who is/are the rotten core of the squad?

[4737carlin]

But are they so bad that they wouldn't get into at least half the teams in the premier league?

To say they're 'awful' football players is a strong statement

I thought we signed Doucoure because he'd been good at Watford.

He looked good by Watfords standard.

No chance he gets in at Liverpool, United, City, Arsenal, Chelsea, spurs, Leicester and probably West Ham, and I doubt Newcastle or Villa would very bothered about him either.
So that's half the league

 

[Street end man]

I'm beginning to worry if we offloaded Gomes, Keane,Davies,Ali,Godfrey,Rondon,Iwobi and pulled a fluky 60m for Calvert Lewin we'd still bring nobody in of any note, just drifters other teams with aspiration wouldn't touch with a bargepole. Something is terribly wrong and it's not all down spending caps.

 

[Pettifogger]

To the extent there is a rotten core it's obviously organizational as it predates most of the squad and appears to infect the newcomers. Players who are competent elsewhere are incompetent at Everton, and at this point it's not simply poor incomings (though it is that). I sincerely hope, at least right now, we don't give up on FL as he continues to strike me as the type well suited to rebuild Everton into something recognizable. Panic buys and managerial changes and a new stadium won't change what's broken, IMO.

My very uneducated opinion would be it begins with some very steady hands at manager and player (like FL and Tark, perhaps) who embrace quiet leadership at this stage rather than holding on to former glory, paired with mature, hungry, youthful players who care about Everton's history and see the opportunity to be a part of it being restored. Bringing in leftovers and former stars looking for a payday from a desperate club obviously hasn't worked.

I'm harsh on him, but I do think it can't be great for morale to trot out a clearly deficient player in Davies year after year. Is he generally thought of as a locker room asset who cares deeply about the club? If so that could change my perspective, although it obviously won't do anything to change his skillset.

 

[Rooney_Tunes]

serious question.

arteta identified them at arsenal and got rid. ten hag seems to be making headway at manu.

who are the 1-3 rotten eggs who need to go at all costs before we can start rebuilding?

Holgate
Keane
Davies
Rondon
Ali

Get rid of all five of them, bring in some good youth to fill those spots, and we will avoid relegation this season.

Baby Steps...

 

[lancs blue]

Be easier to say who to keep

Lonergan hasn't put a foot wrong yet

 

[Joey66]

I cant even begin to make excuses for any of those three.

If we got shut of them and brought in replacements we'd either be the same or better.

Did we get beat last night, just asking lol

 

[HalfTimeSayers]

None of them have the balls to cause trouble. Could imagine Holgate, Godfrey etc bitching whilst playing Warzone.

They are just collectively fragile after years of letting themselves down. The rot isn’t specific players. It’s the weight of consistent crapness and they can’t handle it.

Rondon is having the time of his life, can’t be him. Plus despite his uselessness, he isn’t even the worst player in the squad.

 

[toffee-L]

I don't think we have a 'rotten core', I just think our players are absolutely dreadful. A lack of quality, more so than a lack of attitude, was the major factor of last season to me. I think DCL, Mina and Pickford are the only players we have that are remotely decent and we have some younger/newer players like Gordon and Mykolenko who will hopefully be good for us.

Outside of that we have an utter shambles of a squad stemming from years of absolutely pitiful recruitment.

 

[Rooney_Tunes]

Did we get beat last night, just asking lol

Of course we did; we got smashed by a mid table USA team whose name I have forgotten already.

What kind of a supporter are you not knowing that?

 

[Papa Shango]

We don't have bad apples, we just have bad players.

 

[Rooney_Tunes]

None of them have the balls to cause trouble. Could imagine Holgate, Godfrey etc bitching whilst playing Warzone.

They are just collectively fragile after years of letting themselves down. The rot isn’t specific players. It’s the weight of consistent crapness and they can’t handle it.

Rondon is having the time of his life, can’t be him. Plus despite his uselessness, he isn’t even the worst player in the squad.

Must have laughed his arse off when Benitez offered him two years.

 

[Stuartisitc1878]

Be easier to say who to keep

Lonergan hasn't put a foot wrong yet

In all honesty if we received decent bids there isn't anyone I'd be against selling.

 

[Joey66]

Of course we did; we got smashed by a mid table USA team whose name I have forgotten already.

What kind of a supporter are you not knowing that?

I knew it was, sarcastic to the moaners & groaners, & the brown pants' brigade - its better this way as BK & the Mosh may get some players in .....

 

[Colonel Getafe]

Must have laughed his arse off when Benitez offered him two years.

Probably got an extra years option on as it as well.

 

[Oasis1878]

Why has Dele Alli done since joining us to keep featuring? Is it because he’s made a few TikTok’s?