Marius57
Player Valuation: £60m
So you are denying the change in atmosphere that I described in my last post?The problem with that statement is that fans have short memories - could you imagine what Goodison would have been like last season in those first 8-9 games under Ancelotti with us in the top 4 playing good football?
Do you not remember how boss it was in El Loco's 1st season watching us play boss football with Lukaku on fire as we sat in 5th?
The problem is we have a good few months or season then the same problems start to rear their heads with this squad and its not long before the players look like they cant string two passes together.
Under Martinez's first season it was "Moyes who?"
Under Carlo it was "Silva who?"
Now one game in its "Raffa who?"
Lets be more cautious this time because I guarantee a few good results / performances and the talk of europe is back on the agenda and when these players inevitably have their poor patch and results tumble the pressure will be amplified on the manager and its a repeat cycle of the last 5 or 6 seasons.
Staying up is all that's on the agenda this season after your manager dragged us into a relegation scrap.
Players will have a poor patch, that's what happens with mid table teams. What we have just seen wasn't a patch though. It was close to half a seasons worth of poor play and management.
Of course it should be "raffa who". He was garbage and the majority of the fan base knows it (apart from certain posters on here). And many knew what would happen before he was hired and knew it was a garbage appointment then as well.
Lampard won't get that level of scrutiny. He also is more likely to change the system when the struggle does come. He has already spoken about taking responsibility at those times. Something which your manager never did.
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