Comments on: Blame the players – not Rafa

By: JAMES

JAMES — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 11:52:13 +0000

youve got it wrong lucas is doing well so far,i did say so far but its rafa hes lazy

By: Simon

Simon — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 18:29:02 +0000

The blame needs to be shared round. We should be doing better with the squad we have and the players need to be performing better. My own view is that the ownership is the major issue. If there is no leadership and unity from the top, then nothing functions well on the shop floor. Thats my experience from the workplace and i dont see whats different about a football club. For me Benitez gets too involved in the politics, where he should be focusing on uniting all the players and telling them to forget the owners. He cant pass this message on to the playing staff whilst playing politics through the press aboutoff field matters.

By: ORCHARD RED

ORCHARD RED — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 15:33:55 +0000

Your right 5 months ago we were so close to winning the league, until RAFA’s negative tactics handed the title to the scum.

By: ORCHARD RED

ORCHARD RED — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 15:23:21 +0000

Rafa and Hicks + Gillet are equaly to blame. First of all, no Liverpool Fans wanted the yanks in the first place, especially when the alternative was the super rich Arabs who are also football fans. American Business men are all about making money for themselves, but at least the Glazers are willing to let that a**hole Ferguson buy any player he wants. The only way to make money is to spend money and buy players that will win trophys, thus getting prize and tv money back. Secondly, Rafa picks the team, formation and tactics, and the squad he has SHOULD be better than nearly all the teams we come up against. Rafa has only got a plan A , And when its not working he is too stubbern to make changes and admit he got it wrong. L.F.C FOREVER

By: BOBIESCOUSE

BOBIESCOUSE — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 17:50:30 +0000

Ye i hate all these ‘stat men’ who say this and that about win ratio’s and goal percentages. Do you honestly think in five odd years people outside this club will look at liverpool finishing second last term as an achievement ?

All that matters are trophies, winning something at the end of the season , Not percentages.

By: BOBIESCOUSE

BOBIESCOUSE — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 08:09:48 +0000

While i would not totally blame Rafa for this season, he is not totally blameless ether as some fans are trying to make out and he has contributed to his own image and media perception by making some monumental gaffs such as his ‘fact’ rant, negative tactics against lesser teams and sale/ purchase of players .

This season has been a horror show! So many injury’s to key personnel and awful decisions going against us have been in abundance , quite the revers of last season in which so much went our way.

But where i am concerned is that there is a very apparent lack of effort and fight in the team as well as a tendency to give up or blow up and this is what rafa will ultimately be judged on ” His ability to turn things around” .

By: Neil

Neil — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 12:59:41 +0000

I think thta RAFA wants to run a kindergarden school he can do so but not at Liverpool, because his protection over Aquilani is totally absurd, 20 Million and you cannot take the premier league pressure(Pacheco seems to be a beter deal). That kind of money we could buy two english players with no baby sitting. On saterday Maxi and Aquilani sat on the bench and he plays defenders in the midfield no wonder we are going backwards. Lucas is useless in midfield his first pass is always backwards, Insua is too slow on defence at left because they walk past him and most of the goals scored against us are from that side. Should RAFA pick the right side for Wednesday then we could win otherwise i am not so sure.

By: Jimbo

Jimbo — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 19:48:39 +0000

“We had enough chances to win the Reading game.” – Like?

Reading had enough chances to have buried us by half-time. Not forgetting several more later on, including McAnuff’s great run and the miss at the Kop end.

Head in the sand.

By: Rafa Reactions – Rafa Responses « Among Friends

Rafa Reactions – Rafa Responses « Among Friends — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 11:29:28 +0000

[...] is a very good argument about the state of the team and club at the moment. I enjoyed reading it even if it went with the [...]

By: Reg Carr

Reg Carr — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 02:04:01 +0000

I don’t think Rafa is a better manager than Paisley. Success is about winning trophies.

By: Reg Carr

Reg Carr — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 01:53:10 +0000

you cannot have it both ways, shanks, cloughie, busby etc were all great managers and got the credit they deserve (specially when you look at what cloughie had to work with). when things go sour, the buck must stop with the manager.

By: sick of this shocking season

sick of this shocking season — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 23:51:40 +0000

this article is correct. its the owners drowning the club with THEIR DEBT! they’re bringing us all down.
okay we can moan about rafa and the players but ultimately its the owners.
the performance of the team this season had been shocking, reading beat us because they had some desire to win. our players have non, as much as i love carra the love is being lost, getting old and ever more incompetent. leadership skills down.
ideal world we need to get rid of fringe players; buy some talent with prem exp. sort out back line. and stop rotating so much. will this i happen i think not.
we can still finish 4th but how sickening is it as a fan to think “we could finish 4th this season” we should be aiming top!!!! get rid of the owners lfc win PL

By: Ciaran

Ciaran — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 17:54:52 +0000

The players don’t have any heart left. Its Rafa’s job to get their mentality right and he’s not doing a good job. Maybe we should give Kenny a go.

By: Anfield Online

Anfield Online — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 23:12:59 +0000

Leeds could have won 3-0. We had enough chances to win the Reading game.

Anyway, this post isn’t about the Reading game.

I think it is time for us to focus on our next games, and get behind the manager and hope the team improves.

By: jason thomas

jason thomas — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 21:22:03 +0000

The best team won,dont compare us to manure becoz they were unluky not to win,they threw the kitchen sink at Leeds,where we were lucky not to go in half time 0-2 down.Carragher can pass,do you remember the pass to Torres against Blackburn last season? = goal of the season.Carra is a rock! I hope Rafa stays because this poor run will test his character,ur only a good fighter if you can also take a punch.He does not help him self with his transfers,subs,comments on occassions.But who would take the job on? Dalglish? Gerrard as player manager? or Carragher? Rafa wiill stick to his guns and get us out of this mess.Have faith and fully suport the manager and the team. YNWA

By: dispointted fan....

dispointted fan.... — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 18:06:59 +0000

as a hard fan of Liverpool i just want to say a few words here….I like so much this club because of its fighting spirit and play as a team that’s why we still standing to watch they wake up and fight back for the glory of Liverpool….Only one player that i hate so much is Lucas..You see Rafa already give so many chances to Lucas prove and develop himself but want happen he,himself don’t have grow and learn anything….I think now Rafa must change the situation where is he can give the chance to Alberto aquilani and pacheco…I think this two player can be a very good player if you give them chance to prove….Here i just want to say don’t sack the manager yet because we are Liverpool fan give him chance to prove the team.I love Liverpool

By: Imran

Imran — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 17:38:54 +0000

It’s pathetic the way some fan’s continue to back this loser Rafa who has wasted million’s on flop signings!.He would have walked ages back had he been manager of any other top side but we continue to make excuses!.He’s signed the majority of the players thus it’s his responsibility too like it would be in any other profession.

Rafa is a stubborn man with average coaching and tactical ability who continues to depend on two players in every match because all other’s are rubbish!.I say give him his £20 million pay-off fee otherwise we could lose Torres and our captain if we fail to finish in the top four!.

By: wrishik

wrishik — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 17:31:30 +0000

its not fair to blame rafa for what liverpool are doing on the pitch.the players are not delivering up to their standards whatever those standards may be.like lucas can’t put together 2-3 attacking passes in a cup game let alone even a league game.kuyt cant cross from the right flank while benayoun tends to cut inside everytime he gets the ball while both of them can be excellent on their days.gerrard & torres have been injured most of the season, but still torres is among the top 5 scorers in the premier league.in defence carragher has not been in form and daniel agger although has shown promise still find it difficult to keep a clean sheet.the best player this season has been undoubtedly pepe reina.he has kept liverpool to the place dey r

By: BOBIESCOUSE

BOBIESCOUSE — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 17:10:57 +0000

Good call man, Im sick with people bringing up last season as an excuse to just let this one pass us by.

Why is it always ok to settle for mediocre/ awful seasons work and to look over any negativity as not being correct or relevant ? That type of talk is called ‘denial’ and is very dangerous because it means that people don’t deal with their problems .

By: Anfield Online

Anfield Online — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 17:04:39 +0000

Very well said. Finally. A bit of common sense and intelligence.

Could Liverpool ever afford to have a £30M player sitting on the bench week in week out.

Even the Spurs squad cost £50M more to assemble than the Liverpool FC squad. And fans ‘assume’ we should be finishing above Spurs. Deluded.