Zatara
Player Valuation: £100m
I'm both amazed and depressed/dumbfounded by our current situation.
How is it that we seem to have so many positives when looking at the different areas of our club and yet I have never felt as negative as I do now even when Walter Smith was manager, or even in Kendalls 3rd stint...its totally beyond me.
Do I have increased expectations? Naturally I do, even if we didn't have a billionaire owner and had to 'go with what we've got' I'd get some excitement in seeing our young players on the pitch. With a billionaire owner and even if we haven't spent what I expected in transfer fees, some intelligent use of the funds could have been wisely invested.
I am feeling apathetic at the moment...there seems to be no passion from the players on the pitch...no positive objectives set by Moshiri, and my thoughts on Koeman have been adequately publicised when we appointed him...Kenwrights face at the Brighton game told the story in 1000 words...depressed and sad.
Why should I be making Everton a priority when for the first time since I can remember, no one at the club (bar a few including Unsworth) seem to be bothered about progressing as a team?
Its like the almost everyone at the club has just suddenly stopped enjoying themselves and rather than having aspirations simply just does their job at the minimum and goes off for a round of golf or whatever they do in their free time.
I could focus on Koeman seeming to treat his position as an emotionless job or query if Moshiri has turned us into more of a corporate business than entertainment...I suppose just mentioning those issues asks questions, though i'm adaptable and open to change. However;
Managers
Here are the approximate annual salary figures of the worlds best paid managers (Ancelotti was on about 9mil at Bayern).
Pep 15mil
Jose 13.8mil
Wenger 8.3mil
Zidane 8mil
Klopp 7mil
Conte 6.5mil
Koeman 6mil
Emery 5.65mil
Poch 5.5mil
Rafael 4.5mil
Simone 4.4mil
Now, I appreciate that we are unlikely to win the title any time soon but surely the money on offer as well as the opportunity to manage in the premier league must be enticing to a heck of a lot of managers?
Ancelotti is unemployed and would be the huge name it seemed Moshiri craved when appointing Koeman.
Tuchel is unemployed and would be seen as a positive and exciting appointment
Nagelsmann could surely be tempted from Hoffenheim if we wanted a super young coach
Jardim at Monaco or others with continental success may be keen
Allardyce may not be everyones choice but he rejected Leicester today and wouldn't comment on us
Fonseca says he wants to manage in our league
Unsworth could be given an opportunity
...the list goes on
Whatever could be said about our club, we pay extremely well and would be an attractive proposition for a heck of a lot of managers.
Structure
Billionaire owner
Reputation for giving managers time
Proud history
Director of football with a strong reputation
Very well publicised conveyor belt for young players
New stadium
Not enormous expectations
Very positive community presence
Personally I feel that we have all the ingredients to progress as a club other than billions to spend...but a manager we could attract would not be one expecting huge money to be splashed around anyway and we have just spent 45mil on a player and pay very good wages so we should be able to entice some good players.
Players
Progressive managers like Poch would be looking at our potential.
GK -Pickford
DF - Kenny / Holgate / Keane
MF - Davies / Vlasic /Dowell / Onyekuru / Lookman
FW - DCL /Sandro
We also have a conveyor belt it seems under Unsworth...this attracts quality young players to the club.
Outsiders would also see the big money signings such as Sigurdsson, Bolassie, Schneiderlin and Klaassen, star names on huge money like Rooney and also solid competitors like Coleman and logically think that the club backs its manager in the transfer market and there is a very good structure to build upon.
Potentially the club and team itself look (on paper) as being potentially extremely exciting at the moment we are not many players off having what would look to be a very exciting squad.
Conclusion
My own opinion when thinking with my head and not my heart is that other than the top 6 and the European powerhouses we are a very attractive proposition for managers and players alike.
Not only this but we have the potential to break into the top 4 over the coming seasons and could be a great opportunity for those managers who have a vision of building a dynasty as long as they show progression and also for those players who want to join part of something which could be exciting and offer a long term home.
If we are so well placed on paper then why do I feel that my expectations aren't being matched or at least a lack of excitement In future potential...it's not only the league position but Moshiri, Koeman, signings, performances...
Its all a bit boring isn't it?
How does everyone feel? To quote Maximus "Are you not entertained"?
How is it that we seem to have so many positives when looking at the different areas of our club and yet I have never felt as negative as I do now even when Walter Smith was manager, or even in Kendalls 3rd stint...its totally beyond me.
Do I have increased expectations? Naturally I do, even if we didn't have a billionaire owner and had to 'go with what we've got' I'd get some excitement in seeing our young players on the pitch. With a billionaire owner and even if we haven't spent what I expected in transfer fees, some intelligent use of the funds could have been wisely invested.
I am feeling apathetic at the moment...there seems to be no passion from the players on the pitch...no positive objectives set by Moshiri, and my thoughts on Koeman have been adequately publicised when we appointed him...Kenwrights face at the Brighton game told the story in 1000 words...depressed and sad.
Why should I be making Everton a priority when for the first time since I can remember, no one at the club (bar a few including Unsworth) seem to be bothered about progressing as a team?
Its like the almost everyone at the club has just suddenly stopped enjoying themselves and rather than having aspirations simply just does their job at the minimum and goes off for a round of golf or whatever they do in their free time.
I could focus on Koeman seeming to treat his position as an emotionless job or query if Moshiri has turned us into more of a corporate business than entertainment...I suppose just mentioning those issues asks questions, though i'm adaptable and open to change. However;
'Are we not a major attraction or exciting anymore'?
Managers
Here are the approximate annual salary figures of the worlds best paid managers (Ancelotti was on about 9mil at Bayern).
Pep 15mil
Jose 13.8mil
Wenger 8.3mil
Zidane 8mil
Klopp 7mil
Conte 6.5mil
Koeman 6mil
Emery 5.65mil
Poch 5.5mil
Rafael 4.5mil
Simone 4.4mil
Now, I appreciate that we are unlikely to win the title any time soon but surely the money on offer as well as the opportunity to manage in the premier league must be enticing to a heck of a lot of managers?
Ancelotti is unemployed and would be the huge name it seemed Moshiri craved when appointing Koeman.
Tuchel is unemployed and would be seen as a positive and exciting appointment
Nagelsmann could surely be tempted from Hoffenheim if we wanted a super young coach
Jardim at Monaco or others with continental success may be keen
Allardyce may not be everyones choice but he rejected Leicester today and wouldn't comment on us
Fonseca says he wants to manage in our league
Unsworth could be given an opportunity
...the list goes on
Whatever could be said about our club, we pay extremely well and would be an attractive proposition for a heck of a lot of managers.
Structure
Billionaire owner
Reputation for giving managers time
Proud history
Director of football with a strong reputation
Very well publicised conveyor belt for young players
New stadium
Not enormous expectations
Very positive community presence
Personally I feel that we have all the ingredients to progress as a club other than billions to spend...but a manager we could attract would not be one expecting huge money to be splashed around anyway and we have just spent 45mil on a player and pay very good wages so we should be able to entice some good players.
Players
Progressive managers like Poch would be looking at our potential.
GK -Pickford
DF - Kenny / Holgate / Keane
MF - Davies / Vlasic /Dowell / Onyekuru / Lookman
FW - DCL /Sandro
We also have a conveyor belt it seems under Unsworth...this attracts quality young players to the club.
Outsiders would also see the big money signings such as Sigurdsson, Bolassie, Schneiderlin and Klaassen, star names on huge money like Rooney and also solid competitors like Coleman and logically think that the club backs its manager in the transfer market and there is a very good structure to build upon.
Potentially the club and team itself look (on paper) as being potentially extremely exciting at the moment we are not many players off having what would look to be a very exciting squad.
Conclusion
My own opinion when thinking with my head and not my heart is that other than the top 6 and the European powerhouses we are a very attractive proposition for managers and players alike.
Not only this but we have the potential to break into the top 4 over the coming seasons and could be a great opportunity for those managers who have a vision of building a dynasty as long as they show progression and also for those players who want to join part of something which could be exciting and offer a long term home.
If we are so well placed on paper then why do I feel that my expectations aren't being matched or at least a lack of excitement In future potential...it's not only the league position but Moshiri, Koeman, signings, performances...
Its all a bit boring isn't it?
How does everyone feel? To quote Maximus "Are you not entertained"?
