I don't read much into press comments or social media. No manager is going to say they didn't want a new signing.
I'm not saying Lampard didn't want him, but I think his involvement in the transfer is an unknown.
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I don't read much into press comments or social media. No manager is going to say they didn't want a new signing.
I'm not saying Lampard didn't want him, but I think his involvement in the transfer is an unknown.
NathDogg
Player Valuation: £50m
You can't legislate for injuries in warm ups or after international breaks (Beekhead and Patterson) or absolutley shocking ref and var calls going against you and getting jey players suspended and in that regard Frank's been as unlucky as they come. Hopefully that luck will turn on Wednesday night and going forward for the rest of the season, for him and us. Christ were due some better fortune.
What you can criticise him for is some of the tactical decisions and personnel changes he's made. I just don't understand selecting Keane as Captain - is he really the type of character you would follow into battle and who leads by example, to get us out the mess were in?! It's just insane.
Only changing one sub baffled me as well - we might as well have gave price and Dobbin some minutes at wham than just sit and run the legs off the usual suspects ahead of arguably the biggest game in the clubs recent history - again baffling from the manager.
If I never see him in an Everton shirt again it will be too soon.
I hope branthwaite has a blinder on Wednesday night and makes himself undroppable - even if he makes a mistake or two, I can forgive that when it's a lad learning his trade - I can't accept it from senior pros who should know better, and have stunk the gaff out for more than this season tbh.
Patterson should also play once fit - I just hope it's not a long one he's got.
I'm still with Frank and I still see some positive things from what he is doing, but I hope he can eradicate some of these odd decisions he's making and gets the luck he's/we needs to stay in the league and build for the future.
I'm still absolutley dreading Wednesday night - fair play to all the Toffees and toffeettes heading to dingle country.
I hope your amazing loyalty and support is rewarded with a massive 3 points.
What you can criticise him for is some of the tactical decisions and personnel changes he's made. I just don't understand selecting Keane as Captain - is he really the type of character you would follow into battle and who leads by example, to get us out the mess were in?! It's just insane.
Only changing one sub baffled me as well - we might as well have gave price and Dobbin some minutes at wham than just sit and run the legs off the usual suspects ahead of arguably the biggest game in the clubs recent history - again baffling from the manager.
If I never see him in an Everton shirt again it will be too soon.
I hope branthwaite has a blinder on Wednesday night and makes himself undroppable - even if he makes a mistake or two, I can forgive that when it's a lad learning his trade - I can't accept it from senior pros who should know better, and have stunk the gaff out for more than this season tbh.
Patterson should also play once fit - I just hope it's not a long one he's got.
I'm still with Frank and I still see some positive things from what he is doing, but I hope he can eradicate some of these odd decisions he's making and gets the luck he's/we needs to stay in the league and build for the future.
I'm still absolutley dreading Wednesday night - fair play to all the Toffees and toffeettes heading to dingle country.
I hope your amazing loyalty and support is rewarded with a massive 3 points.
They are all players of a similar level right now. The younger players can improve over time, but in a relegation fight, they aren't the best options.
It's a catch 22 yesterday with 10 men. Our goal difference could be worth an extra point at the end of the season and if you go ultra aggressive with 10 men and lose 4-1, that could be crucial.
I'd probably have rolled the dice more, because I hate losing. But it wasn't a straight forward decision.
Frank was the final throw of the dice, we can't sack him, we couldn't afford the compensation and we don't have the time to replace him. We sink or swim under him.
I look at the players we have and I cannot see a style of play or a system that suits any 11 that are selected. Gray, Richy, Gordon and DCL are probably our best four players but how do you get them all on the same pitch. 3 of them want to run at teams and one needs crosses into the box.
In midfield we have Allan, when playing, who has no pace to cover ground. I have no doubt he could do a job if he had 2 more good midfielders beside him who don't give the ball away, we have Doucoure who struggles to find a pass. DVDB is light weight. The rest of the midfielders are not worth a mention.
At the back, well we have a selection of centre halves who are just not premier league standard, the best pairing I feel would be Mina and Goffrey, but Mina is so injury prone he can't play. Braithwaith does look like he can play and will be in our back four for years to come but is he the answer now. Our full backs, again they are not up to the job.
So what system or style of play suits that lot. We have forwards who struggle to score, midfielders who struggle to create or protect the defence and defenders who struggle to defend.
Frank and his team see our players every day, they put them through their paces and they select the best 11 they can and try to get them playing in a way that is competitive, they are failing but not because they are deliberately selecting lesser players but because we don't have a team.
Our fate rests with what we have, we just have to hope that the quality we do have starts to pay off despite our very serious short comings, we also need a slice of luck.
It may sound like a very stupid thing to say but as long as we stay above the bottom 3 I think we have a chance, I fear if we drop into one of those last three places we won't get out again.
I look at the players we have and I cannot see a style of play or a system that suits any 11 that are selected. Gray, Richy, Gordon and DCL are probably our best four players but how do you get them all on the same pitch. 3 of them want to run at teams and one needs crosses into the box.
In midfield we have Allan, when playing, who has no pace to cover ground. I have no doubt he could do a job if he had 2 more good midfielders beside him who don't give the ball away, we have Doucoure who struggles to find a pass. DVDB is light weight. The rest of the midfielders are not worth a mention.
At the back, well we have a selection of centre halves who are just not premier league standard, the best pairing I feel would be Mina and Goffrey, but Mina is so injury prone he can't play. Braithwaith does look like he can play and will be in our back four for years to come but is he the answer now. Our full backs, again they are not up to the job.
So what system or style of play suits that lot. We have forwards who struggle to score, midfielders who struggle to create or protect the defence and defenders who struggle to defend.
Frank and his team see our players every day, they put them through their paces and they select the best 11 they can and try to get them playing in a way that is competitive, they are failing but not because they are deliberately selecting lesser players but because we don't have a team.
Our fate rests with what we have, we just have to hope that the quality we do have starts to pay off despite our very serious short comings, we also need a slice of luck.
It may sound like a very stupid thing to say but as long as we stay above the bottom 3 I think we have a chance, I fear if we drop into one of those last three places we won't get out again.
I didn't have to walk the whole world to know it wasn't flat either.
Zatara
Player Valuation: £100m
The 3 players i mentioned make 3 mistakes every single game...each.
Id rather play the 3 kids and if theyre better then great...if they make the same 3 errors a game they can learn and improve.
Backing experienced failures does not end well.
I don't have an issue with giving them a chance, but it's just not true to say they are currently far better options. None of them have proven anything at this level and we are in a precarious position.
Backing youth is what we need to do long term, but backing youth in a relegation fight, in an away game at Burnley, is a recipe for disaster in my view.
I do think he now needs to make brave decisions.
@Zatara Lampard did confirm yesterday that Patterson would have been starting if not for the injury. However, Patterson should have been playing in all of the cup matches at least to get some game time so he wasn't being thrown in from the cold.
Keane has cost us tons of goals. He cannot be brought back into the side. Branthwaite should get given a go until Mina is back.
Mykolenko - I honestly think the lad is crap. He just looks so out of his depth. he is not PL ready. I hope we stay up and that next season he improves. But, I'd rather see him at LB right now than anyone else, because he's the only LB we have in the squad and at least gives us balance.
it has to be done now though, simply because of a lack of options elsewhere and the 'senior' players have let us down.
Coleman might not be fit for Burnley but if he is he'll play at RB you'd imagine. Mykolenko should stay at LB.
Godfrey and Branthwaite at CB simply because we have no other options. If VdB isn't fit then Holgate has to play in midfield again.
Horrendous choices. Brought on by dreadful recruitment.
To be honest I feel a sense of relief that he's unavailable. Shame it wasn't a straight red really because the defence seems more secure when he's not in it.
Last paragraph is spot on mate.
Carlito
Player Valuation: £40m
There's little risk putting in a younger player instead of proven garbage like Keane.
If anything, I'd say the fact that there are players who get chance after chance despite being consistently awful, whereas others go missing for months if they make one misstep, is part of the problem at Everton.
This is exactly why we are in the poop now.
What happened the num 10 wasn’t his fault but the sales of James and Digne are 100% on the FSW. He has left us probably fatally wounded through his arrogance and stupidity.
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