Rafa New Chelsea Manager . .

Midlife Crashes

cambo2008 wrote: »

Players have to take their share of the blame but if they're not performing it's up to the manager to drop them or get the best out of them. There's no excuse for dropping points from a winning position in your last 3 games against Reading, Southampton and Newcastle.
That's where the manager shows his worth in seeing a game out.

Can't afford to drop anyone with so many players missing including around 5 starters..

CSF

MUSEIST wrote: »

Not at all, they have vastly better striking options than chelsea but after that the first 11's are similar. They also have bigger squads than chelsea.

Think you're overestimating Chelsea's defence there.

MUSEIST

CSF wrote: »

Think you're overestimating Chelsea's defence there.

No, neither manchester clubs have a great defence, very average in fact. Chelsea's defence is just as bad but man for man it's certainly not inferior.

CSF

MUSEIST wrote: »

No, neither manchester clubs have a great defence, very average in fact. Chelsea's defence is just as bad but man for man it's certainly not inferior.

I'd disagree. Particularly in terms of City. United less so.

pistolpetes11

Avram Grant lost 5 game in his 54 in charge. Scolari lost 5 in his 36. Benitez has lost 5 in 21

Get shot of him now please

counterlock

But did ye not see how great he was when they beat Villa 8-0? When they win, its Rafa's genius, when they lose its the players/owners fault

niallo27

pistolpetes11 wrote: »

Avram Grant lost 5 game in his 54 in charge. Scolari lost 5 in his 36. Benitez has lost 5 in 21

Get shot of him now please

I think he should go alright, it would stop the players hiding behind him anyway.

MUSEIST

counterlock wrote: »

But did ye not see how great he was when they beat Villa 8-0? When they win, its Rafa's genius, when they lose its the players/owners fault

Literally nobody said rafa was a genious after the 8-0 win. It was more about how sh!te villa were/are.

CSF

counterlock wrote: »

But did ye not see how great he was when they beat Villa 8-0? When they win, its Rafa's genius, when they lose its the players/owners fault

You can't use one great game to counter a whole tenure of turd. I like Rafa but he has done so poorly.

counterlock

MUSEIST wrote: »

Literally nobody said rafa was a genious after the 8-0 win. It was more about how sh!te villa were/are.

Not a single Chelsea fan said it was down to him. But to others he had laid hands on Torres, curing the effects of years of injuries and tweaked the tactics. In their world he would go on to win the league cup, europa league and get CL football next year

CSF

counterlock wrote: »

Not a single Chelsea fan said it was down to him. But to others he had laid hands on Torres, curing the effects of years of injuries and tweaked the tactics. In their world he would go on to win the league cup, europa league and get CL football next year

What are you talking about? Who thought that?

Will I Amnt

CSF wrote: »

What are you talking about? Who thought that?

It was implied by a few in fairness.

counterlock

CSF wrote: »

What are you talking about? Who thought that?

Arf! He's rotated the squad, perked up Torres, tweaked the tactics (always the bit that takes longest to show positive change) and is still one bad game away from getting boo'd I'd say.

He'll win them the League Cup, the Europa League and have them playing Champions League football next season.

There was some other ramblings about him going on to dominate the league for 'as long as he liked'. All very cringeworthy stuff

MUSEIST

counterlock wrote: »

There was some other ramblings about him going on to dominate the league for 'as long as he liked'. All very cringeworthy stuff

Not from chelsea fans though, some pro benitez liverpool fans did say some stuff like that.

CSF

counterlock wrote: »

There was some other ramblings about him going on to dominate the league for 'as long as he liked'. All very cringeworthy stuff

You can't take the opinions of Liverpool fans on Liverpool or Rafa/Kenny seriously though. That 'next year is our year' joke didn't come from nowhere.

Barr

The players don't take Rafa seriously – he is a joke. Hope his gone by the next game.

niallo27

Barr wrote: »

The players don't take Rafa seriously – he is a joke. Hope his gone by the next game.

Who are you going blame then though, it's Chelsea that are going to come out of this looking like a joke not Rafa. All parties are in a no win situation now.

CSF

niallo27 wrote: »

Who are you going blame then though, it's Chelsea that are going to come out of this looking like a joke not Rafa. All parties are in a no win situation now.

Rafa is looking pretty **** too. The first Chelsea manager in a while who will actually deserve his sacking.

MUSEIST

niallo27 wrote: »

Who are you going blame then though, it's Chelsea that are going to come out of this looking like a joke not Rafa. All parties are in a no win situation now.

Chelsea have looked like a joke since they sacked mourinho but benitez has now destroyed his reputation in england and won't work there again (not at a high level anyway).

niallo27

MUSEIST wrote: »

Chelsea have looked like a joke since they sacked mourinho but benitez has now destroyed his reputation in england and won't work there again (not at a high level anyway).

I'm not so sure, Chelsea are still in the same position as when he took over. Them players are not giving 100% to the cause though which is his main problem, the players know they won't be blamed they know they can go hiding in games and they won't abused for it. They need terry back in that side badly, whatever people think about him he is a great leader and won't stand for the standard the players are playing at.

Pal

Rafa Benitez was wheeling his shopping trolley across the supermarke​t car park when he noticed an old lady struggling​ with her bags of shopping. He stopped and asked, “Can you manage dear?” to which the old lady replied, “no way you got yourself into this mess, don’t ask me to sort it out!”

That's from a Liverpool fan site.

Some things don't change for the interim manager.

Please go. We don't want you.

Icaras

Found this funny:
http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/chelsea-players-think-benitez-is-doomed-1570639

Interim Chelsea boss Rafa Benitez has told his players he expects to stay at Stamford Bridge next season in an attempt to raise morale.

bullpost

The only thing that will raise is a wry smile from Roman Abramovich.

Icaras wrote: »

Found this funny:
http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/chelsea-players-think-benitez-is-doomed-1570639

Interim Chelsea boss Rafa Benitez has told his players he expects to stay at Stamford Bridge next season in an attempt to raise morale.

Pal

You have to be careful what you say about the interim manager on boards.ie

altogether now
"We don't want you here !"