That doesn't tell the half of it. That 17/18 team realistically should've been even worse from a GD standpoint. That was a TERRIBLE - like bottom 3 - offensive team. The defense wasn't much better, either. Silva's team last year was a top 8/9 offense and a top 5/4 defense. The team was probably unlucky to not have more points. It was a MASSIVE improvement.
I think in this case we were simply lucky. I think our expected points would've been much lower than 49 points. I don't believe that was the case this past year.
It is an Everton tradition that when the players are coming back from holiday they look like they had never played football before. Some are overweighed(Jagielka Williams); others arent able to stop a ball anymore. Something to do do with the tough managers we have got?
Keane isnt overweighed but he looks like a pub player. Our pre season form is glorious and we keep that up half of the season. Dont tell me that looks like good training methods.
I have seen nothing in all the time Silva has been that he is anymore than an average manager at best, tbh I never wanted him here and wanted him gone when we had that poor run last season. Imo Sticking with him won’t end well he’s as poor as Koeman and I think he’s worse than Martinez, no disrespect to Hull or Watford they were his level. It’s just such a shame we didn’t get someone much better after Big Sam. The worrying thing with Silva he won’t change anything, wrong players playing, sticking to his same formation and zonal marking which none seem to work, he’s either to stubborn or clueless how to change things, he’s not alone in that department Martinez and Koeman were much the same. Get rid and get a top manager in.
He will never sort it, he simply isn’t good enough to manage us. Unfortunately the board have messed up again it’s time for a change.I was all for giving him this season but i am absolutely livid at how appalling we have been in some of the matches so far especially Villa and Bournemouth and we weren't that much better in the other 3 matches either result aside. There is just no way should we still be having all these issues and inconsistency problems in his second season. There is no excuse for it. We can blame the players as much as we like and yes they definitely do need a proper good kick up the ring piece but it is Silva's job to sort that out and he still hasn't after 2 pre-seasons, 3 transfer windows and 43 premier league matches and counting.
I am very unconvinced and if these inconsistency problems continue i can see him gone by Christmas and tbh that would suit me just fine as i am sick to death of it now. Just want to enjoy watching my team every week again which is really not too much to ask but seems to be more fantasy than reality.
Get it effing sorted Silva.
