Match Thread Everton v Southampton Sunday 27th Nov KO 16:30

Everton Man of the Match

  • Maarten Stekelenburg

    Votes: 66 55.0%
  • Leighton Baines

    Votes: 1 0.8%
  • Ashley Williams

    Votes: 1 0.8%
  • Phil Jagielka

    Votes: 3 2.5%
  • Seamus Coleman

    Votes: 8 6.7%
  • Gareth Barry

    Votes: 1 0.8%
  • Idrissa Gana Gueye

    Votes: 10 8.3%
  • Ross Barkley

    Votes: 3 2.5%
  • Yannick Bolasie

    Votes: 9 7.5%
  • Aaron Lennon

    Votes: 1 0.8%
  • Romelu Lukaku

    Votes: 1 0.8%
  • Any of the three subs

    Votes: 16 13.3%

  • Total voters
    120
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13 games Eggs.

You wouldn't expect more from them as they're crap. It's plain and simple that they just aren't good enough anymore.

The fact that out of our five signings, four of them have been our best performers overall (even though they haven't been great) tells me that Koeman's style works.

It's just that the squad that we had before isn't capable of playing that way.

Now is the time for changes though. He needs to rock the boat a bit.
I agree about the players we have not suiting Koemans style. He likes hard workers and runners. Fitness, pace and strength is key to him. Most of these players don't want it or aren't up to it. Next 2 windows will determine if Koeman gets results here. But, he may not get that time given the results we're probably going to have between now and end of May.
 
The coherence as a team is abysmal. Rarely threaten through the middle and resort to playing it out wide, in the hope someone can create a chance. The few times we did create anything it was wasted. No-one we bring off the bench seems to be capable of changing the game in any way.

We need to bring new faces in, but until we can Koeman needs to turn this slump around fast. Not an easy ask when you look at our December fixtures, but if he doesn't we could be in the bottom half by Christmas.
 

I don't know what people really want or expect from Lennon

Is job is to track back, work hard and free the ball up for the more creative players

He did that today

If the creative players actually had any work rate we wouldn't need him, but they don't and we do
 
Squad is 3/4 full of mediocrity that got a free ride for 2 years from Martinez so believe their "phenomenal" week after week whether they win, lose or draw :-( Koeman needs to boot half of them in u23s or transfer list them so they know he means business :) There's a clique though thats powerful in team that his not ready to tackle yet :-(
We need leaders, aggression and fight added to the group of "players" we have . The squad was so unbalanced and unprepared for what their job is and its going to be a 2 or 3 year clear out unless Moshiri spashes cash but for financial fair play thats not seriously viable either due to Kenwrights mediocrity :-(
 


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