Koeman bemoans lack of creativity

Phenomenal insight that...

Still blaming the players for our demise. Saying our players ain't good enough. He fuckin' signed them, didn't he? This is his team and we are absolute dog shit.

Make no mistake this twat will take us down. Next 2 games have defeat written all over them & that should be the end of him. When is our luck gonna change?

You've lost the dressing room. Stop making excuses.

The guy is a first rate prick; get rid.

None of these things are good for a club with ambition. If you have had the balls to apologise or simply acknowledge Darren Hind or anyone with a bit of nouse when it comes to football and footballers, then credit to you.

Also, how many times did our players get in each other's way at set-pieces? Don't they practice? Aren't they drilled?

Let's hope the board reacts and gets rid of him. It's your fault, Ronald, and nobody else.

Then buys a gang of productivity players who produce absolute dire football.

He bought the players, he is in charge of tactics – the blame is completely his.

Sadly to the financial side of things, our board will plod along as normal with their head in the sand and do absolutely nothing.

And the personal insults are ridiculous. Criticise decisions all you want. Even criticise Koeman's demeanor but please don't lower the argument to personal insults.

Something as easy as the right man in charge will have a massive positive impact on the squad we have, and give them time to assess what else is needed in January (apart from the bleeding obvious).

International break – now it the time to sack him and appoint Unsworth on an end-of-the-season deal.

Being beaten is not a crime even to an average side such as Burnley who merely stuck to their game plan and showed this current Everton team to be what many of us thought they were, rudderless, aimless, heartless and leaderless.

All of the people who run Everton FC including Moshiri, Kenwright, Elstone and Koeman are responsible for our current predicament because they appear to have forgotten that no amount of spin can disguise the fact that the team has been assembled without any clear style of play, without any sort of partnerships within any part of the team and worst of all showing no sense of pride in the shirt they are sporting.

I've seen some terrible displays during my time watching the Blues but this seemed worse than most if not all of those games, because the players who were on show should be performing far in excess of what they have shown so far this season. No amount of tinkering with the team or alterations of tactics can overcome a lack of desire and belief.

The manager has to be responsible for the players and how they respond to any given situation, but to only concentrate on the first 20 minutes and forget the other 70 minutes is to ignore the deep rooted issues facing this Everton team.

As for the local paper I'm aghast that David Prentice seems to suggest that it is the atmosphere at Goodison Park which bears responsiblity for the poor showings by the players so far this season. Has Mr Prentice forgotten that Everton Football Club has won once away from the poisoned atmosphere of Goodison Park this calender year in the Premier League?

It is still early in the campaign but this time there may not be a get-out-of-jail card to stop the rot, the club could find itself well and truly battling to protect it's Premier League status for the first time in over a decade. Changing the manager may not be enough, changing the tactics may not work, but one thing is certain blaming the fans is not the solution and it is an insult to all those who have supported the club through thick and thin. Where I sit we may not have been shouting from the rooftops in support of the team but I didn't hear cat-calling or people getting on the players backs either, just a quiet acceptance that this Everton team is far poorer than we had expected or have seen for many a year.

David Prentice: Everton analysis – Goodison Nark rears its head as Koeman faces huge task of restoring shattered confidence

I did think another two games but I really don't see the point, do us a favour, Koeman, and resign – don't waste anymore of our money.

Time for respectful patience has passed. Strangely if the performances were better but the results the same, and both he and the team were seemingly unified in their efforts then they probably would get far more patience from the terraces. It is his inconsistent logic (or no logic) in team selection, and his demeanor not just the manner of delivery, but his way of dealing with players whom (it seems) he is capable of taking an instant dislike to, that is pissing me off.

(Quite apart from judging him on results, which in all honesty shows him up to be a crap manager of a football team.)

Koeman is making mistakes but the the highly paid players are not even doing the basics. If Koeman goes, they should too... but hey it doesn't quite work like that – our anger I feel is more aligned to our disconnection with lazy footballers than the misery we are experiencing with results. Doesn't translate that way mind.

Lyndon and Michael, where are you on observing standards in personal abuse? It seems to be rather inconsistent and subjective. And I speak from experience.

You can spend £45 million for an excellent player but not for Sigurdsson. And Klaassen £20 million? Sorry that's a joke.

Wasted money. So please Koeman take your hat an go!!!

That is the case in all walks of life. If you haven't heard far worse at the game I would be very surprised.

Every player could have been called names if people were that bad but its just usual frustration handled in different ways by different people.

It is his fault solely, he is not flexible, he doesn't react in the match and change things just as he doesn't change things when players come into form. There are good, very good managers out of work at the moment but obviously this is Everton who will wait and wait and wait until only big Sam is available.

The forthcoming international break gives Mr Moshiri a golden opportunity to bring in Ancelotti before he is snapped up elsewhere.

Koeman is beyond redemption; there is no point in delaying the inevitable – sack him now.

They were also "up for it" which is unfair as it immediately puts us at a disadvantage.

In many other organisations, this kind of performance would be rewarded with a P45.

Clueless, gutless, desperate.

(Those riots in Barcelona are possibly in protest at Koeman being touted as their next boss).

When someone is on ١ million a year, if he's sacked after a week that's enough money to live a lifetime.

Fans are crying their heads off to play wide players, pace... instead, he ignores us. This guy has no connection whatsoever with the fan base and more importantly he does not give a fuck.

Thanks for the unintended comedy double-act interlude. Best thing I've seen all day.

For god's sake, let the voice of the fans be heard, lord pundits! It's us who go through the emotions day in day out, the fans. We collectively know better what's good for our club.

He has to go.

Yes, Koeman is making errors. What manager hasn't or doesn't? For those errors he is open to legitimate objective criticism. I don't think anyone in the spectrum of fans would disagree. However, we debase ourselves and the arguments we submit by indulging in personal abuse.

Equally, if we are apportioning blame we need to be even handed. So, why do the players consistently provide the same worn out platitudes about “working to put things right” and get away with them without evidencing the said assertions by providing measurably improved performances? Why don't the players own up?

6 of that current team are way short and they, in truth, are hiding behind the current malaise around the manager. Am I the only one who wants to freeze frame in a match and say to one of the 6 “Why are you doing this or that when you know it isn't what is required?”

Players have to be accountable too. They truth is that they are so disconnected to the supporters that beyond the superficial pandering (waving to fans in the kick in – though for Sandro it is generally an apologetic wave for hitting a fan in Row Q in the face when engaging in shooting practice) there is nothing.

Accountability will never arrive when the solution is only ever going to be just sacking the manager.

The manager changed the team but the tactics stayed the same, no width, two defensive midfielders again, he was right we did play well for twenty minutes but after the goal I think we all resigned ourselves to another defeat we just never looked like scoring.

Mr. Koeman only a Liverpool supporter would have been happy with that performance, in fact they would have been highly delighted, we were very poor again.

How long Mr. Moshiri? Our history hasn't been great over the last twenty odd years, it could get a lot worse unless you pull the trigger.

As Dave mentions, no width and no pace. The two biggest requirements in modern day football.

When Rooney came on the change in formation lasted for 10 minutes before the players themselves changed the midfield shape.

Saying that, the shape he asked them to play is better than the two holding midfielders. I hope he tries that from the off in the next game.

I hear people saying give two more games, give him until Xmas. Why? We owe him nothing. He seems to think he's doing us a favour by being here.

Mr Moshiri, if you are in this for the money then wake up. You might lose £10 million getting rid of Koeman but you will lose multiples of that if he's allowed to stay another day. Get Ancelloti and get him now!

Those of us who last season called Koeman a fraud were derided on here and in general by fellow Evertonians are taking no pleasure in what's going on at the moment.

I was worried pre-season about the whole situation at the club. The Lukaku fiasco,the bullshit regarding new stadium,the lack of real funds from a so-called Billionaire owner. The sickening cosy relationship with Man Utd. None of our lot seemed concerned. I am sure they are concerned now.

Nothing has changed at EFC since Moshiri took over – in fact, it is even worse due to the expectation of fans not being met.

Koeman must go right now if we are to start the process of recovery but we all know he won't be sacked. We have idiots running this madhouse. It's a crying shame what these tests are doing to us.

And, by the display this week it appears that the squad (except ironically Niasse) do not want to play for him. If he can't assess talent, can't prepare for matches and can't motivate players, please someone explain to me why he is still our manager.

Very strange that the content controllers will not allow a comment suggesting that fans hurling nationalistic/appearance-related insults should consider supporting another club, but are quite happy to leave said insults unaltered.

I honestly don't see anything. The football were playing is an absolute disgrace. He doesn't even seem to be able to shut out teams like Moyes could and there's no solid foundation to build on.

Because of the lack of width we've got nothing coming from our full backs, they're completely isolated and one of our main attacking threats in Baines is a virtual bit player. He's honestly got to go.

I like Davies. But a game changer he is not. Lookman however has the skill to unlock a defence (perhaps the only player we have that can do that) and he's left looking on .

Gross incompetence and surely has to go. Give me the job until the end of the season and I guarantee you I would do better. Shambles

Well done James, the one thing you criticise, out of my comment, is that it's the boards fault it took a month to sign Sigurdsson. My point was that Koeman made a mess of the window, by signing 3 No 10s, no left sided centre-back, no left back.

Wing backs in a back four – you want find this anywhere else in the world except at are Club. Baines is the wrong side of 30 Martina wasn't good enough to get his game at Southampton yet there expected in Baines case without a midfielder in-front of him to not only supply service to strikers but also defend and stop crosses coming into are own penalty area.

More baffling substitutions, Vlasic the only wide player on the pitch hooked for another central midfield player and Sandro well its difficult to guess what his instructions were as he seemed to pop up everywhere except were a striker should be, on the last man and in and around the penalty area.

A long hard winter awaits if he cannot see fault in Thursday's or today's performances, either his nonsense system has to go or Koeman himself has to go. I believe almost every fan in that stadium today could and would have picked a better and more balanced side than Koeman did today.

Merely pointing out the reality is that the board sign players – you can't level the time factor taken to sign Siggurdson at Koeman's feet. Angry though we are, we need to be fair, yes?

Imagine what the team would be like if they played the best of Moyes & Martinez at the same time: solid in defence, pacy, energetic and creative in attack. Maybe we have the squad for that (Okay, apart from a centre forward), but Koeman is clearly not going to get them playing in that style: the self-belief is gone for one thing. And he's the one to blame for that, so it's obvious to me that he's not the one to get it back.

Please, Mr Moshiri, sack him NOW and replace him with someone who knows how to get players excited about playing, and bring back some flair.

Players have to take some responsibility for this too... most aren't worthy of gracing this club based on their shite performances.

Get Ancellotti in quickly.

I will read the match posts from now on.

Koeman needs to go and it needs to be tonight otherwise we'll miss the bus with Ancelotti. For once we've got a chance to try to bring in an absolute winner, won stuff everywhere.

He's out of work and will come if the money's right same as when Benitez went to Newcastle, but we can't have the Unsy/Dunc talk, we need to at least try 'big' first.

Koeman's managerial record is pretty woeful and he lives off his reputation from his playing days. Do it Everton, do it tonight.

We've had a good first half away to Man City till they went down to 10 men; the rest of it has been painful this season with no bright horizon visible Time to act.

He's a shadow of the players from Southampton and that's not Koeman's fault.

There's a lot of these players not standing up and they had a chance today and blew it.

Players who, if their anticipated uplift in performance on the absolute basics duly happens with a new manager, have thereby confirmed that they knowingly underperformed on the basics and hid behind a struggling manager – let's be even handed and have some names.

Well I hope that poster is reading this as I would love to see an explanation as to how this manager is not only clueless but hopeless and hapless to boot.

After every match we all see the mistakes but come the next game he makes them all over again the definition of someone who has no idea what he is doing.

That is whats coming, folks; we have gotten away with it before by the skin of are teeth on a couple of occasions but, with this daft, deluded blag artist I fear are luck has finally run its course.

They don't really consider the club's position, they don't care if they lose. He could have put Ross on today and publicly apologised for bullying the lad but we would have still lost.

Can you not see, it's all about Koeman. They don't want to play for him. Forget the summer transfer window, that's history. Forget Romelu, that's gone.

These players want him gone and they will do their very worst now to ensure that happens. We need to be patient and accept more dreadful performances because they are coming, trust me. He's a dead man walking.

That's not me being abusive by the way, it's just a turn of phrase. Ron's goose is cooked and Moshiri needs to terminate his contract now. Our season is easily salvaged if he acts now and buys the new manager a couple of players in January. Top 6 maybe 4 is still a possibility but leave Koeman and we're relegation fodder

Mark, that's some inside knowledge. Or speculation. I guess it's the latter. Can't go along with that.

If it is the case that the players are giving 100% then how can you sack Koeman as he's getting the best out of them? If it is the case that the players are knowingly giving less than 100% then how can we keep them?

If as is likely the case, Koeman is moved on, then I would expect you to accept as reasonable a new manager coming in saying, "You you you you you you you you you (apply names as you see fit ) can't control a ball, can't pass can't tackle, can't shoot, can't play to instructions, can't find space as we coach you, can't cross a ball, can't head, you're mentally weak, you're fragile, and you all cost the previous manager his job which is not going to happen to me – you're gone in January."

Ask yourself how many players are left?

I was desperate when Walker and Smith were in charge. However, never have I felt so disengaged with a manager and so badly let down as I feel with RK.

No matter what his team pick, he has literally no idea how to motivate them; how to set them up and watching my Everton team perform against Burnley today I was wishing Dyke was our manager and Koeman was managing Burnley, they looked far more in tune with their manager's motivation and instructions.

I hope I wake up to headlines over the next day or so to say he's gone and Unsy is in temporary charge.

Enough is enough.

No, it's a player not playing to the best of his ability – end of. There is a legitimate argument to cubs used terminating Koeman's contract.

However, to exonerate the players' role in this demise is patently wrong, and as such, with Koeman's exit we should be shipping out those players that have knowingly not given 100%. I would ask that every poster calling for Koeman's head please state which players are to go with him.

They knew how Burnley would approach this game. Sit tight and hit us on the break, which they did. Once they scored it was practically game over. We have no one to put the ball in the net, we create little and playing two defensive midfielders at home is crazy.

Things need to be sorted out fast, or we really will be in trouble.

The funny thing is I couldn't bring myself to watch the match live. I fully expected us to somehow squeak out a win while playing horrible football, and then for the debate to continue regarding Koeman. But as it moved into the 60th minute, then 70th, I started to realize we just weren't going to escape this time.

Calling for creative players while starting with Gana and Schneiderlin in the middle, Martina at RB, not allowing Gilfy to play the number 10 role. I can not figure out what exactly he is trying to do. You want creativity, put Mirallas on one wing with Vlasic on the other. Play either Gana or Schneiderlin but not both. Pair that player with Davies or Klaassen, allowing them to play further forward. Let Gilfy sit in front of them as is his strength.

Or, go with three at the back and let Davies play as the wing back, or Vlasic or even put Lookman in there. I don't want them their for the defensive ability, they are there to attack and provide support when needed. Last time I checked Victor Moses wasn't a wold class defender before Conte put him there. He is there to provide width and numbers in attack.

How can Lookman not get on the pitch right now? Mirallas is frozen out similar to Niasse now, and Deulofeu before them. Hell, even Lennon. I can't believe I'm asking for Lennon but at this point, he'd add width and pace.

How such an unbalanced team could be allowed to be assembled is not just a Koeman failing though. What is Walsh's role if he has no part in the squad we currently have? Our injury list is not that long. Jagielka, Funes Mori, Barkley, Bolasie, McCarthy and Coleman. And the club had sold Barkley before he said no. We are just absolutely awful to watch and can't even get results at home against supposedly weaker sides. Useless against talented teams, toothless against everyone else. Don't let the ownership off the hook for how far backward we have went in the past couple of years. Moshiri didn't just arrive, he's had a couple of years now and we are in worse shape than before he arrived. That's shocking.

And again, totally agree (I don't think we're that far apart in our opinions). I don't see a lack of effort in them, maybe a lack of ability??? Maybe a lack of concentration??? Okay, maybe that amounts to effort!

And I think his horrible habit of turning back instead of running with the ball down the wing is simply down to the player knowing that physically he can not do it anymore. I think he might just be washed up at this point, sadly.

I actually think this is a trait he picked up on England duty. That said, it constantly slows us down. That's not Koeman – that is Baines!

Were you the mystery man who stood up for him?

I think the problem is the manager and couple of the players, namely Williams and Schneiderlin who are both terrible. Take Williams for instance (please somebody take him); after the way he played on Thursday, why did he get picked today?

Sigurdsson cannot score even with the help of goal-line technology, while Klaassen sat on the subs bench wondering when he will ever play again, while Rooney knows his best days are over as soon as when Alex Ferguson retired.

I am sorry to say, Everton looked doomed at the moment even with a new manager, because all the basic ingredients of a good football team are sadly missing.

Just I think EFC should be better than that. The fact that the editors have turned a blind eye is also a cause for concern, but of course their prerogative.

Exactly my thoughts your post. Although I think Everton like arsenal win the injury league table a lot of the time . Bolasie and Coleman probably the only starters we are missing, most teams have a few key players out.

We have a lot of average looking players at the minute , even Davies looks very clunky. Nobody is worried about playing against any of our players!! There simply is no positives at the minute.

Oh Calvert-Lewin looks a bit physically stronger this year but will never be a goal machine we so desperately need. I feel like last season we were 2/3 players from pushing into top 4 challenge. Now I'd only choose 2/3 players to keep us in the league! I'm truly gutted!

The bald fact is we could even face a relegation situation unless drastic action is taken somewhere up in the Ivory tower that is the boardroom.

We long suffering fans shouldn't have to suffer such humiliation year after year by a board that has turned our motto into a sick joke, with the 'couldn't care less' attitude which has always been adopted by the club as far as supporters are concerned.

We have a long and distinguished history which is being ruined by a bunch of football retards who now regard EFC as surplus to their collective desire by making us a laughing stock. Enough is enough.

I think it's wrong that anyone should mention that he is Dutch and that Dutch managers are (with the exception of the best footballer I've ever seen, Johann Cruyff) uniformly crap; I would never think of mentioning that the stories about Dutch World Cup teams playing brilliantly and then fighting in the dressing room so that the entire team falls apart.

No, I think it's judgemental and not politically correct to mention that this halfwit is the worst ever manager this club has ever seen.

Yes, it would be nice if we were all luvvie and never said a nasty word to each other or denigrated those who we believe are responsible for the abysmal state of our football club...

Meanwhile, in the real world, robust exchanges are somewhat inevitable and social media enables the worst of this to go unstemmed.

On here, we do have some control, and we do hold back the more egregious posts... but the line is very fuzzy, as I'm sure you would understand if you thought about it a little.

It's a reason why we ask for real identities when you register, in the perhaps forlorn hope that seeing crass and tasteless posts next to your name may make you think twice about insulting someone.

The ones you list are insulting, but (in my opinion) they are relatively mild and I decided not to change or delete them; I appreciate your opinion on this may differ... as may that of many other readers.

Koeman will get it right.

COYB!!!!

I think Rooney was an error but I will say this – he looks like he cares – why else is he stood next to Baines taking the ball off Pickford 25 yards out. However, that isn't enough and I think he now realises that himself.

Players who have abandoned their personal responsibilities to the club are Williams, Mirallas, Barkley (yes Barkley; though I would be glad if he saw sense and signed the extraordinary contract offered), Schneiderlin, McCarthy, Besic. All have turned in multiple performances unworthy of top flight football.

Again, like the previous point, it is going to be very much down to your personal perspective as to whether you blame the manager, who should be ultimately responsible and can be sacked at any time... or whether you blame the players, whose form and performances differ from game to game, reflecting the manager's influence or not, as fits the bill; players who cannot for contract reasons be sacked, and who could well perform very differently under a fresh manager.

James, I suspect you are upset that we aren't looking at things in the same way as you are. Unfortunately that's a fundamental aspect underlying this whole forum "exchange of views" dynamic we have going on here.

It's not creativity we lack it's pace and dynamism. Our players are lethargic hence our build ups are slow and laborious. We had 60% of the ball today but most of it was in our own half.

Until we can get the ball forward quicker we are going to struggle. The only players we have with pace Lookman, Barkley, Mirallas, Bolasie, Coleman are either benched, injured or out of favour with the manager.

Just an opinion but Baines looks to have given up. I had the same sense about his performances for BBS.

If my hunch is right it succeeded in getting RM the boot but look how it turned out. Player power can be as destructive and counter productive as an arrogant & obstinant manager.

Careful what they wish for.

The answer was that we would spread out the goals and we would score our 60+ goals from a number of different players. That our midfielders would chip in with 8-10 each and therefore we would be a more rounded team and not rely on one player.

In all the depression of 4 goals from 7 games and not one from these new midfielders, it does seem that none of them even seem like scoring. So we may moan that the forwards have only scored 4 but we are not creating the opportunity for the midfielders and if we have they are not able to take them.

Your last sentence ".., as may that of many other readers" is a cheap shot at enticing a big response from other posters, and I personally find that disappointing in you.

Would a new man at the helm be the answer? Yes, all the talk that has gone on about him being clueless gutless etc are correct, his post match comments are not what we want to hear. Does he honestly believe that it will turn around with his style of play? He was happy with his team really... ask all those supporters at Goodison Park if they were happy with that performance???

All supporters at every club want success; we at Everton are knowledgeable and diehard. We don't need bullshit; we can accept defeat if it's been warranted... but what we can't accept is a team that doesn't bust a gut for the shirt.

Yes, the players should take responsibility, but surely we all know what the problem is... it's our stubborn manager who's making us a laughing stock. The also stubborn board should listen to the fans.

Can someone name one player who has put his head above the parapet and had the decency and professional honesty to accept that the players are under-performing consistently? They all know that with enough pressure the manager will go and they live on.

And exactly how does me acknowledging that the opinions of our various readers differ widely on these issues, constitute "a cheap shot at enticing a big response from other posters"?!?

I assure you... that's the last thing I want.

We are Crystal Palace, in denial.

Burnley look more hungry, pressed the way we should and moved the ball through midfield far quicker.

Ancelloti is out of a job!!

It was the triangle between Niasse, Calvert-Lewin and Davies which got us the goals and then Kenny joined in. There was nice smart movements,link up and interchanges between all 4. But yesterday that link got dead when Davies and Kenny were left out.

He changed the winning combination and fully deserved that result. About others, lesser said,the better. The clueless one strikes again. He can't figure what his players strengths and weaknesses are.

Then get someone blindfolded to pick them out one by one then, when we win we'll know we have the luck because, let's face it, we have bugger all expertise!

Players have massively underperformed – on a consistent basis, on the absolute basics. If a player is so poor that a modicum of pressure induces a complete collapse in the mastery of football basics, or, a player feels it acceptable to play within himself and make repeated basic errors to make a point about the manager, he is not a player that is worthy of staying at our club.

These players I suggest ought to depart with Koeman.

1. Since most of those playing this season's games are Koeman signings, Koeman's signings are poor.

2. Players used this season but not signed by Koeman are poor.

3. The players not signed by Koeman, now sold or having otherwise left but used in the protracted run of home victories whilst remaining unbeaten later last season, must be better than those playing this season.

4. Koeman's earlier signings were better than those of the recent transfer window.

This would all be rather damning of Koeman's selections and transfers, if it were all a matter of player quality. Since most of Koeman's recent signings though, have not lived up to their previous form prior to arriving, or shown it only briefly before fading, this more indicates:

1. The players are being badly coached/set-up/managed.

2. The players are confused, demotivated or fearful.

3. The players are not equipped for what's been asked of them.

4. The players or several are consciously not fully committed.

This all points to inadequate management. I tend not to go with the belief that there is deliberate non-playing afoot, but with zero team spirit and belief, the effect could be basically the same.

Remember Chelsea though. Played a slow start to the season under Mourinho. Mourinho insults physio. Team immediately turns to crap, drops down league. Conte arrives late in the season. Next season, same playing staff with just the addition of Kante and later, the rejuvenated Moses, win the league. Those players did oust their manager.

Almost all players individually go through transient periods of poor form. No way though are so many collectively all off their game to the extent that the team would perform so badly across so many games. This is down to Koeman.

Give it a rest. We don't care if you think you are of a morally higher standing than us. We don't care if you want to show the world "that you care more than others"

Just get a fucking grip on life ffs, what a baby.

Koeman out, we just all express it differently, learn tolerance

It's very simple, we have a decent squad of players, and they need to be organised effectively, the manager needing to select them properly and use good tactics. This hasn't happened, it's clearly a problem of inadequate management, so the manager needs to be replaced. Unless of course, he miraculously comes good, which isn't going to happen.

James McPherson, wrong to say that Koeman only brought in Siggy, Klaasen, Rooney because Ross wouldn't sign a new contract. When asked in a press conference before the end of last season if Ross Barkley would sign a new contract he said words to the effect of “okay, I don't know but if he signs a new contract then he will have increased competition anyway because we will sign new players in his position. We are looking for productivity...”

He was signing these duds regardless, the way he has mismanaged the Barkley situation is criminal.

"These players I suggest ought to depart with Koeman."

If Koeman were to leave before January, this would not even be an option, unless you are suggesting sacking these players outside of the transfer window. Not only is that virtually impossible given the players' contracts, it would be utter financial madness in terms of the compensation they would demand. If you think we're a laughing stock now...

Even in January, forcing out the players whom you have decided "are not worthy of staying at our club" would be the height of foolishness, depriving the incoming manager of the very talent he needs to rectify the damage Koeman has wrought, and to make a go of taking the club forward.

Sorry, I don't think you've really thought this through properly.