Ronald Koeman discussion

[fandjango]

We\re not looking for improvement mate, we're looking for success.

You spent the last couple of weeks saying the season is over and we have nothing to play for ..., we are now two points off Man Utd
Liverpool and Arsenal are in a freefall
Plenty left to play for.

 

[dublinbluenose]

My guess would be that he will be fuming at the 2nd half performance today.

However we would have gone on and lost that match last season.

 

[flibbyflob]

Love this Koeman side of late. He has got them playing better football than before christmas and they look a happy bunch. Been a long time since we could say that.

 

[TheAlmightyFloater]

To be 3-0 up at half time and then to allow them to claw their way back in like that is unacceptable and I guarantee Koeman is not happy.

Had it not been for a strong attacking display (special thanks to Lukaku and Barkley) we would have drawn with that lot - I have no doubt about that.

Not just on the players though, Koeman should have brought Barry off much sooner. As much as our defenders deserve a bollocking, Koeman needs to accept some responsibility for that.

 

[davek]

I think he made the sub too late myself. Should have come long before their second goal. its not like most of us didnt see that coming.
other than that.. well played.

Exactly.

 

[B17BLG]

What the last manager who bought him and saw him become our best goalscorer in the three seasons he had him?

That one?

Yes, the one that had us finishing outside the top ten in successive seasons and had completely lost the dressing room.

As I said, the one that would have almost certainly seen us throw that game away!

If you want to talk about his signings I can always meet you in the Niasse thread?

 

[hktoffee]

We\re not looking for improvement mate, we're looking for success.

Which Koeman is trying to do and amend things within the club. No one had success since Royle won the FA Cup.

 

[bazzer25]

Needs to be better than 7th, that's the key.

Mini runs like this are all well and good. Doing it over 38 games - different prospect.

Well its a little hard to judge on that when hehasn't even had 38 games wouldn't you say?

 

[ijjysmith]

What the last manager who bought him and saw him become our best goalscorer in the three seasons he had him?

That one?

That's him. The one who had us bottom half despite having the best goal scorer at Everton in years.

That one.

 

[nsno-chris]

7 points off 2nd

Lol

 

[davek]

Yeah because nobody in world football had heard of Lukaku, just a good job Ba wasn't available when he phoned for him

Ha Ha Ha.

£27M = steal of the century. No one else made the move. It was brave and continues to pay off for us...until he leaves in the summer.

Still, we'll get £60M for the best signing of the past 30 years and he'll get his crack at CL footy which he wants I suppose.

 

[Jebus_lives]

What the last manager who bought him and saw him become our best goalscorer in the three seasons he had him?

That one?

In here Dave https://www.grandoldteam.com/forum/threads/martinez-new-belgium-head-coach.90386/page-121

 

[Jebus_lives]

Needs to be better than 7th, that's the key.

Mini runs like this are all well and good. Doing it over 38 games - different prospect.

Better than 7th in his first season?

 

[davek]

7 points off 2nd

Lol

Thats great. So we must be 3rd or 4th then? Oh no, still 7th.

 

[applecrumble]

Ha Ha Ha.

£27M = steal of the century. No one else made the move. It was brave and continues to pay off for us...until he leaves in the summer.

Still, we'll get £60M for the best signing of the past 30 years and he'll get his crack at CL footy which he wants I suppose.