As ever nothing is black and white always grey.
Yes he did stabilise us and he also built some good teams. It wasn’t all hoofball , but it was predicated on defensive play and for long periods was sterile.
More importantly his teams always choked at important moments, failing to seize the opportunity when it was presented and retreating into their defensive shell.
He was here for 11 years yet won nothing even though in that time not everything was won by the elite clubs.
As a person , many supporters who had the misfortune to encounter him on pre season tours or European matches will tell you he never gave the impression of identifying with our support or even particularly liking Evertonians not overly important at the time but it did make the manner of his departure less of a surprise than it maybe was to others.
That departure and it’s aftermath was totally disrespectful to everyone at this club and left a very sour taste which still lingers for me.
Let’s also not forget despite winning nowt in 11years he ensured he was one of the best paid managers in the richest league in the world, nice work if you can get it.
If I were to meet him (again) I would ignore him ,which is far better than he deserves.