Continuous mentality problem

[MichaelEFC96]

Every single year. Different manager. Different players. Different owner. Same outcome. Why? Every year it's the same old story. Never mind the lack of trophies, but our Derby record is appalling as well as big games at big away grounds, big games at a a crucial time in a season. Something needs to change, maybe that's better players coming in but we've had the same problem for as long as I can remember as a fan.

I'm expecting big things in the future with a new man on board with ambition, but it needs to start with the mentality with not just the players, but with the whole club.

 

[Saint Domingo]

Won't change until we ship half this squad out.

 

[Bungle]

Changing the whole mentality of the club from top to bottom is gonna take longer than 6 months and one transfer window sadly.

 

[The Rhino]

Why do people mention different players? Our first season under Martinez (3 seasons ago) was

Howard
Coleman Jags distin Baines

Mccarthy Barkley Barry

Deulofeu Lukaku Mirallas/Pienaar

Effectively 7 out of 11 players there have been regular starters this season with Mirallas and Deulofeu still bit part players.

We have needed a clear out for a while now. January we really need to stick 2 up to FFP, and Moshiri needs to really spend a big whack. Overpay on fees and wages who cares just get 3-4 top quality players in to improve the first team and start getting the dross in our squad off the wage books.

 

[ToffeeDan]

One reason will be we never go for the jugular in a big game.. and often not in most games. 2-1, 1-0, etc etc. not so many won by 2 plus unless the oppos are poor. That sort of attitude doesn't get us over the line in enough games whereas you see the best teams putting a lot of games away with 15-20 to go..

And, of course, there's always the almighty panic when 2-0 becomes 2-1.

 

[chrismpw]

I'm not in any way superstitious or religious.
However it looks like whichever witch made the rs pact with the devil also cursed us.
We need an exorcism.
Seriously.

 

[James Patrick]

It's not better mentality it's having better players.

 

[Boss_Blue]

Because the players are spineless nobheads who bottle it every time a big game is there for the taking.

No wonder the fans can't be arsed to sing anymore. The crowd went for it from the off tonight but the players were goosed after half an hour.

Sell them all and replace them with dogs dressed in Everton kits. At least they wouldn't stop running and some of our more peculiar fans could have a sly tug at their seats.

 

[Papa Shango]

It's not better mentality it's having better players.

Players with a better mentality ARE better players.

 

[JJK]

We haven't won a Derby in 6 years with this set of spineless losers. Mass clear out is needed.

 

[James Patrick]

Players with a better mentality ARE better players.

"Better player" covers the full range of attributes a professional footballer can have.

 

[Papa Shango]

"Better player" covers the full range of attributes a professional footballer can have.

Indeed but people seem to overlook the mental part of it, to me thats the most important aspect.

Most of the players in the top flight have "talent". If not all of them. It means nothing without the right mentality.

Its what separates the Scholes and Lampards from the Barkleys and Taarabts.

 

[tirion]

The whole club is enshrined in a loser mentality, i think it is a 2 way thing but as fans we mostly go into games expecting to get beat, especially derby games and away games at the top clubs, we are a very loyal, almost obsessed fan base and we believe we should be at the top end of the table.... in short we are deluded, reality is we are perennial losers, a change of mentality is needed and that can only come from the very top of the club, we need a very clear statement of intent from Moshiri, otherwise what's the point of bothering?

 

[StuBarlow]

90% of the squad are bottlers.

Once we ship out most the first team board room we'll be fine.

 

[mmmmsnouts]

some of our more peculiar fans could have a sly tug at their seats.