Ronald Koeman discussion

[BigDuncis Blue]

We are now playing mind numbingly boring, lethargic, defensive minded, unatractive, pass sideways, pass backwards, dont run at their defense type of football.....just dont know whether thats because of RK or that 90% of our squad are bang average and need replacing

 

[ToffeeTim]

My only concern is he is a bit like moyes. Good moyes not current moyes. But we need more aggression at times and he tends to go defensive.

He needs backing tho and it is a must

 

[hktoffee]

My only concern is he is a bit like moyes. Good moyes not current moyes. But we need more aggression at times and he tends to go defensive.

He needs backing tho and it is a must

I don't think we can rely on kids as squad players if we are to break the glass ceiling next season.

 

[ilikecheese]

3 pointless games left. We are finishing 7th.

Should bin most of them and play the kids the rest of the way.

 

[sportset]

We are now playing mind numbingly boring, lethargic, defensive minded, unatractive, pass sideways, pass backwards, dont run at their defense type of football.....just dont know whether thats because of RK or that 90% of our squad are bang average and need replacing

You have got it spot on. At this moment in time we are going backwards!

 

[blulouie]

7th ain't "best of the rest".

That trophy is still awarded to the 5th placed team

Spot on this.

Champions lge teams....then the rest.

 

[dublinbluenose]

Seems to be getting his tactics wrong consistently against the better quality opposition.

Without proper cover in schniderlin or McCarthy the decision to try and emulate Utd's man marking of Hazard with Gana was a disaster.

Koeman's tactical capabilities appear more limited than I first thought.

Apart from City and maybe Arsenal at home we've been tactically deficient against better opposition.

Maybe he will get it right with an improvement in the squad, hopefully anyway.

 

[hktoffee]

3 pointless games left. We are finishing 7th.

Should bin most of them and play the kids the rest of the way.

But I don't want Everton lost so not for me.

 

[hktoffee]

Seems to be getting his tactics wrong consistently against the better quality opposition.

Without proper cover in schniderlin or McCarthy the decision to try and emulate Utd's man marking of Hazard with Gana was a disaster.

Koeman's tactical capabilities appear more limited than I first thought.

Apart from City and maybe Arsenal at home we've been tactically deficient against better opposition.

Maybe he will get it right with an improvement in the squad, hopefully anyway.

Koeman had no one left unless you want to play Barry against Chelsea.

 

[Saint Domingo]

You have got it spot on. At this moment in time we are going backwards!

12th last two seasons, now we're 7th by a country mile. Midfield was Barry Cleverley McCarthy, now it's Schneiderlin Gueye Davies, how exactly have we gone backwards?

 

[hktoffee]

You have got it spot on. At this moment in time we are going backwards!

How? Going backwards, can you read the PL table please?

 

[PhilM]

Well bedwetters you've waited all season for this moment. A heavy home defeat, so it would be wrong to deny you your moment. Enjoy your night lads.

A few weeks ago there was clamours to challenge for CL place. Eight wins on the bounce and we're formidable at home and can beat anyone.

Now we've lost to the potential champions in a close encounter and the world is falling apart again with Koeman getting a fair lashing of the stick.

Jeez... we all know that the project has a long way to go and there's issues to be resolved, especially away from home, but the future is still bright.

 

[hktoffee]

We are now playing mind numbingly boring, lethargic, defensive minded, unatractive, pass sideways, pass backwards, dont run at their defense type of football.....just dont know whether thats because of RK or that 90% of our squad are bang average and need replacing

But we win more matches with more points. I don't want tiki taka rubbish and lost 2-3 and 3-4 to West Ham and Stoke City at home.

 

[Kinghowie]

I'm not all in on Ron, I must admit. We have the Leagues top scorer, outside the top 2, we have a very average 4 teams below them, and yet, we're finishing 7th. We have a good team, some top class players. I would have expected a little more this season, especially the way the season has panned out, with Utd and Arsenal, and to a lesser degree, City being so poor. Have the RS really got a better team than us? I don't think so, what they have is a Manager getting the most from them players. Reckon a better manager would/should be getting more out of our players. We should be closer to the top4. A Manager of Rons standing/reputation of sorting a defence, add to that a top goal scorer and a very good midfield, I reckon he should be doing better.

 

[Jags..class]

Seems to be getting his tactics wrong consistently against the better quality opposition.

Without proper cover in schniderlin or McCarthy the decision to try and emulate Utd's man marking of Hazard with Gana was a disaster.

Koeman's tactical capabilities appear more limited than I first thought.

Apart from City and maybe Arsenal at home we've been tactically deficient against better opposition.

Maybe he will get it right with an improvement in the squad, hopefully anyway.

Didn't he do well against top clubs with Southampton