Rafa's 13 Big Blunders - Page 3

Scouser_Dave · 07-11-2009, 08:05 AM

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Originally Posted by den525player

only 13??

I'm sure ferguson has made plenty in his time also. One of them being pushing Tevez out the door.

Senor_Smurf · 07-11-2009, 08:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Scouser_Dave

I'm sure ferguson has made plenty in his time also. One of them being pushing Tevez out the door.

But Rafa made them in a smaller window of time. Fergie's mistakes have been spread out through years.

kyro7 · 07-11-2009, 08:57 AM

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Originally Posted by giampinho

and for these reasons, i say he wont be employed this time nex year.... Some scousers disagree...

Playing skrtel as rb is better than playing fletcher as rb (which our man fergie did against burnley.... And we lost)

Ameobi · 07-11-2009, 09:44 AM

14. Buying a decent CF in Dirk Kuyt and turning him into a right winger who's job is to sprint around all game.

Hitchy9 · 07-11-2009, 09:59 AM

15. Wasting £11.5m on Babel

Strange Pirate · 07-11-2009, 10:40 AM

Not buying Barry after he sold Alonso was his biggest mistake.

Ameobi · 07-11-2009, 10:41 AM

16 (extension of 15) - buying one of the most sought after youngsters in football, Babel, and letting him stagnate.

AnfieldG8 · 07-11-2009, 10:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Strange Pirate

Not buying Barry after he sold Alonso was his biggest mistake.

Barry was already at Man City when Xabi left.

Bairnsfan · 07-11-2009, 12:21 PM

I'd say signing Mark Gonzalez was one of them.

Jimbosile · 07-11-2009, 12:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Ameobi

14. Buying a decent CF in Dirk Kuyt and turning him into a right winger who's job is to sprint around all game.

You mean turning a fairly average CF into the second best RW in the prem last season behind Ronaldo? I would say that was a success to be honest but that is just me!

ViVaRooney · 07-11-2009, 12:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Scouser_Dave

I'm sure ferguson has made plenty in his time also. One of them being pushing Tevez out the door.

no, cause thats a matter of opinion. in his last season tevez was average at best

MFC_LukeCarter · 07-11-2009, 01:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Jimbosile

You mean turning a fairly average CF into the second best RW in the prem last season behind Ronaldo? I would say that was a success to be honest but that is just me!

71 goals in like 100 games for Feyenoord before arriving in England is fairly average?

What are you talking about?

Jimbosile · 07-11-2009, 01:11 PM

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Originally Posted by MFC_LukeCarter

71 goals in like 100 games for Feyenoord before arriving in England is fairly average?

What are you talking about?

He didn't set the world alight as a CF at Liverpool

Bairnsfan · 07-11-2009, 01:11 PM

Kuyt is a true working-man's footballer. Bleeds for the shirt and cares for the team.

ViVaRooney · 07-11-2009, 01:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Bairnsfan

Kuyt is a true working-man's footballer. Bleeds for the shirt and cares for the team.

i dont get this saying, if he went to another team he would do the same so really he doesnt bleed for the shirt....

kop2k8 · 07-11-2009, 01:24 PM

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Originally Posted by AdamK

The 13 massive blunders

1. PLAYING centre-half Martin Skrtel as right-back at Boro last term - he was run ragged.

2. THE failure to keep Xabi Alonso, who finally quit for Real Madrid after a feud with Benitez.

3. BENITEZ'S refusal to bring back goalscoring legend Michael Owen. He's now with despised rivals Manchester United.

4. SELLING Peter Crouch to Pompey last year. The England hitman had a decent strike record - 54 goals in 132 appearances.

5. SELECTING Andriy Voronin at Lyon on Wednesday. He was an embarrassment.

6. THE failure to buy a proven second striker. Ryan Babel and Co aren't up to it.

7. LIVERPOOL seem more worried about losing than winning - like last weekend's 3-1 defeat at Fulham.

8. LOSING No 2 Paco Ayesteran after a petty row.

9. BUYING Robbie Keane for £20m from Spurs, showing little faith before selling him back for an £8m loss.

10. LEAVING strike star Torres on the bench for 60 minutes in the stalemate at Stoke last season.

11. WHEN goals were needed in the 2007 Euro final he had Crouch and Craig Bellamy on the bench.

12. THAT Fergie rant. Rafa was right to question the United boss' influence last season but the timing could not have been worse.

13. TAKING off Yossi Benayoun in the home clash against Lyon. Even the loyal Kop booed.

13 baffling Beni blunders | The Sun |Sport|Football

IMO, what a rubbish article, anyone agree with any of these "blunders"?!

EDIT : Okay, I agree with the Alonso one but then again, why keep a player that wants to leave..

Im not even going to go near that site. but it doesnt surprise me one bit comming form scum like them.

If rafa has his 13 blunders then im sure wenger has his 20 and fergie has his 40 big blunders.

Rafa has done well with whats hes been given imo and ok he makes mistakes but its blatently obvious that the s*n want him out, because he isnt the only man in football to make those mistakes.

kop2k8 · 07-11-2009, 01:26 PM

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Not buying Barry after he sold Alonso was his biggest mistake.

No it wasnt aquilani is a far better player than barry and we will see that.

Laurencioso · 07-11-2009, 01:30 PM

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Originally Posted by kop2k8

No it wasnt aquilani is a far better player than barry and we will see that.

By that time it could be too late though. Why on earth he wasn't put on against Lyon is still beyond me..

kop2k8 · 07-11-2009, 01:34 PM

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By that time it could be too late though. Why on earth he wasn't put on against Lyon is still beyond me..

I think circumstances mate, if you think about it, it was 1-0 to us up until the 90th minute so really why risk him when we are winning, when they scored there was little time to change things so it would have been daft given that he could have really bad luck and then get injured.

Scouser_Dave · 07-11-2009, 01:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Hitchy9

15. Wasting £11.5m on Babel

Didn't look a waste on Wednesday night did he

kop2k8 · 07-11-2009, 01:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Scouser_Dave

Didn't look a waste on Wednesday night did he

he did though, he scored a great goal, that was about all he actually did during the whole time he was one, he screwed up a free kick and should have done better with a shot in the box and yet again he didnt beat his full-back once.

Rosanero-Aquile · 07-11-2009, 01:50 PM

could sell kewell to buy riera being a mistake?

MFC_LukeCarter · 07-11-2009, 01:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Rosanero-Aquile

could sell kewell to buy riera being a mistake?

Rosanero-Aquile · 07-11-2009, 01:55 PM

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Originally Posted by MFC_LukeCarter

?????

Scouser_Dave · 07-11-2009, 02:01 PM

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Originally Posted by kop2k8

he did though, he scored a great goal, that was about all he actually did during the whole time he was one, he screwed up a free kick and should have done better with a shot in the box and yet again he didnt beat his full-back once.

Thats down to the player and not Rafa then. We all know that he is capable of getting back to his best but won't because he is sulking due to better players being playing ahead of him.

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could sell kewell to buy riera being a mistake?

We were luck to get a quarter of a season from kewell. Waste of wages imo.

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Ameobi Forum Guru Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: The country's armpit (Newcastle) Age: 18 Gender: Male Posts: 2,173	16 (extension of 15) - buying one of the most sought after youngsters in football, Babel, and letting him stagnate.

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