Differences
Posted: Wed Sep 16, 2015 8:59 am
Years ago through one of those tenuous links my niece and nephew went to anfield with a family friend who worked in Spain and met alonso and Garcia. They insisted on speaking English as Rafa insisted on this and was apparently very strict about it. He also made different people sit together to increase the team bonding.
On the bbc today it says that Aspas only learnt how to say one word which was yes.
A silly topic perhaps but with the debates on the forum it made me think about Rodgers the great motivator and great manager compared to Rafa the cold uncaring one. BR great for some but not others.
One guy stood by crouch in his goal drought. One guy highlighted shirt swapping with Mario and cleverly deflected the blame and result on to a cartoon villain.
One guy made a club icon change position to benefit the team while another, well we know what happened there. The team came first not a relationship with an icon at all costs.
While I am a self confessed Rafa fan I can see his shortcomings as well but as we debate another manager or BR staying I would love to see a strong manager who does put the club and fans first end of. Players come and go even SG left in the end and what is now left. A manager who went out of his way to please him and it looks like the rest of the squad have lost their way either through apathy, hate, jealousy whatever but BR must now pickup the pieces from the mess his weakness has created. How can he be the strong manager when the ex captain says how he was consulted regularly over everything it seems. Brendan is brilliant, well if my boss gave me carte Blanche I'd be happy as well. But if I'm honest a boss who pushes you regardless of your personal relationship is the best kind.
Just to end this long and winding piece. Would my hero Uncle Bob have let this situation develop. Would he have been rafaesque or BResque.
I genuinely respect your philosophy BR even if I do think you are a bit of a BSer but this is anfield put your medals on the table that's what it's about. Do I want a day out in Wembley or the satisfaction that extremely well paid footballers are developing as people under your guidance. And while you so eloquently tell us how you doing this lets never get Alberto Aspas Mario manquillo Markovic illori and a good few others in a room together as they may have a different opinion, what's next eh. SG recommended them not you.
On the bbc today it says that Aspas only learnt how to say one word which was yes.
A silly topic perhaps but with the debates on the forum it made me think about Rodgers the great motivator and great manager compared to Rafa the cold uncaring one. BR great for some but not others.
One guy stood by crouch in his goal drought. One guy highlighted shirt swapping with Mario and cleverly deflected the blame and result on to a cartoon villain.
One guy made a club icon change position to benefit the team while another, well we know what happened there. The team came first not a relationship with an icon at all costs.
While I am a self confessed Rafa fan I can see his shortcomings as well but as we debate another manager or BR staying I would love to see a strong manager who does put the club and fans first end of. Players come and go even SG left in the end and what is now left. A manager who went out of his way to please him and it looks like the rest of the squad have lost their way either through apathy, hate, jealousy whatever but BR must now pickup the pieces from the mess his weakness has created. How can he be the strong manager when the ex captain says how he was consulted regularly over everything it seems. Brendan is brilliant, well if my boss gave me carte Blanche I'd be happy as well. But if I'm honest a boss who pushes you regardless of your personal relationship is the best kind.
Just to end this long and winding piece. Would my hero Uncle Bob have let this situation develop. Would he have been rafaesque or BResque.
I genuinely respect your philosophy BR even if I do think you are a bit of a BSer but this is anfield put your medals on the table that's what it's about. Do I want a day out in Wembley or the satisfaction that extremely well paid footballers are developing as people under your guidance. And while you so eloquently tell us how you doing this lets never get Alberto Aspas Mario manquillo Markovic illori and a good few others in a room together as they may have a different opinion, what's next eh. SG recommended them not you.