2021/22 Rafael Benitez

[Colonel Getafe]

I just loved the pashun on display today from the manager.

Dude what?! That wasn't "pashun" that was a man who is clearly losing/lost the plot, is definitely feeling the heat, knows he's under immense pressure and looked on the verge of going full 'fachts' breakdown. Couldn't even tell what he was babbling about half the time.

"Pashun" that is not.

 

[COYBL25]

I'm still pretty indifferent.

I just loved the pashun on display today from the manager.

Unless you're telling me you would rather a bumbling Silva letting the players take the mick???

Sounded like the ramblings of someone who knows he’s under the spotlight for the wrong reasons to me ?

 

[Toast]

That’s like something my dad sends me on WhatsApp that I don’t respond to.

I will now send it to my dad then !
And see if he responds.

 

[CahillsCornerFlag]

What's it going to take to get rid of this red dosser? How many more points are we going to drop before the board wake up?

They’ll wait until he’s brought in a few of his men like Longstaff in January before sacking him and leaving it to the new man to deal with the new dross. Rinse and repeat.

 

[windymiller]

Show me the science

Mate, we've been round the houses on this. Every stat shows that we are worse at everything this year when compared with last year. Even you have said that. Your whole argument is "regression to the mean", which is basically stating that things will level off but you have no basis for that other than it has tended to happen before. If that is the case, then Benitez is an utter irrelevance and we could put anybody in charge and we would revert to the average. However, this time, unlike last year, we need to revert upwards. Last year if we didn't revert we would have had European football to enjoy, happy days, it didn't happen and 10th was a big disappointment. This year if we revert to the mean we will have you and Dave and some of the other mentalists making out that it is a sign of progress to finish exactly where we were last year with many, many fewer points, but if we don't revert we might get relegated. You are comfortable with that as a possible outcome because you aren't really invested in the community aspect of Everton Football Club, but those of us who are invested in that care very deeply about that potential outcome and it is reasonable for us to be concerned at the trajectory of our club. All of the actual data, not having a faith based "behind the numbers" view, point to us being a club in decline and that that decline has been hastened under the stewardship of Mr Benitez.

Now, you show me your "science" about how we are just about to turn the corner.

 

[Evertonthat]

Is it safe to say that the 23.3% who want fat head to stay in his job are the forums red contingent?

 

[Nymzee]

That presser was the sort of convo if an old person said it you'd be like "hmm yeh, they're maybe ready for a home"

 

[Amokachi1995]

What's he doing calling out Reidy. That's a fight he's going to lose in every sense.

 

[Colonel Getafe]

They’ll wait until he’s brought in a few of his men like Longstaff in January before sacking him and leaving it to the new man to deal with the new dross. Rinse and repeat.

It's the Everton way ?

 

[ForeverBlue92]

Dude what?! That wasn't "pashun" that was a man who is clearly losing/lost the plot, is definitely feeling the heat, knows he's under immense pressure and looked on the verge of going full 'fachts' breakdown. Couldn't even tell what he was babbling about half the time.

"Pashun" that is not.

I get his emotion though - imagine trying to do your best for the club whilst having naysayers like Kevin and Jakey getting on your back for coming down on players wanting out?

Damned if he does and damned if he doesn't with some of our fans.

 

[LouReedwalkonthewildside]

They’ll wait until he’s brought in a few of his men like Longstaff in January before sacking him and leaving it to the new man to deal with the new dross. Rinse and repeat.

And his acolytes on here will say that Benitez left the club in a good position for our new manager.

 

[sageyefc]

If only he could cull the actual crap players

 

[LouReedwalkonthewildside]

I get his emotion though - imagine trying to do your best for the club whilst having naysayers like Kevin and Jakey getting on your back for coming down on players wanting out?

Damned if he does and damned if he doesn't with some of our fans.

"Pashun" results are what matter and benitez' results and his tactics are an absolute disgrace.

 

[Colonel Getafe]

I get his emotion though - imagine trying to do your best for the club whilst having naysayers like Kevin and Jakey getting on your back for coming down on players wanting out?

Damned if he does and damned if he doesn't with some of our fans.

The only emotion I took from watching that was Rafael looking like a confused, stressed old man not having a clue what he was trying to say.

I wish one of those "journalists" would have asked Rafael WHY Digne wants out? What has changed since the signing of his long term contract about a year ago? (Doesn't surprise me why they didn't ask that question. We all know the answer).

 

[ForeverBlue92]

"Pashun" results are what matter and benitez' results and his tactics are an absolute disgrace.

But results haven't happened since Koemans 1st season.

Since then its been a squad built full of suspect players.

Not saying Benitez is doing a good job at present but its astonishing how some can overlook the issues with this squad to bash the manager 24/7.

We all know if he was sacked tomorrow and someone else walked in they would struggle with the same bunch.

The media are hammering Utds players for already apparently taking the mick with Rangnick - like us they've had numerous managers yet still seem to have problems and it ultimately comes down to the players attitudes/commitment levels week in week out.