Kerry07 wrote:Ben Patrick wrote:Kerry07 wrote:Wow wow wow... i didnt say he has Aspergers syndrome, i said signs of it (ie.there are varying degrees)..poor interaction with others and his environment, repetitive comments, not being on the same page in conversations (geez open your ears in his interviews)... he undoubtedly is a very distant person, little emotion, and sees things in black and white. I ask people... name me another manager in the history of football who doesnt celebrate their team scoring??...EVER. When Gerrard hammered home vs Olympiakos, 45,000 went nuts, while he didnt flinch, this aint normal.
The language i used wasnt over dramatic. Anyone who has read the stuff about him as a kid and how his father told him it was ok to cry when he got hurt (but he still didnt), would understand. Because his mind is not clogged up with emotion, he has more capacity for statistics and analysis (this is a trait of the Chinese)...and as a kid he played a tactic board game and destroyed everyone he played. He is renowned as one of the weakest manmanagers in the game because he has no people skills...Gerrard "maybe i will get a well done out of him one day", Carra "whatever you tell Rafa hes done it better", Torres being congratulated on his kid by everyone bar Rafa who came up to him an instead talked about a near post run from the previous game, Alonso "we had a working relationship" who was disgracefully treated on the issue of wanting to see his son born, Pako ran off as he couldnt work with the man, Ballague stating "rafa has a short life cycle with players before they run out of patience with him", All the commentators when we score "come on smile Rafa", and at both Valencia and Liverpool he has dictated that he runs the entire club... Valencia he left, at Liverpool he got his demands... and we are the ONLY club where this is the case. Control freak.
He is a very black and white strategic type person, very little emotion. This is why he has been immensely successful in many tactical battles in the Champions League...(ie.over Mourinho) because his mind is free from any emotional stuff, so has a greater capacity to think tactics, stats, strategy. While this is a great advantage in terms of outsmarting his opponent, the disadvantage is not having the emotional side (ie,good manmanagement, motivational, come on guys) that top coaches have in being able to inspire. This eventually alienates people as Rafa is so good at doing.
i am crying laughing reading this
If only Rafa cried when he was a kid more
He has no tear ducts.
Yes the psycho analysis (Freudian) does seem extreme, as football is predominantly discussed on a basic level of .."hes sh*t"... "why do we play 4-5-1"...."that ref is a cheating w*nker"... "f*ck off yanks"
....pretty mundane stuff. My point is purely based on the reality that Rafa is an oddball, cold, distant, never addresses the question hes being asked...but will throw in a soundbite "we were controlling the game"... "we were working really hard"....pap.
He reminds me of Jack from an episode from Father Ted, when Ted learnt him two standard phrases for the bishops.... "YES"... "That would be an ecumenical matter"
He has the art of being a bluffer down to a tee.. hence never addresses the onfield problems. Its Houlli mk II
Rafa is in siege mentality mode where he has to get the "everything is not as bad as it seems" message out as quickly and clearly as he can.
His lack of social skills and his sarcasm hasnt helped his cause.
I would still like to know what those mad hand and eye movements after we score mean...
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