Today confirmed what I've suspected for a long time. Rafa has far too much faith in his own ability and the players in a squad, which bizarrely as it sounds, is too big and too good!
Some people might point to Rafas record and all the trophies he's won. The thing is he achieved those successes with nothing like the squad he has today. There might have been the odd tweak here and there, but more often than not the nucleus was the same and it was a settled side.
Pennant, Bellamy, Kewell, Gonzalez, Fowler, Crouch, Kuyt and Gerrard. 8 players fighting for 4 starting roles. I thought it might all end in tears, and while it's still early days, I fear the worst.
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Please, ANYONE but Mourhino or Cap... oh bugger!