Spot on tactics by Rafa benitez

[ex_pat_magpie]

I'm not talking about attacking for 90 minutes.
I'm talking about having a go for 90 plus minutes instead of just spending most of the game just sitting back and being cannon fodder.
Only Dubravka and last gasp interventions kept the score down.

It's embarrassing.

HOW THE F*** IS IT SHAMEFULL TO PLAY THAT WAY AGAINST ONE OF THE MOST EXPENSIVE TEAMS IN THE WORLD.

Have a little bit of common sense and rationality man. Just sit back and think what we were up against with our meagre squad compared to theirs.

[ghostrider]

HOW THE F*** IS IT SHAMEFULL TO PLAY THAT WAY AGAINST ONE OF THE MOST EXPENSIVE TEAMS IN THE WORLD.

Have a little bit of common sense and rationality man. Just sit back and think what we were up against with our meagre squad compared to theirs.

Tell me why other teams get something from games by having a go.
Football players are paid millions of pounds per year on top of their cost to buy.

No paying fan should be treated to that garbage no matter what excuses are made for supposed lack of quality.
The squad is capable of having a go but Rafa chooses to allow the elites to use us as cannon fodder.

There's no excuse for it at all.

If we were in league one in a cup against Man City I'd understand the tactics of yesterday.
It's a disgrace.

I feel sorry for the players having to play that sickening garbage football.

[ex_pat_magpie]

Tell me why other teams get something from games by having a go.
Football players are paid millions of pounds per year on top of their cost to buy.

No paying fan should be treated to that garbage no matter what excuses are made for supposed lack of quality.
The squad is capable of having a go but Rafa chooses to allow the elites to use us as cannon fodder.

There's no excuse for it at all.

If we were in league one in a cup against Man City I'd understand the tactics of yesterday.
It's a disgrace.

I feel sorry for the players having to play that sickening garbage football.

I'll put is simply for you Ghost. Just look at Chelsea's, Citeh's and Spuds results this season against other teams.

It's not rocket science. They all have top players and we do not and never will with this owner.

[ghostrider]

I'll put is simply for you Ghost. Just look at Chelsea's, Citeh's and Spuds results this season against other teams.

It's not rocket science. They all have top players and we do not and never will with this owner.

A manager makes top players, if he's decent.
A decent manager can set up a team to take on anybody and give them a game if he's got the balls to do that.

There's no excuse for the negative way we play against any team.
There is no reason why we can't play a balanced set up that affords everything required to win a game or lose trying because that's the game in itself, win lose and draw...but playing the right way.


Hand Rafa as much money as you want and he'll still isolate a striker.

[HughieG]

A manager makes top players, if he's decent.
A decent manager can set up a team to take on anybody and give them a game if he's got the balls to do that.

There's no excuse for the negative way we play against any team.
There is no reason why we can't play a balanced set up that affords everything required to win a game or lose trying because that's the game in itself, win lose and draw...but playing the right way.

Hand Rafa as much money as you want and he'll still isolate a striker.

Like he did with Torres? Try and talk some sense, man. You're rambling.

[Jammy89]

Like he did with Torres? Try and talk some sense, man. You're rambling.

It's just the standard have a go at Rafa.

Had we attacked like they apparently want and got hammered 6-0, we'd have threads up about how Rafa is suppose to be a defensive manager but look at the way his defensive tactics didn't work.

[ghostrider]

Like he did with Torres? Try and talk some sense, man. You're rambling.

What did he do with Torres?