by neilE » Sat Aug 27, 2005 2:09 am
fact is we played poorly today - maybe that's a one off, or maybe there's something that needs to be put right. As far as I know Benitez doesn't post on here, and if he did he'd probably say "we have good strikers and we have other priorities" over and over. IMO it's not a small blip - if Rafa doesn't sort it out now, then the season could be finished before it's begun. We don't know what he has said to Riise, or to Zenden, so we guess he hasn't said much, hence the opinions posted. To us watching the games, we just see 2 quality players competing for the same position, and neither looking good enough.Who's attitude is wrong? Zenden, Riise, or Benitez - or any combination? Has Cisse been giving the boss grief? Again we don't know, we just see Cisse unhappy. There's a fortnight till our next game, and I expect Rafa, given the qualities we know he has, to make it right by then - but I can't help feeling that things could get out of hand. Its just my opinion., but if Cisse gets sold, it will be an indication to me not to expect any titles this season - not just because he's an important player, but because of the signals it would send.