Ronald Koeman discussion

[CrustySack]

No manager in the world would have walked into the Everton job at the start of the season and been perfect in the first six months. The team was shot after the failings of the previous management. We flew out the traps and this probably hid the teams fragility to an extent.
Inevitably that fragility came to the fore once the honeymoon period was over. What cannot be denied is that Koeman fixed a lot of those problems by taking tough decisions. He spelt it out publicly that things needed to be done, needed to change. He fired a warning shot at those on the EFC payroll that either you get with the program or GTFO.
Should he have been so public at the time? I think it was the only way some were going to realise he was serious. Ross in particular needed a wake up call. This squad needed to take its medicine so to speak.
He banged on from day one about fitness and intensity. The work on the training ground, the man management, the culling of deadwood and the clever signings have made us stronger and reversed a trend that was secretly having many of us ponder relegation last season.
We are talking about top 4. Even though the odds of that happening this season are stacked against us, we are in the conversation.
I trust he will further improve us this season.

 

[a bell maul]

No manager in the world would have walked into the Everton job at the start of the season and been perfect in the first six months. The team was shot after the failings of the previous management. We flew out the traps and this probably hid the teams fragility to an extent.
Inevitably that fragility came to the fore once the honeymoon period was over. What cannot be denied is that Koeman fixed a lot of those problems by taking tough decisions. He spelt it out publicly that things needed to be done, needed to change. He fired a warning shot at those on the EFC payroll that either you get with the program or GTFO.
Should he have been so public at the time? I think it was the only way some were going to realise he was serious. Ross in particular needed a wake up call. This squad needed to take its medicine so to speak.
He banged on from day one about fitness and intensity. The work on the training ground, the man management, the culling of deadwood and the clever signings have made us stronger and reversed a trend that was secretly having many of us ponder relegation last season.
We are talking about top 4. Even though the odds of that happening this season are stacked against us, we are in the conversation.
I trust he will further improve us this season.

Good post CrustySack...you've articulated what the vast majority of Evertonians feel.

 

[LABlue2]

I can remember my favorite, when Stones messed about let the opposition close in then sold Howard short and he volleyed the forward instead of the ball.

Which of those two wasters do you think got awarded the error?

 

[Huyton Layne]

Which of those two wasters do you think got awarded the error?

Unfairly I think Howard would be awarded it. He ballsed up enough himself but for me that one was on Johnny Boy.

 

[abelard]

Unfairly I think Howard would be awarded it. He ballsed up enough himself but for me that one was on Johnny Boy.

poor Timmy... yes, the last few years were regrettable, but so was all the snide - on the forum is fine, but at the stadium is kopite and distasteful.

he was a good keeper for a long time. and if premier league footballers didn't have an unshakeable belief, nay arrogance, in their own abilities, none of them would have made it that far in the first place.

*ducks*

 

[Huyton Layne]

poor Timmy... yes, the last few years were regrettable, but so was all the snide - on the forum is fine, but at the stadium is kopite and distasteful.

he was a good keeper for a long time. and if premier league footballers didn't have an unshakeable belief, nay arrogance, in their own abilities, none of them would have made it that far in the first place.

*ducks*

Should have been replaced with a Bravo type of farting around was gonna be our style of play. Wasn't made for it and was toward the end of his career. Still holds our clean sheet record for the premier league and had 14+ clean sheets in the league in 06/07 - 07/08 - 08/09.

Anyways off topic but ok.

Big fan of Ronnie and his normal logical speech.

 

[fandjango]

No manager in the world would have walked into the Everton job at the start of the season and been perfect in the first six months. The team was shot after the failings of the previous management. We flew out the traps and this probably hid the teams fragility to an extent.
Inevitably that fragility came to the fore once the honeymoon period was over. What cannot be denied is that Koeman fixed a lot of those problems by taking tough decisions. He spelt it out publicly that things needed to be done, needed to change. He fired a warning shot at those on the EFC payroll that either you get with the program or GTFO.
Should he have been so public at the time? I think it was the only way some were going to realise he was serious. Ross in particular needed a wake up call. This squad needed to take its medicine so to speak.
He banged on from day one about fitness and intensity. The work on the training ground, the man management, the culling of deadwood and the clever signings have made us stronger and reversed a trend that was secretly having many of us ponder relegation last season.
We are talking about top 4. Even though the odds of that happening this season are stacked against us, we are in the conversation.
I trust he will further improve us this season.

Good post ....

 

[bluestevon]

FFS who scored.com!!!

How about something more official like the PL own site?

Here: what does this tell you:

https://www.premierleague.com/stats/top/clubs/total_long_balls?se=54

Oh dear.

And if you filter your own link to show last season mate, then it shows us playing the third most in the league and saints playing the 12th most, so isn't that the fairest way to judge koemans preferred style in comparrision to ofm?

Why no criticism last season of us being long ball merchants mate?

 

[ianefc]

Arguing over how many long balls ourselves and Southampton have used. lollollollollol




GET. A. LIFE.

 

[hktoffee]

Arguing over how many long balls ourselves and Southampton have used. lollollollollol




GET. A. LIFE.

Evertonians will take wins over any style of play. How can one trade 3 points for tippy tappy lol?

 

[ianefc]

Evertonians will take wins over any style of play. How can one trade 3 points for tippy tappy lol?

There's nothing wrong with the style of play. That's my point.

 

[Ashtonian]

Well I mean 25 and can pick him out so I'll guess you're like 13.

I just don't have every single player ever mirror imaged in my brain tbh

 

[hktoffee]

There's nothing wrong with the style of play. That's my point.

Of course. That is the point too.

 

[Thomasc]

So it's been proven we don't play hoofball as it's become known and actually played more long balls last season, also we played more than Southampton too, yet I'm guessing the forum clown is still arguing the toss going by the last few pages?

Another line of attack closed for him, yet mods still let this clown carry on whilst others get banned for much less. Good old click bait eh!

Koeman though eh lads.

 

[ijjysmith]

Who is that?

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