Football Banter

Rafa has won more european trophies for chelsea than mourinho did, the man should be respected, he is a top top manager snd decent guy. Too decent for chelsea, i hope he gets a big club again where he is given time. Psg, Malaga, Real Madrid, Napoli, Schalke 04, I expect Rafa will be at one of these clubs next, maybe Monaco, unless they go for Mancini.

I heard a rumour that apparently Falcao will play for Monaco for 6 months then sign for Real Madrid, because his contract at Atletico means he can't go straight from Atletico to Real

Would be interesting to see what Monaco do in the summer and if their Russian owner sticks to his word that he will spend 84million+, probably after 2 years they can challenge PSG if they keep signing quality players.

(17-05-2013 13:01 )Phoenix Wrote:  

(16-05-2013 14:28 )malicious fan Wrote:  

(16-05-2013 13:45 )Phoenix Wrote:  Champions of Europe! We kno.... aaahh you know the rest

u wishing he was staying now

Who Rafa? Not at all mate

Overall I'll admit he's done a good job (a solid 7/10 max) especially considering the flak he gets. But where he, and our fitness coaches/medical staff, has done an exceptional job is managing the squad and keeping a relatively small squad of players fit.

But considering we've played in 8 eight comps this season (inc. last 2 of Community Shield, Super Cup, Club World Cup, Europa League & last 4 of FA Cup, League Cup) the law of averages says we had to win at least one! And it took him until March to replicate the kind of football we were playing at the start of the season under RdM (albeit defensively more solid) which could of been damaging in terms of finishing Top 4, not to mention some ludicrous decisions with substituions etc. so people are massively overrating the job he's done here

I do hope he gets a good reception on Sunday but I'll be pleased to see the back of him

(BTW This is a decent article which goes into more depth about Benitez's record at Chelsea http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/article...AMUEL.html)

If any other manager came into Chelsea and done the job Rafa has, he'd have been handed a full contract.

Think he's improved you no end, slowly but surely. You look solid and dangerous. If he stayed I think you'd win the league next season and have a right old crack at the Champions League. He'd add one or two new faces in the summer and you'd have a monster of a team on your hands.

Chelsea's loss for me.

(17-05-2013 13:09 )malicious fan Wrote:  

(17-05-2013 13:04 )groundnpound Wrote:  

(17-05-2013 13:01 )malicious fan Wrote:  

(17-05-2013 12:46 )groundnpound Wrote:  Falcao odds on to sign for Monaco in the summer....

yeah lol! have Monaco got money all of a sudden!

Oh yes mate. Russian money. $10 billion I read the owner was worth.

I knew psg had money cos u always hear about it and beckhams there as well and ibra! Monaco as well, but who wud wanna play for Monaco now? no offence to any monaco fans this Ronaldo one bookie who I do a few days a week for up village has been telling me about bets goin on him at some major firms! maybe its wrong but who knows. prob only man city and Chelsea can afford him anyway in England!

Monaco?

They've just won Ligue 2. Big things expected next season!

(17-05-2013 13:13 )groundnpound Wrote:  If any other manager came into Chelsea and done the job Rafa has, he'd have been handed a full contract.

Probably, but he'd then just get sacked two months into that contract so it's irrelevant really

(17-05-2013 13:13 )groundnpound Wrote:  Think he's improved you no end, slowly but surely. You look solid and dangerous. If he stayed I think you'd win the league next season and have a right old crack at the Champions League. He'd add one or two new faces in the summer and you'd have a monster of a team on your hands.

Chelsea's loss for me.

The team's got a better balance about it now for sure, but the football we were playing under RdM was majestic, and if he was given the same amount of time as Rafa, I see no reason why he couldn't of made us just as solid given how we played in the latter stages of the Champs League last season

(17-05-2013 13:18 )groundnpound Wrote:  

(17-05-2013 13:09 )malicious fan Wrote:  

(17-05-2013 13:04 )groundnpound Wrote:  

(17-05-2013 13:01 )malicious fan Wrote:  

(17-05-2013 12:46 )groundnpound Wrote:  Falcao odds on to sign for Monaco in the summer....

yeah lol! have Monaco got money all of a sudden!

Oh yes mate. Russian money. $10 billion I read the owner was worth.

I knew psg had money cos u always hear about it and beckhams there as well and ibra! Monaco as well, but who wud wanna play for Monaco now? no offence to any monaco fans this Ronaldo one bookie who I do a few days a week for up village has been telling me about bets goin on him at some major firms! maybe its wrong but who knows. prob only man city and Chelsea can afford him anyway in England!

Monaco?

They've just won Ligue 2. Big things expected next season!

Pretty certain Falcao is going there now, i know they are planning a big bid for Joao Moutinho from porto and they have been linked with Dani Alves and Carlos Tevez too.

So bale is named barclays player of the season too... Talk about sheep..

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/footbal...-room.html

(17-05-2013 15:51 )terence Wrote:  http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/footbal...-room.html

is it true then or just porkies!