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This thread is such a joke now, we have one of the best midfielders in the country at doing what he does and yet rather than appreciate what we’ve got Pinky and Perky are constantly trying to pick holes in his game  
Its not his job to score goals or to be a creative force, that what the likes of Gylfi, Bernard and Richarlison are in the side for
Gana is absolutely crucial to the pressing game that Silva wants to deploy, he is higher up the pitch because Silva wants us to press higher up the pitch , it doesn’t mean he should suddenly have the goals and assists stats of a number 10
Gana’s form has been nothing short of fantastic lately but Pinky and Perky are in such a constant state of denial that even if he was top scorer for us next season and had 29 assists they would be saying he was still shit because he hasn’t saved any penalties 

I genuinely don’t think it’s an ego thing or that PeteO is being obstinate , I just don’t think the penny has dropped yet
 

Me too mate, gave me goose bumps reading it. Only downside is it also made me feel old , and lucky , because I was at every match he mentioned !
The 3-0 Andy Johnson derby always brings back good memories because apart from the obvious it was also my wedding day and I still got to go . I married a red as well !

This thread is such a joke now, we have one of the best midfielders in the country at doing what he does and yet rather than appreciate what we’ve got Pinky and Perky are constantly trying to pick holes in his game  
Its not his job to score goals or to be a creative force, that what the likes of Gylfi, Bernard and Richarlison are in the side for
Gana is absolutely crucial to the pressing game that Silva wants to deploy, he is higher up the pitch because Silva wants us to press higher up the pitch , it doesn’t mean he should suddenly have the goals and assists stats of a number 10
Gana’s form has been nothing short of fantastic lately but Pinky and Perky are in such a constant state of denial that even if he was top scorer for us next season and had 29 assists they would be saying he was still shit because he hasn’t saved any penalties 

Jesus Pete you really are reaching new levels of stupidity now. Silva inherited a complete shit show, we had a mish mash of a squad full of unwanted players due to having a revolving door policy to managers. He had to pick the players back up and instil  confidence and belief back in them and get them playing actual football again after lard arses brand of anti-football last season. He had to make massive changes not just to the playing staff but the entire philosophy of the club. Changes on that scale do not reap rewards overnight and so if you believed this was going to be anything other than a season of transition you need to give your head a wobble 
It took Klippety and Pochetino three seasons to turn their clubs around and they both had considerably better starting points 
You keep banging on about how he has signed 5 first team players so why not judge him on his signings? All of them, with the possible exception of Mina who the jury is still out on have,  been unequivocal successes. Surely that’s a massive positive given some of the shite we have signed since we came into money?
We have just kept 7 clean sheets in the last 9 games, including a run of 4 games against the Sky 6 where we won 3 and drew one and collectively they mustered a grand total of 11 shots and no goals. Surely even you can see that as a massive, massive improvement ?

This thread is such a joke now, we have one of the best midfielders in the country at doing what he does and yet rather than appreciate what we’ve got Pinky and Perky are constantly trying to pick holes in his game  
Its not his job to score goals or to be a creative force, that what the likes of Gylfi, Bernard and Richarlison are in the side for
Gana is absolutely crucial to the pressing game that Silva wants to deploy, he is higher up the pitch because Silva wants us to press higher up the pitch , it doesn’t mean he should suddenly have the goals and assists stats of a number 10
Gana’s form has been nothing short of fantastic lately but Pinky and Perky are in such a constant state of denial that even if he was top scorer for us next season and had 29 assists they would be saying he was still shit because he hasn’t saved any penalties 

This thread is such a joke now, we have one of the best midfielders in the country at doing what he does and yet rather than appreciate what we’ve got Pinky and Perky are constantly trying to pick holes in his game  
Its not his job to score goals or to be a creative force, that what the likes of Gylfi, Bernard and Richarlison are in the side for
Gana is absolutely crucial to the pressing game that Silva wants to deploy, he is higher up the pitch because Silva wants us to press higher up the pitch , it doesn’t mean he should suddenly have the goals and assists stats of a number 10
Gana’s form has been nothing short of fantastic lately but Pinky and Perky are in such a constant state of denial that even if he was top scorer for us next season and had 29 assists they would be saying he was still shit because he hasn’t saved any penalties 

This thread is such a joke now, we have one of the best midfielders in the country at doing what he does and yet rather than appreciate what we’ve got Pinky and Perky are constantly trying to pick holes in his game  
Its not his job to score goals or to be a creative force, that what the likes of Gylfi, Bernard and Richarlison are in the side for
Gana is absolutely crucial to the pressing game that Silva wants to deploy, he is higher up the pitch because Silva wants us to press higher up the pitch , it doesn’t mean he should suddenly have the goals and assists stats of a number 10
Gana’s form has been nothing short of fantastic lately but Pinky and Perky are in such a constant state of denial that even if he was top scorer for us next season and had 29 assists they would be saying he was still shit because he hasn’t saved any penalties 

https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/goodison-park-beating-heart-english-16217597
 
 

Dunc fuck me that brought a tear to my eye l don’t want us to leave after reading that, it’s going to feel like the death of a member of the family the day we go. 

https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/goodison-park-beating-heart-english-16217597
 
 

This thread is such a joke now, we have one of the best midfielders in the country at doing what he does and yet rather than appreciate what we’ve got Pinky and Perky are constantly trying to pick holes in his game  
Its not his job to score goals or to be a creative force, that what the likes of Gylfi, Bernard and Richarlison are in the side for
Gana is absolutely crucial to the pressing game that Silva wants to deploy, he is higher up the pitch because Silva wants us to press higher up the pitch , it doesn’t mean he should suddenly have the goals and assists stats of a number 10
Gana’s form has been nothing short of fantastic lately but Pinky and Perky are in such a constant state of denial that even if he was top scorer for us next season and had 29 assists they would be saying he was still shit because he hasn’t saved any penalties 

This thread is such a joke now, we have one of the best midfielders in the country at doing what he does and yet rather than appreciate what we’ve got Pinky and Perky are constantly trying to pick holes in his game  
Its not his job to score goals or to be a creative force, that what the likes of Gylfi, Bernard and Richarlison are in the side for
Gana is absolutely crucial to the pressing game that Silva wants to deploy, he is higher up the pitch because Silva wants us to press higher up the pitch , it doesn’t mean he should suddenly have the goals and assists stats of a number 10
Gana’s form has been nothing short of fantastic lately but Pinky and Perky are in such a constant state of denial that even if he was top scorer for us next season and had 29 assists they would be saying he was still shit because he hasn’t saved any penalties 

This thread is such a joke now, we have one of the best midfielders in the country at doing what he does and yet rather than appreciate what we’ve got Pinky and Perky are constantly trying to pick holes in his game  
Its not his job to score goals or to be a creative force, that what the likes of Gylfi, Bernard and Richarlison are in the side for
Gana is absolutely crucial to the pressing game that Silva wants to deploy, he is higher up the pitch because Silva wants us to press higher up the pitch , it doesn’t mean he should suddenly have the goals and assists stats of a number 10
Gana’s form has been nothing short of fantastic lately but Pinky and Perky are in such a constant state of denial that even if he was top scorer for us next season and had 29 assists they would be saying he was still shit because he hasn’t saved any penalties 

This thread is such a joke now, we have one of the best midfielders in the country at doing what he does and yet rather than appreciate what we’ve got Pinky and Perky are constantly trying to pick holes in his game  
Its not his job to score goals or to be a creative force, that what the likes of Gylfi, Bernard and Richarlison are in the side for
Gana is absolutely crucial to the pressing game that Silva wants to deploy, he is higher up the pitch because Silva wants us to press higher up the pitch , it doesn’t mean he should suddenly have the goals and assists stats of a number 10
Gana’s form has been nothing short of fantastic lately but Pinky and Perky are in such a constant state of denial that even if he was top scorer for us next season and had 29 assists they would be saying he was still shit because he hasn’t saved any penalties 

Hard not to improve on last seasons performance. That doesn't mean he's now magically good enough. He's gone from dogshit to below average. He's too nice and too slow. 
What teams in the league would swap their starting RCB for him? 
The new signings have made an immediate impact. Digne and Zouma have been our most consistent performers and Richarlison our joint top scorer. Gomes has come in and gelled straight away as well. Mina hasn't played much but the results have been fine with him in the team even if he does look a bit dodgy. Only Bernard has needed time to adjust but even if he hasn't been scoring he's formed a good partnership to get the best out of Digne. 
Would you swap any of them for the player on their respective positions last year? 
So all the players that come in have been an instant improvement. The players are not only better, they have performed better than who we had there last year. That means the issue is either players who are still in the squad from last season, the manager, or a mix of both. Personally I feel the spine is too weak Keane, Gana, and Gylfi and the manager isn'tt doing enough. 
Alladyce has a 20% win rate against them mostly with Bolton and West Ham. Last season he come in and done the best you could with the squad. Personally I'd rather Vlasic and Besic/Baningime got more minutes and Rooney be up top but other than that there wasn't much else you could do with the squad inherited from Koeman/Walsh. Alladyce also addressed the positions we needed. 
Most the clubs after Bolton, and including Bolton, have done no better since he left. So he's been their best recent manager in that respect. So he must be better than a lot of managers who haven't been able to do what he did at those clubs. Only club you could argue he should have done better is Newcastle but even Newcastle fans will say with hindsight that sacked him too early. 

https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/marco-silva-opens-up-idrissa-16215399

I think Pete is the only person on the planet who can’t see the improvement ( no surprise there !😜)
https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/evertons-michael-keane-night-day-14985079

https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/marco-silva-opens-up-idrissa-16215399

I've said I can't see it and you've offered no evidence that there is. Feel free to enlighten me. 
 
It's not unrealistic expect a team that adds 5 first team players that are all much much better than their previous players to kick on and get more points. Digne instead of a leggy Baines and a misfit Martina. Zouma over a leggy Williams and Jagielka. Bernard and Richarlison, two Brazilian Internationals over a kid striker on the wing in DCL or Bolasie coming back from an injury. Gomes over a leggy Rooney playing out of position. 
If Alladyce was given the chance with this team it's logical to expect him to have gotten closer to the top 6 considering what he managed with the unbalanced team. Surely given a more balanced team with better players he'd have done better. 
How's it hypocritical? You can only beat what's in front of you and the teams we beat was more down to them than us. You never called me hypocritical when I said the same last season. 
Arsenal were missing both of their CMs. Even Cardiff were missing their best players. Man u were playing on a hangover, Matic even come out apologising as he should have closed down Sigurdssen. That goal was a great strike but in most games would have been blocked. The reason it wasn't blocked was because United were poor, not because of Sigurdssen's skill or Silva's management. 

To be fair they gave a good account of themselves, i definitely reckon they would stay up if they played by the same rules as the rest of the football league

To be fair they gave a good account of themselves, i definitely reckon they would stay up if they played by the same rules as the rest of the football league