2021/22 Rafael Benitez

[Saint Domingo]

It seems that all those claims last year of wanting to see a system being coached even if it meant some short term pain to move away from defensive park the bus football were absolute rubbish

Either the fan base has no patience for any dip in form whatsoever

Or the fan base does have patience for a dip in form but just won’t abide one from THIS manager

Either way it’s a complete and utter paradox to be calling for a ‘progressive’ manager, and it’s complete an utter hypocrisy to be calling for a return to pragmatic KITAP1 which was scorned last season

Patience for zonal marking lasted about two games. Patience for a movement to possession based, structured, coached football, lasted about two bad results.

The calls for three defensive mids from some people are absolutely hilarious. Immediately ceding any chance of us laying a glove on Liverpool out of fear of them and then bashing the manger for actually having a go (something this forum has wanted for about ten years)

‘We need a manager to do a massive turnaround job’….a few games later ‘why isn’t he doing what we did last season’

Can’t make it up. People wanting Allardyce back. Your petty partisanship is utterly blinding you to logic.

 

[NilSatisOptimum]

Hearing he’s gone tonight and has already been notified

Reckon your on the wind up... But it's a good wind up and its what I want to hear...

 

[COYBL25]

Found @Theoneandonly s Twitter there

https://twitter.com/factsrafa?s=21

The Benitez version rickyryder

This explains a lot and I mean A LOT

 

[gonetomorrow]

Quite impressed with Rafy in his presser. Not the usual bland batting away of the asinine questions but impassioned plea for eyeryone to stick with it, and, drawing on his considerable experience of these situations, we'll improve in the second half of the season.

I like to think that's right. Don't panic!

 

[Marius57]

It seems that all those claims last year of wanting to see a system being coached even if it meant some short term pain to move away from defensive park the bus football were absolute rubbish

Either the fan base has no patience for any dip in form whatsoever

Or the fan base does have patience for a dip in form but just won’t abide one from THIS manager

Either way it’s a complete and utter paradox to be calling for a ‘progressive’ manager, and it’s complete an utter hypocrisy to be calling for a return to pragmatic KITAP1 which was scorned last season

Patience for zonal marking lasted about two games. Patience for a movement to possession based, structured, coached football, lasted about two bad results.

The calls for three defensive mids from some people are absolutely hilarious. Immediately ceding any chance of us laying a glove on Liverpool out of fear of them and then bashing the manger for actually having a go (something this forum has wanted for about ten years)

‘We need a manager to do a massive turnaround job’….a few games later ‘why isn’t he doing what we did last season’

Can’t make it up. People wanting Allardyce back. Your petty partisanship is utterly blinding you to logic.

Dip in form? 2 points from 21. Even with a dip in form you'd expect a win every now and again.

 

[summerisle]

oh Christ a Kenwright lead meeting

he'll open with the "tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow" speech from Macbeth before breaking down weeping about what a great job Jose Baxter is doing

'False face must hide what the false heart doth know' is more apt.

 

[Spadge Vernacular]

We used to win the passing, now we win the running

Everton firsts

The possessions champs of yesteryear.

 

[mikel_88]

It seems that all those claims last year of wanting to see a system being coached even if it meant some short term pain to move away from defensive park the bus football were absolute rubbish

Either the fan base has no patience for any dip in form whatsoever

Or the fan base does have patience for a dip in form but just won’t abide one from THIS manager

Either way it’s a complete and utter paradox to be calling for a ‘progressive’ manager, and it’s complete an utter hypocrisy to be calling for a return to pragmatic KITAP1 which was scorned last season

Patience for zonal marking lasted about two games. Patience for a movement to possession based, structured, coached football, lasted about two bad results.

The calls for three defensive mids from some people are absolutely hilarious. Immediately ceding any chance of us laying a glove on Liverpool out of fear of them and then bashing the manger for actually having a go (something this forum has wanted for about ten years)

‘We need a manager to do a massive turnaround job’….a few games later ‘why isn’t he doing what we did last season’

Can’t make it up. People wanting Allardyce back. Your petty partisanship is utterly blinding you to logic.

not really i did not want three defensive mids at all i eanted a 3 man midfield so it could free dacoure up top more also could provide more space out wide for gray ect. Bit more than a blip now aint it is it no win in 9 now so how long can you let this go on for

 

[Efcjake]

It seems that all those claims last year of wanting to see a system being coached even if it meant some short term pain to move away from defensive park the bus football were absolute rubbish

Either the fan base has no patience for any dip in form whatsoever

Or the fan base does have patience for a dip in form but just won’t abide one from THIS manager

Either way it’s a complete and utter paradox to be calling for a ‘progressive’ manager, and it’s complete an utter hypocrisy to be calling for a return to pragmatic KITAP1 which was scorned last season

Patience for zonal marking lasted about two games. Patience for a movement to possession based, structured, coached football, lasted about two bad results.

The calls for three defensive mids from some people are absolutely hilarious. Immediately ceding any chance of us laying a glove on Liverpool out of fear of them and then bashing the manger for actually having a go (something this forum has wanted for about ten years)

‘We need a manager to do a massive turnaround job’….a few games later ‘why isn’t he doing what we did last season’

Can’t make it up. People wanting Allardyce back. Your petty partisanship is utterly blinding you to logic.

There's short term pain and dips in form and then there's our worst form for 22 years.

The defending of him is pathetic and baseless.

 

[Rock Hard Casey]

Weren't you saying "absolute no chance he's managing Everton after the derby"?

Personally, I think he gets the season if we win one of the next two.

He loses the next two he is a dead man, I'm thinking of how Arsenal versus the other lot and Man U in the last few games have started the games well then faded to defeats. If we take the lead and go all out for a second goal then they don't seem to finish games strongly, surely we can dig in for that win!!

 

[Lapeno77]

If that is true, and im not sure on John Cross' reliability, what's changed this afternoon to prompt this?

Surely wouldn't be on the back of a presser.

 

[Efcjake]

If that is true, and im not sure on John Cross' reliability, what's changed this afternoon to prompt this?

Surely wouldn't be on the back of a presser.

They've seen the bill for security staff for the directors box is bigger than Benitez' pay off.

 

[Spadge Vernacular]

He’s 54 you utter plum

Tbf, the manager being 61 probably does see him as young upstart. Isn't that right, err...Theon!

 

[COYBL25]

If that is true, and im not sure on John Cross' reliability, what's changed this afternoon to prompt this?

Surely wouldn't be on the back of a presser.

Good ebening Jim.

 

[mikel_88]

There's short term pain and dips in form and then there's our worst form for 22 years.

The defending of him is pathetic and baseless.

Agree is so easy to bring up that he is an ex rs manager fact is the form from last games is not good enough