Fergie showing cracks as he slams rival Rafa
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Sir Alex Ferguson has had a Rafa-like moan at Rafa Benitez, accusing the Liverpool boss of treating Sam Allardyce 'with contempt'.
Benitez and Allardyce have shared a long-running feud that dates back to the Blackburn manager’s spell as Bolton boss.
However, the Spaniard’s reaction to Fernando Torres’ second goal in last weekend's 4-0 win, a gesture that seemed to signal ‘game over’, has prompted angry reactions from both Allardyce and Ferguson.
Speaking ahead of an FA Cup semi-final with Everton, Ferguson lost focus – much like Benitez did in his January rant – accusing the Liverpool boss of a lack of respect towards Allardyce.
"Arrogance is one thing. But you cannot forgive contempt, which is what he showed Sam Allardyce last weekend,” Ferguson told Friday’s press conference.
"When Liverpool scored their second goal he signalled as if the game was finished. I do not think Sam deserved that.
"Sam has worked so hard for the LMA (League Managers' Association) and he's had a weakened team. I just thought it showed contempt.
"In my experience no Liverpool manager has ever done that. It was beyond the pale."
As United try to prevent Liverpool chopping any further into their title lead, Ferguson also dragged up a previous spat between Benitez and Everton as he touched on a further example of Benitez 'arrogance'.
"Everton are a big club, not a small one which Benitez arrogantly said," added the United boss.
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Big Sam's Reaction....
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.
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."
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i think jeffdevil is saf clone.
and mycockisbiggerthanyourcock is rafa's clone
they trying to create flaming among sf football fans
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Fergie sure looked pissed...
Watch it at the link below( no idea how long it'll be there)
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O.o