2021/22 Rafael Benitez

[zukai12_]

I mean god

At least Ancelotti could organise a defence

 

[blue to the bone]

 

[Woolverhampton_Blue]

This is my worry.
The squad is so average. It screams relegation battle.

Just said in the relegation thread, won’t happen this season but the signs are there that it could happen in the near future if we don’t stop the rot.

 

[lungo]

I'm sorry.

This is the same squad - because as people like to point out James could never stay fit so 'wasn't a big loss anyway' (apparently) and they hated Sigurdssson too - as last season, except we have a back-up striker, and two wingers which we didn't have last year.

This squad was in with a chance of Europe until the last day - and it should have had Europe boxed off if not for daft home results.

This squad is bad but it is not relegation fodder. No way.

Nobody is expecting relegation!

 

[stretford blue]

I mean god

At least Ancelotti could organise a defence

Well davide ancelotti successfully worked on defending set pieces

 

[Woolverhampton_Blue]

There's no guarantee of anything in football but at least there's a chance of improvement and a bit of hope. Any semi competent professional manager could make us better defensively. The defensive organisation is shambolic and it shows how inept the manager is.

There are about 1000 managers i would have over Benitez. Anyone half decent has a better chance of success as the mood would immediately lift. There is a cloud over the club. I cant even watch this team play anymore because they make me too disappointed and frustrated. They are the opposite of what Everton sides need to be.

Fair enough. Who would you have?

 

[Marius57]

All of which suggests that...our squad just isn't strong enough for anything other than, hopefully, mid table even with Champions League managers at the helm.

And this is the nub of the problem: our recruitment has been utterly disastrous. Benitez has big problems from where I'm sitting, but the real problems at the club go way higher and far deeper...

They do, agreed. But we look abject right now. Players are shot of confidence. He is the manager and its his job to sort that. Mid table is minimum expectation as its the same squad as last season with some of his own additions minus a couple of players that a) he wanted rid of and b) a lot of the fanbase wanted rid of.

Injuries are bad luck, but like I say, we had then last season as well and we're able to find some solutions.

 

[Ring master]

Benitez on taking off Gbamin at half time
The reason why is we were looking for a change, Delph has the spirit. He can pass the ball, is comfortable receiving the ball & making the people around him play. We were needing this

Benitez on Everton's lack of character in 1st half
I was surprised because I know the team is working very hard & can see the players' intensity in training sessions is quite good... Maybe we are missing some players but we can still fight in the way that we did in the 2nd half"

 

[MikeH72]

Nobody is expecting relegation!

I’m expecting it in the next 3 years under Moshiri.

 

[BlueToff]

Nobody is expecting relegation!

But people are making it out like we should be accepting a battle for 17th and a team that plays in that manner.

 

[Wat Tyler]

What scares me, is do we trust Moshiri to get the next appointment right?

 

[wiggum23]

Nobody is expecting relegation!

We’ve got a relegation thread FFS ?

 

[miami]

Just said in the relegation thread, won’t happen this season but the signs are there that it could happen in the near future if we don’t stop the rot.

I wouldnt be so sure. Within a couple of months, we could be straggling around the bottom. Where are the points coming from in the next 7/8 games.

 

[BlueToff]

Well davide ancelotti successfully worked on defending set pieces

And Ancelotti senior did successfully organise a defence in general.

The issue came when he had to figure out a way to keep that organisation and add some flair up front.

But he could certainly organise a defence.

 

[Toffe3m4n]

Relegation won't happen.

We may very well end up near the bottom come the new year but there's no way that we won't finish above at least 4-5 other teams come May.