
2 things.
1-how on earth do you know who Rafa's 1st and 2nd choices are??? Crouch was his 1st choice....he said from the end of the season that he wanted to buy him.
2-failure? How can Rafa be blames if a team doesnt want to sell its best players? We arn't Chelsea and cannot afford to pay 10+ million over the odds for anyone.