2021/22 Rafael Benitez

[Dixieslaces]

“The Barry story is something that still people don’t understand.

Barry had been playing for years at his maximum level and, at this time, he could play in three positions – midfielder, winger and left-back.

“We had [Javier] Mascherano, Lucas Leiva and [Steven] Gerrard with experience, and selling Alonso was a way to make some money and balance the team.

Barry wasn’t to replace Alonso, he was to give us something different that we didn’t have at this time.”

"With the rules that were coming in we knew we would need more English players so we were trying to be prepared for that. It became more complicated, but I think it was the right thing to try because Alonso was not playing at the same level as before."

You access way too much kopite stuff, way way too much, just saying like

 

[Kev The Rat]

He’s done here. You need actual tactics to win matches not a fan/player-led emotional response like we saw on Monday. He can’t offer that.

His reaction to the winner said it all - nothing to do with him, he stands or falls by whatever the players and fans can drum up under duress. You can’t operate like that week in week out.

His catastrophic first 3 months are testament to that.

 

[Theoneandonly]

He’s done here. You need actual tactics to win matches not a fan/player-led emotional response like we saw on Monday. He can’t offer that.

His reaction to the winner said it all - nothing to do with him, he stands or falls by whatever the players and fans can drum up under duress. You can’t operate like that week in week out.

His catastrophic first 3 months are testament to that.

He's not done here. If anything he has more power than he ever had.

 

[Kev The Rat]

He's not done here. If anything he has more power than he ever had.

Read what I wrote

He has no tactics no strategy

He will continually lose matches - and when he does so he will be fired, he’s the manager not the owner - so stop talking about power bases

 

[Toffeelover]

He’s done here. You need actual tactics to win matches not a fan/player-led emotional response like we saw on Monday. He can’t offer that.

His reaction to the winner said it all - nothing to do with him, he stands or falls by whatever the players and fans can drum up under duress. You can’t operate like that week in week out.

His catastrophic first 3 months are testament to that.

You are forgeting when you talk of the game two goals disallowed, one by a toe nail. I wonder if that had been allowed and we came out 3 - 1 winners what would have been said then.

 

[Kev The Rat]

You are forgeting when you talk of the game two goals disallowed, one by a toe nail. I wonder if that had been allowed and we came out 3 - 1 winners what would have been said then.

Yes what if, what if....

What if our illegal goals had counted, what if Arsenal had scored some of their gilt edged chances....you can play that game all day.

 

[Earwigjoe]

You are forgeting when you talk of the game two goals disallowed, one by a toe nail. I wonder if that had been allowed and we came out 3 - 1 winners what would have been said then.

What if Godfrey had been sent off at 0-0,what if Nkeita had scored, we're 1 win in 9 and hes still odds on to be next manager sacked. The win bought him rest bite not time. A winning run gets him time.

 

[roy vernon]

Yes what if, what if....

What if our illegal goals had counted, what if Arsenal had scored some of their gilt edged chances....you can play that game all day.

What if we'd been down to 10 men on the half hour mark. We could have and probably should have been. It's all speculation.

The reality is Arsenal were very poor so were we until the 78th minute. Coincidently, thats when the master tactician decided we needed 3 in midfield. Of course everybody else knew that in September.

 

[gonetomorrow]

What if Godfrey had been sent off at 0-0,what if Nkeita had scored, we're 1 win in 9 and hes still odds on to be next manager sacked. The win bought him rest bite not time. A winning run gets him time.

Football's all about ifs and buts, laddie. What if Iwobi had scored at the end? He'd be lauded on here.

It's a funny old game (Saint).

 

[Theoneandonly]

The win bought him rest bite not time. A winning run gets him time.

Sacking Brands essentially gave him the January window at least. Beating Arsenal with more players fit gave him justification.

Apart from Chelsea, we have a good opportunity to go on a decent run until the end of Feb.

 

[Theoneandonly]

What if we'd been down to 10 men on the half hour mark. We could have and probably should have been. It's all speculation.

The reality is Arsenal were very poor so were we until the 78th minute. Coincidently, thats when the master tactician decided we needed 3 in midfield. Of course everybody else knew that in September.

We weren't poor until the 78th minute. That's bull.

 

[Kev50]

You can't honestly believe this.

Winless for over 2 months.
Worst run of form for 22 years.
A lower points total in his first 15 matches than every manager since Kendall.

If you believe he's "good" then you're an idiot because what we have seen nobody could genuinely call "good" in their right mind.

you think I called him a good manager cos of just the last 3 months? And I'm the one who gets called an idiot.
He's a very good manager. He's won stuff. Lots of stuff. with unfashionable clubs. Cups we could only dream about. Our last couple of managers have included Marco Silva and Sam Allardyce, and a guy who took us all for absolute mugs and finished 12th and 10th with spending that Benitez can only dream about..
This chap is motivated, has a proven track record, is the most ruthless manager we've had since Kendall. He's perfect for what we need. You keep banging on about the last couple of months. The only 'bad' as in unexpected results in that run were Watford Brentford and Wolves. So, down 5 points from a respectable position. but we got a point at OT, and a win against Arsenal when most thought a draw would have been good enough. So really, in your nightmare two month spell, we are down two points after a really tough run of fixtures, and an injury list from hell with a threadbare squad.
Give it up now Jake, come back to enjoying Everton win games, or you'll end up in the same funny farm as Kev the Rat by the end of the season.

 

[Sassy Colombian]

Oh I think you'd be surprised sunshine.

I wouldn’t be ?? x

 

[Nyhus]

fixed it for you

Are you a kopite? Thats a _very_ kopite description to use.

 

[Misa]

Just like a run of no wins started the era of 1 win in x games, ignoring the good start of 4 wins from 6, let this be the new era of 1 win in 1 game.