Again, it's HIS squad. Questions should be asked about anything he 'demands' if what you are saying is right.
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CerberusFX
Player Valuation: £950k
I know what your saying but how can he not have faith in players he bought, he asked for and wanted, sorry but that doesn't sit right; I think it's his tactics more than the players to be honest.
dannyboy
Player Valuation: £60m
I'd be lying if I said I thought he was a top manager but we're not a top club so it makes sense that he's found his way to us.
There are flaws within his management, that can't be denied but our failings as a team right now are down to us not having players as good as the other top six teams. Yeah, we've spent money on decent players this summer but would any of them get into the starting XI of the top 6? I'm not convinced.
It must surely be obvious to anyone that we badly need a good striker in. Lukaku hasn't been replaced and that needs to be addressed.
There are flaws within his management, that can't be denied but our failings as a team right now are down to us not having players as good as the other top six teams. Yeah, we've spent money on decent players this summer but would any of them get into the starting XI of the top 6? I'm not convinced.
It must surely be obvious to anyone that we badly need a good striker in. Lukaku hasn't been replaced and that needs to be addressed.
Anyone got his post match interview?
R934
Player Valuation: £1m
Why do we feel the need to make excuses?
Take your pick out of this bunch:
-There better than us
-We're tired
-We're still miles away from the top 4/6
-They're the champions of England
-They've spent more money then us over the years
-We've played 3 games in a week
-We don't have that elusive 'targetman' (which I don't see solving anything as we have no runners from midfield who'll offer support)
- It's a 'transitional season'
So on, so forth.
If we'd have won the game and/or taken a point I can't imagine anyone would utter any of the above;
"I can't believe we beat and/or drew with the champions of England, after playing 3 games in a week, if you look at all the money they've spent, and how tired we're it's such a surprise, and yet we still haven't closed the gap to the top 4 and/or 6"
If the above sentence is not apparent already, I'm taking the piss. For some strange reason we seem to buy into small time mentality when playing the so called 'big clubs' and throw out a list of cliques as to why we we're always going to loose.
If we want to challenge at the higher echelons of this division, none of the above washes - its making excuses to hide the deficiencies in the actual performance. Nobody is standing here saying we should win everything, and its understandable not all results/performances will go our way, but there is little wrong with fans demanding we show some hunger, maybe complete a pass or two, and generally make a impact on the game without 1-to-11 wilting throughout. The results we've got -in all competitions- have been far from convincing, but its easier to brush them aside because an excuse doesn't need to be found. This isn't to say i'm right or wrong, but merely an a personal observation/opinion. Then again who am I to post such a message, i'm clearly 'wetting the bed' 'my head's gone' and 'Ronko' is the bee's knee's, best thing since sliced bread.
Take your pick out of this bunch:
-There better than us
-We're tired
-We're still miles away from the top 4/6
-They're the champions of England
-They've spent more money then us over the years
-We've played 3 games in a week
-We don't have that elusive 'targetman' (which I don't see solving anything as we have no runners from midfield who'll offer support)
- It's a 'transitional season'
So on, so forth.
If we'd have won the game and/or taken a point I can't imagine anyone would utter any of the above;
"I can't believe we beat and/or drew with the champions of England, after playing 3 games in a week, if you look at all the money they've spent, and how tired we're it's such a surprise, and yet we still haven't closed the gap to the top 4 and/or 6"
If the above sentence is not apparent already, I'm taking the piss. For some strange reason we seem to buy into small time mentality when playing the so called 'big clubs' and throw out a list of cliques as to why we we're always going to loose.
If we want to challenge at the higher echelons of this division, none of the above washes - its making excuses to hide the deficiencies in the actual performance. Nobody is standing here saying we should win everything, and its understandable not all results/performances will go our way, but there is little wrong with fans demanding we show some hunger, maybe complete a pass or two, and generally make a impact on the game without 1-to-11 wilting throughout. The results we've got -in all competitions- have been far from convincing, but its easier to brush them aside because an excuse doesn't need to be found. This isn't to say i'm right or wrong, but merely an a personal observation/opinion. Then again who am I to post such a message, i'm clearly 'wetting the bed' 'my head's gone' and 'Ronko' is the bee's knee's, best thing since sliced bread.
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Gerbs
Player Valuation: £10m
I don't know the answer, but I just don't see any faith from him that he think we have the ability to play with decent sides
CerberusFX
Player Valuation: £950k
I honestly think, from what I've seen over the course of his tenure that he has accepted defeat to them before they get off the coach and that's worrying, it will also stop us progressing.
Kev The Rat
Player Valuation: £70m
Our transfer policy has been a mess this summer - Koeman has to be held responsible for a lot of this. I'm sure the signings of Klaasen and Sigurdsson were his doing. Not writing them off as players but there were clearly other priorities that simply have not been addressed. Could come back to haunt him in the way a lack of interest in defence did Martinez.
Hmm, we didn't write the City game off though. Just this one to an extent because of the week we've had.
No one will be writing Spurs or United off after the break either.
sheedys left foot
Player Valuation: £10m
Could be a long boring season where we'll finish 7th again by virtue of being slightly better than the rest. He's a grumpy so and so and this Everton side are set up to match his personality. Boring, slow and no flair.
dannyboy
Player Valuation: £60m
You can call it excuses but I just look at it realistically. They've got far better players than us so we struggle to compete. I just don't see how we begin to get results consistently away from home against the top 6 without a transformation in the players we have in the team.
It would take one hell of a manager to change it or a ridiculous bank balance.
just admit it C
he likes us to kick the ball towards the sun
he will continue to do so until Rhino changes the locks at Goodison and Jim White tweets him "On yer bike Golf Lundgren"
unfortunately I probably have to wait two seasons for this outcome
The NBC lads made such a salient point about "not having the 'the players are new' excuse".
Basically said Everton should be doing FAR better than 0 shots on target against ANYONE. Theres no shape, there's no ethos, there is no idea what HIS system is. "Work hahd" only gets you so far especially when nobody actually implements what you are saying you want them to do.
Basically said Everton should be doing FAR better than 0 shots on target against ANYONE. Theres no shape, there's no ethos, there is no idea what HIS system is. "Work hahd" only gets you so far especially when nobody actually implements what you are saying you want them to do.
I actually meant that koeman is writing it off rather than us as fans. Our performances have not been what you would expect of a team with ambitions of competing at the top table.
But if you're talking about fans, just look at hundreds of comments in here about how it's completely understandable that we never left our own half against 10 Man City because they've got good players. Theres definitely an element of writing games off from many blues.
Bungle
Player Valuation: £90m
Yeah said his mrs has had to hide the crisps and chocolate at home as he has been getting through a 12 pack of hula hoops and box of maltesers a day. Said we are crap and would like a move to a league where Steve Walsh isn't worshipped.
Rounded off the interview by hugging Aldo and skipping off down the Goodison corridors humming YNWA.
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