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Lookman had better numbers than Forsberg last season (5 goals/4 assists vs 2 goals/2 assist) playing half the matches with far less starts. His numbers are better than Bruma (his other direct left wing competition there) who played more than twice his matches.
You can't blame the lad for when he's bought on and how he's played, but at least he did something.

Lookman had better numbers than Forsberg last season (5 goals/4 assists vs 2 goals/2 assist) playing half the matches with far less starts. His numbers are better than Bruma (his other direct left wing competition there) who played more than twice his matches.
You can't blame the lad for when he's bought on and how he's played, but at least he did something.

I'm not really sure why people think Unsworth had us looking up. His best managerial performance came after his replacement was announced, where days earlier Southampton put 4 past us. 2 days prior to that we conceded 5 at home. I wasn't watching us and thinking potential, it looked like we'd lose every game at that point just prior to West Ham.
Granted I'm not thinking potential now either, but I think it's a bit revisionist to think there was more hope at any point in the season than now. We've got 12 games coming up, 2 of those against top 4 sides at home. Right now is the best run we'll have all season, and being an eternal optimist I really hope behind the scenes the players, staff and Sam are trying to sort their shit and actually finish this season with some modicum of respect for the club, fans and themselves.

I'm not really sure why people think Unsworth had us looking up. His best managerial performance came after his replacement was announced, where days earlier Southampton put 4 past us. 2 days prior to that we conceded 5 at home. I wasn't watching us and thinking potential, it looked like we'd lose every game at that point just prior to West Ham.
Granted I'm not thinking potential now either, but I think it's a bit revisionist to think there was more hope at any point in the season than now. We've got 12 games coming up, 2 of those against top 4 sides at home. Right now is the best run we'll have all season, and being an eternal optimist I really hope behind the scenes the players, staff and Sam are trying to sort their shit and actually finish this season with some modicum of respect for the club, fans and themselves.

I'm not really sure why people think Unsworth had us looking up. His best managerial performance came after his replacement was announced, where days earlier Southampton put 4 past us. 2 days prior to that we conceded 5 at home. I wasn't watching us and thinking potential, it looked like we'd lose every game at that point just prior to West Ham.
Granted I'm not thinking potential now either, but I think it's a bit revisionist to think there was more hope at any point in the season than now. We've got 12 games coming up, 2 of those against top 4 sides at home. Right now is the best run we'll have all season, and being an eternal optimist I really hope behind the scenes the players, staff and Sam are trying to sort their shit and actually finish this season with some modicum of respect for the club, fans and themselves.

I'm not really sure why people think Unsworth had us looking up. His best managerial performance came after his replacement was announced, where days earlier Southampton put 4 past us. 2 days prior to that we conceded 5 at home. I wasn't watching us and thinking potential, it looked like we'd lose every game at that point just prior to West Ham.
Granted I'm not thinking potential now either, but I think it's a bit revisionist to think there was more hope at any point in the season than now. We've got 12 games coming up, 2 of those against top 4 sides at home. Right now is the best run we'll have all season, and being an eternal optimist I really hope behind the scenes the players, staff and Sam are trying to sort their shit and actually finish this season with some modicum of respect for the club, fans and themselves.

I wish we had a few players with his spirit.  Technically (heading aside) he was a pretty limited player but he had a proper hunger and an instinct. Made the most of what he had. 
 

Don't think any of the new younger signings (Klaasen, Sandro etc.) should be sold, 6 month loans makes sense to get them playing again at a level with less pressure. They've been run into the ground by Koeman and I don't think their real potential can be judged based on the handful of games they've had.

Don't think any of the new younger signings (Klaasen, Sandro etc.) should be sold, 6 month loans makes sense to get them playing again at a level with less pressure. They've been run into the ground by Koeman and I don't think their real potential can be judged based on the handful of games they've had.

Don't think any of the new younger signings (Klaasen, Sandro etc.) should be sold, 6 month loans makes sense to get them playing again at a level with less pressure. They've been run into the ground by Koeman and I don't think their real potential can be judged based on the handful of games they've had.

Don't think any of the new younger signings (Klaasen, Sandro etc.) should be sold, 6 month loans makes sense to get them playing again at a level with less pressure. They've been run into the ground by Koeman and I don't think their real potential can be judged based on the handful of games they've had.

Don't think any of the new younger signings (Klaasen, Sandro etc.) should be sold, 6 month loans makes sense to get them playing again at a level with less pressure. They've been run into the ground by Koeman and I don't think their real potential can be judged based on the handful of games they've had.

Don't think any of the new younger signings (Klaasen, Sandro etc.) should be sold, 6 month loans makes sense to get them playing again at a level with less pressure. They've been run into the ground by Koeman and I don't think their real potential can be judged based on the handful of games they've had.

Don't think any of the new younger signings (Klaasen, Sandro etc.) should be sold, 6 month loans makes sense to get them playing again at a level with less pressure. They've been run into the ground by Koeman and I don't think their real potential can be judged based on the handful of games they've had.

Unsworth is a top man, loyal, passionate about the club and Everton through and through. He has done great work with the youth team and deserves this win.
Great to know he will be staying at the club.

Walsh is supposed to have some decent French network (resulting in the likes of Essien, Drogba, Kante, Mahrez etc. etc.) so here's hoping. Hopefully he does more than a trip to Milan though like last time.
Would take the players they were banging on about then like Zapata, Murillo and Lamina with both hands right now.
 

It's not about there being a huge rush, it's about being decisive and showing leadership. The right guy isn't available now? Fine, say so and give Unsworth the job till January or the end of the season. Regardless of whether it is all rumour or not, there is instability right the way through the club, and that will harm us on the pitch. Moshiri is looking increasingly weak. It's not a good situation at all. 

Just about sums it up
http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/evertons-manager-search-totally-confusing-13901537

Just read a stat, the combined age of Jags, Williams and Bainsey is 100. Most teams would probably have a back 4 with combined ages around that.
To me another CB is more pressing than a LB, 2 performing CB's alongside Baines is the lesser of 2 evils as opposed to a new LB slotted in with the current shambles of switching CB pairings.
 
 

This time last season Lukaku had 7 goals / 3 assists in the league. His goal tally then is our team's tally now.
We have been pantsed totally by some teams where it wouldn't have made a difference, but he would have made a difference in our recent closer league games and in Europa I'm sure. Granted there are also many other reasons why we are horrible, but his quality is obvious.

It's a bit different, since Kane has been a regular for Spurs they have finished 5th, 3rd and 2nd. Kane has played in Europe in some form for all those years.
Rom was here with us through a 5th and 7th place, and 2 11th place finishes with 1 Europa season in his first year only. If Spurs went to finish 11th this season and next I doubt he would remain there, but you never know.
Koeman seems to have gone the way of everything Dutch in football at the moment, sticking to old ways for too long and failing to maintain pace in all aspects with the competition. I would really like someone like Tuchel in for the long term but Unsworth as caretaker can hopefully give the lads some much needed confidence.

It's a bit different, since Kane has been a regular for Spurs they have finished 5th, 3rd and 2nd. Kane has played in Europe in some form for all those years.
Rom was here with us through a 5th and 7th place, and 2 11th place finishes with 1 Europa season in his first year only. If Spurs went to finish 11th this season and next I doubt he would remain there, but you never know.
Koeman seems to have gone the way of everything Dutch in football at the moment, sticking to old ways for too long and failing to maintain pace in all aspects with the competition. I would really like someone like Tuchel in for the long term but Unsworth as caretaker can hopefully give the lads some much needed confidence.

I don’t understand how people can gloat he’s been sacked or come out with comments like “some people wanted him/backed him” we’ve had to sack our manager which means we’re in deep shit. I’m not arsed who the manager is, I just care about Everton and don’t really give a fuck who manages us as long as we do well.
On a human being level,  I’m genuinely sorry for him, it’s not all about millions of pounds, it’s reputation, integrity and pride- he already has enoughmoney to last him the rest of his life, ask him if he’d want 6 million or to be here still sitting in 2nd place right now and the team flying- he’d pick ghe latter. He failed, I don’t like to see it when it’s someone we had in our camp, I wish he would have succeeded but he never and he had to go but I take zero pleasure in it.

I don't think Ancelotti would come here, but I think your underrating him a bit with his tactical nous. He developed Milan's 4321 that saw them with the CL, he switched Pirlo's position to a deeper role with huge success, and he's done numerous formation and tactical switches over time that have paid off. Some recent comments from Bayern players say one thing, and he would have a different style to Guardiola no doubt, but I'd class him as a tactician over someone like Klopp who, while having developed a great tactic, can't seem to adjust and change it based on his players.
He's had access to many top class players throughout his career though to help, Keane and Williams aren't comparable to Maldini and Nesta.
Regarding Koeman I'm struggling to see how he's going to turn this around, but I don't think the sack will instantly fix the glaring issues with our squad.

All depends on the overall league finishes. It was great when Martinez was all out attack and he we were pushing for 4th, not so when we were holding onto 11th and making Stoke look like Barca at home and hitting 4 past us.
 
Koeman's first job was to swing the pendulum back to the point where we weren't conceding for fun against shit teams. He's done that, it's now his job to get us creating and scoring. Considering both our best attacking and creating outlets from last season (stats wise) are missing now, I'm prepared to give him some leeway, regardless of how much we've spent because of the 140 million or so we have spent, only 75 million of that is on attacking players. We've let 100 million or so of attacking players walk out the door in the same breath.
 
Sometimes it never starts the way it's meant to finish, but I'm sure he has a vision and what we are seeing isn't the end game of that vision I'm sure.