Everton Summer transfers 2021

[stretford blue]

Let's paint a little picture for you David; see if you still think "The Everton Way" works.

We appoint a defensive manager like Benitez who seems to prioritise target man strikers, wingers that cross more than shoot, deeper defences, grocks in the middle. Say it doesn't work out and he's sacked. Do we repeat failure and sign a manager of the same style? No, why would we.

So we hire a more progressive attacking manager who prefers a higher defence which maybe our CB's can't do, prefers quicker more nimble strikers leaving target men of no use to try sell, prefers wingers that come inside and shoot more than cross which ours can't do, prefers centre mids that control the middle with passing rather than their physicality.

We're then left with half a squad that's of no use and requiring a good 5-6 signings to suit the new manager.

Is "The Everton Way" going to help us get to where we want to be?

 

[Eggs]

The Everton Way is:

Manager completely controlling who comes and goes through the doors of the club, player-wise, and what style of football we play.

They are supported by scouts, the club secretary, the CEO and owner.

The moment we deviated from that we fell apart. It is an alien structure for us, and every manager we've had since we had a DoF has been determined to makes sure they grab the steering wheel away from the couple of hapless DoFs...and rightly so IMO.

….we used to pick players by committee, times change.

its not having a DoF that’s wrong, it’s not appointing the right DoF that’s wrong.

 

[roy vernon]

The way I see it,either, do as Dave K says and go back to having a Moyes type, who will control everything. Or, have a DOF, be it Brands or whoever, and have him appoint the Head coach. This head coach will implement the DOF's vision of how the club should be run.

This second scenario will ensure continuity should the head coach leave. There is absolutely no point in having a DOF and then appointing old school managers like Allardyce, Ancellotti or Benitez over his head.

Before anybody asks, no I have no proof that they were appointed,over his head, but it seems likely doesn't it.

 

[davek]

Let's paint a little picture for you David; see if you still think "The Everton Way" works.

We appoint a defensive manager like Benitez who seems to prioritise target man strikers, wingers that cross more than shoot, deeper defences, grocks in the middle. Say it doesn't work out and he's sacked. Do we repeat failure and sign a manager of the same style? No, why would we.

So we hire a more progressive attacking manager who prefers a higher defence which maybe our CB's can't do, prefers quicker more nimble strikers leaving target men of no use to try sell, prefers wingers that come inside and shoot more than cross which ours can't do, prefers centre mids that control the middle with passing rather than their physicality.

We're then left with half a squad that's of no use and requiring a good 5-6 signings to suit the new manager.

Is "The Everton Way" going to help us get to where we want to be?

That's not the Everton Way. That's the Moshiri Way. That's why the squad is so imbalanced and disjointed.

 

[Wat Tyler]

Ings gone to Villa, we should’ve been all over that.

 

[Nymzee]

….we used to pick players by committee, times change.

its not having a DoF that’s wrong, it’s not appointing the right DoF that’s wrong.

It's not having/allowing a DoF to be a DoF that's wrong.

 

[davek]

The Everton Way, the same as the DoF Way, has equalled the same thing - zero trophies

The latter at least tries to get us on a footing spending wise, the latter left us in the dust without a pot to pee in

That's got nothing to do with finances. If we'd handed £300M to either Moyes or Martinez do you think we'd have got 10th place?

 

[Nymzee]

That's not the Everton Way. That's the Moshiri Way. That's why the squad is so imbalanced and disjointed.

No Dave, that's your "Everton Way".

That's a manager being in complete control of the squad and the playstyle.

It's also called dumb as balls.

 

[COYBL25]

Wow, Villa just signed Ings… that came out of nowhere

@ForeverBlue92 will be entering a period of mourning anytime now.

 

[Noble Savage]

Wow, Villa just signed Ings… that came out of nowhere

Bailey and Ings . I know they are about to lose a hot property but they won't be swapping him for a player who was released by Palace and a player nobody else was looking at with a cheap release cause .
Exciting times .

 

[davek]

….we used to pick players by committee, times change.

its not having a DoF that’s wrong, it’s not appointing the right DoF that’s wrong.

Maybe. But to my mind they create an unnecessary layer of bureaucracy for a club this size.

 

[blueblue]

The managers will of course input, but - in his own words - Brands has to sign off on them.

I'm like a stuck record but take Godfrey - Ancelotti hadn't heard of him. Doucoure, we tried to sign him before Ancelotti, then we signed him after Ancelotti. Sure, Allan/Rodriguez only happen because of Ancelotti, but they don't happen without Brands' saying so.

Josh King? Clearly, Ancelotti never wanted him - but he still come in.

I think it's simple, me. There's collaboration between the manager and DoF, but we have to say all signings come in with Brands' thumbs up and endorsement. We have to give him the credit, as well as the criticism. It's disingenuous to claim the bad signings was down to Moshiri or Kenwright.

The Josh King scenario was strange, he sId he signed after being convinced by Ancelotti.

 

[GlosBlue]

Got to laugh at seeing us linked to Neto. Like we need back up for Pickford, Begovic and Virginia but we'll be fine with Coleman and Kenny.

 

[blueblue]

Not having a right back lined up by game 1 of the season is yet another example in a long line of incompetency and lack of planning from Brands.

How do we know there isn't one lined up ?
Is there another deadline I don't know about?

 

[blueblue]

If it is lined up and you have a DOF, then the manager should be overruled.

Either that or you remove the DOF role and the manager takes control.

You then have to get the DOF to pick the team as well because a manager won't pick a player he didn't want.