Ronald Koeman discussion

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I think top 4 is extremely unlikely, and so be it - but as long as we keep getting results and don't tail off, I'm happy. It's what Leicester did the season before they won the league - they were the form team for the second half of 2014/15 then continued it on for their title-winning season. I'm not suggesting we'll do the same, but momentum is extremely important and I can't remember a season where we hit the ground running.
 
Aberblue said:
Almost exactly a year ago, I was at our game V Southampton. We were rather fortunate to draw 1 - 1 in a dull game; we were set to have our lowest home total of points for heaven knows how long. The players were mostly going through the motions; our football was absolutely dire; I was in one of the lounges, surrounded by people who were dyed in the wool Evertonians, most of whom were saying there was no entertainment, and comparing our football unfavourably to that played under Walter Smith and even Mike Walker. Lukaku hadn't scored since the Chelsea cup game and wouldn't score again all season.

All in all, I prefer Koeman.
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yep we were absolutely abysmal against the Saints and it's been mentioned before but the 2 contrasting post match manager interviews that game has Martineau saying it was a good point whilst Koeman was absolutely livid with his side for squandering what should have been an easy 3 points.

The home form has by and large been excellent all season, we just need to improve our away form ( and I believe there's a couple of very winnable away matches coming up soon) and it will bode well for next season.
 

In football, momentum is everything.

This year, (2017) Chelsea have it, Spurs have it, and we deffo have it.

You just dont know do you........it could be on.
 
Well in Boss, half-time sub won the game for us.

Thanks for making Goodison a fortress again.

PS please buy a new keeper as soon as possible.
 

Could well place us above Arsenal in his first season. Sure they've had a disappointing season by their standards. But we haven't been at our best until the new year.

So considering a lot of factors that have hindered Koeman's first season - A squad that could do with a few fresh faces, a squad that had just finished in the bottom half, missing out on key transfer targets. I think we are beginning to see the team play how Koeman wants.

The bad run before Christmas came at a time where Koeman was still finding out his best team, players ect. Bringing through exciting young players into the first team and them playing a key part, a fantastic home record - Improved defence with the added attacking flair going forward. We've come up short against the big teams away from home, and perhaps his approach to those games were a little cautious but I'm confident we'll start to see this change next season.

Finishing above Arsenal and 6th place should be the target now. And if Koeman and his team achieve that, then it's a pleasing start to his Everton management.
 

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