Ronald Koeman

[BlueToff]

Totally disagree, we have a better squad, rich owner willing to fund, new stadium on the way.

Koeman will jump at the chance, there is a reason he's let his contract run down, he's already looking for a bigger club and bigger budget, well hello, here we are.

Do we have a better squad though?

On paper, yes, but all of our players are out of form, and they have just as much a strong youth set-up as we do.

If we had a better squad, we wouldn't have finished 11th and looks like 12th for the past two years - even in spite of Martinez's mistakes.

 

[BlueToff]

Who do you want?

He wouldn't be happy if Christ was resurrected and he was appointed.

He'd still scream 'ambition' because we didn't go for his dad...

 

[The Blue Watch]

The ambition in this thread is a sight to behold.
A red in the dugout.
A mid-table manager replacement.
Looking forward to Koeman raising the 6th place trophy for the next 4 years

Wonder what Spurs fans thought of Pochettino, Leicester of Ranieri, etc etc etc

He's won the Eredivisie too

 

[BlueToff]

This 100%

How is Koeman mid-table?

He's set to secure a second-straight top 7 finish with a squad that, all in all by many of our fans, is considered to be lower in quality than ours and has had to sell it's best 6 players over the last two years.

 

[ianefc]

He wouldn't be happy if Christ was resurrected and he was appointed.

He'd still scream 'ambition' because we didn't go for his dad...

Who's his dad?

C3po

 

[BlueToff]

Who's his dad?

C3po

Who knows. It's all a bit up in the air

 

[witchdoc187]

He wouldn't be happy if Christ was resurrected and he was appointed.

He'd still scream 'ambition' because we didn't go for his dad...

to be fair he doesn't have any managerial experience and has certainly never won a trophy

 

[blueblue]

Any club taking on a new manager is taking a risk. If Everton had taken on Pochettino when he first came to England can you imagine what the reaction on here would be ?

There are probably no more than four or five grade A managers around and it would be difficult if not impossible for Everton to attract most of those, we are simply not in that league at the moment.

Mourinho, may be a possible exception, because he is currently out of work and clearly wants to stay in England. But, he is prepared to wait for the Utd job where many do no want him rather than come to Everton where he would be regarded as a God.
But, even with Mourinho there would be a downside, in that our carefully nurtured academy would more or less be thrown aside if his past history is anything to go by.

We should not get too fixated on a manager having a bad time at a previous club. Sometimes, it just doesn't work for them. There can be difficulties with established players, the managers style may go against the ethos of the club. There are dozens of examples of good managers failing at a club. Historically, if we go back to Brian Clough at Leeds. More recently when David Moyes went to Utd he never realistically had a chance.

If a manager learns from the mistakes made it can make them a better manager if they are lucky enough to get another chance.,

 

[BlueToff]

to be fair he doesn't have any managerial experience and has certainly never won a trophy

haha true. His PL knowledge is probably lacking as well, given he's been dead for 2000 years

 

[D410]

Couldn't even manage to get Southampton to beat us this season.

Fraud.

Wait till he starts banging on his football philosophy and how he will not deviate with a red to back him up.
De Ja Vue all over again
I,d honestly make a few of the players part of the recruitment process because all owners have a blind spot when it comes to the day to day matters of football at the player level.

 

[composter]

to be fair he doesn't have any managerial experience and has certainly never won a trophy

He has 12 blokes prepared to follow him, 12 more than Roberto had

 

[Deggo]

How is Koeman mid-table?

He's set to secure a second-straight top 7 finish with a squad that, all in all by many of our fans, is considered to be lower in quality than ours and has had to sell it's best 6 players over the last two years.

Let's get moysie back then

 

[TheFinnFan]

Im really starting to warm up to the idea. The man commands respect.

 

[D410]

Im really starting to warm up to the idea. The man commands respect.

yes he does the same respect as brown shoes (fa cup winner, eh)

 

[BlueToff]

Let's get moysie back then

No. I'm not suggesting that.

Koeman has done brilliantly with Southampton and if he was given the resources at us could possibly take us to the next level.

It's a reasonable and logical selection...

Who would you go for? Emery - can't get Sevilla into Spain's top four, as good as he'd done with them in Europe? De Boer, who is roundly criticised for his style at times despite winning the Eredivise - which really is expected of him? Mourinho, who reliable sources have said we have been in discussions with?

I've said it before, but bar Pep (and even then who knows), I don't think one manager in the world can guarantee a title challenge for any club. Not one. And certainly you'd be hard pushed for anyone to do it with this current crop of players...