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The Liverpool Way.


Duncan Clench
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In all this. All the speculation, rumours and complete bollocks being spoken by various parties and people; there's one person who's doing things the Liverpool way. That man is Rafa Benitez.

 

There are people who say that he should put the rumours to bed. That the club should come out and tell us the situation. The same people complain that "we used to do things behind closed doors".

 

Rafa is Liverpool through-and-through. He's the embodiment of what this club means to the fans. The sooner we realise this the better.

 

I understand the problems people have with the man regarding selection and sometimes tactics, but there is no better manager around for Liverpool F.C.

 

By far and away, we've got the best man for the job.

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In all this. All the speculation, rumours and complete bollocks being spoken by various parties and people; there's one person who's doing things the Liverpool way. That man is Rafa Benitez.

 

There are people who say that he should put the rumours to bed. That the club should come out and tell us the situation. The same people complain that "we used to do things behind closed doors".

 

Rafa is Liverpool through-and-through. He's the embodiment of what this club means to the fans. The sooner we realise this the better.

 

I understand the problems people have with the man regarding selection and sometimes tactics, but there is no better manager around for Liverpool F.C.

 

By far and away, we've got the best man for the job.

 

 

Since when was boring, God awful, negative football 'the Liverpool Way"?

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In all this. All the speculation, rumours and complete bollocks being spoken by various parties and people; there's one person who's doing things the Liverpool way. That man is Rafa Benitez.

 

There are people who say that he should put the rumours to bed. That the club should come out and tell us the situation. The same people complain that "we used to do things behind closed doors".

 

Rafa is Liverpool through-and-through. He's the embodiment of what this club means to the fans. The sooner we realise this the better.

 

I understand the problems people have with the man regarding selection and sometimes tactics, but there is no better manager around for Liverpool F.C.

 

By far and away, we've got the best man for the job.

 

Best man for the job if you don't care about domestic competition

Its groundhog day, another good result in a big Champions League game like last year v Inter, the year before Barca and nowhere in the league

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No such thing - a mere comfort blanket to cling to for those still living in a never to be seen again bygone era.

 

I don't remember it getting thrown around so much in our 'glory year's'. We were too busy winning things.

 

Now it's used to belittle Reds with 'percieved' negative opinions.

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The Liverpool Way of old is dead and buried. Its obsolete. Sacrilegious I know, but true.

 

Since King Kenny, NOT ONE former player have gone on in the league to become a top manager. On the other hand, former Manc players populate the league with the middle to lower table teams.

 

Why? Could it be that they have a system, and we did not? What bootroom philosophy and tactic survived and thrived to today? Sitting in a small smelly room talking tactics may be a revelation in the 70s, but seriously, Big Sam has a whole team of experts that advises him of the same thing.

 

In fact, Rafa more than perhaps any manager today have brought this to an extreme level with his obsession to detail.

 

Looking back in our glory years, it just seems obvious to me that we were the best simply because overall we had the best players around. Our legendary managers from Shankly onwards simply played the best players in their best positions, and let them do their thing. Similar I suppose to a Rijkaard/Sven style of management.

 

Such tactics don't work when you don't have the best players around. And seriously, we don't bar a few players ie Gerrard, Torres, Alonso, Carra, Masch of last season and Reina. In the old days, those plus a few players who do a job ie the Kuyts and Benayouns will win you the title.

 

But these days, look at the list of managers who failed. From Scolari, Eriksson, Martin O Neil, Wenger etc etc. All have eventually fallen to the longevity and wealth of the Mancs. The only one who broke that cycle recently is Mourinho, and I doubt he would have been able to without the riches of Abramovich.

 

I don't buy the fact that there is a secret to winning the league. The way posters here post, its as if Fergie, Wenger, Kenny and Mourinho have a secret, that they've won it before,they can instantly win it again. Bullshit. Put Mourinho, Kenny or Wenger in Rafa's shoes this season, it still is a huge challenge to overtake the Mancs. Their squad is ridiculously strong.

 

This brings me to the other stupid argument, that Rafa does not know how to win the league. There are so many winners in our league now who have won in other leagues. Rafa is closer than anyone of them this season.

 

Yes no doubt, there are a few managers who PERHAPS can bring instant success, I can name only Mourinho and Cappello, and even then I doubt in the first year. As we've seen Scolari has failed badly, and I suspect Hiddink will too. This league is unbelievably strong. Furthermore, Mourinho, Cappello and Hiddink have never been known to stay at a club long enough to start a legacy. They come, did a job and leave in a few years.

 

My main gripe with King Kenny is I felt he left us in a lurch. Yes I understand why he resigned as he did, but seriously, it killed us. Another short term appointment of Mourinho, Cappello, Hiddink, even if it really does bring instant success (which I doubt) will collapse again once they leave.

 

Rafa has us improving every year. We are a force in Europe, and as of this year, we are challenging for the title. Rafa has arguably the most sophisticated technologies and strategies on football, and is acknowledged everywhere but in England as perhaps the best tactician around.

 

Furthermore its obvious he wants to stay here for a long time and build a dynasty. While not the original Shankly inspired dynasty (it died after Kenny left), its going to be Rafa's dynasty if we let him, arguably just as successful. And perhaps this will be continued by Hyypia, Carra, Alonso etc (these are the players I can see as managers, somehow Gerrard is not).

 

Sure, his contract has been dragging on, but he wants to get it right.

 

He wants control over the transfer budget, so he can compete on even grounds as Fergie, Wenger and whoever is managing Chelsea, and won't lose his first choice targets to them as has been happening the past few years.

 

He wants control of the academy etc so he can control the development of the type of players he wants, the way Wenger does. How many of you keep complaining that Rafa doesn't promote our youth. But if our youth are not of the technical and tactical standards required, what do you expect? Do you think any of the scouser kids we "didn't give a chance" to the past few years would have made it in Wenger's arsenal?

 

He wants control of the staff hiring and firing, so that he is in full control over every aspect of the club football wise, the way Wenger and Fergie is.

 

Ultimately he wants every opportunity to succeed and compete on an equal basis with the Fergies and Wengers of the league. Hell even Martin O Neil and Gollum has more control over football matters than Rafa. How perverse is that?

 

The secret to success is a good manager and time for him to bring his plans to fruition. Its clear to see Rafa is getting there, but Fergie and Mourinho before him is setting really high standards.

 

If Rafa leaves, there obviously be an exodus of mainly Spanish players who will leave. Furthermore, do you think a 29 year old Gerrard will wait around for another few years of team building, or fuck off once an offer from Barcelona etc comes?

 

Rafa is very intelligent. He learns every match. Once he gets the upper hand on Mourinho, especially in the league, he hasn't been defeated since. Wenger is the same, I don't think they will expect a victory meeting us these days. We just only this year got the upper hand on Fergie, and I am optimistic if we have our top squad, we will beat them the second game this season at old toilet.

 

Sure we have problems with lower teams who park 9 and even 10 men in front of the goal. But so does fancy Arsenal and Chelsea. The Mancs get their customary penalties to get through those games. We don't. And hopefully once we get more flair players, we will be able to do so.

 

So what is the Liverpool Way? The Liverpool way is what Rafa forges us to be, a successful, feared club. Its going to be the new Liverpool Way. King Kenny will never return. He knows he is too out of touch, and he doesn't bring anything new to the table.

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They way he conducts himself is what I expect from the Liverpool manager. While eveyone around him lose their heads. That's what I'm getting at.

 

Nothing to do with the result. It's not knee-jerk as those that care to look at my previous posts will testify. He's dignified, he quietly goes about his business and I hope he's here for a long time yet.

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Gutted tonight eh Baz?

 

Not gutted no. I'm happy we won but I'd rather see us win or seriously challenge for the PL than win CL. The PL is the real measure of how good and how consistent the team is. We already know we're very good in Europe. The challenge for Liverpool is to prove themselves at home. Despite the fact that we're second in table at the moment, realistically I don think we're any closer to winning the league than we have been for past six or seven years. We are far inferior to the Mancs and if Chavs and Arse put this season behind them and reorganise like we know they can, we'll be exposed for what we really are - fourth or fith at best. Dunphy & Giles are spot on - we're a very well organised, professional, functional team. We lack any real spark, magic and creativity.

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They way he conducts himself is what I expect from the Liverpool manager. While eveyone around him lose their heads. That's what I'm getting at.

 

Nothing to do with the result. It's not knee-jerk as those that care to look at my previous posts will testify. He's dignified, he quietly goes about his business and I hope he's here for a long time yet.

 

The way he conducts himself is the problem for most of his critics. Dignified is not a word I would use to describe his behaviour since the beginning of the year. And if you think he quietly goes about his business, you need your ears syringing.

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The way he conducts himself is the problem for most of his critics. Dignified is not a word I would use to describe his behaviour since the beginning of the year. And if you think he quietly goes about his business, you need your ears syringing.

 

exactly ...Hicks,Parry and Co are wankers ,and need to be turfed out "Thanks DM" but What Rafa is doing is most definatly Not The Liverpool Way .To see him smirking last night when Sky were sniffing for a quote disgusted me

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exactly ...Hicks,Parry and Co are wankers ,and need to be turfed out "Thanks DM" but What Rafa is doing is most definatly Not The Liverpool Way .To see him smirking last night when Sky were sniffing for a quote disgusted me

 

What do you expect him to do? the shite rumours were essentially given foundation by sky, BBC didnt run with it? He was asked a question by that cockney joker, who has NEVER shown any respect to Rafa and Rafa just smiled and wouldn't give them a thing, and boy did sky not like that.

 

By the way, the Liverpool way what happens to the Liverpool way before Shankly, you know the 70 years of football prior to him????

 

The Liverpool way is what you make it, an arbitrary opinion based on one persons personal point of view. Sorry but it means fuck all. I would argue the Liverpool way used to be fans shown patience and understanding, something In my opinion they haven't shown this year.

 

Great result, okay performance. Beat Boro and Sunderland and lets go and beat the Mancs.

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What do you expect him to do? the shite rumours were essentially given foundation by sky, BBC didnt run with it? He was asked a question by that cockney joker, who has NEVER shown any respect to Rafa and Rafa just smiled and wouldn't give them a thing, and boy did sky not like that.

 

By the way, the Liverpool way what happens to the Liverpool way before Shankly, you know the 70 years of football prior to him????

 

The Liverpool way is what you make it, an arbitrary opinion based on one persons personal point of view. Sorry but it means fuck all. I would argue the Liverpool way used to be fans shown patience and understanding, something In my opinion they haven't shown this year.

 

Great result, okay performance. Beat Boro and Sunderland and lets go and beat the Mancs.

 

Correct.

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Get the yanks out. First and foremost. And the tossers who sold out to them as well. If Benitez is still playing political games afterwards then look at him again. With those poisonous twats in charge though, I laud every little twist he can turn on them and every little snide dig he can get in. He's only doing what all of us would be doing.

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What do you expect him to do? the shite rumours were essentially given foundation by sky, BBC didnt run with it? He was asked a question by that cockney joker, who has NEVER shown any respect to Rafa and Rafa just smiled and wouldn't give them a thing, and boy did sky not like that.

 

Exactly! Why would he give Sky TV the headline to run with? This is my point, I would rather the manager said nothing, let the rumours circulate and be shown for the bullshit that they are.

 

He is dignified and he does things quietly. If the media choose to sensationalise what he says to them and fans decide to get caught up in the hype that isn't his fault.

 

For example the press conference where he talked about Ferguson. He was measured and concise, yet it became a SENSATIONAL RANT on Sky Sports! Was it fuck. He does and wants what is best for the club long term.

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