Leicester City 2-0 Everton, Report and MotM Poll

[BigBlueConk]

Heard some shouts from the commentators yesterday saying all the changes Unsy made seemed like a "punishment" to the players Ronk constantly called up before. Bunch of crap.

Agree.
Unsy has only worked with the players directly for a week and needs to decide the best balance and then find his best team from the crocks we have. Not sure Ron EVER knew his best starting 11.

 

[Khalekan]

But he's a dinosaur Khal and would have people burning their season tickets.
The fact that he has a plan, a modus operandi that has been proven to work for clubs in the drop zone appears to be an alien concept.
His talking about studying players in great detail is spot on.
And there doubters about his ability to attract players to a club... I seem to recall a World Cup winner in Djorkaeff signing for Bolton, didn't Campo leave Real Madrid for Burnden Park and JJ Okocha was a real hoofball merchant back in the day.

I'm not saying that we should go for Sam Allardyce right now, but if we don't get at least two wins from Watford, Palace, Southampton and West Ham, then his never been relegated record will be hard to ignore.

I don't want to see Everton playing ugly, survival at all costs football, but better that than relegation.

+1

Good post, Andy.

 

[judge]

I don't know about MOM but battling it out for worst players on the pitch were Davies and DCL (and worryingly both of these played the full 90 minutes). Davies couldn't tackle, control the ball or pass from the first minute and he's error for the first call was an accident waiting to happen. I know DCL is up front on his own most of the time but he never retains possession and spends most of his time falling over. In footballing terms he's not a young kid anymore. In two season's he's scored on league goal. He's Championship standard. The worry is that he'll be playing there for us!

 

[COYBL25]

But he's a dinosaur Khal and would have people burning their season tickets.
The fact that he has a plan, a modus operandi that has been proven to work for clubs in the drop zone appears to be an alien concept.
His talking about studying players in great detail is spot on.
And there doubters about his ability to attract players to a club... I seem to recall a World Cup winner in Djorkaeff signing for Bolton, didn't Campo leave Real Madrid for Burnden Park and JJ Okocha was a real hoofball merchant back in the day.

I'm not saying that we should go for Sam Allardyce right now, but if we don't get at least two wins from Watford, Palace, Southampton and West Ham, then his never been relegated record will be hard to ignore.

I don't want to see Everton playing ugly, survival at all costs football, but better that than relegation.

It's hard to disagree with any of that Andy, but there's also another problem that would come with the appointment of Allardyce in any capacity, he'd have to win the fans over very quickly, as he's universally disliked .( I include myself in that one )

He'd have to hit the ground running or things would turn nasty pretty quickly, just like his time at Newcastle and West Ham. ( where he did well steadying things at both clubs, but the fans just never wanted him there to start with )

 

[SantaClausisanEvertonian]

I'm afraid I couldn't stomach Large Samuel as an Everton manager whatever our circumstances may be.
The man is 'universally disliked' for many reasons.

 

[AndyC]

It's hard to disagree with any of that Andy, but there's also another problem that would come with the appointment of Allardyce in any capacity, he'd have to win the fans over very quickly, as he's universally disliked .( I include myself in that one )

He'd have to hit the ground running or things would turn nasty pretty quickly, just like his time at Newcastle and West Ham. ( where he did well steadying things at both clubs, but the fans just never wanted him there to start with )

Don't get me wrong mate, in an ideal world the pragmatism of BFS would be nowhere near Everton, but this right now is not an ideal world, it's the very opposite.

We have a squad of players who are taking far too long to gel together, we have something of a disjointed squad in that we have no proven striker and an aging, slowing defence and an overloaded midfield.

We also have a dis-functional off the field operation whereby outside of the very innermost sanctums of the club, nobody appears to have any real clue as to what anybody really does.

Who naused up the summer... RoKo, Walsh, the board, an individual, any two of three, all three ??
We have no idea what the hell is going on.

Now, ten games in we have just 8 points and the accepted survival target is 40.
So 32 points needed from 28 games with a squad currently devoid of goals and leaking them.

Okay, we give David Unsworth the next four league games and we hope and pray that he can turn things around and get us at least two wins... If he does that great and give him a while longer.

It'll be tough for him and if it isn't happening, he's either going to be replaced by a.n.other or we bring in someone with far greater experience to help him... in what by then will be a survival battle.

And that leads you to firefighters like BFS.

Worrying times.

 

[blueboy1945]

Don't get me wrong mate, in an ideal world the pragmatism of BFS would be nowhere near Everton, but this right now is not an ideal world, it's the very opposite.

We have a squad of players who are taking far too long to gel together, we have something of a disjointed squad in that we have no proven striker and an aging, slowing defence and an overloaded midfield.

We also have a dis-functional off the field operation whereby outside of the very innermost sanctums of the club, nobody appears to have any real clue as to what anybody really does.

Who naused up the summer... RoKo, Walsh, the board, an individual, any two of three, all three ??
We have no idea what the hell is going on.

Now, ten games in we have just 8 points and the accepted survival target is 40.
So 32 points needed from 28 games with a squad currently devoid of goals and leaking them.

Okay, we give David Unsworth the next four league games and we hope and pray that he can turn things around and get us at least two wins... If he does that great and give him a while longer.

It'll be tough for him and if it isn't happening, he's either going to be replaced by a.n.other or we bring in someone with far greater experience to help him... in what by then will be a survival battle.

And that leads you to firefighters like BFS.

Worrying times.

I wouldn't give a damn if the highly unlikeable Mr Allardyce came here and was successful, it's not a popularity contest, it's footy. Something he is, remarkably, pretty good at. But let's give Unsy a fair crack of the whip here, he's been thrown in and has a lot to sort out, deserves more time.

 

[AndyC]

I'm afraid I couldn't stomach Large Samuel as an Everton manager whatever our circumstances may be.
The man is 'universally disliked' for many reasons.

You would take ugly relegation over ugly survival ?

 

[NewRadical]

I'm afraid I couldn't stomach Large Samuel as an Everton manager whatever our circumstances may be.
The man is 'universally disliked' for many reasons.

lol

 

[NewRadical]

I voted for Lennon. He looked dangerous going forward because of his pace, but even then his output was minimal.

I would rather not see our defence include Jagielka, Baines or Williams again. Regardless of performances in years gone by they don't cut it any more - especially together as part of a unit. But continue on they will as we have no other realistic options at least until January.

Between that and the striking options it really is a sorry state of affairs.

 

[marsh]

I enjoyed singing the Barkley song again. That was fun

 

[Sheedy's right knee.]

Watching the game on the TV I was dismayed by Siggardsons body language when he was getting changed on the bench. He didn't look up for it and I've got some misgivings about his contribution to the team long-term.

 

[Azza]

Rekt!

 

[peteblue]

Gary Neville is spot on, he reckons that Jags,Williams and Baines should be shot. They’ve played thousands of EPL games between them yet are now playing like a pub team. They are still getting top wages and it’s bloody time they earned them.........

 

[RomanReigns]

gary neville stating the obvious

everyone and their pet fish knows we have the worst defence in the prem

no pace, slow reactions, no cohesion

half the time baines can't be arsed to bomb forward

we need to completely overhaul our defence

city spend over 100 mil on pacy wingbacks in the summer just to prove how important width on the flanks is.