Now that we have a world-class manager running the show, I expect results. The team looked sharp today and earned a much needed and well deserved three points. Curious to see what Carlo has in store.
fig96 said:
And you would be mathematically incorrect. You can say we haven't bought the right players, which is a fair argument, but we've absolutely spent the money:
https://www.transferleague.co.uk/premier-league-last-five-seasons/transfer-league-tables/premier-league-table-last-five-seasons
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Then look at the players who came on as subs against Liverpool: Fabian Delph, an England international and an important member of Manchester City's back-to-back title-winning squad over the previous two seasons; Bernard, a Copa Libertadores-winning member of Brazil's World Cup squad in 2014 and an eye-catching, serial league champion at Shakhtar Donetsk; Moise Kean, a full Italy international still in his teens who arrived at Goodison Park having scored seven times in just 16 league appearances for Juventus.
Everton are short of many things right now, but the notion that these players are "not good enough" seems a little too straightforward and a little too convenient.
Almost all of them looked better players elsewhere than they do at Everton if not during their brief spells at Manchester United and Barcelona respectively, in the cases of Schneiderlin and Mina, then certainly in the not-too-distant past. And when that happens, when the whole is so much less than the sum of its parts and when those individual parts seem to disintegrate within months of arrival, you have got to look deeper, as Ancelotti undoubtedly will.
During his time in charge at Arsenal, George Graham used to say that the key to building a team was to buy players who were on the way up or, alternatively, players who were desperate to prove a point but to avoid those who might see your club as a soft landing, a comfort zone. "Never buy a player who's taking a step down to join you," Graham said. "He will act as if he's doing you a favour."
blindey said:
Great post and excellent analysis.
Any thoughts on the Bramley Moore project and what impact a new stadium will have? I ask because for anyone that hasn't been to Goodison probably doesn't quite understand what a dump that place is.