Comments on: The Curious Case of Rafa Benitez http://soccerlens.com/the-curious-case-of-rafa-benitez/21108/ Football News Sat, 26 May 2012 13:33:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: manutdguy http://soccerlens.com/the-curious-case-of-rafa-benitez/21108/#comment-111676 manutdguy Mon, 23 Feb 2009 07:32:35 +0000 http://soccerlens.com/?p=21108#comment-111676 the current lineup is prone to draws because players cannot adapt to defensive possession tactics dirk kuyt at right midfield epitomizes "Benitez- tactics": a guy with perfect workrate/ stamina, is good in the air, and can score crucial goals but here is the attack lineup that would imo conform perfectly with "Benitez-tactics" Torres Tevez Gerrard Rooney tevez and rooney are CREATIVELY & TECHNICALLY to kuyt + keane DEFENSIVELY SUPERIOR to riera + benayoun SIMPLY BETTER than babel at the moment the current lineup is prone to draws because players cannot adapt to defensive possession tactics

dirk kuyt at right midfield epitomizes “Benitez- tactics”:
a guy with perfect workrate/ stamina, is good in the air, and can score crucial goals

but here is the attack lineup that would imo conform perfectly with “Benitez-tactics”

Torres
Tevez Gerrard Rooney

tevez and rooney are
CREATIVELY & TECHNICALLY to kuyt + keane
DEFENSIVELY SUPERIOR to riera + benayoun
SIMPLY BETTER than babel at the moment

]]> By: duffman90 http://soccerlens.com/the-curious-case-of-rafa-benitez/21108/#comment-110767 duffman90 Sat, 31 Jan 2009 02:21:09 +0000 http://soccerlens.com/?p=21108#comment-110767 well the spine is very strong with rafas system.width isnt very important to them.you look at the team and riera is the only natural winger.rafa doesnt pay much attention to attacking full backs,as demonstrated by playing carragher at right back sometimes well the spine is very strong with rafas system.width isnt very important to them.you look at the team and riera is the only natural winger.rafa doesnt pay much attention to attacking full backs,as demonstrated by playing carragher at right back sometimes

]]> By: BD Condell http://soccerlens.com/the-curious-case-of-rafa-benitez/21108/#comment-110762 BD Condell Sat, 31 Jan 2009 01:41:27 +0000 http://soccerlens.com/?p=21108#comment-110762 Wouldn't agree there Duffman. The consensus from LFC fans at the end of last season was that they lacked quality at full-back, wide midfield and 2nd striker. Nothing has changed in that regard. Keane has the potential but has not been given the opportunity. I expect Benitez to be gone by May, if not before. There are signs that he is losing the fans and once that happens it's all over for him. I expect him to walk rather than be sacked. Let's face it he's been teeing up his excuses wholesale recently! Wouldn’t agree there Duffman. The consensus from LFC fans at the end of last season was that they lacked quality at full-back, wide midfield and 2nd striker.

Nothing has changed in that regard. Keane has the potential but has not been given the opportunity.

I expect Benitez to be gone by May, if not before. There are signs that he is losing the fans and once that happens it’s all over for him. I expect him to walk rather than be sacked. Let’s face it he’s been teeing up his excuses wholesale recently!

]]> By: duffman90 http://soccerlens.com/the-curious-case-of-rafa-benitez/21108/#comment-110736 duffman90 Fri, 30 Jan 2009 14:34:08 +0000 http://soccerlens.com/?p=21108#comment-110736 hey im a united fan,i dont care what team rafa puts out.im just saying that when there is a few injuries to first choice players,the back up players arent good enough for a team supposedly good enough to win the PL hey im a united fan,i dont care what team rafa puts out.im just saying that when there is a few injuries to first choice players,the back up players arent good enough for a team supposedly good enough to win the PL

]]> By: james http://soccerlens.com/the-curious-case-of-rafa-benitez/21108/#comment-110713 james Fri, 30 Jan 2009 05:47:28 +0000 http://soccerlens.com/?p=21108#comment-110713 Also i want to see the likes of Stevie Gerrard and Jamie Carragher lifting the EPL Title soon. They deserved to have lifted them already. Also i want to see the likes of Stevie Gerrard and Jamie Carragher lifting the EPL Title soon. They deserved to have lifted them already.

]]> By: james http://soccerlens.com/the-curious-case-of-rafa-benitez/21108/#comment-110712 james Fri, 30 Jan 2009 05:32:32 +0000 http://soccerlens.com/?p=21108#comment-110712 duffman90 what is the point of having one of the best 1st team if Benitez doesn't use them regularly or don't know how to used them. I'm waiting for a fresh face like Mourinho to lead us to the long awaited Title that Benitez doesn't care about! duffman90 what is the point of having one of the best 1st team if Benitez doesn’t use them regularly or don’t know how to used them. I’m waiting for a fresh face like Mourinho to lead us to the long awaited Title that Benitez doesn’t care about!

]]> By: duffman90 http://soccerlens.com/the-curious-case-of-rafa-benitez/21108/#comment-110707 duffman90 Fri, 30 Jan 2009 00:44:49 +0000 http://soccerlens.com/?p=21108#comment-110707 the 1st choice team is one of the best in europe probably.but its the lack of quality backup players that is 1 of liverpools problems.benayoun,dossena,lucas,degen,ngog are not the players required for a title challenge the 1st choice team is one of the best in europe probably.but its the lack of quality backup players that is 1 of liverpools problems.benayoun,dossena,lucas,degen,ngog are not the players required for a title challenge

]]> By: ROB http://soccerlens.com/the-curious-case-of-rafa-benitez/21108/#comment-110691 ROB Thu, 29 Jan 2009 16:29:25 +0000 http://soccerlens.com/?p=21108#comment-110691 Quite a good assessment of the case for Rafa Benitez, which proabably reflects the way a lot of reasonable fans think. Rafa is in a difficult situation right now. He wants to stay but is holding out for a contract that would help him win a power struggle against Rick Parry (the struggle is understandable giving some of the apparently poor management by Parry - stalling over contracts, transfers, etc.). Current performances may make the board decide that offering him a new contract is not such a good idea after all. If they simply turn down his request for greater control he will have to leave, almost certainly before the end of his current contract. It is interesting to note that Mourinho has recently made comments suggesting that Liverpool have the PLAYERS to win the title..... Does he have one eye on the Liverpool job? Quite a good assessment of the case for Rafa Benitez, which proabably reflects the way a lot of reasonable fans think.

Rafa is in a difficult situation right now. He wants to stay but is holding out for a contract that would help him win a power struggle against Rick Parry (the struggle is understandable giving some of the apparently poor management by Parry – stalling over contracts, transfers, etc.).

Current performances may make the board decide that offering him a new contract is not such a good idea after all. If they simply turn down his request for greater control he will have to leave, almost certainly before the end of his current contract.

It is interesting to note that Mourinho has recently made comments suggesting that Liverpool have the PLAYERS to win the title….. Does he have one eye on the Liverpool job?

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