Koeman: "Barkley looking for a new challenge"

[gorgeousgeorgeEFC]

This notion that Barkley is a diehard blue who's being forced to leave just because EFC haven't made him feel "valued" enough is laughable.

Koeman played Barkley in almost every match last season and the club offered Barkley a £100,000-a-week contract, which he rejected out of hand. Koeman was then pressed about Barkley's future by the media and admitted that he would have to be sold this summer if he didn't change his mind about the contract, mainly due to the fact that he can leave for nothing next summer.

Like Stones and Lukaku, Barkley thinks he's too big for Everton Football Club. Given that we've won just one trophy in the last thirty years he could be right. But Koeman/Elstone/Kenwright/Moshiri is not the bad guy here.

 

[Blues Harp]

He was told to leave by the manager. Great negotiating strategy.

Absolute crap lad and you know it......just stop it will you

 

[jinkyali]

Man City

Fully expect this.

Delph to Stoke.
Ross to City.

I got City at 20/1 today.

 

[davek]

Pochettino has won nothing, ever, as a manager (sorry 3 or 4 manager of the month), Koeman has won leagues and cups. As players winning trophies it's like comparing Ross Barkley with Wayne Rooney and that's doing a service to Pochettino and a big disservice to Ron. They are in different leagues and Pochettino in no way compares........

Dutch league titles and a Spanish cup.

Not exactly Guardiola like is it?

The concerning thing should be the distance between his last ":success" and this moment: a decade.

He's an older manager too, so his ideas of the game aren't going to keep pace with new strategies.

We will hopefully trade up after Koeman leaves. If we were looking for a manager this summer Tuchel would have been ideal.

 

[Goat]

Fully expect this.

Delph to Stoke.
Ross to City.

I got City at 20/1 today.

Yep think City is the place.

 

[Blue_Berry]

Well Koeman has been managing for 17 years an never won a trophy of note.

He shows way more potential to land a major trophy than Koeman. I doubt Koeman will ever manage in the CL by the way, something that Pochettino has achieved a couple of times.

So here we are again Dave - trapped in your one-dimensional logic.

Pochettino is allowed to have potential, and is given credit for the things he may achieve without actually showing anything concrete nor won anything at all.

Whereas Moshiri is a fraud and an asset stripper, and the deals that anyone can prove he has put in place to clear debt, set up a new stadium, rebuild the management team, as concrete as they are, are given no credit - until 'we lift a trophy'.

Utter, utter hypocrisy. You don't appear to have the vaguest ability to hold a consistent position, even around a mere 3 or 4 separate and well worn mantras. Why do you even carry on posting (or rather why do we fools carry on paying you any attention) when your credibility as a serious and balanced debater is sub-zero?

 

[Blues Harp]

He's dead on. Martinez is a former manager of ours whose never been anything less than complimentary about us and I find it disrespectful for people to continuously slate the guy.

I'm sick of people taking a point made on here and then turning it into a "but el fraudo" blah blah blah, that time has passed..

Mike Walker was far worse but he never gets 1% of this vitriol.

Internet wasn't here then was it lad?? Ha ha

 

[a bell maul]

This old getting back in the England team is bull. He was in the England team in Euro 16 and beyond and didn't get a game.........The England managers obviously didn't think he was good enough . Changing teams won't change their minds >

Not sure that's true: Stones similarly never got a look in on the pitch...until he moved to City. Then he became an automatic starter.

 

[bluestevon]

You can't put yourself in his position, mate. Not defending him, but the pressure he is constantly under from us lot is enormous. Has been for years and in that sense, I can't really blame him for wanting a break.

I suspect there are many reasons that Ross is leaving. I also believe losing his place in the England team might have played a part, maybe he thinks playing for a bigger club will get him back in it.

That said, think he's better off sitting put. It's hard to tell now, but nobody wants Ross to succeed as much as us Evertonians.

If As a lifelong blue he thinks spurs is a bigger club than us then good riddance, look forward to seek g him banged out by London gangsters on social media next season.

 

[BlueToff]

Anyway.

It's a frustrating day to be an Evertonian.

Ross is a class player. I don't know why he's made the decision he has and at the end of the day only he knows that.

It's gutting in the sense that we all wanted him to become our talisman, and I think we've now built a squad he could really thrive in and become just that player.

That's the most annoying thing. He's chosen to leave at what seems the ideal time to stay.

But it is what it is. We still will get a more than decent fee for him and if Spurs think they'll be able to get him on the cheap, they'll have another thing coming.

Priority now for me is getting Gylfi sorted and ensuring we have that position already covered.

 

[GwladysBlue]

Dutch league titles and a Spanish cup.

Not exactly Guardiola like is it?

The concerning thing should be the distance between his last ":success" and this moment: a decade.

He's an older manager too, so his ideas of the game aren't going to keep pace with new strategies.

We will hopefully trade up after Koeman leaves. If we were looking for a manager this summer Tuchel would have been ideal.

Yeah, once Fergie hit 54 he couldn't keep up with the young managers' strategies.

 

[rochdaleblue]

Fully expect this.

Delph to Stoke.
Ross to City.

I got City at 20/1 today.

Helps them meet their home grown rule as well. You might be onto something there.

 

[peteblue]

Dutch league titles and a Spanish cup.

Not exactly Guardiola like is it?

The concerning thing should be the distance between his last ":success" and this moment: a decade.

He's an older manager too, so his ideas of the game aren't going to keep pace with new strategies.

We will hopefully trade up after Koeman leaves. If we were looking for a manager this summer Tuchel would have been ideal.

A title is a title, a cup is a cup. I couldn't give a crap as long as it shines and goes in the history books... I have no problem with his age, SAF didn't do too bad. He's had one season, having taken over the absolute dross I watched while Leicester picked up their title. He is making his own team and this season will tell us what he is about........

 

[everton2004]

So here we are again Dave - trapped in your one-dimensional logic.

Pochettino is allowed to have potential, and is given credit for the things he may achieve without actually showing anything concrete nor won anything at all.

Whereas Moshiri is a fraud and an asset stripper, and the deals that anyone can prove he has put in place to clear debt, set up a new stadium, rebuild the management team, as concrete as they are, are given no credit - until 'we lift a trophy'.

Utter, utter hypocrisy. You don't appear to have the vaguest ability to hold a consistent position, even around a mere 3 or 4 separate and well worn mantras. Why do you even carry on posting (or rather why do we fools carry on paying you any attention) when your credibility as a serious and balanced debater is sub-zero?

He's utterly clueless mate, a comedian, windup merchant. Clearly knows sod all about football.

 

[gorgeousgeorgeEFC]

He's an older manager too, so his ideas of the game aren't going to keep pace with new strategies.

Normally a huge fan of your musings, davek. However, I have to disagree with you here.

Koeman is young enough to be Manuel Pellegrini's son.