so another defeat... 4 defeats in a row... when are you supporters gonna start chanting FIRE RAFA! FIRE RAFA! FIRE RAFA!?
been saying it for a year already..
I am however glad he did makes some changes and the team in general played well for the 1st half.. But 2nd half was a disaster.. lacked concentration and fight, no real chasing back when they lost the ball except Kuyt as always..
N'gog missed that sitter after a great chest down, but I think that's purely because of lack of match practice.. and that's one the problem with the fringe players / Rafa's rotation policy..
Kelly also had a pretty good game, but most likely wont play again for another month in the 1st team.
And then there is the managers decision making again... Why take off your most creative player in the 83rd min and put a striker in his position to play out of his normal position? Why risk Gerrard when he was doubtful before hand and risk him being out even longer than before. That shows to me how desperate he was and is running out of ideas to get the team to perform.
(btw, for once i do agree with him when he said that the big 4 will lose more matches this year in the league than usual, but we have lost 4 out of 9 already.... not 2 like chelsea)
Pepe Reina also contributed to both goals. First goal was yet again as a result of his poor decision making with crosses and yes, he made 2 good follow up saves, but those crosses..... Second goal he could have done better wrt positioning, but it was a good ball across the goal mouth.
I think the Man Utd match is gonna determine whether or not he has a job next week...
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