Homepage Update: Reflections on Koeman

[Zatara]

@catcherintherye

Davek was spot on about this fraud at the very beginning Joke of a manger an a big fat headed bell.

I believe i was initially the lone voice against him...slated his entire managerial career and was met with an army of posters stating how great he was...i took a lot of stick.

I TOLD YOU SO...

 

[Yarrgh]

I thought he was good when he played for Barcelona.

 

[paulbefc]

I'd have said he and Walsh were equally awful here, but I think time has been kind to Walsh and quite the opposite to Koeman.

I'd have said the only good signings Walsh made were Pickford, Gueye (I think he was Walsh?) and arguably Rooney. Today, I'd happily add Keane and Sigurdsson to that list, though they weren't as cheap as Gueye. After all, it's not really Walsh's fault Sigurdsson played a season in the wrong position and Keane played with one leg for months on end.

I'm not saying Walsh did well, mind, just nowhere near as poorly as I first thought.

 

[Methuselah]

I don't think you can compare Koeman and Allardyce. They were brought in with different objectives. Koeman was brought in to manage the club on a long term (football wise) contract. At the time he was appointed, he was 'the future'. Allardyce came in as a firefighter with specific short-term objectives and was relatively successful. It's history now and I'm just glad that neither has any connection whatsoever with our Everton.

 

[evertonarntwe]

But he actually wasn’t if you look at it. Allardyce did nothing special at all, but he far from nearly destroyed the club.

but he did, he destroyed the club for me for the 6 months he was in charge

koeman was also a blurt but his first year was fine

 

[Parker]

but he did, he destroyed the club for me for the 6 months he was in charge

koeman was also a blurt but his first year was fine

If we'd have been relegated then you wouldn't be saying that lad. I agree it was awful having to go to Goodison to watch that shower but at least we stayed in the league with him in charge.

 

[MarkK1988]

our fans wind me up in a way though

Martinez we got to two semis and finished 11th, tho we were getting increasingly worse he was sacked.

Koeman comes in bombs out the cups but cos we won more home games basically our fans (on the whole) went into the end of the season happy

realistically for us surely a season finishing 11th but a proper go at the cups is better than 7th?

i didnt like him from day 1 tbh, he wasnt willing to get behind his own role.

pretty much all his signings have proved to be sh*te too

 

[Amw79]

Just to go against the grain, will point out that the current spine of our side is down to Koeman / Walsh transfers.

Pickford
Keane
Gueye
Sigurdsson

Also gives me an excuse to bring out this old photo of our manager / DOF from the behind the scenes Everton Documentary.

 

[davids]

Lost a key player that he didn't replace.Hard to figure out watching the game v City at Goodison how it all went wrong so relatively quickly.

 

[Nymzee]

 

[Pittsburgh Footy]

@catcherintherye Fair article, mate. Good read, that.

 

[Seathestars]

When I clicked on here and saw his picture my stomach turned.
I've got respect for Bobby, at least he tried, but this horror didn't give a flying one for us, that's what makes me fume.
I didn't want him to 'get us' but just show he cared, there was absolutely nothing.

 

[Rollo Tomassi]

Simply the worst manager ii can remember even worse than Walker.

 

[trueblue84]

I think he would've done much better without Walsh. He had a decent first season after the Martinez debacle. Just look back to those interviews where he was kicking off over not signing players. There was definitely something not right.

On the other hand, he was mean to prince oumar, so I hope he gets bad aids.

 

[bicycleheader]

Said from the start it was an utterly unambitious and bang average appointment that would simply lead to us wasting time over the two or three seasons before he left or was sacked. Dull boring choice by Moshiri who laughably wanted us to have a big name to match Mourinho Guardiola and others, rather than picking us a decent progressive coach.

Never thought it would play out as badly as it did though.