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Homepage Article David Unsworth To Leave

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Eggs said:
….i wouldn’t particularly defend Unsworth but I think that’s a bit of a lazy statement, if players are not coming through a change of U23 coach is unlikely to resolve the situation.
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I think your comment is a bit blinkered to be fair ,it would only be correct if Unsy is proven up to the job ,he could very well be the reason for the failure .Time will tell .
 
Toff33Blues99 said:
Don't get the hate for Unsworth it's bizarre. Won the league twice in 5yrs. How bringing a winning mentality to the age group can be considered bad is just stupid. Playing philosophy is a much used modern term but it only works if the 1st team is worth copying, ours isn't and we change managers every 5 mins to replace them with a guy with a totally different philosophy.
Brought through Davies, Gordon , Simms, and was responsible for Dom coming to the club.
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One good season for Dom and part of one for Gordon does not a summer make .I have no problem with him being a blue but he hasn't managed to get enough into the first team( not squad ) for me . If the DBB rumours are true then it was coming anyway .
 
Toff33Blues99 said:
Don't get the hate for Unsworth it's bizarre. Won the league twice in 5yrs. How bringing a winning mentality to the age group can be considered bad is just stupid. Playing philosophy is a much used modern term but it only works if the 1st team is worth copying, ours isn't and we change managers every 5 mins to replace them with a guy with a totally different philosophy.
Brought through Davies, Gordon , Simms, and was responsible for Dom coming to the club.
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The trend under his management has definitely been downward. Didn't he play a lot of first team players during that league winning season as well?
 
Parker NSNO said:
My problem was more persisting with older players who aren't gonna be good enough for the first team. Your Garbutts and McAleny's of the world. There's only 11 places in the first team and player development is more important than winning youth trophies.

And, yeah I agree it was a bit of a lazy blanket statement.
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Its not really, The job of the coaching staff is to bring these lads on and teach them how to exploit/make the most of their talent levels. Where they have a standout attribute the coaches need to be working with them to support the rest of their game so they can become a rounded player who can make the step up to the first team. You only needed to listen to Unsworth at times in games shouting "second balls, second balls" thats all he ever did. There has been a complete lack of proper coaching at that level for a while now.
 

GrandOldTeam said:
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David Unsworth To Depart Everton - Grand Old Team

David Unsworth will leave his position as the Club’s Academy Director and Under-23s manager. Unsworth said: “This has been one of the hardest decisions I have had to make in my career. “Everyone knows what Everton means to me, it has been my whole life and I have loved every minute of my time...
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Strategic review eh.
 
blue1948 said:
One good season for Dom and part of one for Gordon does not a summer make .I have no problem with him being a blue but he hasn't managed to get enough into the first team( not squad ) for me . If the DBB rumours are true then it was coming anyway .
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Maybe they were just not good enough, who has left the academy to go prove him wrong
 

Steve EFC said:
Excuse my ignorance but I see this news has been welcomed. Why is this?
(I genuinely don’t have an opinion, I’m just interested.)
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He hasn't produced the next Messi, this has apparently angered some of our fans and because he was an ex player, it seen as a job for the boys. Both are bizarre
 
Toff33Blues99 said:
Maybe they were just not good enough, who has left the academy to go prove him wrong
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Good point although by the time most of the youngsters left , the damage might of already been done. A young players ( generally) most formative years are between 16-19. If they weren't being coached by the best available coaches with the best training methods, they may never reach their peak.
Dowell for example had the natural skills to be a top level flair player. I don't know for sure but if his other parts of his game weren't being worked on effectively, he didn't stand a chance.
 

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