19 Oct 2017 00:18:01
Keeping my fingers firmly crossed for victory against Lyon to keep our European hopes alive. I know most people think a defeat will see Koeman sacked but I'm not so sure. Our club is renowned for patience with a manager, and i believe with him getting such heavy player investment, he'll be given until the end of the season unless we look to be in a serious relegation situation. My guess would be a change of manager in June, much as it was with Martinez.
With regards to who i would like to replace him, i know everyone is vehemently against Rafa because of the Liverpool connection but he's a manager that can get us moving in the right direction so we shouldn't cut our nose off to spite our face. If he's got the balls to take on the job with his club history then he'll get my full support to prove himself.
I'm also a real fan of the Poland manager Adam Nawalka. I thought during the Euros that they were a real joy to watch and set up very well in matches. If this was brought to Everton then i think we'd see much better football than now. However i admit that i know nothing about his previous experience and whether international management style could be replicated at club level so just an unknown quantity in that respect.
Finally, if any eds or readers can help, is Laurent Blanc currently manager of anybody? What a manager he would be to get. Not sure if he'd fancy us and probably gets some pretty decent offers but i think he'd be a real coup. Pipe dreams eh.
19 Oct 2017 11:24:49
Re the Lyon game be aware they are resting 5 key players or a combination of rest / injured that will no doubt be fit again at the weekend .
That may make our task easier tonight but I still think it will be difficult. I just wanted to make my fellow BLUES on here aware that if by some miracle we do win we are not playing the same Lyon team we would be playing if it were the final .
Having said that we would all have Lookman Kenny and Davies in our teams, maybe they will get a chance tonight
Play them and our chances increase dramatically. HOW COME WE CAN ALL SEE THAT BY RK CANT?
19 Oct 2017 14:52:10
can only beat the team that's in front of you trebor. could ay the same about us as we still don't know our best line up?