We played better football than this for the first 10 games of last season... If he can sustain this instead of retreating into negative football like all our previous managers have then he will be a winner!
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Match Thread Brighton v Everton - Preview, Match Report and MotM Poll
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So no praise is allowed unless we win most of our first ten games
Yes praise is allowed. But so is pointing out that the club has a habit of allowing the squad to return to god awful rubbish football (See Martinez, Silva, Ancelotti). The true test of Benitez (as it was of Ancelotti) is whether he can break that cycle. Thats not a controversial notion.
TheBigIguana
Player Valuation: £100m
Last year's was probably unsustainable because we were playing possession based attacking football with exactly one player in the side suited to that.
This year we're playing extremely direct and the natural athleticism that many in the team have to make it work. Adding Diaz would only enhance this. So it might, might stick.
We do have areas to improve because for example we won't be getting a penalty every week, but there is reason to think we could still be better from open play. We've got in a lot of decent positions and made bad decisions. That's something we can sort.
OK so am I allowed to start cheering if we win our 11th game and onwards? Does anything that comes before that get put in the bin because other managers have done well at the start of the season?
I reckon we start dissing the manager after the tenth game if we start to lose.
Me personally am just happy so far that 2 wins out of 3 (with two away games) is very pleasing and good enough for me to be happy and praise the manager and team
Sheedy's right knee.
Player Valuation: £15m
I think we played better attacking football at the start of last season but a major difference with this team for me is that we look alot more solid, we are the ball back higher up the pitch and wont be bullied out of games if we keep this effort and the manager is definitely more vocal. With some additions I think we will be more competitive.
Ok then feel free to declare him a success after 3 games against teams who will finish in the bottom half. Lord knows it seems to upset you to want to see how the manager will do over a longer period of time. Ancelotti must have been the greatest manager of all time for stringing together a run of 10 games by your judgement, lets just ignore how crap the rest of his management of this club was when judging him.
Also where did I criticise the manager or the team? Personally I think Benitez will be a great manager for us and always have. Thought the same about Carlo too especially when we were second on boxing day. Everton have a habit of chewing managers out though.
Dykovski200
Player Valuation: £10m
In Rafael we trust.
How many of us would’ve said this when he was announced.
Early days I know but he’s playing a tune out of some bang average guys.
How many of us would’ve said this when he was announced.
Early days I know but he’s playing a tune out of some bang average guys.
No mate I just celebrate each victory or deserved point as they come. So far I am happy so I will not attempt to dilute what has occurred so far. 7 points out of 9 is a decent start regardless of the opposition. Just celebrate our victories when they come and then criticise when we lose. All we can do is take 1 game at a time and so far so good so no need to dilute the goodness
deipnosophist
Player Valuation: £80m
I always give credit where it’s due...what’s the expression?...bouquets-and-brickbats.
If there has been a preponderance of the latter over the former, it’s because Everton has been underwhelming (putting it kindly!). But today is a bouquet day....we look SO much better than last season.
mooseatingnome
Player Valuation: £6m
Rooney behind Benitez scouting some of our reserves?
rossi toffee
Player Valuation: £500k
Great result. Good start to the season.
Gray looks a steal, early days I know.
Team looks fit which should be a given but we have lacked it in past seasons.
However a win can't overshadow how thinbare the squad is. They will have to pull out a few more 1.5million gems.
Gray looks a steal, early days I know.
Team looks fit which should be a given but we have lacked it in past seasons.
However a win can't overshadow how thinbare the squad is. They will have to pull out a few more 1.5million gems.
I would have taken 5 or 6 points from these opening 3 matches. 7 is more than acceptable and it could easily have been 9 as well.
Its time to improve the squad from a position of strength rather than sit back and rest on our laurels.
Its time to improve the squad from a position of strength rather than sit back and rest on our laurels.
Missed the game but was reading commentary from Sky. They made the penalty competition between DCL & Rich out to be a horror show - was it that bad?
Mashtray
Player Valuation: £25m
If he was stung by multiple bees
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