Ronald Koeman discussion

Groucho · March 4, 2017

Jags..class said:
But the team was in a good state when Moyes left, the same can't be said for koeman

Correct

Barnfred 55 · March 4, 2017

TheCount said:

Is that your cat mate?. Looks a bit mischevious to me. Bet its a handfull.

ham2 · March 4, 2017

Barnfred 55 said:
Is that your cat mate?. Looks a bit mischevious to me. Bet its a handfull.

Thought it was a rare breed of monkey

Barnfred 55 · March 4, 2017

ham2 said:
Thought it was a rare breed of monkey

Not rare enough.

Shibbywiggles · March 4, 2017

Jags..class said:
But the team was in a good state when Moyes left, the same can't be said for koeman

Anyone who can't see the massive improvement to our play and also the team spirit since Koeman came in either has an agenda that won't allow it or doesn't have eyes.

davek · March 4, 2017

Shibbywiggles said:
Anyone who can't see the massive improvement to our play and also the team spirit since Koeman came in either has an agenda that won't allow it or doesn't have eyes.

There's a massive improvement in concentration and getting behind the ball. Play? No. We aren't playing on the attack in any way like the style we did under Martinez.

Jokerdan · March 4, 2017

davek said:
There's a massive improvement in concentration and getting behind the ball. Play? No. We aren't playing on the attack in any way like the style we did under Martinez.

Jeesh, man! Accept it for what it is...a huge improvement over the past couple of seasons with potential for even better improvement. RK is probably the daddy figure that many of our players needed - a pat on the head when good, fatherly advice and a kick up the Harris when needed. Players are like children and if they have a strong leader overseeing them who they respect they want to do nothing more but please him. Barkley is a case in point.

The Fonz · March 4, 2017

Round and round the garden like a teddy bear

ianefc · March 4, 2017

TheFinnFan · March 4, 2017

Davek is sitting on his hands while others are applauding our man....this actually reminds me of Skeletor (Nancy Pelosi) during Mr. Trumps great speech to the Congress.

bluenorthwarrior · March 4, 2017

I find this type of assertion very frustrating. Its a myth that we had great attacking style under martinez - yes for 1 season, absolutely no argument I think we all loves what we were seeing. But diabolical for next 2 and culminating in being barely watchable toothless 'pass it around in the middle 3rd' without a clue how to move it forwards for the dark days of second half of last season.

We are immeasurably better now, including in our pace and style of attacking play and that's down to Koeman.

ianefc · March 4, 2017

bluenorthwarrior said:
I find this type of assertion very frustrating. Its a myth that we had great attacking style under martinez - yes for 1 season, absolutely no argument I think we all loves what we were seeing. But diabolical for next 2 and culminating in being barely watchable toothless 'pass it around in the middle 3rd' without a clue how to move it forwards for the dark days of second half of last season.

We are immeasurably better now, including in our pace and style of attacking play and that's down to Koeman.

degsy · March 4, 2017

davek said:
There's a massive improvement in concentration and getting behind the ball. Play? No. We aren't playing on the attack in any way like the style we did under Martinez.

Attacking style...Nah CBA'd
short version; utter wham.

Titus Bramble · March 4, 2017

davek said:
There's a massive improvement in concentration and getting behind the ball. Play? No. We aren't playing on the attack in any way like the style we did under Martinez.

So far this season:
Goals scored per game - 1.62
Goals conceded per game - 1.04
Passes per game - 448.81
Pass accuracy - 78%
Wins - 12

2015/2016
Goals scored per game - 1.55
Goals conceded per game - 1.45
Passes per game - 472.29
Pass accuracy - 81%
Wins - 11

2014/2015
Goals scored per game - 1.26
Goals conceded per game - 1.32
Passes per game - 494.97
Pass accuracy - 82%
Wins - 12

So we've sacrificed some passing, but we're on course to score more, concede less, win more than 2/3 of the previous regime and generally just be better. And you know what? The style for the last 10/11 games (quarter of the season, with another quarter to go) has been good as far as I'm concerned with not much hint that it's going to change.

Tl;dr - disagree