Matty 0 Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 (edited) Sam Allardyce has launched a scathing attack on Rafa Benitez in the wake of Blackburn's 4-0 defeat by Liverpool at Anfield last Saturday. Allardyce has accused the Spaniard of being 'disrespectful' and 'humiliating' over gestures he made on the touchline after Fernando Torres had headed the home side into a two-goal lead before the interval. Television replays showed Benitez shrugged his shoulders and then crossed his hands, which Allardyce has taken to mean that the Reds boss felt the game was already over, even though there was almost an hour still to play. Relegation-threatened Rovers, who were second best throughout the match, were missing several players through injury and employed centre-back Chris Samba in a lone striking role. Allardyce claims he attempted to speak to Benitez about his actions after the game but could not make contact with the Spaniard and has been left fuming by the incident. Humiliating He told Sky Sports News: "It's not out of our system for two reasons. One is the disappointment at the way the team performed. I know we had a lot of injuries on the day, but I still felt that we should have gone there and done better than we did. "And two, is the unfortunate gestures from Rafa Benitez after the second goal. I wanted to clarify his gestures. I think you'll see them as pretty dismissive to me and to Blackburn Rovers' team as a whole. "I think they are disrespectful and quite humiliating. "I waited to have a word with Rafa Benitez in his room after the game but as usual, and unfortunately, he didn't turn up. "I was hugely disappointed by those gestures and having re-looked at them this week I think I'm right and I think everyone will see why I'm complaining." When asked if he felt Benitez was writing his side off, Allardyce replied: "That was the feeling by the gestures. It was an open arms and a cross-over of arms as if that was it. "The game is hard enough as it is without a fellow manager trying to do, what seemed to be, an undermining gesture."[/i] I really can't stand this fat prick... Edited April 17, 2009 by Matty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 70 Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jusoda Kid 1 Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 Nice one Rafa, an enemy of Sams is a friend of mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asprilla 96 Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 Ha ha ha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Onion 0 Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 What a bellend he is He really rates himself like, hence the 'don't dare diss me' stuff. I remember when he referred to himself as 'a top man in my field' just after we'd given the latest in a growing list of shocking displays (Wigan away) last season. I'd love Blackburn to get relegated me, as I cannot fucking stand him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 13861 Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 The thing is at 2-0 it was game over. I even said that at the time, 2-0 will kill the game. Allardyce had Samba up front for fucks sake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ally 0 Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 I heard him on Talksport the other week saying he'd fancy himself to do a good job at any club in the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 I heard him on Talksport the other week saying he'd fancy himself to do a good job at any club in the world. Got that many tickets on himself he probably means it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jusoda Kid 1 Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 I have no doubt he means it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acrossthepond 706 Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 Good on you Rafa. Let's hope Stoke can rough up that fat slob, if so they may well be in trouble. What I wouldn't give to see Fat Sam's Blackburn circling the drain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig 6307 Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 What a fucking tool he is... if it's the gesture I think it was, wasn't it when Liverpool had scored just as he was yelling to his players to change their formation? All I saw was a shrug of the shoulders as and admission that his instructions were pointless. Big Sam looking for gnat shit in pepper where Rafa is concerned which goes back to when he was uber critical of Benitez just after he took over at SJP. I still to this day have no idea what all that was about... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Douggy B 0 Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 I would'nt be surprised if Stoke do win this weekend if he accuses them of oveplaying the long ball and being too physical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonGoodwyn 1 Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 I hope WBA beat them on the last day of the season and Mowbray does the same Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Row Z 0 Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 Sir Alex Ferguson's launched another attack on Benitez http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Douggy B 0 Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 ha ha he cottoned onto that fast enough. I hope we get a raffa rant in reply. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 70 Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 Sir Alex Ferguson's launched another attack on Benitez http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/ Good to see people are beginning to see what a snide and egotistical man Benitez is....(I've been at it what 2 years now). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 26394 Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 Fergie sticking up for his big mate is hardly a surprise. Fuck all to do with him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asteroidblitz 12 Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 And here's the incident: wtf? Nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snakehips 0 Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 It looks more a case of a nonchelant 'this guy is simply the best and there aint nothin anyone can do about him' sort of thing. I can't see it as dismissing Blackburn Rovers but it's no surprise to hear Sam Shamadayce and old red nose coming out having a pop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asprilla 96 Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 Definitely inflammatory if you ask me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig 6307 Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 Like I said in the other thread, he was in the midst of giving his players a bollocking and then they go and score. This gesture to me was aimed at his players in a "i'll shut up!" manner rather than directed to the Blackburn bench Ferguson is a fucking tit for even getting involved but we all know he is anyway. He did it to Keegan, he did it to Wenger and he did it to Mourinho. No surprise really that it's the 4 managers who have threatened Man Utd's position during the Premier League years. The only man he didn't do it to was Dalglish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fop 1 Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 And here's the incident: wtf? Nothing. There should be no more of that in football, ever again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 13861 Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 The fact is - it was game over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig 6307 Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 It was game over when Torres scored the first tbf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 13861 Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 Plus in the event of Blackburn scoring too freak goals it's not like they would leave with any points Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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