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little elfin
Player Valuation: £10m
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4737carlin
Player Valuation: £90m
Of course, dont be silly, Evertonians support Everton, players and managers come and go
The beauty of all this for me is Frank Lampard was and is someone every pro footballer looks up to. Not many players he manages will ever reach the heights he did, and he did it in the modern era.
Nobody can sulk or question him if their performances are below par and he calls them out, it's fantastic for us for the first time in years.
Yes I was over the moon when Ancelotti joined, but always had feelings he was here as a stop gap with his best years behind him, I could never get the feeling he wanted Everton as a long term project and so it was proved.
So different this time. It's as make or break for Frank as much as it is for us, which is worth a lot.
I think the benefits are many. The main ones being
1) Nobody will be an automatic on that team sheet, how many times in the past have our supposedly "star" men played week in week out whilst stinking? A thing of the past now I'm sure.
2) Just in the few hours he's been here he's strengthened us in order to have a bench that can change games, not just a "making up the numbers bench" but a proper bench if kept fit. A luxury denied us for a long while.
3) We now hopefully have the opportunity to score some goals from many areas. Of course our talisman Striker DCL should be our main man up front, and I expect him to improve further under Lampard, however he knows a bad patch of form and we now have the ability to go the false number 9 route if needed or draft in an U23 kid, we have an abundance of forward players who can score if Frank gets them in the zone, nobody's place will be a cert I hope.
4) We've seen the last 2 managers experimenting with playing players out of position, I got sick of seeing it, especially when armchair fans can see it's a mistake from the off but the manager perseveres with it.....bringing Jonjoe Kenny in for instance whilst keeping Coleman in also......but playing him on the left with Rondon up front, we played with 8 men. Ludicrous when we had other options that weren't even considered it appears.
I expect to see Frank experiment too but not in such an inane way.
5)I honestly can't recall any manager since Moyes who's joined us with as much to prove. His passion and determination remind me of Moyes too.
It'll offend some and apologies for that but if he turns out to be anywhere near Moysies calibre he'll do for me any many others I think.
His words yesterday summed up what he wants for us and went down very well for me.
He'll have better backing than Moyes had and has instant respect from the players which Moyes had to earn.
Also I think he wants to experience another European night of football more than any of us here, so the early signs are good.
Another false dawn? Maybe yes and that's my fear of course. However to me this seems more like a proper reset than the normal knee jerk appointment.
Come on Frank, COYB.....we're all onside and the atmosphere is building.
Nobody can sulk or question him if their performances are below par and he calls them out, it's fantastic for us for the first time in years.
Yes I was over the moon when Ancelotti joined, but always had feelings he was here as a stop gap with his best years behind him, I could never get the feeling he wanted Everton as a long term project and so it was proved.
So different this time. It's as make or break for Frank as much as it is for us, which is worth a lot.
I think the benefits are many. The main ones being
1) Nobody will be an automatic on that team sheet, how many times in the past have our supposedly "star" men played week in week out whilst stinking? A thing of the past now I'm sure.
2) Just in the few hours he's been here he's strengthened us in order to have a bench that can change games, not just a "making up the numbers bench" but a proper bench if kept fit. A luxury denied us for a long while.
3) We now hopefully have the opportunity to score some goals from many areas. Of course our talisman Striker DCL should be our main man up front, and I expect him to improve further under Lampard, however he knows a bad patch of form and we now have the ability to go the false number 9 route if needed or draft in an U23 kid, we have an abundance of forward players who can score if Frank gets them in the zone, nobody's place will be a cert I hope.
4) We've seen the last 2 managers experimenting with playing players out of position, I got sick of seeing it, especially when armchair fans can see it's a mistake from the off but the manager perseveres with it.....bringing Jonjoe Kenny in for instance whilst keeping Coleman in also......but playing him on the left with Rondon up front, we played with 8 men. Ludicrous when we had other options that weren't even considered it appears.
I expect to see Frank experiment too but not in such an inane way.
5)I honestly can't recall any manager since Moyes who's joined us with as much to prove. His passion and determination remind me of Moyes too.
It'll offend some and apologies for that but if he turns out to be anywhere near Moysies calibre he'll do for me any many others I think.
His words yesterday summed up what he wants for us and went down very well for me.
He'll have better backing than Moyes had and has instant respect from the players which Moyes had to earn.
Also I think he wants to experience another European night of football more than any of us here, so the early signs are good.
Another false dawn? Maybe yes and that's my fear of course. However to me this seems more like a proper reset than the normal knee jerk appointment.
Come on Frank, COYB.....we're all onside and the atmosphere is building.
Kev The Rat
Player Valuation: £70m
Mourinho in the Spurs documentary said Lampard was the most laser-focused professional he has ever coached.
Oh and Franks volley at Klopp, reminded me very much of a young Moysie wanting a slice of Sir Alexlol
hallamblue
Player Valuation: £40m
If we got Ashley Cole in we would have the best AMC and the best left back in Premier League history on the coaching staff, plus Paul Clement, one of Europe's most respected coaches. If we can get a few wins surely that set up has to be attractive to young players looking to develop.
Get Cole in
brieverton
Player Valuation: £50m
I'm considerably more upbeat about dealing with our precarious league position. It does feel less of a burden but as the manager himself said yesterday, we have an immediate task to get some results.
The Newcastle game will be a tough one but with the changes and positivity hopefully we can get something from it. It would be nice to progress in the cup first with a good performance.
He has to get imnediate results so will be under pressure and a defeat against Toon would be a big blow. He won't get any honeymoon period without early wins and points on the board.
The Newcastle game will be a tough one but with the changes and positivity hopefully we can get something from it. It would be nice to progress in the cup first with a good performance.
He has to get imnediate results so will be under pressure and a defeat against Toon would be a big blow. He won't get any honeymoon period without early wins and points on the board.
Kev The Rat
Player Valuation: £70m
Can anyone explain why it took him so long to get back into management ?
What prevented him from being considered for any of the lower tier premier league jobs?
What prevented him from being considered for any of the lower tier premier league jobs?
Bring us Ashley Cole goddamit
MartSlinger
Player Valuation: £40m
He was considered for them all, but didnt take them.
I know Norwich wanted him, but he didnt fancy it.
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