2021/22 Rafael Benitez

[ForeverBlue92]

Give over.

Nobody on here has threatened him. He's had as much abuse as any failing Everton manager, with far more defence from the self appointed white knights of Evertonian Morality like yourself.

You've backed him into a corner and it's obvious that you aren't getting your "I told you so" moment so now you're pretending you only backed him for vague moral reasons despite you posting 1000s of posts in here about what a great manager and tactician he is and how many trophies he won decades ago.

Trying to turn your blind love-in for Benitez into some grand moral stand is a joke pal.

Im sorry mate but thats wrong.

I backed the EFC manager and gave him a chance.

The fact others refused to do the same isn't my sin to bear.

 

[Everton_Gary]

Tried to back the manager and give him a chance. I can no longer do that. He’s going to take us down and we have enough good players in the squad that we shouldn’t be down this far. Has to go now IMO

 

[Yarrgh]

I didn't want Benitez here but the other names bandied about at the time softened the blow when he did arrive.

I saw the flack the appointment brought and respected my fellow blues who despised the man. I was prepared to forgive and forget if it brought us any improvement over the dire years of Ronald,Silva,Sam and Ancelotti.

The flack started too early for me and thought it only right to cast a judgement in the New Year. His early stick was personal and not football related anyway.
I've willed the bloke to succeed with all my heart and in his defence he's had an awful time with an injury hit squad.

After a great start where I thought his tactics were very calculated,shrewd and ones that worked the baffling decisions he started making made me understand the mounting criticism a little more, baffling decisions that have carried on up until today.

This game today with a healthy-ish squad and at home to a decent but very beatable Brighton should have been the springboard to flick the on switch for the rest of the season.

Then I saw the team sheet at 1pm, oh dear oh dear.
The back 5 on paper seemed again baffling when at home, and the reality on the pitch was a shambles where Jonjo Kenny turned out to be pick of the bunch, again baffling to leave Digne out and bring Kenny in then switch Coleman to the left, why?

We should have lined up in an aggressive 433 against these, a conventional and in position back 4, with Gordon and Gray DCL attacking them from the off. However not to be, you'd think we were away at City trying to steal a point the respect we gave them, far too stand offish for a home tie against these. When we did in a couple of short spells put any pressure on them they wilted, yet we seemed to back off as soon as the momentum built.

He needs a good transfer transfer window to sort this now, I'm hoping it's not the same old window where we sign big money unknowns when teams "smaller" than us are chasing the Ings, Madisons and Martials.

Very dissapointed at present and looking for a miracle but sadly it needs a big one, and the display from some of our once highly rated players left me cold today, bar Gray, Gordon and Pickford. Is our back line as bad as this or is it how they are asked to play? As bad a defensive display as I've seen for years, I'd be gutted if I was still paying for a season ticket I'll be honest.

I'm at the point now where if Benitez walks/gets pushed or simply vanishes I'll not care in the slightest, even if that is us back at square one for the umpteenth time in 5 years. So very depressing.

I think you speak on behalf of the quiet majority mate.

 

[preposterousvelios]

Needs to be sacked tonight. The idea that we need to give him January to make signings is insane. How many times are we going to give a manager money to buy players and then sack them 3 months later? It's how we've ended up with this frankensteins monster of a squad and will be the death of us if we carry on with such short term thinking.

 

[catcherintherye]

But every manager has failed here since Moyes (who you could still classify as a failure).

So are you saying the only option is to refuse to get behind any future EFC manager from the get go?

We should get behind any manager mate, but there comes a point when someones stubbornness means they are just not going to be the right fit.

 

[stretford blue]

The fans cant complain after chasing 4 of the last 5 managers oot ultimately.

If you cheated on your last 4 wives could you really complain if your 5th was a whore? lol

Fans didn't chase any manager out of the door results on the pitch did

 

[Toffeepot]

Yeah, because the majority of the fanbase definitely threatened him and his family.

Literally no one worth listening to thinks that was ok. There is a world of difference between that and not wanting the guy as our manager.

That last one, is a viewpoint that is being proven more and more right every week that goes by

and we are running out of weeks

 

[Grogu the blue]

Another thing he got wrong today not mentioned: had to take Doucoure off he was having a nightmare, Gomes would’ve been good sub for him

If he’d started with a flat back 4 and another Center mid he’d could have let Doucoure played in the position he’s looked most effective, a box to box role, rather than a totally defensive midfielder, it’s not his game!!

 

[Marius57]

I cant stand back and watch Evertonians threaten a bloke and his family who was just taking a job on, abusing him, calling him names.

Not giving him a chance from the get go.

Those people brought shame on our fanbase - myself and a few others can hold our heads up high.

One prat with a bed sheet doesnt account for the grief you have put on here towards everyone who hasn't supported him. Take your anger out on the prat with the bedsheet.

 

[Moonlight dribbler]

Read that back to yourself ffs!

Your analogy is that the manager is comparable a whore and we deserve it??

What?

Mad isn't it. I think it is the strangest thing I ever read on here.

 

[Noisy noise annoys]

I didn't want Benitez here but the other names bandied about at the time softened the blow when he did arrive.

I saw the flack the appointment brought and respected my fellow blues who despised the man. I was prepared to forgive and forget if it brought us any improvement over the dire years of Ronald,Silva,Sam and Ancelotti.

The flack started too early for me and thought it only right to cast a judgement in the New Year. His early stick was personal and not football related anyway.
I've willed the bloke to succeed with all my heart and in his defence he's had an awful time with an injury hit squad.

After a great start where I thought his tactics were very calculated,shrewd and ones that worked the baffling decisions he started making made me understand the mounting criticism a little more, baffling decisions that have carried on up until today.

This game today with a healthy-ish squad and at home to a decent but very beatable Brighton should have been the springboard to flick the on switch for the rest of the season.

Then I saw the team sheet at 1pm, oh dear oh dear.
The back 5 on paper seemed again baffling when at home, and the reality on the pitch was a shambles where Jonjo Kenny turned out to be pick of the bunch, again baffling to leave Digne out and bring Kenny in then switch Coleman to the left, why?

We should have lined up in an aggressive 433 against these, a conventional and in position back 4, with Gordon and Gray DCL attacking them from the off. However not to be, you'd think we were away at City trying to steal a point the respect we gave them, far too stand offish for a home tie against these. When we did in a couple of short spells put any pressure on them they wilted, yet we seemed to back off as soon as the momentum built.

He needs a good transfer transfer window to sort this now, I'm hoping it's not the same old window where we sign big money unknowns when teams "smaller" than us are chasing the Ings, Madisons and Martials.

Very dissapointed at present and looking for a miracle but sadly it needs a big one, and the display from some of our once highly rated players left me cold today, bar Gray, Gordon and Pickford. Is our back line as bad as this or is it how they are asked to play? As bad a defensive display as I've seen for years, I'd be gutted if I was still paying for a season ticket I'll be honest.

I'm at the point now where if Benitez walks/gets pushed or simply vanishes I'll not care in the slightest, even if that is us back at square one for the umpteenth time in 5 years. So very depressing.

Excellent post

 

[PhilEFC]

Im sorry mate but thats wrong.

I backed the EFC manager and gave him a chance.

The fact others refused to do the same isn't my sin to bear.

Want to watch you don’t fall too hard off that high horse there.

 

[ForeverEverton]

Need 10 wins and 10 draws to match last season

We`ve only got 20 games left!

? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

 

[Quadvod]

I didn't want Benitez here but the other names bandied about at the time softened the blow when he did arrive.

I saw the flack the appointment brought and respected my fellow blues who despised the man. I was prepared to forgive and forget if it brought us any improvement over the dire years of Ronald,Silva,Sam and Ancelotti.

The flack started too early for me and thought it only right to cast a judgement in the New Year. His early stick was personal and not football related anyway.
I've willed the bloke to succeed with all my heart and in his defence he's had an awful time with an injury hit squad.

After a great start where I thought his tactics were very calculated,shrewd and ones that worked the baffling decisions he started making made me understand the mounting criticism a little more, baffling decisions that have carried on up until today.

This game today with a healthy-ish squad and at home to a decent but very beatable Brighton should have been the springboard to flick the on switch for the rest of the season.

Then I saw the team sheet at 1pm, oh dear oh dear.
The back 5 on paper seemed again baffling when at home, and the reality on the pitch was a shambles where Jonjo Kenny turned out to be pick of the bunch, again baffling to leave Digne out and bring Kenny in then switch Coleman to the left, why?

We should have lined up in an aggressive 433 against these, a conventional and in position back 4, with Gordon and Gray DCL attacking them from the off. However not to be, you'd think we were away at City trying to steal a point the respect we gave them, far too stand offish for a home tie against these. When we did in a couple of short spells put any pressure on them they wilted, yet we seemed to back off as soon as the momentum built.

He needs a good transfer transfer window to sort this now, I'm hoping it's not the same old window where we sign big money unknowns when teams "smaller" than us are chasing the Ings, Madisons and Martials.

Very dissapointed at present and looking for a miracle but sadly it needs a big one, and the display from some of our once highly rated players left me cold today, bar Gray, Gordon and Pickford. Is our back line as bad as this or is it how they are asked to play? As bad a defensive display as I've seen for years, I'd be gutted if I was still paying for a season ticket I'll be honest.

I'm at the point now where if Benitez walks/gets pushed or simply vanishes I'll not care in the slightest, even if that is us back at square one for the umpteenth time in 5 years. So very depressing.

Agree with pretty much all that - very good post

 

[nick_waters]

This season we have conceded the first goal, sometimes the second as well, 13/18 games, (plus the QPR game) and 80% of our goals have come in the 2nd half. Tactical suicide.