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Poor first half!?!
It was also a poor second half until the 83rd minute when a young kid who could only make the bench came on, played out of position and gave it all his effort and when turned over to his seniors they again failed, this time from 12 yards....
Alan J Thompson in James Garner blames a poor first-half showing for Everton's cup exit -
Eddie(#14); Are you saying that Moyes didn't see that as important enough to give his full attention? As they say, the devil is in the detail....
Alan J Thompson in David Moyes slams “poor” penalties in the shootout against Sunderland -
Ian @ 267, here is my plan.
1) Buy a right back in this transfer window.
2) Hire a specialist set piece coach in ths transfer window.
3) Drop Tarkowski and select O’Brien and Keane until Branthwaite is fit.
4) Sort Garner’s contract extension and make him team captain.
5) Stop playing centre backs at fullback and give Patterson and Aznou more game time.
6) Buy a striker in the £40-50 million range in the summer and complete a deal for Grealish.
7) Buy a pacy left back and a central midfielder in the summer.
8) Sell McNeil, Beto, Mykolenko and retire Coleman
9) Integrate Issac Heath and Harrison Armstrong into the first team squad.
10) Focus resources on the Academy development.
11) TFG to communicate their plan for the club to supporters, including the commitment not to take any more money out of the club for the next 5 years.
12) Target Andoni Iraola in the summer as part of a succession plan.
13) Move David Moyes to a football leadership role providing strate...
Steve Brown in Absolutely criminal penalty shoot-out from Everton -
Why were they knacketed after 90 minutes? Was it cause Garner and Tarkowski have played so many England games during breaks? Is it cause of all the midweek league cup games? All those Thursday night European games? Or cause training under Moyes amounts to heading away offensive corners and running up Sandhills? “Tired legs” said O’Brien after playing half as many games as most City or Arsenal players this season. ...
Kieran Kinsella in James Garner blames a poor first-half showing for Everton's cup exit -
Neill # 287 - I wouldn't want Martinez back as "the manager" for the same reasons as you but I would like him (or someone like him - Bielsa?) as the Director of Football for his mindset because I think change has to come from the top down. My suggestion is he appoints the Team Manager / Coach.
Mike # 290 - agreed he hasn't managed a club since he got sacked by us but I imagine he would have learned a thing or two since then based on the players he managed at international level, the club managers they were coached by and the games he has managed. Celtic (a mighty club) apparently think so.
I have to admit I was not aware of Nick Cox's pedigree which is impressive so it appears TFG are heading in the right direction as far as the academy is concerned and that is encouraging. The question for me then becomes what type of manager mindset will take advantage of the players Cox produces. Based on past performance Moyes wouldn't be my pick.
My view is that this sort partnershi...
Laurie Hartley in Absolutely criminal penalty shoot-out from Everton -
Billy #274, Sherif has already been recalled from his loan at League 1 Rotherham. Hasn't played since November due to an injury.
Tony and Laurie, we already hired a technical director to oversee player development and restructure our academy system. Nick Cox arrived from Man United three months ago, where he oversaw 35 Academy players make first-team debuts. I'd give him some time.
Martinez hasn't managed at any club since we sacked him ten years ago, so as a choice to oversee an academy or a "club culture" he wouldn't make much sense to me. ...
Mike Gaynes in Absolutely criminal penalty shoot-out from Everton
