as much as i respect rafa for the love he has for the club,i have 2b honest he has ruined our domestic campaign for a 3rd yr running(not counting the 1st yr for obvious reasons).people r dwelling 2 much on istanbul and we have 2 b realistic.his line ups r just a joke,he refuses 2 change his mentality when clearly he has lost focus with whats really happening on the pitch.at the start of the season the league was our priorty yet he drops torres against birmingham and plays him in the league cup against reading,that type of decision has being repeated over and over again in his coaching career at liverpool.why does he not play alonso when it is clear 2c that we are lacking creativity in the middle of the park.u play ur best players for ur priorty games which he said the league was so why go bac on his word,or maybe hes beginning 2 sound like houllier when he was nearing the end of his tenure(5 cups in one season syndrome).the 2 cups wev won under him has being down to not just him but the anfield factor and stevie g,but the way he goes ud swear it was his own making,i was at both games and i know that we were on the back foot for the majority of the matches.it sickens me 2 c the way wer being turned out 2 play on the field week after week.theres no style or rthymn to our play and is there any wonder when the players arent given time to gel with each other.confidence is low on the pitch and u can c it on their faces.also lets not use the wooden planks as an excuse we all know their not good for the club and want them out but its the coach that responsible for the team.i think all pool fans now have to realise that rafa will not bring the title to merseyside cause he is making the same mind boggling decisions in the league every yr and i think sentiment has kept most kopites on his side.there will b people who totally disagree with what im saying but look back at every line up he has put out in the league,think about the result of that game and the way we played and then ask urself what would u have done.look at the teams around us and their r all playing 2 their strenghts,we just play not 2 lose……a very upset life long red.

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