Having had nearly 24 hours to reflect on yesterday's capitulation I've been thinking about the following. Im very disappointed in Kevin Mirallas, he had the perfect opportunity to show the class we all know he is capable of. Not only us but also Martinez to hold a first team place but also the Belgian coach ready for the Euro Championships coming up.
Obviously there is our own Mr Martinez, everyone surely must agree that given last seasons difference from his first in charge had a massive effect on the team as a whole but other players have come in this year and whilst the away form has been reasonably good the home form is way below par. Everyone has spoken about poor tactics, poor substitution choices, no plan B, inability to change the team once 2-0 up and it has been made known by a first team player a while ago (Baines) that defensive training is rare at Finch Farm. Martinez is keen to play this 'attractive football' however attractive football doesn't bring the silver pots (think back to dogs of war) thats whats lacking the grit, the determination and the nasty bite sort of a Joe Parkinson / Barry Horne type player that can grab the game by the scruff of the neck and put it in when it matters.
There is too much frustration within the team, players sulking when they don't get it their way Coleman, Mirallas, McCarthy, Howard and even Barkley to name a few that are very good at spitting their dummies out when the muck hits the fan and some of them pick up silly yellow cards. There is talk of not being far off winning something well lets be honest we have come within a sniff of a trip to Wembley but blew that chance but when you look at the current squad unless there is the cash injection we are all hopeful of then we will fall behind and quickly too as others now how money.
The end of this season and the summer are one of the most important in the last 20 or so years of our Club I genuinely believe that unless there are drastic changes then capitulation will happen next season the likes of Barkley, Lukaku, Stones, Coleman, Deaulofeu, etc could leave and then who knows where we could end up. Incidentally whilst mentioning Lukaku who knows where we would be this season without him so however Bill Kenwright managed to get the £28m to sign him he deserves some recognition from the upmost of haters to respect that signing, those large shoulders of Rom's have needed to be large to carry this team this season.
Im trying to remain positive but I do stand by my feelings that Roberto is not the manager to take us forward I never realised until I saw what happened at Manchester United how important a good manager is. Tactically inept but talks a good game is how I would describe Roberto, he will sadly end up somewhere like Norwich which is probably his level.
So the rest of this season what do we have to look forward too a cup run? hopefully but hopefully without the heartache again. Beat the RS who knows with that one! but it is a massive game in the race for European qualification which is where I will stop and leave you all with the question is next season too early for European football or should we look forward more to concentrating on the League and domestic cups during this new transition in our great Club.
Its hard being an Evertonian (as my arl fella always says) but stick at it my fellow blues.
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