tonyhorne
Immoderate
Maybe you are right. Whatever the reasoning, it clearly didn't work last night. Again a poor first half cost us. That seems to happen a lot at the moment regardless of who is picked though ...
John from Bootle
Player Valuation: £25m
It's not a like for like comparison, granted. But it's the same principle of hindsight being used. As you yourself said, we win last night and it's hailed as a good use of the squad.
I can hold my hands up if I make a howler though, and yes people are entitled to an opinion that we should have went with a stronger team, they're perfectly entitled to their opinions, and it's an understandable view to have. My point is, if we'd have done that, and still lost, a lot of the same people would be blaming the manager for something else, and pointing out exactly why we didn't win.
Managers don't seem to share the opinion of going strong though, pretty much everybody makes loads of changes for this part of this competition, and it's more about being fair to squad members who are less likely to be given their opportunities in PL games. Or it's squad management, like not starting your only senior left back who has been having fitness issues and already being asked to play in games that he probably wouldn't start in an ideal world.
It is fair to expect an Everton manager to field the best team he has, or as near as damn to it, in a domestic cup competition away to a Premier League team.
[Edit] As for the Howe comparison, you know when I post before that we need to start owning it rather than making stupid excuses? Well, this was his attitude. They won it the following season;
James Patrick
Player Valuation: £15m
And then without winning anything we'll get to play a weakened team again ?
Wouldn't mind winning anything at all for are fans, if nothing else.
Don't see this team having the bollocks to do it or the manager for that matter has got that let's go for it mentally that the likes of Royle had who had less skillfully players but had more character about them.
orchard
Player Valuation: £60m
Who knows now, that may have been in the semi's. For all our attacking investment, I don't think our strikers are getting opportunities according to their strengths are they ? Beto vs Villa wasn't it- where he fluffed a few opportunities? That's all I can really think of mate. Something needs sorting tactically quickly as it looks like Moyes thought he'd just be able to throw all these players onto the pitch and it'd work without the width decent fullbacks would give going forward.
But still not won in a while. 2 wins in 5 is an OK start not a great one.
davek
Player Valuation: £150m
Exactly. A different more bold manager could - with a fair wind behind them - do a lot of damage with this squad of players.
Moyes just doesn't have what it takes.
He's the problem. And we're stuck with him unless the owners fancy paying him up...which I doubt they are.
While he’s still getting offered a wage packet for sitting in the corner of the dressing room and clapping, he has no incentive to retire. It’s on the club to take the decision out of his hands, someone should’ve overruled the manager if he was clamouring for him to get a new deal.
NilSatisOptimum
Player Valuation: £70m
Can understand the changes in midfield/final third.
Just dont get the defence line up, could have had round pegs in round holes last night for the first time this season.
Really bizarre!
Just dont get the defence line up, could have had round pegs in round holes last night for the first time this season.
Really bizarre!
davek
Player Valuation: £150m
Retire him and then hand him and Baines the manager's job.
WOW
When is Coleman going to voluntarily say "no thanks" to being offered a few million quid year after year to play a handful of games? Probably not any time soon I reckon.
