2018/19 Marco Silva - New Poll Added

[Daveysgingerlovechild]

just attaching his head to a stick mate..

I knew it was coming... Everton, that

 

[riddick]

esp when brands and silva said Europa league is the target this year.. unless the Europa positions go down to 17th were doomed

BUT SILVA NEVER SAID 6th WAS ACHIEVABLE!

 

[BlueToff]

Kept the same side round October November that kept winning / went on an unbeaten run. Since we've been changing it round constantly we've struggled for consistency.

I do not think we have a good enough squad to be rotating players. We only have three or four genuinely quality players (Gomes, Zouma, Bernard, potentially Richarlison) Until we have more quality, we need to stick as close to the best side as possible imo.

And when you have four games in eight days, that's just not possible, unfortunately.

 

[everton1953]

I'm generally speaking on behalf of the mass of posters on here who all agreed chasing Silva was dumb from the beginning. It doesn't change anything, it's just how it is. Not everyone wanted Silva. Is that so hard to believe?

Oh OK. It is just that you said a "large part of our fanbase" etc. This forum and every other forum is a miniscule number compared to the fanbase. So it is really the majority of posters on here who hold your opinion then.

 

[Stan Lee Park]

With no malice meant at all so I hope it doesn’t come across like it, what makes you think Silva is capable of building...well anything really?

I wish I had the same belief.

Well, I think I've seen six decent signings, all of whom have improved the way we play Our style of play is also much better than it has been at any time since the first Martinez season - I think we were awful today, but there are too many knee-jerk reactions on here straight after a defeat.
Results, of course, could have been better, but we need to give Marco two seasons to get it right.

 

[4737carlin]

But the thing is, all of our players look knackered.

It's all good saying 'pick a strong team' but any team we put out should be able to beat Lincoln.

Digne, Keane, Zouma, Richarlison, Gomes, Walcott. They all look shot and out of form. All of them really need to be dropped/rested.

And I know you'll complain if the sheet says 'seven changes' on Saturday, even though all of those changes will be justified and will be from a team that has just lost and is in no form at all.

No changes are justified, besides how many times have we played a side that looked strong enough then gone out?
He can't risk it.

 

[Daveysgingerlovechild]

It's okay blaming Silva lads, but the reality is this is all on Baines and Jags being bad influences behind the scenes.

Well, I've read similar on here before, so its, um, logical.

 

[BlueStevie35]

Knackered ?
Out of form ?

We scored 5 less than a week ago.

Against poor opposition who went on to beat West Ham 4 days later which shows the utter inconsistenty of this league

 

[Billysgingham.]

Needs showing the door now stop waiting till this time next year,

 

[BlueToff]

I'd say Digne is the only one who isn't out of form or in desperate need of a rest. Zouma deffo doesn't need resting. The rest need dropping though before even considering resting them

Honestly, if there were 10 changes on Saturday it wouldn't surprise me but it doesn't mean we should be weaker for it. The only change that isn't needed - and I do half expect it but it would be a mistake - is the goalkeeper. Stek will come in and it's just not needed at this stage, even if Pickford does look shaky.

We could probably see Coleman come back in. Well he's our first-choice right-back. Although I could see Kenny getting a run. Jags and Mina will be the CBs. Fine by me. Baines will play LB.

Midfield, I'm sure we'll see Davies. Gomes needs a rest anyway. I'd hope that we'd play Gana, with Gylfi ahead and Bernard/Lookman wide. Select any of three crap/out of form strikers up front.

 

[BlueToff]

Needs showing the door now stop waiting till this time next year,

Why?

Who do you get in?

We're 10th, not 20th.

 

[Abraders]

Oh OK. It is just that you said a "large part of our fanbase" etc. This forum and every other forum is a miniscule number compared to the fanbase. So it is really the majority of posters on here who hold your opinion then.

In all fairness pal I'm talking tongue in cheek. I have no idea how many people felt the same as me, but there is and was enough of those with a shared opinion to know that I wasn't alone in it.

Either way, I was simply pointing that out as an argument against people 'turning on Silva after 5 months' - when in truth the majority of people moaning, including me, were probably people who didn't want him to be our manager in the first place.

 

[leslad]

And when you have four games in eight days, that's just not possible, unfortunately.

Why not? Salah, firmino and mane have all started Liverpool's last three games and will almost certainly start again on Thursday.

Once a season the players have to play 3 times in 8 days. I believe they are capable of doing that.

 

[BlueToff]

No changes are justified, besides how many times have we played a side that looked strong enough then gone out?
He can't risk it.

What, so he shouldn't change it from a team that has just put in our worst display of the season???

Good logic.

 

[The Missing Lineker]

I'm not sure how to gauge it but probably if it came to what happened in the end with Martinez - i.e. it being clear the players have lost faith. I really don't see that happening.

He shouldn't - and i don't think he will - go anywhere this season. If we've had a poor season in terms of a finish (like 11th/12th/13th) then the pressure will obviously be on... rightly so.

Agree. He’ll be here next season unless there’s an implosion of biblical proportions. And that’s how it should be. We need the stability. I really hope player power doesn’t put pressure on the Board to make decisions about the manager’s tenure. These players aren’t good enough to select who they play under. It’s not like we have players like Pogba and Martial squaring up to the manager!