15 Aug 2016 00:09:10
RK has been quoted about Deulofeu, Mirallas and Barkley:
"You see with Gerard, it is still not for 90 minutes, " he said. "With Gerard, with Kevin. I like the players, but they need to run more. They need to do more, they need to press more. It's all about the work rate of the player. Sometimes it's difficult because for that creative player, sometimes you're a little bit more sloppy in that aspect of football. "
"But we will work on it, and you saw Ross in the second half working hard for the team. It is not a question of how good his technique is or how good his first touch is, it's about him needing to take more responsibility for the team and to do a job defending also. That makes the team stronger. "
"We will learn that, no problem. "
Those words make me wonder if Juan Mata really is a player that RK wants, as he doesn't seem to be the sort of player who will press and close down - whatever his creative talents might be.
15 Aug 2016 07:39:08
How refreshing is it to hear our manager talk like this though Sid!
15 Aug 2016 08:29:57
Good point Sid, I agree I think we are going to undergo a massive improvement under this manager.
We have really neglected the physical aspects of the game over the last couple of years.
15 Aug 2016 09:33:17
Don't think we will see Mata in an Everton shirt in the foreseeable future not RKs type of player I think he will stick with Ross, Delboy or maybe Tarashaj try to develop their games.
15 Aug 2016 10:16:27
I'm pretty sure Mata is not for sale. It's great to see and hear though sid an Everton manager understanding that going forward is only part of the game and that defenfing is equally important.
The good thing about Koeman is that what he says is mirrored by our thoughts and it doesn't feel like we are watching different games anymore.
15 Aug 2016 11:00:30
Mata would be too much money fro his age anyway, better getting a younger man in, Rome wasn’t built in a day and we are certainly heading in the right direction, as for Hart good goalie but at what price? .
15 Aug 2016 11:55:28
Money doesn't come into jonno. If you need a player in a certain position and you have the ability financially to make a deal happen, then you just buy the player.
Don't be concerned about how much a player costs or whether you should do it due to age as it will just make you go cross eyed when you try to understand how it all works.