Photek wrote:Moggy wrote:Rex Kramer wrote:Fat Sam's just picked up his P45 this morning.
I think he did a good job, from Everton looking like being in a relegation battle to to finishing 8th was a decent enough achievement.
He did what he had to, and that's why he's gone, he done the bare minimum. With youtube fan sites having a few cross over channels too, I now watch Toffee TV, not least cos 2 of my best mates are Everton fans (and ginger guy is genuinely funny). From Their point of view, Sam just didn't get the best out of the players at his disposal.
He took of Cenk Tosun from up front when they trailed 2-0 v Westham and put Walcott on when he could have had both and taken off one of 3 defensive midfielders. They aren't looking to finish in top 4 straight away but just a smidgen of adventure or vision or excitement would do. He did the same thing several times when Everton went behind and even when safe never EVER took a chance on anyone or any new formation.
I always thought Everton was too big a club for for him tbh.
The two players you mentioned are the ones he signed. They were the best signings Everton made in the last two seasons.
I don’t know what Everton fans are expecting.
What is the Everton way? Under Moyes for 11 years they had a few exciting moments. Martinez they had a good first year. But then they wanted him out because they didn’t want to watch their team pass the ball to death.
The fact is they wasted over £100m last season then you include Rooney in that. Bolasie looks done after his serious injury. Schneiderlin has been poor for a few seasons now. Michael Keane has to be one of the worst defenders in the league, I fancy my chances of skipping past him. They signed Klaasen and he barely played. Age has caught up with Baines and Jagielka. Coleman has just returned from injury. Niasse at times can be a footballer.
If Marco Silva thinks he can play attacking football with that lot then fair play to him. That defence will be exposed too much just like at Watford, who were conceding goals for fun even before he was linked with Everton. Is the chairman going to give another £150m? I’m not sure. He’s not rich like Roman or the Sheikh. He sees Everton as a business rather than a play thing.
Big Sam did his job. Everton were in the relegation zone and if established teams like Stoke, WBA and Swansea can go down then there is every chance they would have too. I’m sure all those three clubs would have loved Big Sam coming in. Once he joined Everton they never looked in any danger.
They got Big Sam out. But Rooney might stay as a result. I wish Rooney would do the right thing because I don’t want to see a washed up Rooney in the league because it ruins my memory of his early years.
As for West Ham, as much as I hate to say it they should have just stuck with Moyes. If the season started when he took over they would have finished 8th. He did well considering his keepers weren’t making his life easy and he had lost his centre backs for long periods through injury.