Quote Originally Posted by Nufcian View Post
Shelvey isn’t being asked to defend becasue Rafa has improved Diame, and a Diame is now playing according to Rafa’s plan allowing Shelvey freedom to play to his strengths.
shelvey is defending
but not how he was asked prior to the last 5- games

the truth is rafa wanted to play a certain way
his way
which is fine many managers do this

but many managers after a couple of years or seasons would be able to work out the strengths of the players he has at his disposal

and get a sysytem that suits those players he has
not what he wants or think he has but what they can actually do

he is getting it right now thank god

but it took him far to long and cost us far to many points
he gambled with our future for his own vanity

any manager (modern manager) would get us playing as we are now with the players we have now but much sooner than rafa did

his ignorance and arrogance to continually change a side and keep playing the likes of josewho etc was costing us points

we are now playing positive atacking footy
something we havent doen under rafa up to now
ap pity he didnt play like this when he firts took over
he may not have failed and kept us up