho wrong, and changed a winning formation, which ultimately led to the loss.

this would mean Rafa was "outdone" by Mou

Yup.

i donno how do u understand football, but wanting a new coach to win all trophies in his first couple of real matches, is asking WAAAAY too much ... not to mention all the conditions and changes and emotions (etc..) the team has been in through the summer ... don't be so shallow saying our team is still the same team before Mourinho gone..!!

Then explain to me why 51 members expected him to win the Super Cup compared to only 14 more expecting Serie A.

 

[Jacquez]

We lost the Super Cup because Mourinho won the mind-games and made Rafa put out a shitty formation. T.

....what?

 

[Hussein]

We lost the the European Super Cup because of Rafa's stupid line-up and his late useless substitutions.

What got to me is how long he waited to rectify the situation when we were 1-0 down. We played awfully in the first half and the first 15 minutes of the second half was also bad so what did he wait for?!

In Mourinho's two years term with us I've never got pissed off because of a late substitution etc... Because the guy has always used "common sence".

I have to say that in the 3 games that Rafa had he never made a tactical switch which benefited the team. We have to wait and see what will he do in the coming games.

 

[jmaster]

Rafa is weird sometimes, but we have to get used to it

 

[Edward]

We lost the the European Super Cup because of Rafa's stupid line-up and his late useless substitutions.

What got to me is how long he waited to rectify the situation when we were 1-0 down. We played awfully in the first half and the first 15 minutes of the second half was also bad so what did he wait for?!

In Mourinho's two years term with us I've never got pissed off because of a late substitution etc... Because the guy has always used "common sence".

I have to say that in the 3 games that Rafa had he never made a tactical switch which benefited the team. We have to wait and see what will he do in the coming games.

wtf, sorry man but that's a load of crap. coutinho was brought in in around 60 minutes, that isn't too late.

and also, never pissed off at mou's subs?? wtf. they were insanely annoying at times. how about brigning on Muntari... over and over and over. even brining him on in a game and getting a red card 1 minute later, like every inter player expected him to do something stupid. how about playing Mancini?? Suazo?? Constantly playing Muntari over Mariga, when we all knew Mariga was better, and now it's been proven. Rafa made the right subs in that game

 

[Jacquez]

We lost the the European Super Cup because of Rafa's stupid line-up and his late useless substitutions.

What got to me is how long he waited to rectify the situation when we were 1-0 down. We played awfully in the first half and the first 15 minutes of the second half was also bad so what did he wait for?!

In Mourinho's two years term with us I've never got pissed off because of a late substitution etc... Because the guy has always used "common sence".

I have to say that in the 3 games that Rafa had he never made a tactical switch which benefited the team. We have to wait and see what will he do in the coming games.

EDIT:
I thought you were "Its On Man".. my mistake

 

[thorn]

In Mourinho's two years term with us I've never got pissed off because of a late substitution etc... Because the guy has always used "common sence".

Mou is the master of weird substitutions.but most of the times they are effective.

 

[Lisa]

Rafa's team did very good sometime and did very bad in the next match. I don't know why, but that was what happened in liverpool. they did not have a stability.

 

[William]

Interesting Rafa interview...

Brilliant!!!

 

[jura]

im hating the fans already giving up on Rafa ... wtf is all this about ... they haven't seen enough from him and yet they are all judging how bad he is and so bullshit ... im not saying Rafa is doing great, but he's a NEW coach who needs time to prove his worth ... and also this shitty saga over Mourinho ... Mourinho is a closed story, shipped and sealed, over! ... such fans are making me sick, whiny needy fans ... show some respect, support & pride ... this is a new start, be patient and supporting ... we believe in Rafa.

I agree. Rafa is no Mourinho but he is a great coach. Mourinho is closed story now. It's only been 3 official matches and people are judging him too soon. I believe in Rafa and hope he does better than Mourinho.

 

[YNWALFC]

Good film staring Rafa
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTJmT0wbMy0

 

[Inter2010]

OMG Rafa is really pissed off with Mou.

 

[Inter2010]

I cannot say anything bad about mou, cuz he won us so many titles, as for rafa he only won us one that should have been mou's.