2019/20 Marcel Brands

[davek]

Just out of interest found this on Talksport also published in the Echo but no sure if anyone picked up on it so here it is.
Manchester United legend Ruud van Nistelrooy has backed Director of Football Marcel Brands to guide Everton to success and long-term stability.
Brands joined the Toffees in the summer of 2018 after a successful eight-year spell in a similar role at PSV Eindhoven.
Van Nistelrooy told EvertonTV: “I’m absolutely convinced that in the long-term and already now, the performance of Everton is up there with the top six, top seven clubs on a steady basis.
“It’s a huge target to get into Europe in the Premier League. There are clubs that are strong and have financial power, great managers and all the facilities – it’s enormous.
“But you can already see now with certain signings that Everton are becoming better every season and I think in the long-run it will be a steady club like all the clubs that Marcel worked for.
“I think Everton, with the history they have, the fanbase, the stadium – everything together – that package is something that can be in the top of English football for a long time.”
Van Nistelrooy worked under Brands at former club PSV as their Under-17s coach.
Also assisting Guus Hiddink with the Netherlands national team at the 2014 World Cup finals, Van Nistelrooy progressed to become PSV’s Under-19s coach in 2018, a position he still holds.
In explaining Brands’ approach, the 43-year-old said: “He’s a professional. He knows what he wants in a player and in a person.
“He connects quite a lot of dots together and you’re quite impressed with the way he knows his details.
“Then his personal touch comes into it as an extra. So when the first thing isn’t there as a professional you’re like ‘he’s a nice guy but it wasn’t really the story I was hoping for.’
“If the story is right, and the plan with the player is right, to develop, to become better, to know where the player can develop and what the player is good at then you feel as a person, as a player, ‘hey, with this club, with this manager, with this technical director I can improve’ and finally we all want that.”
“He connects quite a lot of dots together and you’re quite impressed with the way he knows his details.
“Then his personal touch comes into it as an extra. So when the first thing isn’t there as a professional you’re like ‘he’s a nice guy but it wasn’t really the story I was hoping for.’
“If the story is right, and the plan with the player is right, to develop, to become better, to know where the player can develop and what the player is good at then you feel as a person, as a player, ‘hey, with this club, with this manager, with this technical director I can improve’ and finally we all want that.”

9 out of the last 15 seasons we've finished 7th or better.

FFS, you'd think they'd get someone a bit better informed than Horse Head to pass comment on Everton.

 

[Simon Buttle]

Dont they?

No, he is the only right back listed in their first team squad, lot's of CB and LB but only 1 RB

 

[davek]

For those who haven't yet seen it.

The Architect.

As laughable as that title is for him, we support a club where fans are ok with describing no mark left backs and galoots "legend"...so i can see how they;'d try it on.

Right up there with "the Magnificent Seven" dvd title in terms of Everton misnomers, though.

The architect of our relentless march to bottom half of the table. All hail "The Architect".

 

[granter79]

The Architect.

As laughable as that title is for him, we support a club where fans are ok with describing no mark left backs and galoots "legend"...so i can see how they;'d try it on.

Right up there with "the Magnificent Seven" dvd title in terms of Everton misnomers, though.

The architect of our relentless march to bottom half of the table. All hail "The Architect".

Jayses mate go get some fresh air. Your agenda is boring at best at this stage .

 

[davek]

No, he is the only right back listed in their first team squad, lot's of CB and LB but only 1 RB

Caligiuri was played there last season and is still there, just pushed further up the pitch.

 

[Goat]

9 out of the last 15 seasons we've finished 7th or better.

FFS, you'd think they'd get someone a bit better informed than Horse Head to pass comment on Everton.

Martinez ruined the whole club with his shocking transfer record and 2 11th place finishes.

 

[davek]

Martinez ruined the whole club with his shocking transfer record and 2 11th place finishes.

Dont make me use the magic number...

 

[Nymzee]

Caligiuri was played there last season and is still there, just pushed further up the pitch.

He’s a right mid that was just out of necessity. Kenny is the only actual RB in the squad.

 

[davek]

He’s a right mid that was just out of necessity. Kenny is the only actual RB in the squad.

It takes nothing away from the fact that Kenny has won people over at Schalke and they want him to be their player.

 

[AndyC]

9 out of the last 15 seasons we've finished 7th or better.

FFS, you'd think they'd get someone a bit better informed than Horse Head to pass comment on Everton.

Dave, why can't you knock it off with the childish name-calling eh ?
You belittle your own arguments by continually behaving like a ten-year old in a school playground.

 

[davek]

Dave, why can't you knock it off with the childish name-calling eh ?
You belittle your own arguments by continually behaving like a ten-year old in a school playground.

That was his name in football amongst opposition fans. Where would we be if we were sanitised from using stuff like that: "Slippy", "Stevie GBH", "Sewerness" etc?

It's all innocent fun, btw. Anyone can call me a big nosed nobhead if they like...feel free.

 

[Blue83]

For those who haven't yet seen it.

I don't get it, mid table mediocrity since he's been here, had his hand in signing some duds (Delph, Iwobi, Sidibe), he hasn't managed to get rid of all the duds signed by Walsh/Koeman & Martinez era

Make a documentary hailing his greatness when we've actually won something or at bare minimum started to look better than we were under Moyes nearly 7 years ago

 

[BlueStevie35]

So where does that leave you on the subject of his playing for Everton?

I don’t think he’s good enough in all honesty, but then I thought the same about Holgate and have been proved wrong

 

[AndyC]

That was his name in football amongst opposition fans. Where would we be if we were sanitised from using stuff like that: "Slippy", "Stevie GBH", "Sewerness" etc?

It's all innocent fun, btw. Anyone can call me a big nosed nobhead if they like...feel free.

It may be innocent fun to you to continually insult someone within the club - and you don't limit it just to Marcel Brands do you? - but it's tiresome and people are getting tired of it.

 

[DrEFC]

Dont make me use the magic number...

5th?