by ALF » Mon Sep 17, 2018 8:12 pm
Colly wrote: βSat Sep 15, 2018 6:45 pm
To be absolutely clear I'm not in the tiny Rafa oot brigade (as opposed to the Tiny Rafa oot brigade who really hate Tiny Rafa), but is he really doing that?
His subs as ever were baffling today. As I said prematch I really feel for Murphy who is low on confidence but constantly being stuck at left wing. An hour in Ritchie was blatantly knackered and not having a great game, but instead of pulling him for Kenedy and moving Murphy over (who had been chasing every possible lost cause all game) he took Murphy off in one of his lazy like for like changes. Ten minutes later he wants Muto on, tries to take Perez off only for Ritchie to clearly ask to be subbed instead, leaving Perez as our right winger. Is this the famous attention to detail we're supposed to be getting?
Add to that Rondon (the striker who "fits his system") not getting a single minute, while Yedlin who had near identical long haul flights played 90. Baffling.
I'm not Rafa out, I'm not particularly Rafa in either though. I'm really not too bothered if he stays or goes. The football is s*** and negative, he doesn't use young players, he favours some players over others and his record in the transfer marker is below average. He's a very good defensive manager but in reality his record not counting the Championship is Played 64, Won 20, Drawn 15, Lost 29. 1.17 points per game. Pardew had 1.37 points per game. If he wasn't called Rafa Benitez he would've been getting called out for his tactics, subs, favouring of players and excuses a lot more.
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To be absolutely clear I'm not in the tiny Rafa oot brigade (as opposed to the Tiny Rafa oot brigade who really hate Tiny Rafa), but is he really doing that?
His subs as ever were baffling today. As I said prematch I really feel for Murphy who is low on confidence but constantly being stuck at left wing. An hour in Ritchie was blatantly knackered and not having a great game, but instead of pulling him for Kenedy and moving Murphy over (who had been chasing every possible lost cause all game) he took Murphy off in one of his lazy like for like changes. Ten minutes later he wants Muto on, tries to take Perez off only for Ritchie to clearly ask to be subbed instead, leaving Perez as our right winger. Is this the famous attention to detail we're supposed to be getting?
Add to that Rondon (the striker who "fits his system") not getting a single minute, while Yedlin who had near identical long haul flights played 90. Baffling.
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I'm not Rafa out, I'm not particularly Rafa in either though. I'm really not too bothered if he stays or goes. The football is s*** and negative, he doesn't use young players, he favours some players over others and his record in the transfer marker is below average. He's a very good defensive manager but in reality his record not counting the Championship is Played 64, Won 20, Drawn 15, Lost 29. 1.17 points per game. Pardew had 1.37 points per game. If he wasn't called Rafa Benitez he would've been getting called out for his tactics, subs, favouring of players and excuses a lot more.