Ronald Koeman discussion

[davek]

It does tho, I mean how can you watch a game like that today and search for negatives?

Baffling.

You mustn't have been reading my earlier posts then...no doubt you were doing something weird like travelling home from Goodison, but the rest of us hard core supporters on here were all very happy and posted to say so.

My only words of caution are that a) it's only one full game we've actually turned up for this season, and b ) and more importantly, playing City is easy in terms of not having to break down stubborn banks of players ahead of us...which we will cintinue to struggle with because this manager prefers not to sign a playmaker but throw another kings ransom at a position we didn't urgently need to address. And I'm right too.

 

[bicycleheader]

Underlines my point before about us continuing to struggle against teams that sit back...and the one made about wasting £24m on another cm when we have them falling out of the cupboards at FF rather than buying a playmaker who can pick a pass through.

we might still buy that extra guile before end of Jan though Dave.

 

[ianefc]

Ian Wright on 5Live 606

'Goodison today is the noisiest ground I've heard this season'

That's what happens when the fans are entertained.

 

[Goat]

You mustn't have been reading my earlier posts then...no doubt you were doing something weird like travelling home from Goodison, but the rest of us hard core supporters on here were all very happy and posted to say so.

My only words of caution are that a) it's only one full game we've actually turned up for this season, and b ) and more importantly, playing City is easy in terms of not having to break down stubborn banks of players ahead of us...which we will cintinue to struggle with because this manager prefers not to sign a playmaker but throw another kings ransom at a position we didn't urgently need to address. And I'm right too.

Have you had a stroke here?

Anyway, we still havent played well for 90minutes, I totally agree, Ronny wont buy a playmaker, he doesnt use 1, but thankfully we have Ross Barks anyway, as you have been told for the last 6months, he will get the players in needed to play the way he wants, fast, direct football, pressing all over the pitch, today was a glimpse into the future, embrace the future, look forward, forget the past.

 

[Eggsyblueskin]

It does tho, I mean how can you watch a game like that today and search for negatives?

Baffling.

You have to when you've argued yourself into a bitter, twisted and vindictive corner and can see no honourable way out.

 

[davek]

we might still buy that extra guile before end of Jan though Dave.

Well I should hope so. If he does then he'll be drawing the right conclusion. Just a pity we lashed £24m away that could have been put toward buying a top lock picker.

 

[captainvindaloo]

Tactics and substitutions were spot on today,
Key is to keep your shape against City and their runners off the ball are more dangerous than the man with it.
Our Discipline was superb.
Helps when you have better quality subs as well like.

Agree with this. The tactics were spot on for this game and considering the available players. As the squad takes shape, meaning more options, then we should see the tactics/gameplan adjust according to the opponents, etc.

 

[TheFinnFan]

You mustn't have been reading my earlier posts then...no doubt you were doing something weird like travelling home from Goodison, but the rest of us hard core supporters on here were all very happy and posted to say so.

My only words of caution are that a) it's only one full game we've actually turned up for this season, and b ) and more importantly, playing City is easy in terms of not having to break down stubborn banks of players ahead of us...which we will cintinue to struggle with because this manager prefers not to sign a playmaker but throw another kings ransom at a position we didn't urgently need to address. And I'm right too.

I asked you few months ago that #will you give Koeman a chance? Because I knew you will go against the mainstream. You said that ofcourse you will give him time to show what he has got. You lied. Even 14 year old knows you cant judge top manager after few months. You have become way too obvious.

 

[Woolly Blue]

Koeman was, quite rightly, being blamed for our poor form in the league not that long ago.

Our last six league games have given us four wins ( including Citeh and Arsenal ), one draw and a loss.

Barring the fact that the loss was against that lot and the loss in the cup, that's a pretty good turnabout.

 

[Jebus_lives]

You mustn't have been reading my earlier posts then...no doubt you were doing something weird like travelling home from Goodison, but the rest of us hard core supporters on here were all very happy and posted to say so.

My only words of caution are that a) it's only one full game we've actually turned up for this season, and b ) and more importantly, playing City is easy in terms of not having to break down stubborn banks of players ahead of us...which we will cintinue to struggle with because this manager prefers not to sign a playmaker but throw another kings ransom at a position we didn't urgently need to address. And I'm right too.

Why isn't Barkley, who plays as a 10 able to do that? Surely that's where the playmaker role sits

 

[Donald Twain]

is he getting a day off or what like?

 

[Gladystweet]

is he getting a day off or what like?

Thursday..shopping...big shop day.

 

[davek]

Have you had a stroke here?

Anyway, we still havent played well for 90minutes, I totally agree, Ronny wont buy a playmaker, he doesnt use 1, but thankfully we have Ross Barks anyway, as you have been told for the last 6months, he will get the players in needed to play the way he wants, fast, direct football, pressing all over the pitch, today was a glimpse into the future, embrace the future, look forward, forget the past.

That won't work against most teams who also adopt that high perspiration low inspiration game plan.

*sigh*

 

[Goat]

That won't work against most teams who also adopt that high perspiration low inspiration game plan.

*sigh*

It will work, hows any team in the league gonna cope with Rom, Dafodil, Deeps, Ross Barks and SuperKev running at them doing mad tings?

Forget the past, the era of tiki taka is over.

 

[ilikecheese]

I can't believe he hasn't gotten us 72 points yet.

Out.