Fabs, those bolded words are the crux of this. AVB may well be a very talented manager but his lack of experience and stature was a fatal handicap in a job that big, and the Liverpool job is every bit as big. However talented, he's simply not ready.
rafa back as manager - how does that make you feel?
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Fabs, those bolded words are the crux of this. AVB may well be a very talented manager but his lack of experience and stature was a fatal handicap in a job that big, and the Liverpool job is every bit as big. However talented, he's simply not ready.
He also appears inflexible. That may change with experience, but all good managers are pragmatists, regardless of what their images might be. Hansen's critique of AVB's tactics early in the season was spot on, but he couldn't take it and kept making the same mistakes. And he really struggled with media pressure. Both issues would only be more problematic at LFC.
His biggest struggle was that Chelsea opted for the keep the older players option rather than letting him rebuild the squad and get some time to actually do that.
Lampard, Drogba etc etc
I somehow doubt our senior players would be texting Rafa at every oppurtunity aswell.
Lampard, Drogba etc etc
I somehow doubt our senior players would be texting Rafa at every oppurtunity aswell.
What you say is true, but it's not the whole truth. A big enough character would have found a way to overcome all that. AVB doesn't (yet) have what it takes. How could he, still a near-beginner in his early 30s?
Let's not forget the absolute shite shopping of last summer, 80 million quid spunked, under the director of football bollocks we've gone for.
We could name plenty of shite purchases at the time of Rafa's reign, but he also did choose to bring in Alonso, Garcia, Reina, Arbeloa, Johnson, Torres, Kuyt, Bellamy, Agger, Skrtel, etc, and we would have had Alves and Villa for 15m each had we had the money at the time.
I wonder how Rafa would have spent the 80m without the DOF's interference?
I wonder if he would have okay'd the British signings we made last year?
This is the stupidest argument in the world.
Did you know Steve Bruce wanted to sign Messi but wasn't given the funds to secure him ?
He should never have been sacked
the difference being if we had the money for silva it's actually likely he would have come given we were in the CL and had a spanish connect.
Depends if Macia had managed to find yet more 'gems' from overseas.
Silva at the time was valued at close to half the price he eventually went to City for. Same with Villa.
They were amazingly good value considering their age and talent.
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I'd swap Dalglish for Benitez because he's a better manager.
But I think we should look elsewhere.
But I think we should look elsewhere.
Heh, thats a bit to much mate.
Anyone who saw his Porto team play would have been impressed. The Chelsea old boys clearly wouldnt play for him, and everyone knew it was eiter him or them. Abramovitch opted for them, and as long as this continues Chelsea will stay where they are.
Who would you hire Jules?
Fair question. I have to preface my answer by saying I don't want Kenny out yet, but if we don't improve next season I reckon he'll walk anyway. After Kenny, I'd go for broke and target Mourinho. I know the problems some have with him as an individual, and to some extent with the style of football he's often got his teams to play, and I respect those views BUT he's a serial winner and that, frankly, is all I care about now.
Is right .
I can't bring myself to want Mourinho at LFC. I just can't.
Fair point. That Real Madrid side was really built on a shoestring.
How much was spent on the team before he arrived though? Kaka, Benzema, Ronaldo, Ramos, Higuain, Alonso - to name a few, hardly a shit team to spend another 115 million euros on.
Angel Di Maria Benfica €25m 22
Pedro Leon Getafe €10m 23
Sami Khedira VfB Stuttgart €12m 23
Ricardo Carvalho Chelsea €8m 32
Mesut Ozil Werder Bremen €15m 21
Nuri Sahin Dortmund €10m 22
Hamit Altintop Bayern Munich Free 28
Jose Callejon Espanyol €5m 24
Raphael Varane Lens €10m 18
Fabio Coentrao Benfica €30m
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Pedro Leon Getafe €10m 23
Sami Khedira VfB Stuttgart €12m 23
Ricardo Carvalho Chelsea €8m 32
Mesut Ozil Werder Bremen €15m 21
Nuri Sahin Dortmund €10m 22
Hamit Altintop Bayern Munich Free 28
Jose Callejon Espanyol €5m 24
Raphael Varane Lens €10m 18
Fabio Coentrao Benfica €30m
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