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Defending the playing of Rondon has similarities with Roberto not dropping Howard, even when everyone knew he was finished.
Let’s see how this works out.
Let’s see how this works out.
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That's Brentford...to sum it up we need quality
Running hard will only get you so far
Agree with all this.
It was inevitable;
Everton's attitude problem was here long before Benitez. That's not hyperbole from a fan either, it's from the clubs captain in Seamus Coleman and previous manager Carlo Ancelotti. I put together some words on it in May;
Everton's Attitude Problem - GrandOldTeam
Bare. Bear with me. I’m not a writer. I’ve wrote written about 5 opinion articles since setting up GrandOldTeam way back in 2007, with the last coming 17 months ago. I leave the words to Evertonians significantly more articulate and informed than myself so thank you for humouring me with a read...www.grandoldteam.com
We have Tim Cahill publicly criticising the attitude of these players. We have Alan Stubbs, throwing rocks in glass houses saying the same and encouraging fans to challenge the board.
A big issue with Benitez though is that he is very easy for players, and to be fair, the board, to hide behind. Make no mistake this does happen, Coleman admitted the players have hid behind managers before Ancelotti.
We need to avoid the temptation to fume at the manager and instead, look at the board. That's where the rot has come from.
That was me 4th October.I was Anti-Benitez as an appointment...though tbh, I'm not sure just who else there was...not that I or We had a say anyway.
Now I'm not - for now.
I'm not a Happy Clapper though.
He's doing OK - up to now.
When he starts doing stuff I think is wrong (blethering on about moments, philosophies, playing zonal marking, playing sq. pegs in round holes, knives to gunfights attitudes and other such shenanigins) and the medium to long term results and types of performances drop off...like the Bovril Blowers last 2/3 months.
Then I'll be anti again...but it won't be Anti Benitez because he's an ex rs etc, it'll be because he's not getting performances like Vs United out of the Team.
Do well = degsy happy
Everton Supporter 101.
For just a split second I thought that was Lewandowski in the background. Then I realized who the two blokes at the front were.
Really poor though from him to persist with his favouritism towards Rondon.
Maybe thinking play him into fitness but it's costing us.
Fact he managed RS is the problem for some...I dont care.HK is well before my time, but he was a tremendous player for the club. There is no way his appointment caused this sort of division and ill feeling.
I just don't see how the facts are similar with Benitez. And football is a lot different now than 35 years ago. It's almost a different sport
Fact he managed RS is the problem for some...I dont care.
You don't know that yet. He has had a few games with a crap squad.The fact is that creates an atmosphere where the club has never been more divided. Added to that is the stubborn tactics and shambolic defensive set up.
The humiliation that comes with getting thrashed under this manager is demoralising. I can hardly bring myself to watch this side, they don't represent my club.
Why should we back him? Name me a good reason other than people don't want another change. He was entirely the wrong choice and the longer we persist the harder it is to recover.
You don't know that yet. He has had a few games with a crap squad.
Really poor though from him to persist with his favouritism towards Rondon.
Maybe thinking play him into fitness but it's costing us.
These are all fair points, but where are the board going? When has a board left over results on the pitch?
Can we really fix the issues at the club and unite people behind a common goal until the manager is representative of the wider club?
The first and simplest way for the board to start making changes and move in the right direction, is to admit they made a huge error with the appointment of Benitez, and bring in a long term manager with the responsibility of building a new squad.
The board are responsible for the position the club finds itself in, but they are not going anywhere. The club cannot move forward until we admit this is an experiment that cannot work. A disunited and divided club can never succeed. There is no example of this ever working in the past.