Having slept on it I’ve concluded (again) that it’s an endemic issue at Everton. Our whole Club lacks confidence, mental fortitude, strength of character and balls. All basic requirements on which to build a solid platform. Until we have that we’ll continue to have “Everton that” moments on a regular basis.
Keep changing the manager won’t work, or if it does it’ll be temporary as a manager who polishes a turd becomes a sought after commodity from the other floaters with bigger rolls. For me, Marcel Brands needs to come out publically and say “ this is our strategy, this is the manager we want to implement it and it’s going to take time”.
Winners aren’t born overnight, and character needs to be built. We need one or two signings based on character...a couple of players who have the charisma and ability to energise the players around them and show them that basic togetherness and belief can get you a good way down the line. Finding these is Brands biggest task in my opinion...finding leaders who the others follow. We haven’t had one since Cahill.
