Everton for a team who have been in the top division from forever have been a bit of a basket case for a while. And Moshiri instead of sorting it out and laying the foundations for a new more professional era, has done nothing more than take up basket weaving.
The board room has changed, but I still see familiar faces. Have the commercial deals really improved over and above what came before? At least we don't have many unsaleable assets on long term high value deals... oh.
Strangely enough I don't know if we are actually within touching distance of turning things around. I always say that luck is just taking your opportunities. City took theirs with the Mansoors, United with Ferguson and the 92 youth team, rs with their unholy alliance with Satan to name a few examples. Do I think Everton could wring any advantage given to them though?
My answer to that, unfortunately, is no.
We have 3 decent central defenders in Zouma, Mina and Keane, a decent keeper in Pickford, decent full back options, a decent DM in Gana, decent midifeld options in Gomes and Davies, decent attackers in Richarlison and Bernie and Walcott and Lookman. They might not be top drawer in some cases, but they should be more than capable of showing resilience and battling out points and wins at home against the likes of Wolves. I blame the manager for not demanding a decent striking option, the DOF for not insisting on it, and the owner for not having them through the wringer for not having one in place in Silva's first season. I blame the manager for not getting that team to be hard to beat whilst not fashioning out chances. And with those defenders, he shouldn't be conceding many at all if they were set out right. I then go to the DOF and Moshiri for not demanding the same.
Silva is Moshiri's man. Arguably his first choice that we are seeing and I am starting to lose patience with him now and I really wanted him to succeed - too much more and he'll be poison to some of the fans. At all levels in the club we have seen failings. In that case, the buck does stop with Moshiri. Everton may be his plaything and he doesn't need to answer to us, but if I was in his position, I'd be asking some serious questions about the whole set up yet again. The birthing pains of his reign need to be got over soon, otherwise he needs to reconsider some of them. In business, you don't get long at the top if you aren't performing, and if he is a business man, then I see the same happening around the club.
