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if any other manager we have had had managed a performance like that we would have slaughtered them
we had a side and more of players brought to win the fizzy and more besides and we perform like that
one up front again
runn our main striker into the ground for a 100 mintes plus before he decides to change things
10 changes
anyother manager gets slaughtered
28000 only turned up as well
tells you something
This was our best chance of a trophy and he has thrown it away at the first hurdle, Were at Home to a championship side so actually pick an attacking formation for once but no
If I said "Rafa prioritising Premier League survival" would it make you feel better?
no
even playing some of the squad from last season at home we should have still had far to much for them
set up negative again and stayed negative all through
we may have had possesion but again playing one up front with no reall goal threat from elsewhere is a joke
.. Do you not think he was making a point to show the squad was not good enough ..Quote:
Originally Posted by toptoon
If he stopped always playing his negative 4411 every game it mightQuote:
Originally Posted by toptoon
yhe squad is good enough to beat a championship side at home in a cupQuote:
Originally Posted by andyj73
7-8 of the players started were in or around the first team last season
It´s possibly partly due to that but I reckon he will always rotate in cup games (even when we are back in Europe :) ) - it´s the way he does things. I think that he thinks, well, if my second string aren´t good enough to get through the first few rounds of the cup then we aren´t equipped as a squad to participate in 2 competitions simultaneously.Quote:
Originally Posted by andyj73
He's put out a side to get knocked out imo and I haven't really got a problem with that. Be realistic, people saying it's the best chance of winning a trophy. We was never going to win it come on guys. Having games leading up to Prem games like last night isn't good for us. We don't have the squad to do so. So it's either rotate like last night or risk injurys for the weekend. I think at 2-2 he saw a chance of nicking it and made a couple of changes but unfortunate it didn't pan out. It would of been nice for a cup run yeah but there's always another cup and this year staying in that league is more important than anything.
it is a revenue streamQuote:
Originally Posted by Geordie_Jacko
he is whinging we dont have enough money
get a decent draw and tv next round hey ho another player
and even he said himself we need to win it to lift the gloom
so he makes 10 changes
we still have a big enough squad to beat a fizzy team
he was negative from the off
has he even looked at new tatctics since he has been with us??
has he ever set us up in a positive formation
he sets us up to not loose
and maybe snatch a point
i dont mind loosing
i do mind playing and watching negative footy
every one had a go at pardew for no plan b
every one had a go ta pardew for taking players backwards
have any improved under rafa ?????