He was part of saving them i assume. So answer where they should be now with their great team.Top 10 or top 12 or top 15? Reasonable position for them nothing more than top 15 in my opinion.The disastrous last season was also in part due to him.
Yes, I said they had a great team. Also, why does he get kudos for saving them from a relegation battle he was a big part of putting them into?He was part of saving them i assume. So answer where they should be now with their great team.
I don't know what you are expecting from him with that team. It's not football manager but real world.Yes, I said they had a great team. Also, why does he get kudos for saving them from a relegation battle he was a big part of putting them into?
The answer to your question is that they're probably at the place they're meant to be... with him in charge. A good manager is a guy who's able to elevate the team, and get some more out of the squad. I don't think 3-4 teams above him have particularly better squads, and I think there are a few teams punching above their weight due to good managers with clear ideas.
I don't really care that much about Everton either way, I'm just mystified at the defence this guy gets, when it's seeming more and more obvious he's a mediocre manager, pretty devoid of any interesting footballing ideas, and not particularly charismatic or likeable. Someone in here mentioned Dyche, he's a guy I have a lot more time for, even though I find his football gloablly shit, at least he's quite clear about what you get with him, and actually getting the best out of what he's given.
Good manager! Might possibly take Everton down but who cares.I know of somebody who can help them with that.
My theory is he gets defended because he’s a bloke’s bloke. He doesn’t have a goofy grin. He’s got a way of spouting the right cliché in the right way at the right time. His achievements as manager are worse than nothing really.Yes, I said they had a great team. Also, why does he get kudos for saving them from a relegation battle he was a big part of putting them into?
The answer to your question is that they're probably at the place they're meant to be... with him in charge. A good manager is a guy who's able to elevate the team, and get some more out of the squad. I don't think 3-4 teams above him have particularly better squads, and I think there are a few teams punching above their weight due to good managers with clear ideas.
I don't really care that much about Everton either way, I'm just mystified at the defence this guy gets, when it's seeming more and more obvious he's a mediocre manager, pretty devoid of any interesting footballing ideas, and not particularly charismatic or likeable. Someone in here mentioned Dyche, he's a guy I have a lot more time for, even though I find his football gloablly shit, at least he's quite clear about what you get with him, and actually getting the best out of what he's given.
Benitez was diabolical.Yeah, he’s doing a great job
Benitez was better. The fans and R’son got Everton over the line last season, not Frank Lampard.
Benitez was diabolical.
Frank will get sacked, but every Everton fan will say he's done a better job than Benitez, no matter how marginal.
Not necessarily. Frank did well in the run in at the end of last season that earnt him a lot of goodwill. They beat us and Chelsea at Goodison in that run. Fostered a 'us vs them' environment, dogged mentality which helped his cause.Because every Everton fan has a gigantic hateboner for FSW, and the only thing Lampard ever had going for him was that his name isn't Rafael Benitez. Not because he's actually done any better of a job.
Unfortunately the PL is unforgiving. Up until a few weeks ago it wasn’t that bad but performances since have been pretty disgraceful. When you aren’t getting wins against Bournemouth and you’re instead being thrashed when you need as many points as you can get he can’t have much to say if he’s sacked.
Not necessarily. Frank did well in the run in at the end of last season that earnt him a lot of goodwill. They beat us and Chelsea at Goodison in that run. Fostered a 'us vs them' environment, dogged mentality which helped his cause.
Benitez has the personality and charisma of a dead fish and his football was ugly af (not saying Frank's was better but he a tune out of some of their guys - Gray, Richarlison, Gordon etc).
He was vastly overrating Lampard like all Everton fans seem to do.You were still in love with him a few short weeks ago.
Needs 3 years and £300m before being judged
#fattysatthewheel
I would love it if they kept him for 3 yearsNeeds 3 years and £300m before being judged
#fattysatthewheel
Maybe it wasn’t terrible but it was pretty bad, don’t you think? The odd win got Everton up the table a bit but it all looked very precarious.Unfortunately the PL is unforgiving. Up until a few weeks ago it wasn’t that bad but performances since have been pretty disgraceful. When you aren’t getting wins against Bournemouth and you’re instead being thrashed when you need as many points as you can get he can’t have much to say if he’s sacked.
Unfortunately the PL is unforgiving. Up until a few weeks ago it wasn’t that bad but performances since have been pretty disgraceful. When you aren’t getting wins against Bournemouth and you’re instead being thrashed when you need as many points as you can get he can’t have much to say if he’s sacked.
I reckon our own Carrick will go on to become a far more successful manager than both Gerrard and Lampard. He's taken things slow and steady, learning his trade as a coach and now a Championship manager, rather than relying on a big 'brand name' to get a big job undeservedly.
only a point above Forest who have been woeful.
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It’s braille, you insensitive shit.wtf is this shit?
It’s braille, you insensitive shit.
100%. It’s not even a close thing; Ole has far better credentials. The only thing Lampard has is the “I’m seriously cool on camera and I tell it like it is” thing, which some people get taken in by. Ole would have had that squad in mid table, no bother but I doubt if anyone would even suggest Ole.I did make it very clear in my OP: they would have been better off giving the post to Ole
You were still in love with him a few short weeks ago.
I agree as well. Him and Gerrard just do not have the people skills to be top managers, especially without the tactical aptitude to back up their arrogance. Someone like prime Mourinho could at least call himself a tactical genius, even if he wasn’t exactly the nicest bloke.100%. It’s not even a close thing; Ole has far better credentials. The only thing Lampard has is the “I’m seriously cool on camera and I tell it like it is” thing, which some people get taken in by. Ole would have had that squad in mid table, no bother but I doubt if anyone would even suggest Ole.
Appointing Lampard was a bizarre gamble but his demeanour seems to be persuasive. He looks and talks so much like a successful manager that no-one can believe any of it is his fault. Ole was the opposite.
When Ole has a team at that end of the league he finished 20th (after taking them over in 17th) then was sacked the following season with them 18th in the division below.100%. It’s not even a close thing; Ole has far better credentials. The only thing Lampard has is the “I’m seriously cool on camera and I tell it like it is” thing, which some people get taken in by. Ole would have had that squad in mid table, no bother but I doubt if anyone would even suggest Ole.
Appointing Lampard was a bizarre gamble but his demeanour seems to be persuasive. He looks and talks so much like a successful manager that no-one can believe any of it is his fault. Ole was the opposite.
True (although this Everton squad pisses on that Cardiff squad) but he was inexperienced then. Ole is now several notches above Lampard (which isn’t saying much).When Ole has a team at that end of the league he finished 20th (after taking them over in 17th) then was sacked the following season with them 18th in the division below.
Of course. Lampard might very well be good enough one day but not yet.You could probably have gotten away with hiring a Gerrard or Lampard ten years ago but nowadays midtable clubs are appointing managers like Emery and Lopetegui.
Lampard isn't good enough and I expect Everton to have a new manager when the season restarts.