Ronald Koeman discussion

toffee-L · August 27, 2017

I like this manager but the team selection today was dumb. I don't understand why he played 3 at the back, we don't have the energetic full backs that can play those positions and we don't have centre backs with the confidence to squeeze up the pitch and pen the opposition back like Chelsea and Tottenham do, therefore we start at an immediate disadvantage.

Why couldn't he have gone with 4-3-3 with Davies, Gana and Siggy/Besic (if we wanted to be more defensive), with Sandro, DCL and Rooney upfront? Even if we got beat by having a go it would be preferably to the 85 minutes of utter snooze we served up today.

Osamabindiesel · August 27, 2017

This was my biggest problem with Rooney too. It had nothing to do with him being turbo crap (albeit I was expecting it). He is going to be forced into almost every game. This limits the team sheet as he is always on the list. We brought in Sigurdsson and Klassen who are best in his position. This is what I feared would happen.

Gerbs · August 27, 2017

everton2004 said:
Better than getting the knives out after one defeat in three.

I think most are upset we have played actual football in zero in three

Huyton Layne · August 27, 2017

He had a nightmare today and sadly didn't see it.

Slippin Jimmy · August 27, 2017

bol-uk said:
What baffles me is we do not pay anything like his saints team, which is what I had hoped for. He has not gone for width or real wing backs. Also, as yet no target man...what is his plan?

To defend, that's basically it

everton2004 · August 27, 2017

Gerbs said:
I think most are upset we have played actual football in zero in three

Football is a results game. Playng pretty tippytappy football and losing isn't going to get us anywhere. Like it didn't under you know who.

Gerbs · August 27, 2017

everton2004 said:
Football is a results game. Playng pretty tippytappy football and losing isn't going to get us anywhere. Like it didn't under you know who.

There is more than one way to attempt to play football than tippy tappy. We are never going to achieve anything if we concede every time we play a decent side. Hoping for a draw or a 1-0 win via counter is no way to play football. Especially when you bring in an attacking force with siggy and Rooney

CerberusFX · August 27, 2017

Gerbs said:
It's going to be difficult not to bottle it when the manager has no faith in the squad. Setting us up to hope for a draw obviously not worried about playing football or going for it

No faith in a squad that he has assembled himself, doesn't make any sense sorry.

bicycleheader · August 27, 2017

World class manager

lol

Joey66 · August 27, 2017

Rooney will get him sacked with a word with the board if those tactics carry on!

diggerdestroyer · August 27, 2017

Sometimes i wonder about him. Its clear as day we are not at the races today formation and personal wise after 10 mins. We didnt press. We were dreadful . Allowing crosses in. Way off the pace. We looked wring in thw middle.But he stands there with his arms folded for 45 mins??? Doing nothing about it. Why?

jceverton · August 27, 2017

everton2004 said:
Football is a results game. Playng pretty tippytappy football and losing isn't going to get us anywhere. Like it didn't under you know who.

That's not the only alternative though is it, so why pretend it is?

Gerbs · August 27, 2017

CerberusFX said:
No faith in a squad that he has assembled himself, doesn't make any sense sorry.

Show me one move he's made that showed faith in the squad and showed he believed we could win. We didn't even have a go at it against Hajduk

Lanolin · August 27, 2017

Connor said:
So predictable. No, we weren't great (dunno what the second half was like, turned it off after the second goal) but there's no point playing "I'm the best fan because I want the best for my team even if we've only played 2 games." Doesn't work for anyone.

But nor is there any point saying 'Nevermind that we've looked like a half decent team for all of about an hour after 7 games, I'm going to say everything's boss.'

Nobody (I don't think) is saying sack the manager or that we're going to be relegated, but what we've seen so far has been disappointing. It seems like we're just writing games against good sides off at the moment, and that's extremely disappointing considering the money we've spent and the ambitions we're supposed to have.