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Me too mate, love my registas and trequartistas, my favourite player of all time is Francesco Totti followed by Javier Zanetti, can't wait to go to the San Paolo for a match, proper footy men me and you buddy x
Lord Buckethead
Player Valuation: £35m
What is it about his performance as Everton Manager gives you the impression he isn't perfect for us? Sam himself has said he's not happy with the quality of the attacking play and thinks we are making too many mistake in possession. Improvement will come with confidence (second half last night) and coaching (he said after the Newcastle match he's only concentrated on solidifying our previously error strewn defence upto then)
He's only been handful of weeks.
What had Koeman or Martinez done in their first few weeks? Name me a manager who's had a better starting record at aclub.
Why? Other than a brief stint where he got Watford into mid table in theChampionship, and getting Burnley out of the Championship at the third time of asking, not getting relegated last season and looking quite organised this season up to now, what has he done?
For me he's taken the Flavour of the Month crown off Silva. He's put together a half reasonable side after 5 years and has made if nearly to Christmas without an injury crisis.
Sam has performed at numerous Premiership Clubs usually taking over in the most difficult of circumstances, working with the losing dross bereft of confidence that the previous manager has left him with staring certain relegation in the face. Each time he has pulled them around in 6 months, then when allowed, he's taken them the follow year comfortably into mid season safety. He has proved time after time he he can turn failing teams around and motivate them beyond their ability. Dyche has done this once, with a team he's spend 5 years asssembling, take him away from that Club, who knows when or if he could replicate that elsewhere.
I fully expect even with our terrible first few months that we will finish above Burnley with Fat Sam.
Good that we all see different things isn't mate, it' what makes the forum great
Don't get me wrong, some of it has been awful, just think there's much more positive stuff to our all-round play than there was under Koeman or Unsy.
But, I equally don't think that's purely down to Sam.
As you say, what he's done is give us a solid base to work from, and that's allowed us to be a bit more expansive at times.
What I do like is that he clearly wants to see more of that, which is a positive sign, and suggests that all that is holding us back is a a lack of confidence.
Mikeonlythebestwilldo
Player Valuation: £20m
Getting results was the first agenda mate , the football will come sooner now , the players look more confident and happier !!
Rudolf Hucker
Player Valuation: £30m
Erm, well no, it isn’t.
The object of the game is to win. Same as any other sport. Entertainment/fans are a byproduct.
I love sexy football as much as the next man, but I’ll take us winning ugly over a valiant defeat every time.
Go watch another team then you masochist.
SiEdmo
Player Valuation: £10m
in the nicest way possible screw the pair of yas, I want a metal pot and I don't really care how we get it at this point
Kev The Rat
Player Valuation: £70m
Second half was decent football. Thumbs up from me for Big Sam.
Has a touch of Joe Royle with his genial style.
Has a touch of Joe Royle with his genial style.
blue62
Player Valuation: £5m
He's only been in charge for a few short weeks and has had to work with the same bunch of players, what did any of us expect? If we'd played some pretty stuff and were still mired in the bottom 6 would the Samoaners be happier than they are right now? I don't think he's the new Messiah, but get some perspective and give him at least the sort of leeway Martinez and Koeman were afforded. A few back from injury, a few transfers in and out and another dozen games thereafter and we can assess, just now he's done everything we could have hoped for and then some.
overkill
Player Valuation: £20m
Saint Domingo
Player Valuation: £80m
I actually think the football is better than what Koeman served up for most of his time with us. He had a purple patch end of last season when we were pounding teams at Goodison but he did have Barkley Lukaku Coleman allnin full flow with Barry and Baines a year younger too. The rest of the time though it was pretty much aimless dross with a 90 mill striker upfront.
With worse players under Allardyce we’ve seen flashes of really good football, Holgate looking to play from the back, Kenny linking up with Lennon, Rooney and Siggurdson playing through balls. It’s absolutely no coincidence that we’re getting more penalties because we’re playing in strikers or wingers behind the defence forcing them to foul.
It will be interesting to see what Allardyce can muster when he has Bolasie Coleman Barkley Funes Mori Baines back and is able to add his own players.
5 wins out of 6 games with three youth players starting every game, a reserve rb playing left back, and his best 6 first team players missing, but some people want to moan about the football?! Get a grip.
With worse players under Allardyce we’ve seen flashes of really good football, Holgate looking to play from the back, Kenny linking up with Lennon, Rooney and Siggurdson playing through balls. It’s absolutely no coincidence that we’re getting more penalties because we’re playing in strikers or wingers behind the defence forcing them to foul.
It will be interesting to see what Allardyce can muster when he has Bolasie Coleman Barkley Funes Mori Baines back and is able to add his own players.
5 wins out of 6 games with three youth players starting every game, a reserve rb playing left back, and his best 6 first team players missing, but some people want to moan about the football?! Get a grip.
orly
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No. Barkley yes, Coleman yes. The end. Baines is finished, McCarthy is chob, Funes Mori horrendous, Yannick not even he knows how he will come back (and the fanbase was very split on him before).... genuinely who else is there, I'm not sure.
Be interesting to see what he does once the players come back from injury and also who he goes after in the window.
Convinced once the ship had been steadied we would be seeing more expansive and attacking play and the current offensive 4 of DCL, Rooney, Gylfi and Lennon will be chopped and changed with a bit more pace and direct play added.
Convinced once the ship had been steadied we would be seeing more expansive and attacking play and the current offensive 4 of DCL, Rooney, Gylfi and Lennon will be chopped and changed with a bit more pace and direct play added.
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