Ronald Koeman discussion

[JLW]

Want him gone.

That team selection was a disgrace.

Does he ever get out of that seat either?

That's my concern! Why doesn't he instruct the players to do things during the game???? Why????

 

[Lanolin]

The performances and results are 9th place in the league standard. Bad run of form absolutely? Give him a chance to turn it around.

No mate, they're relegation standard. Carry on playing and picking up points like we have for the last 3 months over the next 3 months and we'll be in the relegation zone in march.

 

[The Penalty Box Dancer]

Who was our last win?

 

[nsno-chris]

No cohesion with the players and no tacticsto suit.

It seems to be hoof it up top and work the rest out yourself

 

[Neiziro]

It's not so much that we're 9th, and have won 1 in 11.
It's that we haven't produced a convincing performance where we've played anything resembling decent footy all game.
We aren't playing to the strengths of our current players, nor are we showing anything other than hoofball.

Yes the players are too old and bottlers, or simply not good enough, but Koeman hasn't shown me anything to be positive about when it comes to his management.
Call me concerned.

Thing is though - what are the strengths of these players? They're awful.

 

[JLW]

Who was our last win?

West Ham

 

[MikeH72]

it's not. Their attitude stinks but there is a lot of talent there. A lot are internationals for good international teams, some are captains. Just because they've been horrible under koeman doesn't mean they aren't good footballers.

They've been horrible for 2 years, they're absolute knob jockeys and I can't wait to see the back of them all.

 

[brieverton]

7 points from the last 30 available.

Ponder on that.

I wonder when wax the last time we had such a paltry return over a ten game period.

Mike Walker era?

Though I seem to recall a run during Kendall III or Walter when we went six games in a row without scoring.

The Walker era, for me.

We beat QPR at home in the first week of November, that was our first win I think.

I remember Gary Ablett RIP being interviewed after and he was far more embarrassed than relieved.

I just thank God for Big Joe at that time, you could see the difference 10 minutes into the derby.

Our unbeaten home "form" is barely a saving grace at present, but I'm very concerned at the run of games to come.

If we're at 1 win in 15 or worse then I don't care what the mitigating circumstances are, at this level of football, there isn't any manager who doesn't have serious questions to answer after that.

Not that I think the players are any better, but that's another argument.

 

[stamullenblue]

Same old muck as last year. Sideways passing and no urgency at all until right at the end. ... Needs to change the way we are playing. Valencia needs a run in the team as we look better with him on ... He will create as well ... Need to get this sorted and quickly

 

[balggy]

Who was our last win?

West Ham

 

[bluestevon]

i think it would cost us a stupid amount to do that, such a short time after paying martinez a massive fee.

Yup but right now mate, what looks the alternative, we ain't gonna be giving him 250m to buy a new,squad and he can't utilize the one he has or apparently motivate them at all.

 

[Blue Cheese]

i think it would cost us a stupid amount to do that, such a short time after paying martinez a massive fee.

People keep telling me it's not our money, Moshiri can afford it if he so chooses.

 

[Piranha]

Dutch Martinez

 

[BernieWright13]

Koeman interview coming up....

 

[Kiwi]

Thing is though - what are the strengths of these players? They're awful.

Ross, Kev, Del, all ball players best when the ball is played on the ground.
Lump it up to Lukaku and pray he can control it isn't the most effective way of getting the best of these players.
They may not be good enough, and there's massive questions about the teams mentality, but they're the players we've got, at least till January.