Rafa

[Joe Le Taxi]

Bit harsh on Ritchie that.

[Skidfingers McGonical]

 

To be fair, I have better facial hair than him.

 

Me too. I can grow a full face of fuzz. O doubt Rafa can at this stage.

[SCOUSE TAPAS]

???

 

Sebastien Haff is a character from a film.

 

In the 70 s Elvis Presley grows tired of all the fame so he changes places with a Elvis Impersonator called Sebastien Haff.

[Ron B]

Given the boot by Celta Vigo.

If this is the end of the line for him then it’s a sad note to end on. Istanbul doesn’t feel that long ago in some ways; in others it feels like a million years ago - it’s just coming up to 20 years since he was appointed, which is roughly the equivalent of the time between Bob being appointed and Souness getting the elbow.

Good luck with whatever the future holds, Rafa. 

[Bruce Spanner]

Bring him home.

[aws]

Sign him up, Michael.  

[VladimirIlyich]

I had no idea he was their manager.

[Jairzinho]

Welcome back.

[SasaS]

46 minutes ago, Ron B said:

Given the boot by Celta Vigo.

If this is the end of the line for him then it’s a sad note to end on. Istanbul doesn’t feel that long ago in some ways; in others it feels like a million years ago - it’s just coming up to 20 years since he was appointed, which is roughly the equivalent of the time between Bob being appointed and Souness getting the elbow.

Good luck with whatever the future holds, Rafa. 

 

I remember reading Ben Doak was born six months after Istanbul.

[Code]

2 hours ago, Ron B said:

Given the boot by Celta Vigo.

If this is the end of the line for him then it’s a sad note to end on. Istanbul doesn’t feel that long ago in some ways; in others it feels like a million years ago - it’s just coming up to 20 years since he was appointed, which is roughly the equivalent of the time between Bob being appointed and Souness getting the elbow.

Good luck with whatever the future holds, Rafa. 

Istanbul was almost 20 years ago, his methods were finished around 15 years ago.

 

The fact he did not trust flair players was the beginning of the end for him. 

[Lee909]

35 minutes ago, Code said:

Istanbul was almost 20 years ago, his methods were finished around 15 years ago.

 

The fact he did not trust flair players was the beginning of the end for him. 

 

This

Same with Mourinho 

[Dapower]

2 hours ago, Ron B said:

Given the boot by Celta Vigo.

If this is the end of the line for him then it’s a sad note to end on. Istanbul doesn’t feel that long ago in some ways; in others it feels like a million years ago - it’s just coming up to 20 years since he was appointed, which is roughly the equivalent of the time between Bob being appointed and Souness getting the elbow.

Good luck with whatever the future holds, Rafa. 

Rafa one of my hero’s gutted when he left but if your managing Celta then nothing much down for you hope he comes back 

[Section_31]

Nothing wrong with Rafa's methods in the right context. Not everyone has the players or the money to play attacking football or play out from the back. 

 

He's a great manager, produced possibly the greatest footballing result in my lifetime, he's got plenty left to give the game, just needs the right gig.

 

[Carra_is_legend]

24 minutes ago, Section_31 said:

Nothing wrong with Rafa's methods in the right context. Not everyone has the players or the money to play attacking football or play out from the back. 

 

He's a great manager, produced possibly the greatest footballing result in my lifetime, he's got plenty left to give the game, just needs the right gig.

 

 

It is not often I disagree with you, but I do with this one. He is done, he was done more than 10 years ago. 

[Trumo]

He is a workaholic who will keep taking the wrong jobs just to keep himself occupied.

 

Bar maybe Napoli (stab-happy fans aside, it has a passionate fanbase in a city very similar to Liverpool in how people are viewed by the rest of the country), I don't think he has made the right choices since being sacked by Liverpool. The Geordie faithful still love him but he was there working with one hand tied behind his back as Mike Ashley refused to invest in the squad, so they were little more than lower mid-table fodder. Inter, Real Madrid and Everton were the wrong moves at the wrong time, and his time at Dalian in China coincided with both the pandemic and the conglomerates that owned the clubs suddenly pulling the plug on financing.

 

No idea if he would ever consider a role at a Saudi league club if it came up, but the football mentality out there seems fixated on instant results rather than a slow build. Rafa's methods aren't geared towards instant results.

[johnsusername]

Move over Xabi, there's a new ex on the market.....

[Code]

44 minutes ago, johnsusername said:

Move over Xabi, there's a new ex on the market.....

Burnley will probably look for a manager, should fit Rafa well.

[Strontium]

He'd do a better job at Burnely than that Mekon-headed twat

[Bjornebye]

I love him and always will. What he did at half time in Istanbul was superb. Having the belief at 3 nil down and the know how to find a chink in their armour won us number 5. Shame to see him being passed round like a spliff (like most managers are to be fair) 

[Code]

Almost sending out 10 players for the second half? Genius that. 

[Bjornebye]

29 minutes ago, Code said:

Almost sending out 10 players for the second half? Genius that. 

Wow

[gkmacca]

Everything about his approach in recent years has been bloated. He employs the most ridiculously large private 'team' of analysts and assistants, whom he keeps on the payroll throughout his periods between jobs. What he doesn't have is someone like Pako who will question him, challenge him and keep him focused on the essential part of management. He's grown so many trees around himself he can't see the wood.