I absolutely loathe the man, but i think he deserves some credit for some of the tough medication he gave us in dragging us out of the mess Koeman had created.
- Retiring Rooney as a striker (Koeman showed no indication of doing it)
- Binning the multiple number 10s (ok we sometimes played Rooney with Sig out wide but the days of seeing Rooney Klaasen Siggurdson and Sandro in one team were over)
- Buying Tosun and Walcott (both will arguably be in Silva’s 11)
- Rehabilitating Coleman and Baines from long term injury
- Establishing Mason Holgate as a prem CB
- Reviving Schneiderlin (I despise the coward but by the end he at least had him looking like a passable midfielder we might be able to sell rather than a pile of horse manure)
- Giving Jonjoe Kenny substantial game time.
- Establishing a way of playing to beat the bottom 13 at home.
He had many many many faults, and I’m not sure i’ll ever see a worse Everton performance than the one against Arsenal. He also thought it sensible to loan out Besic and Lookman. But now that the rage has died down is it time to consider that he may have laid an ok foundation for Silva to build on (in comparison to the utter shower that Koeman left in place)? Silva May end up using the same formation and quite a few of
Allardyde’s first 11 including his 2 buys in his best lineup. Does he deserve a smattering of credit?
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