Sam Allardyce

[BlueToff]

Right now, he is more than competent to take us to safety. He will see us finish comfortably towards the best of the rest.

But what then? Is he really the best manager to take Everton forward from there?

I'm not sure.

But if he does a good job this season he's earned the right to.

One thing is certain - the players respect him. They are playing for him and he has got the side organised which is starting to bring better performances from our better players.

We are seeing glimpses of neat stuff and this rubbish that Sam wants us to just hoof it needs to stop. None of his sides have done that when they've had players who could play as well.

Palace last year wasn't hoof ball - it was focusing on a defence-first approach, and then counter-attacking with pace down the flanks and a target man to hit in the area. That's not hoof ball, for example.

 

[banno]

Would be interesting to know how many of those players were saying to themselves "Absolutely brilliant, we've got Sam Allardyce, a top, top, quality manager, I'm going to raise my game and put in a performance just for him"

Just as interesting to know how many players thought BFS is watching and if I do not raise my game I might find myself out of the team languishing in the reserves and not do my career any good. Works both ways

 

[Stanley Parker]

Would be interesting to know how many of those players were saying to themselves "Absolutely brilliant, we've got Sam Allardyce, a top, top, quality manager, I'm going to raise my game and put in a performance just for him"

It's possible that the players thought; "Bloody hell! Allardyce is watching the game and he'll be picking the team next game."

 

[Kaiser Soysauce]

Right now, he is more than competent to take us to safety. He will see us finish comfortably towards the best of the rest.

But what then? Is he really the best manager to take Everton forward from there?

Who knows? If he can get results with what we've got, why can't he do it with better players?

 

[banno]

Exactly. The S'ton performance was a shambles they knew they had to bounce back from. If SA had any effect it was incidental to that.

I thought the Soton game would have been the ideal bounce back game from the Atlanta shambles.

 

[Gladystweet]

Would be interesting to know how many of those players were saying to themselves "Absolutely brilliant, we've got Sam Allardyce, a top, top, quality manager, I'm going to raise my game and put in a performance just for him"

The answer is---none of them mate, but maybe the fact a new manager, any manager, was watching from the stands. Of course we'll never know, but I also believe those cowards on the pitch had no intention of repaying Unsworth after letting him down so badly on numerous occasions. Sometimes it's just the new man effect, and I'm not saying for one minute, Allardyce had anything to do with the performance in a tactical way, just him being there stirred them up..in my humble opinion.
I never wanted Sam, far from it, but he's here, and so far he's doin ok. I don't believe we panicked appointing him either. He's all there was, and he was the only one we could get. I'd love a Guardiola type, but we're where we are.
I'm going to give him a go. I just wanted to get safe, the stress was killing me. He's not going to be here forever, he's no spring chicken and he's walked away from it all quite recently. If he gets us back competing again, and gives a few of the big boys a bloody nose along the way, that'll do me nicely.

 

[Stanley Parker]

Who knows? If he can get results with what we've got, why can't he do it with better players?

He can certainly get results. But how will the players he brings in be better?

Do you really want him to go back to West Ham for Andy Carroll?

 

[Gladystweet]

He can certainly get results. But how will the players he brings in be better?

Do you really want him to go back to West Ham for Andy Carroll?

Of course we don't want him to go back for Andy Carroll, but who said he was?

 

[davek]

Apart from the matter that the west ham team/set up is almost identical to the subsequent teams Sam has picked that have acquired these points.

Not the utter shambles that unsworth put out previously.

By the way I like unsworth but it was a complete shambles and had he been appointed as the manager we would have gone down, in my opinion.

We had to set up differently for the West Ham game as both Keane and Baines were crocked against S'ton.

 

[davek]

I thought the Soton game would have been the ideal bounce back game from the Atlanta shambles.

That Atalanta game was never seriously seen as anything other than one we had to play and get out the way.

 

[Kenshin]

Well we didn't start off trying to hoof it though, which is the point I made all along.

Schneiderlin and Gana and Rooney were poor on the ball and the movement ahead was gash, meaning our short game went nowhere and our defenders resorted to hoofing it.

It wasn't 'the' tactic to hoof it.

I got the opposite impression to be honest mate. It seemed that was the game plan because the same players suddenly started keeping it on the ground in the second half. Defend for 45 hoofing it clear then try and play second half when hopefully still 0-0 or a small lead

 

[banno]

That Atalanta game was never seriously seen as anything other than one we had to play and get out the way.

The players took it seriously alright and so they should have. Soton was the ideal bounce back and they failed but the west Ham game fits the bill as a bounce back game because coincidentally BFS was taking over and sitting in the stand. There was influence from BFS indirectly or directly.....we do not know.

 

[Death]

Sorry mate, seems to be just you.

I can't hear you from your closet, could you open the door a little?

 

[Gladystweet]

Alright fess up, who here has grown sexually attracted to Allardyce?

I'd go as far as a firm handshake.....

 

[COYBL25]

I can't hear you from your closet, could you open the door a little?

Sorry mate, I like a good bumming, same as the next man, but the smell of gravy doesn`t do it for me.