Koeman can't manage... perhaps Lukaku wasn't manageable. He essentially ran Barkley off, and I'm not a big fan of Barkley either. Niasse is willing to perform after being alienated and is not even registered. Not only has he failed to put a team together, and failed with tactics... He can't even manage personnel correctly. He's awful. Having an inability to get your guys to want to play for you is the most telling sign to me of when a manager has failed. I don't like it, because it's very subjective as to when it has happened, but it's something I think is coming if it hasn't already.
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That is a fair point. I can't disagree with that, I do tend to overlook the importance of surrounding yourself with your own players or "people". I'm liable to do that since I rather dislike that management philosophy in any walk of life.
In my career I have always found that retaining those that buy in to change are incredible people that become your strongest allies/assets.
I agree... adaptability is a great strength. It's a compromise, the manager has to recognize peoples/players skills and put them in those positions to succeed and those underneath have to reciprocate with trust. The give and take is a fine line which makes great management rare. I feel like we're veering off topic a bit but a discussion I always enjoy nonetheless. To bring it back to Everton, I haven't seen much evidence outside of maybe Lukaku that shows players aren't willing to buy in to Koeman at first. He seems to largely be the aggressor. Niasse is almost heading into martyrdom because of this perception.
Toffee in Jandals
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Looking forward then to seeing big Dunc's manic touchline celebrations while RonKo fumes
cooperman
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Exactly... but those types are always the most ambitious and always looking for the next step, therefore becoming really hard to keep hold of
Steve Wigan
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The best way to manage big egos is to feed them as long as you need them, but when they're no longer useful, drop them like a Two Sisters chicken.
Have you tried a two sisters goose
Koeman wont start him- The Dutch Clown
Good luck to him today, hope he scores has a blinder and we win to prove flathead wrong!
NSNO_Phil_1878
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Come on lad.
Norwegian Cow
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someone has to apologise
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