2021/22 Rafael Benitez

[LeeCarsley]

I'd much rather get rid of the players than the manager at this stage of time. The players have failed nearly every audition apart from a few. A few more Gordons, Townsends, and Grays and I think we can have a team we are proud of again. Whether or not Mr. Benitez is at the helm of the club during that period is up to him. I understand what he wants to do with the club at least, I am unsure of if that old-school style will work in the modern premier league however. I guess Moyes is doing well enough with it! lol

 

[nsno-chris]

Should have Roberto Di Matteo in, going off some of the arguments in here he’s clearly more of a success than Rafata due to their time at Chelsea

 

[MikeH72]

That's fine. Each to their own.

I happen to think managerial comparisons are for the schoolyard ... far too many variables to compare fairly. Simply responding to the chap's pretty ropey argument.

Yeah I agree there are too many variables, one of the most important ones being total games managed, which is why it’s probably unfair to compare the win percentages of someone like Moyes who managed us for 11 years and Ancelotti who managed us for 18 months and most of his games being training sessions in empty stadiums.

 

[Librarian]

I'd much rather get rid of the players than the manager at this stage of time. The players have failed nearly every audition apart from a few. A few more Gordons, Townsends, and Grays and I think we can have a team we are proud of again. Whether or not Mr. Benitez is at the helm of the club during that period is up to him. I understand what he wants to do with the club at least, I am unsure of if that old-school style will work in the modern premier league however. I guess Moyes is doing well enough with it! lol

A positive from the poor form if you are desperate for one, is that the manager will now know for sure who need’s catapulting

 

[matty1878]

Panic buys is how we roll though

so nothingness is how we go

 

[matty1878]

Looking at recent comments fella, I'm not sure we Can spend. its a bad situation we find ourselves in!

isnt it always? what have we done to be cursed!

 

[Home and Dry]

Haha ok mate.

Allan had the flu and was struggling with fatigue but you crack on trying to use Gbamin and Holgate as sticks to beat the manager with.

Did not know he had the flu (did you?) If he did, he did alright for the 83(!) minutes he was on!
At the end of the day, the manager makes the decisions, so surely the buck stops with him.

 

[Spadge Vernacular]

Is he though? Doing better? Don't forget to show your working out.

 

[windymiller]

Of course he is doing better, sad thing is some hope he dosent, which shows how small time our fan base is

I did ask you for your working out, it would make very interesting reading.

 

[Marius57]

I did ask you for your working out, it would make very interesting reading.

It will be along the lines of this:

"Blah blah blah 1.7m blah blah blah injuries blah blah blah carlo was worse"

 

[Zezti]

…apologies if posted but Ashley Williams doesn’t seem impressed;

Everton: Why are Toffees still miles away from Premier League top four? Ashley Williams analysis

Everton have been targeting a Champions League place for more than five years but are still nowhere near a top-four spot, says former defender Ashley Williams.

www.bbc.co.uk

He's right (mostly). Deniers will just dismiss it because who its coming from, but he's absolutely right that we are clueless in attacking and hoping that Gray, Townsend or Richy can do something special.

 

[MikeH72]

He's right (mostly). Deniers will just dismiss it because who its coming from, but he's absolutely right that we are clueless in attacking and hoping that Gray, Townsend or Richy can do something special.

Who will deny it? Seriously, who? I thought our fans were in unanimous agreement that we’re a mess of a club with no structure.

 

[Zezti]

Who will deny it? Seriously, who? I thought our fans were in unanimous agreement that we’re a mess of a club with no structure.

Williams isn't only referring to us as an organisation. He's saying he expects more from Benitez, tactically, as well. So obviously there are people in this thread who reject that.

 

[Glasshalffull]

It will be along the lines of this:

"Blah blah blah 1.7m blah blah blah injuries blah blah blah carlo was worse"

Well, your undeniable logic has convinced me, anyway.

 

[twoblue]

Ancelotti, as crap as the footy was and as many injuries he had to deal with and no fans etc, had us in the running for CL in April. We should have got Europe. It was a failure not to.

We look just as crap going forward now as we did last season, if not worse.

This season we haven’t had our top scorer