Trix
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How do you figure, shipping goals and failing to score yourself is exactly what gets you relegated.
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How do you figure, shipping goals and failing to score yourself is exactly what gets you relegated.
WalkerboyUK
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Call #1 to Tuchel: "Hi Thomas, we're looking at replacing Koeman. Are you interested in the job"
Tuchel: phone clicks off....
Call #2 to Ancelotti: "Carlo, we've got a job for you"
Ancelotti: "Even I couldn't turn that shower of shit around"
LSUY
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Because there are plenty of worse teams in the league. I'd put Palace, West Ham, Swansea, Bournemouth, Huddersfield, Brighton and Leicester above Everton in the likelihood of being relegated this season.
Trix
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Based on performance or teams on paper? Everton are where they are for a reason and they were getting worse performance wise. Haemorrhaging goals and confidence waning by the game. There are plenty of teams that have gone down even though they "shouldn't have been relegated" due to poorer teams in the league. Fact is the teams around them are all changing things up managerial wise and perhaps they needed to move now or their preferred replacement may have been snapped up. You have to remember Koemann has bought in £300mil worth of players since he took over, and things were worse now than they have ever been.
mpickard2087
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I think it had to be done, Everton have looked the worst coached team in the league so far. The attack has looked muddled, and defensively they're so open in every game with shit work rate.
Gb160
Well done boys. Good process
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Are u on twitter as AgentMike?
dirtyh
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shelfmonkey
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Depending on who gets the job, it could mean Barkley staying where he is.
Danfunkel
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This was my concern. Although if he was willing to turn down Chelsea for us, it obviously sounds like his mind is made..
LSUY
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Worse now than they have ever been? They're 3 points away from mid-table, 6 points from 7th, still in Europe (for now) and we're not even halfway through the season. I'm not against Koeman being sacked but unless they've somehow convinced Ancelotti to takeover or decided to gamble on Howe I can't see the point of sacking him and following it up with someone who'll probably be fired next season. The owners clearly want/expect the club to be challenging for European places and can anyone confidently say Dyche/Moyes/Allardyce/Coleman/Pardew/Bruce can achieve that? Hell, there's even talk of giving the job to Unsworth till the summer and that guy's managerial experience is about as long as his career at Villa.
Only if you've got someone lined up. What is the point paying out to fire Koeman, hiring someone like Moyes and spending vast amounts for them to reshape the squad only to find he isn't good enough to get you to where you want so having to pay out to fire him? Unless there is a long-term plan there is no point in firing the person you've invested in after 9 games and replacing him with an expensive short-term appointment. If someone like Tuchel has made it clear he's interested fair enough but some of the names being bandied about reek of relegation fodder.
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shelfmonkey
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Hope you're right.
Trix
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Can't wait to see Moyes back at Everton, recreating the 2007-08 dream team by resigning Tony Hibbert, Joseph Yobo, Andrew Johnson and the Yak
I see Tim Cahill scored for Aus in the international break.
I never said they are worse than they have ever been, but I'd definitely say they were worse than when Koeman took over. They may be 3 points from mid table, but they have one win in their last 6 and are bombing out of the Europa with some god awful performances. The fans have lost faith, the players could well be the same(they certainly are playing like it). Put faith in him and things don't improve and all of a sudden it's too late for it to make a difference. A club the size of Everton I'd be surprised if they don't already have someone lined up
Lilbaz
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Look at the teams benitez managed before going to newcastle.
spursfan77
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I wouldn't give him time. Think they've done the right thing cutting their losses. Probably means we won't get barkley now if he likes the new manager.
Gb160
Well done boys. Good process
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Fair point but Ancelotti is a much more successful manager, even though he didn't do great at BM I would imagine he'll still have a fair few big clubs after him, i can see him back in Italy personally.
Not so sure Rafa had any choice but to take a smaller job.
