Ronald Koeman discussion

[nsno-chris]

I think dave is about to blow

 

[MikeH72]

You're nothing if not persistent Dave my mate

It makes a refreshing and positive change from him attacking every single move the manager makes and every word that comes out his mouth though. I'm wondering who it is that's hacked his account.

 

[Thomasc]

What has become of this forum?

No wonder Chico bailed

 

[nsno-chris]

All new levels of wummery here

 

[Thomasc]

All new levels of wummery here

It's not even that is it though?

It's some strange person with way too much spare time on his hands.

 

[Goat]

I think he has a point.

I think hes lost the plot.

 

[DanB90]

 

[The Penalty Box Dancer]

No room for sentiment, is Duncan really the answer to get the best out of our attack?

 

[squonk]

Dear God.

 

[ToffeeTim]

Goodness gracious me

 

[Mickey]

Sammy Lee ffs.

 

[Connor]

But to humour him, heres some stats :

Swansea
45 crosses
14 shots
1 goal
7% Conversion Rate

Burnley
32 crosses
21 shots
1 goal
4% Conversion Rate

Palace
30 crosses
13 shots
1 goal
7% Conversion Rate

Maybe the little kopite dwarf Sammy Lee could put some of these chances away for us?

 

[Khalekan]

Change of tack on Koeman: does he need a more attack minded coach in the set up to help him out? It was always said RM required a defensive coach to sort out the back four mess; the same could be said for RK at the other end of the pitch. Both he and his brother were defenders and I dont think they can get the job done going forward. I'm guessing that the only input they get off Duncan Ferguson is 'launch the ball up to Lukaku and get after the second ball'.

Was his failure/inability to bring Sammy Lee with him from Southampton a key mistake made here? We saw what happened to FDB at Inter shorn of Bergkamp and Staam to appreciate that breaking up a coaching team can be lethal. It wouldn't have bothered me at the time if Lee had arrived here as long as we benefitted. He's now available after the England job went west with Alardyce's sacking.

Here's what Koeman had to say about Lee last season:

"Being able to appoint Sammy Lee with the experience and background that he has as a player and a coach was a great opportunity. He has been a head coach, part of the England coaching squad, and was part of Rafael Benitez’s coaching team at Liverpool. He is very different from my brother and I, so is able to offer a different mentality and approach, and it means we have a broad mix of experience and perspectives in our coaching team".

Sammy Lee or someone else - it seems clear this management team need to widen their perspective if the imbalances that have occurred are going to be ironed out.

Dave.....this is your greatest ever post


Take a bow, son

 

[royalblue66]

Dave.....this is your greatest ever post


Take a bow, son

Creep.

 

[Khalekan]

This is not about Lee, it's about WTF is missing from us since Koeman left a S'ton team that could play a better attacking football than we can now.

The man himself stated Lee brought insights that he and his brother couldn't see. So if that element is now missing then it stands to reason that might be a key factor in our attacking frailties.

One of the biggest mistakes Everton made in the 70s was not fetching Bob Hatton in when we brought Big Bob from Birmingham City.

If Dave is saying this about Wee Sammy then I am not going to lightly dismiss it