Ronald Koeman discussion

[COYBL25]

It is but Koeman didn't have to bite did he?!

Agreed, but Jose, obviously got under his skin

 

[Joey66]

Yes they do indeed, but the play was miles better if you want someone to blame, blame `40 year loan farhad and co`
The board sold Lukaku who will get the golden boot, and brought in Rooney who will get Colleen`s boot .............

RK was the manager who was at the helm of this deal undersold no,replacement in place etc!

 

[COYBL25]

I can't bring myself to do it, the shame is too much.

I'm sure if you went in all humble, they'd see it in their hearts to forgive you.

I don't think the Swansea fans would be so forgiving though lol

 

[Thomasc]

The game at the end of the season as RM left just that far back when we won with younger players!

Mate it was the last game of the season against a relegated side. Hard to imagine Joe pitting his wits up against Pep, Jose and Conti every week.

 

[Papa Shango]

We did but badly, we failed with his most important request ..... a replacement striker !
Walsh was brought in on a high salary to do this job yet Koeman gets the blame ??

We will buy a striker in January, once we have sold Barkley ............... wait and see

As I said above (To be fair you did post this before that post..) we signed two strikers. We also have other strikers at the club, Mirallas, Niasse, Calvert Lewin etc. They can all play there to varying abilities.

It is utter madness to have a formation in mind, not sign a key component to that formation (ie a tall rangy striker) and then persist to play that formation anyway. Adopt a formation that will get the best out of our rag tag bunch of attacking options instead.

 

[Joey66]

Mate it was the last game of the season against a relegated side. Hard to imagine Joe pitting his wits up against Pep, Jose and Conti every week.

Unsworth has come on leaps and bounds since then - I am only suggesting an interim period whilst a better manager is found !

 

[Lanolin]

Everton didn't finish top 4 three years ago.

Leicester winning the league was a great, great achievement, but it came in a year when all the title contenders were having a down year. Plus people seem to be forgetting Leicester had a really good team that year. It's not like they won the league with a team full of terrible players. Taking nothing away from them though! Hate to say it but that team is miles ahead of this years Everton in terms of quality and balance.

Who's putting top 6 on ridiculous pedestals? We were talking top 4.

No we didn't, and nor did I say we did. I said it is realistic for us to challenge for the top 4, as we did 3 years ago. Are you suggesting that being 4th with 4 games to play does not qualify as challenging for the position? Very harsh.

So if the title contenders can have a bad year in 2015, why can't they have one in 2018? Why would it be impossible for us to challenge the top 4 this season, on the basis that they may have a similarly bad season? Chelsea, Liverpool and Spurs have all shown serious weaknesses already this year so why could a side not do what Leicester did and take advantage of that?

I'm talking top 6 because the top 4 is fluid and changeable. United weren't in it last year but I expect them to be this year. They are the 6 clubs which people talk about as title contenders and so it makes sense to use them as a comparison.

Finally, but most importantly, if a side which had only been promoted a season earlier and had very nearly been immediately relegated, was miles ahead of this expensively assembled Everton team, it simply highlights how badly we have been managed.

So all in all, not a great post mate.

 

[Joey66]

The manager was denied funds at the end of the window to get the striker he wanted.

I don't know the reason why, but it happened.

He chose to spend 45 million on another no 10

 

[COYBL25]

He chose to spend 45 million on another no 10

Third time in as many days that I've agreed with you Joey.

This could be love x

 

[Steve Wigan]

I dont think he had much choice with Rooney as we bent over and took it from United and getting rid of Rooney was part of their deal that we were forced to accept by them, seems a good move on their part now reading todays head lines. Koeman met Rooney beforehand and questioned his lifestyle, but he had to accept the deal and make the best of it, Koeman should be looking at the board and saying `I told you so `

I also think Koeman knew Rooney cant play every game hence the other players. I think he was building but was dependent on the striker replacement he kept saying he needed a striker the boards view was `we got you one Wazza` they strung him along no one else was coming in unless Barkley was sold. The board let Koeman down with his most important part of the re build to criticize Koeman seems harsh

Jackanory....jackanory....jackanory..........

 

[riddick]

He chose to spend 45 million on another no 10

Who, by all accounts, was his #1 target the entire window. He waited and waited and waited until he finally was able to sign him. And now he's sticking him out on the left where he looks...ineffective is a generous way to describe him.

 

[matty1878]

Unsworth has come on leaps and bounds since then - I am only suggesting an interim period whilst a better manager is found !

We've got a better manager than unsworth managing. Ffs just chill a bit

 

[Joey66]

Who, by all accounts, was his #1 target the entire window. He waited and waited and waited until he finally was able to sign him. And now he's sticking him out on the left where he looks...ineffective is a generous way to describe him.

Why pay 26 million for Klassen another no,10????.....

 

[Joey66]

We've got a better manager than unsworth managing. Ffs just chill a bit

Have we open your eyes!

 

[eddy]

RK was the manager who was at the helm of this deal undersold no,replacement in place etc!

Koeman said ` we will do everything to keep him` the board sold him on the cheap without a replacement no way is Koeman to blame for this shambles