Ronald Koeman discussion

[Tony Hibbert's 3rd leg]

Once upon a time

 

[matty1878]

Once upon a time

That's got what to do with us?

 

[Abraders]

lol

Because we've been outclassed by Spurs and Chelsea?

More than outclassed mate

 

[Tony Hibbert's 3rd leg]

That's got what to do with us?

He's our manager

 

[DualityNSNO]

"We're 16th and in real trouble" after about 5 games is bordering on insanity.

 

[tommytowne]

Finding it hard to put into words my horror at seeing that performance today.
I can't shake off this feeling that although you can't argue with his record as a player, he is struggling to transfer that success to his managerial career.
He truthfully looks like the proverbial rabbit in the headlights, unable to motivate his players, and that was so evident today. My fear is we have given both him, and the team a ready made excuse to hide behind, in the lack of a striker.
Tough times ahead given our schedule over the next few weeks, I just hope we can pick ourselves up and at least have a go.

 

[a bell maul]

Koeman's present tactical/selection approach recalls the old expression "you can fool some of the people some of the time, but be aware of Greeks bearing gift horses, trying to make them drink and then shutting the stable doors".

i.e. it's a hotchpotch melange of a misshapen mess

 

[OnlyBlueWillDo]

We won the possession though...

 

[Bungle]

Once upon a time

He's such a [Poor language removed]

 

[Roger Milla]

Theres something wrong with anyone that has ever thought that this man is the answer.

This isn't a kneejerk reaction, i have never seen the hype.

My friends in Spain thought i was taking the piss when i told them he was coming in after the show he made of himself managing in la Liga

 

[a bell maul]

"We're 16th and in real trouble" after about 5 games is bordering on insanity.

yes, I know; I was employing reductio ad absurdum to highlight the possible over-reaction in here to the result (although we were crap).
We really do need a sarcasm font I guess

 

[Blue Juice]

I just want to enjoy watching us play football to be honest

 

[jceverton]

This is the funny thing.

Dave's absence, and I very much miss him, has actually had the effect of opening up the Koeman debate and he is being put under the microscope far more closely without Dave and his antagonists swamping the thread with their handbag swinging.

There maybe a little bit of truth in this but the fundamental thing that's happened is we are playing badly and losing. Davek or no Davek that's going to result in more critical debate. Anyway bring him back!

 

[NilSatisOptimum]

It's tough as we really do have difficult start against really good teams.

We actually have 1 more point now than I thought we'd get from this mad first 5 games in total.

If these sort of performances keep going against the crappier teams then ... well sadly that's that.

Hopefully something magic happens and we stumble over something that works. God knows what that will be.

Worrying the nature of the Chelsea and today's game, there is losing and losing badly, we fall into the latter in my opinion. Maybe its the team coming together and the quality opposition and the gaps narrows as the team beds in.

 

[Stan Lee Park]

"We're 16th and in real trouble" after about 5 games is bordering on insanity.

It's the performances that worry me. No shape, no plan, no drive, no striker.
We have played two good halves in eight games so far, and the worst thing is that I can't see where any improvement is going to come from.