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Saw that lad gettin a tellin' off near the lavs, apparently a call had gone to stewards from the directors box to remove him
Everton v Man Utd. 20th April at 16.10.
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Saw that lad gettin a tellin' off near the lavs, apparently a call had gone to stewards from the directors box to remove him
BrumBlue1878
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Today wasn't our best performance, it was one of our most clinical. I would rather play like we did today, score goals and seal the three points with relative ease rather than perform like we did at Chelsea, admirably and with control, but to be killed at the death and punished for our lack of potency. Today highlighted for me how confident and tactically astute Roberto is as a manager and also, with no disrespect or disregard to Moyes' reign and his ability as a manager, the improvement and progression we've made under the stewardship not only from Roberto but from Graeme Jones, Dennis Lawrence and the rest of the coaching team.
The last few years of Moyes' era felt stale and today for me showed the difference in managerial abilities between Martinez and Moyes. Martinez showed against Arsenal his cleverness as a manager; he gets a lot of hype in the media and from us Evertonians for his positive approach and the way he has set us up this season and got us playing in a style which is both easy on the eye and gets results but he doesn't get enough credit for the tactical intelligence which he has. To stick Lukaku on the right was adventurous to say the very least but he pinpointed the vulnerability of Monreal and it worked. Today he changed our style of play; he knew United would close us down, he knew how they'd dictate the play for long periods, he knew that Carrick and Fletcher would do a similar McCarthy/Barry job on Naismith and Barkley and he knew that if we played with power and pace and a little more direct, we'd succeed. He is not just a positive manager, he's not just a breath of fresh air for the club after a few years of stagnation, he's one of Europe's most innovative, intelligent and tactically brilliant managers and he's proved all of us wrong and the Premier League wrong.
And we're not just a better team as a result of the introduction of Martinez, I think we're a better club. Bobby has embodied and embraced the traditions of our football club and maintained the character which we had under Moyes and fused it with the style of football that graced Goodison in the days of Harvey, Kendall and Ball. Martinez has drafted in not just top players but characters who will hopefully be at the club for the long term. We're not the finished article, there's a long way to go but the way he has conducted himself, the way the team has conducted themselves and the way the fans have conducted themselves, suggests we're not far off. We may not have the financial power to compete with the Chelseas and Kopites but we have some of the most promising youngsters within the game, which I am confident we will see in the royal blue jersey next season. This is supported by the fact he has given Stones, Barkley and Gerard a chance this season.
We've been dormant for too long and with the other lot waking up now, I think we're starting to emerge from our shell. With our fans, with our team and with our manager, we are getting there. Kenwright deserves credit; you could tell he had a strong bond with Moyes but he had to be bold and make the right decision, which he did and we are not only reaping the benefits now but will do in the future.
It'll all good lads, I know it's cheesy but it is and I'm excited. We may not make CL but the revolution in place at our club is unbelievable. Martinez and the staff have made it a grand old team again and the future's bright and we can do it, maybe not this season but most definitely next season.
COYB and a very happy Easter to all Evertonians on GOT and across the world.
The last few years of Moyes' era felt stale and today for me showed the difference in managerial abilities between Martinez and Moyes. Martinez showed against Arsenal his cleverness as a manager; he gets a lot of hype in the media and from us Evertonians for his positive approach and the way he has set us up this season and got us playing in a style which is both easy on the eye and gets results but he doesn't get enough credit for the tactical intelligence which he has. To stick Lukaku on the right was adventurous to say the very least but he pinpointed the vulnerability of Monreal and it worked. Today he changed our style of play; he knew United would close us down, he knew how they'd dictate the play for long periods, he knew that Carrick and Fletcher would do a similar McCarthy/Barry job on Naismith and Barkley and he knew that if we played with power and pace and a little more direct, we'd succeed. He is not just a positive manager, he's not just a breath of fresh air for the club after a few years of stagnation, he's one of Europe's most innovative, intelligent and tactically brilliant managers and he's proved all of us wrong and the Premier League wrong.
And we're not just a better team as a result of the introduction of Martinez, I think we're a better club. Bobby has embodied and embraced the traditions of our football club and maintained the character which we had under Moyes and fused it with the style of football that graced Goodison in the days of Harvey, Kendall and Ball. Martinez has drafted in not just top players but characters who will hopefully be at the club for the long term. We're not the finished article, there's a long way to go but the way he has conducted himself, the way the team has conducted themselves and the way the fans have conducted themselves, suggests we're not far off. We may not have the financial power to compete with the Chelseas and Kopites but we have some of the most promising youngsters within the game, which I am confident we will see in the royal blue jersey next season. This is supported by the fact he has given Stones, Barkley and Gerard a chance this season.
We've been dormant for too long and with the other lot waking up now, I think we're starting to emerge from our shell. With our fans, with our team and with our manager, we are getting there. Kenwright deserves credit; you could tell he had a strong bond with Moyes but he had to be bold and make the right decision, which he did and we are not only reaping the benefits now but will do in the future.
It'll all good lads, I know it's cheesy but it is and I'm excited. We may not make CL but the revolution in place at our club is unbelievable. Martinez and the staff have made it a grand old team again and the future's bright and we can do it, maybe not this season but most definitely next season.
COYB and a very happy Easter to all Evertonians on GOT and across the world.
PaddyG
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toffeejack
Player Valuation: £100m
Saw that lad gettin a tellin' off near the lavs, apparently a call had gone to stewards from the directors box to remove him
tbf, if i had a ticket behind him, seeing as he's probably not a blue either, i'd have got pissed off by the 10th min.
toffeejack
Player Valuation: £100m
give it a while, that mentality will have been washed from many evertonians.
i would say the defeat vs palace was so everton, but a lot of teams lose an unexpected game every once in a while.
Jadubsee
Player Valuation: £6m
Re BrumBlue1878: Top, top post. I couldn't agree more. What I love about Roberto is that he seems to have a different plan for every game, tailored to the opposition. It doesn't always work, but it has more often than not this season. The versatility is such a breath of fresh air
DM after match analysis on Sky of the game was so bad When Dwight York,and the dreaded JC agreed he must have watched a different game! He never gave us any credit where as RM stated we had to be wise as UNT had very good players, he is not the ginger one any more he has gone grey in one season - I feel he will not last there just do not want him back as a blues Manager - 11 years was his trademark like him or loath him I always compare him to Gordon Lee as an almost Manager!
Darth Toffeeman
Player Valuation: £40m
Think we already are. 12 clear of Man U they have 4 to play. I want CL though stuff Europa!If we beat Southampton we are in europe
Darth Toffeeman
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TGW89
Player Valuation: £35m
Not until it's 5.55pm on May 11th and we're 6th or higher....
The Mighty Quint
Player Valuation: £40m
They'd kick us out the league if we had anymore than 3, it really would be unfair.
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