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by **dawson99** » Sat Nov 20, 2010 8:41 am

I appreciate what he did, and what he'll do far away from this club

by **tubby** » Sat Nov 20, 2010 2:20 pm

dawson99 wrote:I appreciate what he did, and what he'll do far away from this club

Not for long mate, will be closer than you think. :nod

by **dawson99** » Sat Nov 20, 2010 2:26 pm

bavlondon wrote:
dawson99 wrote:I appreciate what he did, and what he'll do far away from this club

Not for long mate, will be closer than you think.

Tranmere? Feck they're deperate

by **tubby** » Sat Nov 20, 2010 3:22 pm

All will be clear in good time mate

by **dawson99** » Sat Nov 20, 2010 3:36 pm

bavlondon wrote:All will be clear in good time mate

I appreciate your candor sir

by **tubby** » Sat Nov 20, 2010 3:42 pm

No candor intended mate but thanks anyway.

by **dawson99** » Sat Nov 20, 2010 3:43 pm

bavlondon wrote:No candor intended mate but thanks anyway.

(you do know candor is a good thing right?)

I was paying you a compliment lol

by **tubby** » Sat Nov 20, 2010 3:48 pm

I appreciate your compliment

by **Greavesie** » Sat Nov 20, 2010 6:45 pm

can we stop the come back Rafa sh!te please, its tiresome, maybe the focus should be LFC and their surrent situation...

and if Roy gets the chop, I want someone else, with a new philosophy and new ideas. Rafa had six years and it didn't happen for us. I appreciate what he did for the club but that should be confined to the history of LFC, not the future

by **Dundalk** » Sat Nov 20, 2010 7:44 pm

Greavesie wrote:can we stop the come back Rafa sh!te please, its tiresome, maybe the focus should be LFC and their surrent situation...

and if Roy gets the chop, I want someone else, with a new philosophy and new ideas. Rafa had six years and it didn't happen for us. I appreciate what he did for the club but that should be confined to the history of LFC, not the future

Perfectly put

I think this should be the forums motto

by **tubby** » Sat Nov 20, 2010 10:07 pm

Yeah right :laugh:

by **The_Rock** » Mon Nov 22, 2010 3:44 am

Just wanna add.......i apperciate that benitez is in italy :;):

by **RED BEERGOGGLES** » Mon Nov 22, 2010 4:05 am

Just like to take this opportunity to say I appreciate all these posters that have suddenly resurfaced after being quiet for so long .....welcome back.......

by **Red-er-Dare** » Mon Nov 22, 2010 4:52 am

Inter Milan boss Rafael Benitez is already under pressure, just five months into his tenure. Already with the unenviable task of following in Jose Mourinho's treble-winning footsteps, his team was criticised by club president Massimo Moratti for the manner of their 1-0 derby defeat to rivals AC Milan.

Inter were second best in their 1-0 home defeat, in which former charge Zlatan Ibrahimovic notched the winner to rub salt into their wounds.

That defeat left Inter six points off the Serie A summit, occupied by their arch city rivals.

But it was their failure to snatch a result despite playing with a numerical advantage for the last half hour that has really enraged Moratti.

"It wasn't a great game, not just because we didn't win but because it wasn't a great derby," moaned Moratti.

"Neither team managed to express themselves to their maximum. We even had the opportunity to be playing with a numerical advantage but I didn't see anything worthwhile.

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"Even so, it's not a terrible situation, although obviously it's not a great one because the derby is the derby and in my opinion you approach it with a different mentality."

Moratti's last comment will be particularly galling for Benitez, given character was one of the major strengths of this same Inter team under predecessor Jose Mourinho.

But character has been something strangely lacking at Inter this season and their last three league results have made that obvious.

They followed up 1-1 draws with newly promoted Lecce and Brescia by failing to find a goal against 10-man Milan.

Under Mourinho, Inter had a reputation for pulling results out of the bag when they needed them most, not least their Champions League clash away to Dynamo Kiev last season when they found two goals in the last five minutes to turn a 1-0 deficit into a 2-1 victory.

Had they not scored those two goals, they would almost certainly have been out, but instead they went on to lift the title as they completed an unprecedented treble in Italian football.

But under Benitez, Inter are lacking the fighting spirit, self-confidence and effectiveness they had under Mourinho.

The statistical differences are alarming.

After 12 Serie A games this season, Inter are sixth with just five wins, 20 points and a measily 13 goals.

They are nine points behind the same stage last season, when they were top, and have scored less than half the 29 Mourinho's team had managed.

And after last season's treble of Italian league, cup and Champions League, not to mention five scudetto crowns in a row, Moratti has become accustomed to success and so far that hasn't been forthcoming under Benitez.

Despite mostly maintaining the 4-2-3-1 system employed also by Mourinho, the lack of goals has been alarming.

Although Samuel Eto'o has been in stunning goal-scoring form, of his other forward players, only Diego Milito has notched in the league while Goran Pandev, Coutinho and Jonathan Biabiany are yet to score at all.

For the moment, despite his criticisms, Moratti insists his coach is the right man for the job, although he couldn't help but reminisce about the good old times under Mourinho.

"Certainly he's the right man. The coach was hired because he's one of those people with top drawer experience, calm and the ability to do things well," said Moratti.

"Of course it wasn't the easiest situation for him to take over a team that had a lot and gave a lot, and making them start over again, but, then again, that's what he has to do."

So far, Benitez hasn't managed to do that and if he can't, then his reign may not last long.

by **Red-er-Dare** » Mon Nov 22, 2010 4:55 am

The 2-1 defeat at Chievo was a disaster for the Nerazzurri, who are now nine points off leaders Milan.

It could be much worse, though, as Eto’o was caught on camera head-butting Bostjan Cesar in the chest.

“Clearly after a defeat nobody is happy, but the players worked hard and had a strong reaction in the second half, showing what they had to in terms of character,” said the under-fire Coach.

“Unfortunately we wasted a couple of chances to score, but in terms of effort and attitude, the team took the right approach. The reaction was positive right to the end on a terrible pitch. If we had scored earlier, the game would’ve changed completely.”

This week there were several meetings amid the Inter hierarchy and Benitez was asked if there would be more summits.

“As always, we talk after every game. Clearly a side like ours has to win a game of this nature, but the lads did work hard.

“I am a professional Coach and have already lived through situations like this. The only way to change the tide is to work and today I saw the players look for the victory.

“The first goal came from a mistake in the one-on-one. It was a technical error. We are going through a difficult situation with a side that has won a great deal, but we are also missing many crucial players and are forced to field lots of teenagers.”

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The pressure is mounting on him.

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