2021/22 Rafael Benitez

[ToffeeTim]

Disagree. He won a tackle then raced out for the loose ball against a big lump like Huddlestone and should have had help from Everton players nearby.

If Kenny wins the tackle the danger is cut out at source. He should have dealt with it and then the other mistakes afterwards are irrelevant. He was favourite to win it but went in far too half heartedly

 

[LouReedwalkonthewildside]

The same players defended set pieces well last season. Its the biggest disappointment this season for me by a long way. No game will ever be easy if we are a soft touch in the air.

We only conceded 9 in a whole season under Ancelotti with those players, so far this season under Benitez it's 15 and counting...

 

[BirkenheadBlue]

Players revolting? One.

Possession? People around here took the piss out of possession stats...when it suited them.

He's been here 6 months. I dont expect a well oiled machine when he's struggling with the dross he inherited.

We are establishing a type of player this season. It'll take time.

6 months into the dross Ancelotti inherited (with no signings) he’d picked up 30pts from 20 games. 1.5ppg.

Koeman had 27pts from his first half season. As did Silva.

Benitez has us on 19pts from 18 games.

 

[malfosse]

We won.

End of.

We're 15th.

End of.

 

[Flynnthistle]

Unrealistic.

Really? That's your answer? Even Ancelotti who was here for a payday and couldn't care less had us well out performing this chancer's dross. With the same squad.

 

[zukai12_]

look i'm glad we won but i have zero doubt in my mind , that , had we lost, certain users would be saying

" thank goodness we are out of the distraction cup, now we can focus on the the league"

 

[Yarrgh]

Just not good enough.

 

[Colonel Getafe]

You cant have a press when one man isn't capable of it. Rondon cant do that.

The only thing Rondon can 'press' is 2 cheese grills into one slot on the toaster.

 

[kenada_blue]

I want it hard working and humble again...not some swaggering rich braggart with zero talent. I think Benitez get's us closer to the former.

But we're not getting that. We're only hard working ie chase the ball because the manager sets us up in a way where we don't have the ball and struggle to win it back - we get swamped in midfield every week.

Hard working and humble would be to stop us conceding and being hard to break down. This was done last season by a glamour puss manager who "didn't want to be here" (and did so effortlessly by not doing anything apparently).

If he was capable of just that 1 thing, he'd get less of a hard time. He hasn't. And he won't. Which means he's failed

 

[lieneverton]

We won.

End of.

Do you apply such a binary mentality when we lose?

 

[DrEFC]

Says he only wants players playing for us who want to be here (Digne)
Then gives the absolute joke of a charlatan Cenk Tosun minutes ahead of any youngsters.

Why wouldn't €enk To$un want to be her?

 

[ForeverBlue92]

The same players defended set pieces well last season. Its the biggest disappointment this season for me by a long way. No game will ever be easy if we are a soft touch in the air.

The problem is your comparing things to Ancelotti who's one of the best of all time.

Its like Utd fans comparing any current managers record to SAF its pointless.

Once you compare it to similiar level of managers to who would be replacing Benitez (Koeman/Silva) who had us bottom 6 also then questions need to be asked about the players Ultimately.

If we need one of the top 10 best managers in world football just to get us 10th then we have real problems.

 

[Colonel Getafe]

We only conceded 9 in a whole season under Ancelotti with those players, so far this season under Benitez it's 15 and counting...

Away with you, and your facts! This is no place for logic or reason!......

 

[everton1953]

Rondon looks hopeless, but with a rested DCl back and soon Richy and maybe another signing we will be on the up and up.

 

[BirkenheadBlue]

The problem is your comparing things to Ancelotti who's one of the best of all time.

Its like Utd fans comparing any current managers record to SAF its pointless.

Once you compare it to similiar level of managers to who would be replacing Benitez (Koeman/Silva) who had us bottom 6 also then questions need to be asked about the players Ultimately.

If we need one of the top 10 best managers in world football just to get us 10th then we have real problems.

Those two managers at least had us in the top 7/8 before having us in the bottom 6

Benitez has skipped that part and just gone straight to the bottom six. Nothing if not efficient