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Libertine · « **Reply #360 on:** September 23, 2011, 09:32:31 pm »

Quote from: jackh on September 23, 2011, 12:56:25 pm

Disappointing to see this thread has been moved to General Football.

there's a thread on ronnie whelan's autobiography in the LFC forum but every thread about Rafa gets moved to General. beggars belief....

007.lankyguy · « **Reply #361 on:** September 23, 2011, 10:18:39 pm »

Quote from: Robotforaday on September 23, 2011, 08:19:47 pm

It's true he's not part of the formal organisation of the football club today.

Neither am I. Neither are you. I guess we have nothing to do with LFC either.

He's our former manager, won us number 5, lives locally and still cares passionately about the club. Just as news about Kenny was always considered part of what's going on in the club, the same is true of Rafa. LFC through and through.

Well said

Sangria · « **Reply #362 on:** September 24, 2011, 02:05:21 am »

Quote from: Libertine on September 23, 2011, 09:32:31 pm

there's a thread on ronnie whelan's autobiography in the LFC forum but every thread about Rafa gets moved to General. beggars belief....

That's because there are a bunch of people who are sensitive to any praise of Benitez's disastrous time at Liverpool, which is understandable as his abysmal record has left Man Utd just 1 short of our total of 4 European Cups.

petrichor · « **Reply #363 on:** September 24, 2011, 09:50:23 am »

Quote from: C on September 23, 2011, 05:02:38 pm

He was good before he joined from Wrexham, he was only here because Pepe needs very little training on his actual game, he lived locally, spoke spanish and had a good personality

no point in pretending he was some sort of super coach, because he was the exact opposite.

no super coach himself, but basically Valero learnt a lot from Jose Ochotorena, the real super coach..

The Red artist. · « **Reply #364 on:** September 24, 2011, 11:44:24 am »

Quote from: shanks hankie on September 23, 2011, 03:06:17 pm

That's an absolutely boss picture mate. Yiou should maybe look into selling re-productions of it online? Would do well for you I think.

Cheers mate, thanks for your comments.

DangerScouse · « **Reply #365 on:** September 24, 2011, 12:42:45 pm »

Quote from: The Red artist. on September 24, 2011, 11:44:24 am

Cheers mate, thanks for your comments.

I know you had questions over Rafa at the end of his tenure mate but that is fucking quality!

Prelude no.5 · « **Reply #366 on:** September 24, 2011, 12:50:51 pm »

To be fair though, it was moved from here to the main forum in the first place but the usual suspects reared their heads with their usual ramblings.

007.lankyguy · « **Reply #367 on:** September 24, 2011, 04:01:11 pm »

Quote from: Prelude no.5 on September 24, 2011, 12:50:51 pm

To be fair though, it was moved from here to the main forum in the first place but the usual suspects reared their heads with their usual ramblings.

No it wasn't, I posted it on the main forum.

The Red artist. · « **Reply #368 on:** September 27, 2011, 12:15:58 am »

Quote from: DangerScouse on September 24, 2011, 12:42:45 pm

I know you had questions over Rafa at the end of his tenure mate but that is fucking quality!

Yeh i did, but i still love the fella!

Thanks for your kind words mate.

The Red artist. · « **Reply #369 on:** September 27, 2011, 12:26:19 am »

Quote from: jillc on September 23, 2011, 09:16:38 pm

A picture that deserves to be signed, good luck with that. Out of interest who else have you got?

Signed portraits, Robbie, who came to my gaff to sign it for me!! The king- 2 sketches, Didi, Stevie, Cally, Carra, Houllier, Phil Neal, Ronnie whelan, Sinima pogolle, Dudek, Smicer who when he signed it asked me to do one for him as well, when i finished it i met him at Melwood and he swapped me for a signed shirt of his, happy days!.

Unsigned, Shanks, Paisley, Fagan, and Rafa of course.

Most of them hang on my walls in me gaff.

007.lankyguy · « **Reply #370 on:** September 29, 2011, 09:53:48 pm »

Good Champions League round up on his site http://rafabenitez.com/web/index.php?act=mostrarBlog&id_entrada=25&idioma=in

I do like how ever so subtlely, he inserts his own preferences into an article.

For example when talking about the Arsenal/Olympiakos game - "but where they really caused problems for Arsenal was at corners. They had been defending zonally but changed to man to man, and a simple block in the 14th minute allowed Olympiakos to get a man free for a clear chance. Again in the 26th minute, they exploited poor positioning and Fuster scored with a free header and in the 28th minute Arsenal had more problems marking at the corner. It confirms what we have been saying for a long time, it is not the type of marking you use but the capacity and concentration of the defenders which makes you more successful when defending corners."

Brentieke · « **Reply #371 on:** September 29, 2011, 10:01:54 pm »

Feel bad for Rafa, I really do.

SpionBob · « **Reply #372 on:** September 29, 2011, 11:51:42 pm »

Quote from: Libertine on September 23, 2011, 09:32:31 pm

there's a thread on ronnie whelan's autobiography in the LFC forum but every thread about Rafa gets moved to General. beggars belief....

How f;ing true! Its a bloody disgrace the way some mods are not willing to give due credit to Rafa. He'll be back one day to make them eat humble pie.

petrichor · « **Reply #373 on:** September 30, 2011, 11:11:44 am »

rafa, please get a job and start coaching

Roger Federer · « **Reply #374 on:** September 30, 2011, 11:36:39 am »

Quote from: lankyguy007 on September 29, 2011, 09:53:48 pm

Good Champions League round up on his site http://rafabenitez.com/web/index.php?act=mostrarBlog&id_entrada=25&idioma=in

I do like how ever so subtlely, he inserts his own preferences into an article.

For example when talking about the Arsenal/Olympiakos game - "but where they really caused problems for Arsenal was at corners. They had been defending zonally but changed to man to man, and a simple block in the 14th minute allowed Olympiakos to get a man free for a clear chance. Again in the 26th minute, they exploited poor positioning and Fuster scored with a free header and in the 28th minute Arsenal had more problems marking at the corner. It confirms what we have been saying for a long time, it is not the type of marking you use but the capacity and concentration of the defenders which makes you more successful when defending corners."

I think the last line is the important one. Last season so many on here were convinced man-to-man was somehow inferior to zonal marking (even if the actual number of goals conceded on set-pieces were very similar to the season before, if I remember correctly), and I could never understand why. The ignorant critic of zonal in the media were just that, ignorant, but to claim with certainty that zonal is better, is just as stupid.

Both system are down to how good your players are in the air, and how sharp they are, just like Rafa says. Which makes sense of course.

007.lankyguy · « **Reply #375 on:** September 30, 2011, 03:51:31 pm »

Quote from: Roger Federer on September 30, 2011, 11:36:39 am

I think the last line is the important one. Last season so many on here were convinced man-to-man was somehow inferior to zonal marking (even if the actual number of goals conceded on set-pieces were very similar to the season before, if I remember correctly), and I could never understand why. The ignorant critic of zonal in the media were just that, ignorant, but to claim with certainty that zonal is better, is just as stupid.

Both system are down to how good your players are in the air, and how sharp they are, just like Rafa says. Which makes sense of course.

One of Rafa's replies is actually very interesting:

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RedMan

That hybrid of zonal and man marking seems interesting. But I think it demands for excellent communication and chemistry, or else there will be major confusions in the box..

Rafa 's Response:

We were using this way to defend and you are right. You need to coordinate really well the movements. The players man-marking need to know when they have to stop following their men, that is the key.

I haven't really studied the set piece system that Rafa used with us so haven't noticed this. Seems we were actually using a hybrid

GarBo · « **Reply #376 on:** September 30, 2011, 04:12:28 pm »

Quote from: Brentie on September 29, 2011, 10:01:54 pm

Feel bad for Rafa, I really do.

In what way?

jillcwhomever · « **Reply #377 on:** September 30, 2011, 05:27:28 pm »

Quote from: The Red artist. on September 27, 2011, 12:26:19 am

Signed portraits, Robbie, who came to my gaff to sign it for me!! The king- 2 sketches, Didi, Stevie, Cally, Carra, Houllier, Phil Neal, Ronnie whelan, Sinima pogolle, Dudek, Smicer who when he signed it asked me to do one for him as well, when i finished it i met him at Melwood and he swapped me for a signed shirt of his, happy days!.

Unsigned, Shanks, Paisley, Fagan, and Rafa of course.

Most of them hang on my walls in me gaff.

That is an impressive collection.

The Red artist. · « **Reply #378 on:** September 30, 2011, 05:48:04 pm »

Cheers jillc, very proud of it i am too. The Robbie one is very special, for obvious reasons, makes me smile everytime i look at it, which is several times a day at least! Forgot to add Billy Liddel to the unsigned ones too.

Lady_brandybuck · « **Reply #379 on:** October 3, 2011, 10:43:48 pm »

Interesting article today about injuries http://www.rafabenitez.com/web/index.php?act=mostrarBlog&id_entrada=26&idioma=in

RedMichelFerri · « **Reply #380 on:** October 4, 2011, 08:27:06 am »

Quote from: Lady_brandybuck on October 3, 2011, 10:43:48 pm

Interesting article today about injuries http://www.rafabenitez.com/web/index.php?act=mostrarBlog&id_entrada=26&idioma=in

That was very interesting indeed. Really like his insight into the football things. All his blogs are very though provoking and gives us lot to learn.

Uhoh AureliOs · « **Reply #381 on:** October 4, 2011, 09:56:55 am »

Always find these more technical articles interesting, this one has a few jabs aimed at Inter too..

(Hey Rafa if you're reading this then cite your references properly you cheeky scamp

)

lfc_maniac_tsr · « **Reply #382 on:** October 4, 2011, 09:54:45 pm »

Was going through some comments in the 'Too many injuries blog.

deezak
gidday rafa
what do you think is happening with the extremely long injury list at arsenal? they seem to have had a big problem with injuries for a few years now.

Response:

Sorry, I can't answer this question, you need to have more information.

Matt8Pie · « **Reply #383 on:** October 4, 2011, 10:02:52 pm »

From his injuries blog:

"The worst thing that can happen, and I can say this from experience, is that some people want to rock the boat and blame others so they don’t take the responsibility."

I can hazard a guess as to who he's talking about there.

rusty-la · « **Reply #384 on:** October 4, 2011, 10:07:59 pm »

Quote from: Matt8pie on October 4, 2011, 10:02:52 pm

From his injuries blog:

"The worst thing that can happen, and I can say this from experience, is that some people want to rock the boat and blame others so they don’t take the responsibility."

I can hazard a guess as to who he's talking about there.

Go 'ead Matt?

Matt8Pie · « **Reply #385 on:** October 4, 2011, 10:16:03 pm »

Quote from: rusty-la on October 4, 2011, 10:07:59 pm

Go 'ead Matt?

A certain defective Spanish striker. I'll have a look for it, but I read somewhere a little while ago about him blaming the club and medical staff, and subsequently Rafa, about mismanaging his injuries meaning he wasn't able to play against Atletico Madrid in the Europe League and missing out on being in top form for the World Cup.

007.lankyguy · « **Reply #386 on:** October 4, 2011, 10:34:18 pm »

Quote from: Matt8pie on October 4, 2011, 10:16:03 pm

A certain defective Spanish striker. I'll have a look for it, but I read somewhere a little while ago about him blaming the club and medical staff, and subsequently Rafa, about mismanaging his injuries meaning he wasn't able to play against Atletico Madrid in the Europe League and missing out on being in top form for the World Cup.

Don't think Rafa was talking about him to be honest. I read that Rafa thought it was the medical staff's fault (hence why he got rid of them just before he left) not Torres's.

Matt8Pie · « **Reply #387 on:** October 4, 2011, 10:37:27 pm »

Quote from: lankyguy007 on October 4, 2011, 10:34:18 pm

Don't think Rafa was talking about him to be honest. I read that Rafa thought it was the medical staff's fault (hence why he got rid of them just before he left) not Torres's.

True. I had the Torres incident fresh in my mind when I read that sentence which is where I made the link. On second reading, I can see your point.

007.lankyguy · « **Reply #388 on:** October 31, 2011, 03:09:11 pm »

Rafa's read one of my blog pieces (4th comment down) http://www.rafabenitez.com/web/index.php?act=mostrarBlog&id_entrada=36&idioma=in

Purdy · « **Reply #389 on:** November 3, 2011, 09:41:11 pm »

Has anyone here ever hugged or shook Rafas hand?

Dr Manhattan · « **Reply #390 on:** November 3, 2011, 09:42:08 pm »

I've never hugged his hand.

Purdy · « **Reply #391 on:** November 3, 2011, 10:19:56 pm »

Quote from: Dr Manhattan on November 3, 2011, 09:42:08 pm

I've never hugged his hand.

Fucking knew that was coming.

RedMichelFerri · « **Reply #392 on:** November 7, 2011, 11:14:55 am »

Looks like Sebastian Leto is doing very well in Greek. He has 22 goals in 55 appearances for Panathinaikos (7 in 5 matches this season).

Here is Rafa interview about Leto.

http://www.rafabenitez.com/web/index.php?act=mostrarContenidos&idioma=in&co=1185

youll never walk alone it · « **Reply #393 on:** November 7, 2011, 11:18:39 am »

liked leto what i saw of him, thats a hell of a strike rate, greek league or not..

RedMichelFerri · « **Reply #394 on:** November 7, 2011, 11:28:50 am »

Quote from: youll never walk alone it on November 7, 2011, 11:18:39 am

liked leto what i saw of him, thats a hell of a strike rate, greek league or not..

Yeah hopefully he does well and get sold for good price. We are supposed to get 45% of the fee if he gets sold.

Also to correct me previous post, he has 10 goals and 1 assist in 7 games this season.

007.lankyguy · « **Reply #395 on:** November 11, 2011, 11:52:24 pm »

Found this quite amusing in the comments section of his new piece on Spain v England:

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11/11/11 a las 17:42:30#11

MookieB

I fear for England tomorrow night. I really hope that Downing doesnt play because the whole team could get a beating that will take some time to recover from.

Response:

Hello Mookie B, maybe I'm wrong, but I think that people can express what they think about football, players and even managers with respect in this site. But it is not a site to discuss the weaknesses of any player or manager, there are other forums for that, it pretends to be a place to enjoy football, tactics or opinions. The way to express them is the key. Thank you.[/b]

Saint Kopite · « **Reply #396 on:** November 13, 2011, 01:44:35 am »

Rafa would be a perfect mod for RAWK.

Lady_brandybuck · « **Reply #397 on:** November 13, 2011, 04:04:23 am »

Quote from: Saint Kopite™ on November 13, 2011, 01:44:35 am

Rafa would be a perfect mod for RAWK.

I wonder if Rafa would participate in the RAWK Factor

Lucas21 · « **Reply #398 on:** November 13, 2011, 12:28:49 pm »

Quote from: lankyguy007 on October 4, 2011, 10:34:18 pm

Don't think Rafa was talking about him to be honest. I read that Rafa thought it was the medical staff's fault (hence why he got rid of them just before he left) not Torres's.

Didn't the medical team step down? Put under impossible ethical situations by a certain Managing Director?

Antics · « **Reply #399 on:** November 13, 2011, 12:51:42 pm »

Was on Soccer AM yesterday apparently, don't watch the show myself but heard he was on good form. Also said he'd take the England job which would be equal measures of brilliant and terrible.