MrD
Player Valuation: £10m
Couldn't be anymore deluded as Rafael himself.....Or further up his arse
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Couldn't be anymore deluded as Rafael himself.....Or further up his arse
bcblue1878
Player Valuation: £50m
Probably the first time ever I agree with something Murphy has said!
Adam-GOTTV
Player Valuation: £8m
Bro it's his inability to adapt, not his footballing conservativism, that has sent him backward.
This is why I'd like to see a young manager come in next with some new ideas. I'm actually pretty tired of seeing the same old faces. Arteta, Gerrard, Patrick Vieira, these are the types of managers who'll drive the game forward and set the tone for the next 15 years.
Ideally I'd like our own, and I'm not ashamed to say I'd be fully onboard with Lampard if the opportunity arises. Why? Well. He's smart, respected, has good contacts and evidently wants to nurture talent (see Derby and Chelsea for more details).
Yes, he'll make mistakes but I'd rather have him making them after 2 seasons of management than continue to watch Rafael make them after 20.
If my situation did become reality, I'd really want us as fan base to try and not chase him out of the door if things don't always go according to plan. But I'd also like the board to come out and tell us exactly why they're enthusiastic about a candidate like him, and what the direction of flight actually it.
chazzle_dazzle
Player Valuation: £35m
This is it mate, he wants that's confrontation - so he can assert whatever his ego wants.
He is a poor manager, poor poor manager who can't create those relationships with players that they need.
Adam-GOTTV
Player Valuation: £8m
Also, I don't care how bad Digne had been this year, if both he and Richie are driven out by Rafael I'll be furious. Not worth contemplating.
Why are you pretending to be an Everton fan mate? Seriously, you have severe issues.
Even if it started off as a bit of a joke, surely you must be getting tired of it by now.
Toffeepot
Player Valuation: £35m
It's his conservatism, lack of openness to change, that causes his inability to adapt imo. It worked before, should work now kind of thing.
Regardless of the why, he clearly is out of his depth now when all his tactics have been well studied by up and coming managers.
I'd bite your hand off for Lampard tbh, more exciting and more expansive football. Sure he'll not be the finished article but Benitez is the finished article, with finished being the operative word
Adam-GOTTV
Player Valuation: £8m
Rafael thriving on confrontation, as many of his former players seem to state publicly, actually makes a lot of sense now..
Only a man who loves the drama and has to prove himself to himself would take this job in his situation.
It's not actually about his house on Merseyside, it's about coming in trying to wade through as much controversy and bad vibes as possible so he can get some weird validation with himself.
Strange.
Only a man who loves the drama and has to prove himself to himself would take this job in his situation.
It's not actually about his house on Merseyside, it's about coming in trying to wade through as much controversy and bad vibes as possible so he can get some weird validation with himself.
Strange.
luuk_deventer
Player Valuation: £8m
What's wrong with conflict? I would expect and hope for conflict inside an underperforming team.
The bit in bold we have no way of knowing.
Adam-GOTTV
Player Valuation: £8m
Just had a thought, lads. Howe to lose a few more and Newcastle to come back in for Rafael?
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Welcome to team Lampard
I will continue to push his name forward and challenge all criticisms of him which are only due to the fact he's not Thomas Tuchel.
Do you not think it might be better if he could just stop them from underperforming? One to ponder isn't it.
It's more than plausible. I can see it happening to be honest.
He suits them all day long because they are the only other club in this league I see who have similarities to Big Red.
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