Ronald Koeman discussion

[Zatara]

Come on Zat, Its better than 'phenomenal' comments, and these modern day players need an effing spine and deal with the truth instead of everyone blowing smokes up their hoops!!

Mourinho would have been slaughtered if he had said it + its obvious Jags is finished or at best, needs a rest.

Hes stated that Jags needs to improve as he and Williams are the centre backs...wont do much for Mori or others confidence.

 

[gorgeousgeorgeEFC]

Mate, for me he's done nothing in a big league,and, were it not for his illustrious playing career, there'd be nobody in here excited by his appointment. Just my opinion.

In fairness mate, finishing in the top 6 of the Premier League with a club like Southampton isn't "nothing".

Getting EFC into the top 6 was enough to land Moyes the biggest job in world football.

 

[JLW]

Mourinho would have been slaughtered if he had said it + its obvious Jags is finished or at best, needs a rest.

Hes stated that Jags needs to improve as he and Williams are the centre backs...wont do much for Mori or others confidence.

That's simply the truth, Jags does need to improve massively!!! It could work for him were Mori gives that little bit extra in training to prove the manager wrong.

 

[kithnou]

In fairness mate, finishing in the top 6 of the Premier League with a club like Southampton isn't "nothing".

Getting EFC into the top 6 was enough to land Moyes the biggest job in world football.

Certainly doesn't warrant a £6m annual wage, and adulation and drooling from a club major shareholder?
Needs to win something before a club like Barcelona even sneeze on him. I find it laughable journalists ask him questions linking him there.

 

[dublinbluenose]

His wages are largely irrelevant to me tbh.

 

[Groucho]

Certainly doesn't warrant a £6m annual wage, and adulation and drooling from a club major shareholder?
Needs to win something before a club like Barcelona even sneeze on him. I find it laughable journalists ask him questions linking him there.

I like Koeman, and I do think he'll do the biz here -it's early days etc - but on hs current career record alone he ain't going to Barca.

 

[JLW]

A win today puts us 2 points behind Spurs in 5th, not bad for a team who has had out of form players all season and is in transition.
Probably exactly were we realistically expected to be from the board down to the fans.

 

[kithnou]

I like Koeman, and I do think he'll do the biz here -it's early days etc - but on hs current career record alone he ain't going to Barca.

I feel the same way mate.

 

[The Esk]

He was stating that he felt Koeman is unhappy here. I don't endorse it but, to be fair, I don't think too many people would doubt there's a strong possibility he's correct

Just for the record he is totally happy here, and committed to a 3 year project at the mimimum.

 

[gorgeousgeorgeEFC]

Certainly doesn't warrant a £6m annual wage, and adulation and drooling from a club major shareholder?
Needs to win something before a club like Barcelona even sneeze on him. I find it laughable journalists ask him questions linking him there.

I think Ron's managerial record (as detailed in the graphic below) is very good, though I agree that the Barcelona speculation is absurd. He was Barcelona's Assistant Manager for a spell, but he will never be número uno at Camp Nou.

Just out of interest, who would you have appointed instead of Ronald Koeman?

 

[The Esk]

If that's the case hopefully it will soon change but it doesn't detract from the fact that he may well have been miss sold the project in relation to the level of player funds available.

That is pure conjecture and contrary to both Moshiri and Koeman's recent comments.

 

[Groucho]

Just for the record he is totally happy here, and committed to a 3 year project at the mimimum.

That's good - as I say above it's early days, and he's got us from fearing relegation to being 7th. I'm not saying we're happy with 7th because we're not, but we can't honestly expect to go from being essentially garbage for two seasons, to being top 3.

He'll do the biz, I just reckon more time and a plethora of his own signings is required.

 

[davek]

Just for the record he is totally happy here, and committed to a 3 year project at the mimimum.

As he should be. He wont get any better deal than the one he's on here, and he wont get a bigger club.

Time for him to earn that contract and faith shown in him again today and notch another win to get us out of the slump.

 

[tirion]

Not many.

i will ask again at 18 30hrs!

 

[kithnou]

Just out of interest, who would you have appointed instead of Ronald Koeman?

That's a tough one mate. I was firmly of the belief we needed a big name to get the world to take notice of us and attract players. Jose was my dream(which I must admit I am now thankful he is nowhere near our club as I think he has lost his marbles), followed by Emery who rejected us I am guessing before we turned to Koeman?

If it is true that Moshiri wanted Koeman and only Koeman from the beginning, I am dumbfounded by it all really then.