who's to blame?

[roydo]

Koeman for his tactics
Koeman for signing Stek
Koeman for signing Bolasie
Koeman for dropping Holgate for Coleman
Koeman for bringing Jags back
Koeman for playing Cleverley
Koeman for not playing players on merit
Koeman for mouthing off in the press


*There's something for everyone there.

Loving this arnt you.

 

[Zatara]

Yes it the directors fault Koeman set his team out wrong and failed to motivate his squad

Impossible to motivate anyone when players are dropped despite performing well.

 

[toffee matt]

Moshiri , Kenwright and Elstone have too take the blame for failing to back the manager and leaving us with a squad unable to compete

 

[PhilM]

Regardless of all the grumbles over the board, lack of significant or appropriate transfer activity in the summer or Koeman, today was the players.

I'm not saying other criticisms aren't to some extent fair or justifiable, you have to expect the starting XI to perform on the day. They didn't.

So before people start over analysing previous events etc. I would expect people to question the performance today that lacked guile and effort.

You have to compete in a game and attempt to find the result and we simply didn't - everything else is semantics.

 

[Ring master]

never mind that,who watched the whole 90mins,plus,lol,i did somehow,there always someone to blame win,lose,draw,as so many love to moan at anything really,even a nothing to moan about thing,lets just get this out our heads and move on to swansea,and hope the next 2 weeks go fast

 

[Zatara]

Loving this arnt you.

I'm furious.

 

[Aberblue]

The players.

Having heart and a bit of fight is not a talent. Completelycould not be arsed

It's strange, we played against Man City a few weeks ago, and while we had a slice or two of luck, nobody could complain about our attitude in that game. Why was today so different?

 

[Papa Shango]

Also, Coleman's throw-ins. They are the worst in the league by a mile.

Honestly, watch him next time if you haven't noticed it yet. Useless.

They really are bad. He isnt helped though by a bunch of imbeciles in blue who just stand around and dont move waiting for the ball to be thrown at them.

 

[Zatara]

never mind that,who watched the whole 90mins,plus,lol,i did somehow,there always someone to blame win,lose,draw,as so many love to moan at anything really,even a nothing to moan about thing,lets just get this out our heads and move on to swansea,and hope the next 2 weeks go fast

I couldnt take my eyes off it...almost 4am here and i feel like ive gone into the twilight zone and seen Walter Smith vs Boro all over again.

 

[Papa Shango]

It's strange, we played against Man City a few weeks ago, and while we had a slice or two of luck, nobody could complain about our attitude in that game. Why was today so different?

Another day City would have battered us. If the first pen went in we would have folded like we did today. We always do.

 

[nsno-chris]

It's strange, we played against Man City a few weeks ago, and while we had a slice or two of luck, nobody could complain about our attitude in that game. Why was today so different?

God knows.

 

[Angelgabriel]

Maybe mate because he come in saying there was money to spend a large amount and yet we didn't spend a penny,a and only bought players on the back of stones going.wake up.

The thread is titled 'who's to blame' immediately posted after a game we get pummelled 5-0. I'm sorry, and I'm fully awake, but Mosh is not to blame for that. A Premier League team should not be getting beat in them circumstances. The score line happens sometimes, but the lack of effort/proffessionalism from them players tonight was a crime and Koeman tactics weren't exactly great. But, I know, let's blame Mosh.
By common opinion (and mine) Williams is an imrovement on Stones. By common opinion (not mine!) Bolasie has been a good signing. We have one of the best strikers in Europe, all playing for a team who, many of us think underperformed last season. That performance was as bad as anything I've seen in the last decade. We still have a talented team and if that can't be harnessed, there's only one person to blame. And that's the Manager.

 

[Bullet]

Everyone is allowed one bad one he needs time and money.

RK will certainly get plenty of time. Not so sure he'll get a great deal of money. Not untill Lu goes at least.

 

[malfosse]

I don't want to sound like a kopite but, it was Chelsea.

 

[ToffeeDan]

Firstly you need to accept our squad isn't great - and it isn't great because:

1. The best performers - most reliable are well over 30 and the rest are not consistent enough
2. The overall quality is only decent - 8th place material - currently we're 6th
3. Apart from Romelu (and maybe Gana and - on a good day Ross) it's a bit meh. Leighton is injured and the other old boys are not going be around too long
4. There's hardly a tackle between the front four - ever.. hasn't been since we sold the likes of Fellaini, Cahill and, to an extent Arteta.
5. Without Gana we had no suitable cover to partner Barry in front of the defence. (If it's Macca or Mo they weren't available). Barry hardly got a look in all night.

Then if you turn up at the likes of Chelsea under par you're going to get scalped.