Ronald Koeman discussion

[nsno-chris]

Recken Middlesbrough will be hard, spurs struggled to break them down

Their defensive shape yesterday was fantastic

 

[orly]

We're so good at the moment I wish we were playing today as well

 

[Foot Long Hot Dog]

"I’m happy that I changed the system at the time they had got it to 3-2, and we got the control back and scored some fantastic goals."

Lol.

Lukaku got us out of the brown stuff more like.

Is this feller setting himself up as a genius? 17 years in management - nothing major to show for it.

You weren't there, you therefore didn't see exactly how the formation change gave us virtually immediate control of possession again, and we'd scored twice within minutes of him making the switch. So in short, you're chatting bubbles - yet again Dave.

It's got beyond boring this now btw.

 

[davek]

I'm one of, if not the biggest Barkley defender on here but he's better now than last. Statistically, last season maybe Dave but he is so much better, as an all round player, at this point in this season. We haven't even hit March and he's just so much better than last season.

Why? Well, it's simple. Actual coaching and the realisation that his place was under threat. As a few of us predicted, Koeman is the boss to get the best out of him - he's simply demanding that Ross does more while taking the pressure off him through Davies, Mirallas, Lookman and now even Schneiderlin, that is allowing him to play at his instinctive best.

He's getting there Dave, let's not use him as a weapon to debate the current and previous regimes.

Enjoy Roscoe.

Barkley is doing nothing now he couldn't do at the beginning of the season - the only difference is a team playing with confidence and a cm performing better with the introduction of Davies and the return to form of McCarthy. They alleviate him to get on the ball further up the pitch.

Anyone thinking the Dutchman has tweaked Barkley's game need to explain in detail what they mean by that, not just assert it as an article of faith.

 

[davek]

You weren't there, you therefore didn't see exactly how the formation change gave us virtually immediate control of possession again, and we'd scored twice within minutes of him making the switch. So in short, you're chatting bubbles - yet again Dave.

It's got beyond boring this now btw.

Lol. Formation change. Go on, illuminate me - what went on....

 

[Jags..class]

Barkley is doing nothing now he couldn't do at the beginning of the season - the only difference is a team playing with confidence and a cm performing better with the introduction of Davies and the return to form of McCarthy. They alleviate him to get on the ball further up the pitch.

Anyone thinking the Dutchman has tweaked Barkley's game need to explain in detail what they mean by that, not just assert it as an article of faith.

For starters
Fitter
Press
Tackle
Less sidewards and backward passing
Help the team defend
More Agression

 

[Foot Long Hot Dog]

Lol. Formation change. Go on, illuminate me - what went on....

He went to 3 at the back and we immediately looked more comfortable in possession as they'd built up a head of steam after Howe had changed their set up at HT and they'd got to grips with our set up and got the game back on a knife edge.

As soon as Holgate came on, we looked far more comfortable on the ball with the 3 and we'd put them to sleep with 5 minutes of the change.

That's what happened Dave, your tedious agenda is driving you to become a parody of the decent poster you used to be mate. It's becoming tragic fella.

 

[Foot Long Hot Dog]

Barkley is doing nothing now he couldn't do at the beginning of the season - the only difference is a team playing with confidence and a cm performing better with the introduction of Davies and the return to form of McCarthy. They alleviate him to get on the ball further up the pitch.

Anyone thinking the Dutchman has tweaked Barkley's game need to explain in detail what they mean by that, not just assert it as an article of faith.

Garbage Dave. Barkley was superb yesterday, tracking back making clean challenges, winning the ball and set up attacking plays off the back of it. His all round game has improved, he's no longer given licence to stroll around letting players run off him.

 

[Dave<3Koeman]

It's saturday afternoon. We're in an office in a remote but quaint part of Brussels. After all this time I'm finally face to face with my hero. "Hello Ro-Roberto" I stumble as I come to grips with being in the same room with him. There's a line in his native language I've been practicing to impress him. "Come on estas?". Roberto gives me a warm smile. "This is my office here in Belgium. Take a look around." I'm drawn towards a cabinet on the left side in the room. In it are two pint glasses with post-it notes stuck on them, each reading the numbers "11". These must be the trophies from our last two seasons together, I begin to realize. Roberto notices me looking at the trophies and stands up behind his desk. He moves towards me. "I see you looking at those phenomenal trophies, commemorating our phenomenal performance in the premier league" he says. My heart skips a beat. Did he really say "our"? I come to my senses. "You know Roberto those two seasons were the best time of my life. You were-". Roberto interrupts my sentence by putting his finger on my lips, as if to shush me. Naturally I oblige. He points to a corner in the room. I see a stack of letters, about 3 feet high. I suddenly realize that those are the letters I've been sending him over the years. "Dave, I didn't do it alone" he suddenly says. Roberto grabs my shirt and unbuttons the top button. "We did this together Dave. You are phenomenal". More buttons get undone. I feel shy as my bare stomach flops over my belt buckle. I blush. "I wanted to personally thank you for our time together Dave". Roberto gazes me deep into my eyes, as his head is slowly moving towards mine. "Is this finally happening" I think to myself. I close my eyes in anticipation of meeting his phenomenal lips with mine.

Suddenly I hear screaming. "GOAL!! Get in there Ross you beauty!!" I hear as I get smacked on my shoulder by my sister. I open my eyes and realize I'm sat on the couch next to her. In front of us is a TV. The camera pans to Ronald Koeman's face as the scoreline is projected on the screen: "Everton 6 - Bournemouth 3" it reads. I get up from the couch in disgust and start moving towards my bedroom. "Are you a kopite or what?" My sister says. I ignore her. After starting up my computer I open my browser. The homepage is a website called Grand Old Team. "Don't worry Roberto, I will always have your back".

 

[Jags..class]

Garbage Dave. Barkley was superb yesterday, tracking back making clean challenges, winning the ball and set up attacking plays off the back of it. His all round game has improved, he's no longer given licence to stroll around letting players run off him.

How many times did we see last season when a player would run past him and he would just stroll behind him,.

 

[CRIMHEAD]

Garbage Dave. Barkley was superb yesterday, tracking back making clean challenges, winning the ball and set up attacking plays off the back of it. His all round game has improved, he's no longer given licence to stroll around letting players run off him.

He's also fit. He's noticeably thinner. He's quicker.

Beyond that, he's in better places. He's not tapping it back and forth with Barry 60 yards from goal.

Honestly, the whole team is more aggressive.

 

[davek]

He went to 3 at the back and we immediately looked more comfortable in possession as they'd built up a head of steam after Howe had changed their set up at HT and they'd got to grips with our set up and got the game back on a knife edge.

As soon as Holgate came on, we looked far more comfortable on the ball with the 3 and we'd put them to sleep with 5 minutes of the change.

That's what happened Dave, your tedious agenda is driving you to become a parody of the decent poster you used to be mate. It's becoming tragic fella.

So basically you;re saying he allowed Howe to switch up at HT and only responded when we were back to 3-2 and staring at a draw by bringing on Holgate with 10 minutes left in the game.

Brilliant.

 

[Harryflashman]

honest I don't know why anybody even tries any more it's ridiculous .

Point made , Argument denied, argument proven , used as stick to beat Koeman and repeat

 

[bicycleheader]

I mentioned that yesterday as I watched the game and they stifled the life out of Spurs. I think we have the players though mate who can create that one bit of quality to open them up and if we can get an early goal I think we'll be able to pick them off and come away with a 3-0 win.

Boro did a decent job, but they gave up plenty of space to Son on the left and Spurs were able to work him into good areas in the box regularly. I think in the end it was a strangely comfortable 1-0 win. as somebody else mentioned above you would hope that they need to come out of their shell a little bit at home.

 

[davek]

Garbage Dave. Barkley was superb yesterday, tracking back making clean challenges, winning the ball and set up attacking plays off the back of it. His all round game has improved, he's no longer given licence to stroll around letting players run off him.

Best games Barkley had was when he was part of a three man unit with Mirallas (when that loafer used to get his head down) and Lukaku, and they utterly lacerated most of the PL teams that we were up against.

Barkley now is finding that confidence again. But you are barking up the wrong tree to suggest this is Barkley 2.0. Not all of us have the memories of a fruit fly. We can actually remember a few seasons back to games played then.

Just stop with your Koeman 'master class' nonsense. I've been saying all this season that these players can play if they are allowed to and encouraged to. It's only latterly that the penny has dropped with the Dutchman and he's allowed that to happen. There's nothing to see here...nothing new at any rate.