The Italian stallion

[darkstarexodus]

You find it hard to understand Rafa?

Dreamy finds it hard to understand most folks tbf.

 

[Frogfish]

Considering the season runs for 39 weeks and we play max 65 games, we don’t even play twice a week over the course of a season.

I'm assuming you have remembered to take out International breaks?

 

[rurikbird]

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[Farkmaster]

Oh my God, he has an Italian accent?! What the fuck?

 

[Athens]

Unusual for an Italian to speak such good English.

He must be a Russian spy. Wait until his kids find out that they have to start supporting Zenit St. Petersburg.

 

[rubans]

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Interviewer really did his homework there, brilliant interview.

 

[Hansern]

Speaks really well for him self. So happy to be here and just a positive vibe. Have a good feeling about this one.

 

[Judge Jules]

Impressed with his English. I have some Italian but nowhere near as much.

 

[binomial]

Talented in more ways than 1.

 

[FreshRed]

Impressed with his English. I have some Italian but nowhere near as much.

He even understands Scouse!

 

[Athens]

Impressed with his English. I have some Italian but nowhere near as much.

I also speak some Italian. Buppa de beppa?

 

[localny]

When I went to anfield last season and took me son, (thanks to St Woland), my son was in several taxis and COULD not understand bleeding word that scousers were saying. Not a word. It was so bizarre.

 

[Red Mullet]

Unusual for an Italian to speak such good English.

He must be a Russian spy. Wait until his kids find out that they come from Zenit St. Petersburg.

fixed

 

[tombrown]

In the famous words of Gregory "I have two words of Italian - 'Bella Bella'"

 

[Judge Jules]

I also speak some Italian. Buppa de beppa?

Er, I had one too but the wheels came off. 😉

 

[Dreambeliever]

His Dad wasn't just any footballer. Enrico Chiesa was top class, loved watching him play, lightning fast. Played for Parma in the 90s

He was superb!

 

[Dreambeliever]

You find it hard to understand Rafa?

I found that interview harder than others I’ve seen with him. Obviously his grasp of the language is strong but his delivery was surprisingly hard to listen to, imo. I expected better after so long in England.

 

[Dreambeliever]

I think it's on you guys if you can't understand Rafa. His speech is at a level where TV producers allow him to speak at length (that last part they scarcely have a choice about).

I didn’t say I couldn’t understand him, I said I was surprised it wasn’t easier. You really have to listen and translate what he’s trying to say. I would imagine a lot players would struggle being coached by him based off that interview.

 

[Dreambeliever]

Dreamy finds it hard to understand most folks tbf.

Ironically I’ve travelled the world and taught thousands of people on very technical topics most of whom English was their second language and I’d put Rafa right up there with some of the hardest to understand.

 

[Dreambeliever]

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Infinitely easier to understand than Rafa!

 

[Judge Jules]

All languages sometimes use what's known as "elision" (the partial or complete omission of particular letter sounds to help spoken language run more fluently) but Spanish does it more than most and this carries over into the way native Spanish speakers speak English (and, I would assume, other languages). For example I also find Arteta quite hard to follow at times.

 

[localny]

All languages sometimes use what's known as "elision" (the partial or complete omission of particular letter sounds to help spoken language run more fluently) but Spanish does it more than most and this carries over into the way native Spanish speakers speak English (and, I would assume, other languages). For example I also find Arteta quite hard to follow at times.

Thanks for this, It really helps me understand why I find it hard to understand RafaGaffa

 

[localny]

Ironically I’ve travelled the world and taught thousands of people on very technical topics most of whom English was their second language and I’d put Rafa right up there with some of the hardest to understand.

"To all the girls, I've loved"

 

[Dreambeliever]

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🤣🤣

 

[Brizzle]

I don't think i've ever failed to understand a comment or sentence from Rafa. Bizarre. Ironically I haven't travelled the world teaching thousands of people very technical topics.

 

[Dreambeliever]

I don't think i've ever failed to understand a comment or sentence from Rafa. Bizarre. Ironically I haven't travelled the world teaching thousands of people very technical topics.

There you go. I also didn’t say I couldn’t understand him. I said I was surprised how poor his spoken English is to understand.

 

[Athens]

Never mind Rafa, some of the fellows in here seem to have terrible English comprehension skills.

 

[Farkmaster]

I was surprised how poor his spoken English is to understand.

I can't imagine.

 

[Accedalyday]

I can't imagine.

Imagine.

 

[Farkmaster]

I don't think i've ever failed to understand a comment or sentence from Rafa. Bizarre. Ironically I haven't travelled the world teaching thousands of people very technical topics.

He sounds like a bog standard Spaniard speaking English, except he is a much more advanced speaker than most.

Chiesa sounds like an Italian. Slot sounds like he might be dutch. It's all very difficult to wrap my head around.