Comments on: UF Quick Throw: Rafa Out at Anfield?

By: ü75

ü75 — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 18:25:00 +0000

@Andrew-
And Steve Sampson would like to bring his 3-6-1 as well.

By: Mike Georger

Mike Georger — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 17:53:00 +0000

I don’t think that money thing is true, there was a breakdown on here recently and since he took over he has spent either the second or third most in the league. He spends poorly.

When he came in, Cisse was the transfer record; and since then he has bought five players who cost more (Torres, Keane, Mascherano, Kuyt, Babel). He has also shattered the club record on defenders (Dossena … ugh).

By: Andrew

Andrew — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 17:42:00 +0000

Bruce Arena would like to implement his 4-5-1 at Anfield.

By: cjdomer04

cjdomer04 — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 17:18:00 +0000

Georger, the problem is he needed to build a squad, but had little money with which to do it. He has also shown a willingness to dump those guys that aren’t cutting it. Most managers aren’t willing to do that. Including some of those guys is quite harsh, too. Degen has been there for 8 months and came on a free. Leto and Lucas are still fairly young, with Leto being quite cheap. Lucas was a stud in the Brazilian league, I can see why Rafa would want to stick with him.

I just hope they don’t can him without someone lined up to replace him; that would only lead to disaster.

By: Mike Georger

Mike Georger — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 16:39:00 +0000

That being said, firing him midseason would be dumb, and him walking out right now would be childish and speaks to his character.

Don’t think it happens.

By: Mike Georger

Mike Georger — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 16:34:00 +0000

Well s**t even he is more qualified for that sort of demand, how many summers full of flops has he had?

Either Parry or Benitez needs to go, whichever one was in charge of Pennant, Bellamy, Gonzalez, Pellagrino, Paletta, Leto, Lucas, Dossena, Deggen, Itandje, Zenden.

By: Keith

Keith — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 16:30:00 +0000

Georger, I’m pretty sure O’Neill’s got full control over transfers

By: Ibracadabra

Ibracadabra — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 16:25:00 +0000

I hear Avram Grant is available.

By: sven

sven — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 16:10:00 +0000

“…there are only a handful of managers worldwide that would be as good or better.”

I’m speaking of Rafa in that sentance.

By: sven

sven — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 16:09:00 +0000

I can’t imagine a set of circumstances where we’d be able to land Martin O’Neill in the summer.

Despite his general stubborness and blindness towards the Evil That Is Lucas Leiva, there are only a handful of managers worldwide that would be as good or better.