2021/22 Frank Lampard

[twoblue]

Some excellent pressing but we really don't look like scoring. The system isn't giving our game any creativity.

We had half chances. Richarlison had a couple of opportunities, keane had a decent chance

 

[Gordon Lee's Cushion]

If you are advocating the virtues of Benitez, it’s time for bed mate.

Appointing him was an awful decision that was always going to polarise the fans, at a time when the team and manager needed the fans behind them.

However those that call for sacking managers so soon are part of a very big issue at this club. Shame we can’t sack some of the fans instead.

 

[BluePaul86]

I do remember him losing 6 games in 7. Do you?

Yes. Very similar to Lampard's record.

 

[ToffeeTim]

I hate back 3. Hate it. Always have hated it. Always will hate it

It does not work

 

[BlueToff]

I hate back 3. Hate it. Always have hated it. Always will hate it

It does not worm

It works for every other club than Everton, for some reason. It's really not a hard system to get right.

 

[Thomasc]

Push holgate to midfield, or play anyone who simple don’t jog around for vast majority of the game.

I’m sorry mate but Holgate is garbage. He’s not even good enough to play in his preferred position.

This notion of playing him in midfield is absurd.

 

[gazzaa2]

There's no excusing for how he continues to set us up away from home.

I've never felt a manager to hinder our chances at getting a result in such a way that he does in how he sets the team up away.

He's writing off the away games really because he doesn't trust the players. He's relying on the Goodison crowd to keep us up.

 

[faddy the blue]

I hate back 3. Hate it. Always have hated it. Always will hate it

It does not work

I can't think of any time we ever won a game with 5 at the back or 3.

 

[BlueToff]

Appointing him was an awful decision that was always going to polarise the fans, at a time when the team and manager needed the fans behind them.

However those that call for sacking managers so soon are part of a very big issue at this club. Shame we can’t sack some of the fans instead.

If we'd have sacked Benitez when people called for it we wouldn't be in this mess.

 

[Bebeto]

He thinks he is managing chelsea here...my concern is that he has too much expectations on what those players can do. Playing compact is the only system that has been working in the last couple of years...no spaces or small spaces between lines and players...

 

[BlueToff]

I can't think of any time we ever won a game with 5 at the back or 3.

We beat Man City 4-0 playing 3-5-2

It can work. You need energetic wing-backs (who are naturally playing on their right side, not JJK on the left for example)

You need a left-footed CB, which somehow we have failed to recruit bar Branthwaite who does not suit a possession-based 3 at the back because he can't play in wide areas.

You also need midfielders capable of getting the ball off the defence and playing passes through the middle.

The formation and shape was crap today as soon as Townsend went off because Gray and Gordon have no discipline at all.

 

[zukai12_]

was never too excited by him but it's getting really worrying now

but he's here for now , hope he learns

 

[Big_Duncs_Fod]

Another masterstroke of an appointment by the Iranian Del Boy.

 

[dannyboy]

I hate back 3. Hate it. Always have hated it. Always will hate it

It does not work

It especially doesn't work when you haven't got players who suit the system. As the commentary pointed out today, we signed two full backs in January and they can't get a look in. Classic Everton.

 

[Gordon Lee's Cushion]

If we'd have sacked Benitez when people called for it we wouldn't be in this mess.

I have already said that hiring him was a mistake, I am taking about the three dozen other times so called fans have called for a manager to be sacked.