2022/23 Sean Dyche

[MikeH72]

Then you would be wrong. Within minutes of full time Catcher said we’re definitely staying up. I’m sure the official Twitter will be in overdrive this week too posting about it.

I definitely don’t count them.

 

[Nymzee]

I definitely don’t count them.

Neither do I, that was an additional comment. It’ll be 30 tweets per day of crap till our next game.

 

[MikeH72]

Neither do I, that was an additional comment. It’ll be 30 tweets per day of crap till our next game.

Remember when they went 5 days without tweeting the other week? LOOOOOL

 

[Nymzee]

Remember when they went 5 days without tweeting the other week? LOOOOOL

That Arsenal win was like coming out of lockdown to them. Complete radio silence after the board stuff. Imagine if we’d have been beaten? Probs one tween of the result back to silence.

 

[Hinchcliffe's Corner]

Remember when they went 5 days without tweeting the other week? LOOOOOL

They must have put about 15 different angles of Iwobi's assist to Coleman up already, waiting for the angle from the directors box to be posted tomorrow (headlock just out of sight).

 

[Saint Domingo]

Don’t mention Brighton to him mate his head will pop. Has a really really hard time accepting that they’re a better run club in every way than us.

Is the mention of Brighton like a bat signal for you or something? Are you big oil in disguise?

 

[Saint Domingo]

But this is football. Everton have to become sustainable and a big part of that is recognising how to be economically prudent while also succeeding.

Do you think Brighton fans care that their World Cup-winning midfielder probably sees himself playing at a bigger club someday?

All that's to say is what my point was is that I don't think any manager since Koeman (BFS just is how he is) saw us as necessarily a stepping stone. They were all committed in their own way. They just proved not to be very good, Ancelotti aside (and his failings came from the players at his disposal being a lot poorer than he's been used to).

Benitez was motivated but for all the wrong reasons, and he was just a stupid pick. Silva wasn't 'emotionless' because he didn't care, that's just how he is. He's the same now at Fulham, btw. He hasn't changed in that regard.

We've got a player in Onana who probably could go on to big things in the game but the reason we signed him is because we sold ourselves as that pathway and that's fine. When it comes to managers it should be about if they fit what we are trying to build. If they ultimately move on - like Potter did to Chelsea for example - then it means they'd done a good job and we'd have to have the next person ready to go to hopefully build and improve on what they did.

But right now we are miles from that as we simply need a good manager to bring about some stability and keep us steady heading into the new stadium.

Look at this squad right now btw and honestly tell me which players, bar Onana, see us as a stepping stone...

That isn't the issue, it's that they're just not that good.

We as fans make far too many excuses for players, and managers really, but mainly players. We try to find other angles into it, that they aren't fully committed, that they don't give 100% every game etc.

The sad truth that we don't want to accept is that while yes, some players may not give 100 per cent every single minute - and that should change and will change under Dyche - that most of them just aren't good enough. And that's why we are where we are.

I’m not arguing that the players aren’t good enough, believe me!

It’s finding that balance, it’s extremely difficult, you want players good enough to play for better clubs but who want to stay and play for Everton.

Otherwise we just become a feeder team for the top clubs which is what Brighton are. They might be well run, and their player trading profit might be great, but they’ll never dine at the top table, ever, is that what people want for Everton?

You’re right though, not many of the players we have now are even good enough to use us as a stepping stone. It’s a very poor squad.

A good starting point though is having a manager who is completely all in and also good, let’s hope Dyche is that man then we can build with him,

 

[gorgeousgeorgeEFC]

Appointing SD is possibly the best decision made by the club in years. It’s a low bar but he feels like a good bloke and understands the terrain. A grownup and a coach.

My sentiments exactly.

 

[Egil Olsen]

Aston Villa have conceded 11 goals in their last three games.

Hardly well organised imho.

That's a good point. They have collapsed a bit in the last three games, but at the same time two of those games were against Arsenal and Manchester City.

 

[Marius57]

That's a good point. They have collapsed a bit in the last three games, but at the same time two of those games were against Arsenal and Manchester City.

Arsenal and city aren’t all that. We got 4 points from them

 

[jackyboy]

I genuinely think a lot of us were just so sick of the players and the manager merry go round that we supported Lampard probably longer than we should. I know personally I held on too long hoping it would change but at the end it was every bit as horrendous as Benítez and became untenable.

I don't think there's anything wrong thinking someone is a good bloke but it probably blinkered me a bit, just so desperate for some stability.

I get that to an extent, but I think it almost ended up being a bit cult-like by the end. Not on here but just in general.

I think he's probably one of the worst managers that the league has ever seen, but this seemed to get ignored in some circles because he wasn't Benitez. Despite having a worst record than him by the end and being backed to a degree in the summer.

The most frustrating thing is that if he'd have been binned after Bournemouth we'd be comfortably 13th by now.

 

[Exeter_Gently]

Stone and Woan makes the ladies moan.

 

[Eggs]

….like his post-match when he said something along the lines of ‘wide players not loading the back-post’.

Often it’s about what you don’t see. Twice crosses from McNeil went across the box (I actually think Simms would’ve got on the end of one) but there was no sign of Iwobi on the back-post. its really hard work for wingers making that run, especially when you might get reward once in every 50 runs, but it’s little things that make a difference.

 

[ToffeeScot]

Winning 3 in 20 games and then winning 2 in 3 games. I think we would have been comfortably mid table with him at the helm from the start of the season and we would probably have a good fit striker too. Very frustrating.

 

[Glasshalffull]

….like his post-match when he said something along the lines of ‘wide players not loading the back-post’.

Often it’s about what you don’t see. Twice crosses from McNeil went across the box (I actually think Simms would’ve got on the end of one) but there was no sign of Iwobi on the back-post. its really hard work for wingers making that run, especially when you might get reward once in every 50 runs, but it’s little things that make a difference.

I haven't looked up any stats, but it does seem that crosses are coming in, now, and before the area is loaded with defenders. I can see how a wide player on the opposite wing might not have had the motivation to sprint to the far post, when there was a 99.9% chance that the winger would check, and pass backward, or hit the first of several defenders. At least now that lung bursting sprint would have a chance of a product.