Ronald Koeman discussion

[ianefc]

Refreshing

 

[Connor]

This will be full of well thought out, logical discussion.


Oh.

Anyway, he's been dealt a dreadful hand and he's trying to clean up the mess. Disappointing to go out of the cups very early mind and he, and the players, have to take blame for that as they're very winnable.

We'll move on.

 

[davek]

Watching the sideways and backwards and sideways and backwards (repeat until you feel the urge to gouge out your own eyes) was amongst the dullest of shîte I've ever endured as a match going blue of 40+ years service. Don't try and tell me or anybody else otherwise.

You didn't see the fantastic counter attacking performances with a unit like Lukaku, Barkley, Mirallas/Deulofeu tearing downfield into the opposition's territory?

Ok.

 

[Prevenger17]

That is Martinez's squad bar a handful of additions.

Aye, apart from Ashley Williams, Seamus Coleman, Mason Holgate, Leighton Baines, Ross Barkley, Tom Davies, Enner Valencia and Kevin Mirallas.

 

[MikeH72]

You didn't see the fantastic counter attacking performances with a unit like Lukaku, Barkley, Mirallas/Deulofeu tearing downfield into the opposition's territory?

Ok.

You didn't either because you don't watch football.

 

[ianefc]

Martinez only brought in 4 of the players who started today, one of whom was Do-no-wrong Lukaku. It would be right to say that Koeman shouldn't shoulder all of the blame, but Martinez has little or nothing to do with this.

Prev, that is nonsense. 1 of Koemans players started today, so if what you say above is true then 5 of Moyes players must have started, which only amplifies how poor Martinez was in the market, that even now his players in this squad are being outnumbered by a manager who hasn't been here for almost half a decade.

 

[tommye]

Phenomenal

 

[Prevenger17]

1 of Koemans players started today

2? Ashley Williams and Enner Valencia? Or am I wrong?

 

[Duncan Disordely]

He seems really annoyed with the players and lack of transfer activity. Hopefully he'll be on the phone demanding deals are done.

 

[Abraders]

You didn't see the fantastic counter attacking performances with a unit like Lukaku, Barkley, Mirallas/Deulofeu tearing downfield into the opposition's territory?

Ok.

Imo under martinez we were far far better in the odd times we set up as a counter attacking team.

 

[ianefc]

You didn't see the fantastic counter attacking performances with a unit like Lukaku, Barkley, Mirallas/Deulofeu tearing downfield into the opposition's territory?

Ok.

Didn't happen.

Lukaku scored 10 league goals in 14/15

 

[Dirty Dutch]

All this love for martinez because he won a couple of cup-games

 

[Toffeeslam]

Refreshing

His predecessor would have said it was a great performance and we were unlucky. yet some people would prefer to still him in charge

 

[Brennan]

RK and SW are supposed to both sign off on a player. RK is clearly the more forceful personality but it appears SW got his way with Gana and Lookman.
Not certain about the others but I suspect Bolasie was mainly RK's as would be Morgan and Depay. If we spend whatever funds there are on the likes of Depay the cash is going in the drain.
I'd prefer to see SW with the final say so that a currently poorly performing manager can prove his metal by developing more players like Lookman.

You say he's a poorly performing manager. Where do you think this squad should be ?

 

[davek]

Dave how many of the current squad that was left by Martinez are good enough to wear the blue jersey?

Robles, Coleman, Holgate, Funes Mori, Barry, McCarthy, Barkley, Deulofeu, Galloway, Lukaku, Davies, Besic.

Not exactly threadbare like.