fitzyefc
Monster Midfielder
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Post by fitzyefc on Jan 23, 2017 20:24:04 GMT
I'd add that Mason Holgate has been the player that has had the biggest impact, yet gets little recognition. You yourself failed to mention him today, so that underlines my point, yet he has provided us with solid defending and a good bit of attacking play also. Not to detract from Davies, or anybody else, but he deserves to be reckoned when summing up why we have turned a corner. Also we find it harder to play against teams that park the bus. I agree, Holgate played well, but I didn't mention him this week, but have done previously. Not everyone can get a mention unless I do a player by player analysis! Holgate did play well, and for a 20 year old, it's remarkable. As I said previously, I reckon we may well have got the best of the two Barnsley imports, given the other one has gone to City! He still has a lot to learn, obviously given his age, but playing alongside Williams will help that. His positions on crosses is the area he needs to focus on most - he's got underneath the ball a few times which sides will exploit, especially at Stoke with the likes of Crouch and/or Walters. He's a work-in-progress, much like the team at the moment, but what a fantastic player to have in the squad. We should also not forget Pennington, who I think looks the part and is now just coming back from long term injury. We are still a bit light at the back, not sure Jags can cut it there any more I'm sad to say, and young guns like Mason, Matty P and the like are good back ups, but a player like Keane from Burnley would be ideal. Papers are linking us with Ivanovic, who would be a disaster imo. What do you make of Mori? I think he gets a lot of undeserved stick but has shown an improvement since he has been getting a regular start. Is he a "face doesn't fit" player?
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Post by Avinalaff on Jan 24, 2017 9:15:28 GMT
Thanks again for the article Ross.
It would be easy to feel that our February fixtures are all winnable, with Stoke, Bournemouth, Middlesbrough, and Sunderland.
Compare that with Man United's February, who have Hull, Leicester, Watford (2 Europa League v St Etienne) then Man City and we could go into March with our tails high.
But, this is Everton, and you just know that we'll fall over our own shoe laces.
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Post by rugbytoffee on Jan 24, 2017 11:48:46 GMT
We showed more character and I am feeling slightly optimistic, but we all know it is 2 steps forward and 2 back ....it is the Everton Way
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Post by rosscrombie on Jan 25, 2017 12:04:22 GMT
I agree, Holgate played well, but I didn't mention him this week, but have done previously. Not everyone can get a mention unless I do a player by player analysis! Holgate did play well, and for a 20 year old, it's remarkable. As I said previously, I reckon we may well have got the best of the two Barnsley imports, given the other one has gone to City! He still has a lot to learn, obviously given his age, but playing alongside Williams will help that. His positions on crosses is the area he needs to focus on most - he's got underneath the ball a few times which sides will exploit, especially at Stoke with the likes of Crouch and/or Walters. He's a work-in-progress, much like the team at the moment, but what a fantastic player to have in the squad. We should also not forget Pennington, who I think looks the part and is now just coming back from long term injury. We are still a bit light at the back, not sure Jags can cut it there any more I'm sad to say, and young guns like Mason, Matty P and the like are good back ups, but a player like Keane from Burnley would be ideal. Papers are linking us with Ivanovic, who would be a disaster imo. What do you make of Mori? I think he gets a lot of undeserved stick but has shown an improvement since he has been getting a regular start. Is he a "face doesn't fit" player? I like Mori, but he is also learning. His adventurous pay from the back is a disaster waiting to happen, but he does have good feet (as showed with his chance on Saturday that Hennessy brilliantly saved) and probably thinks he's better than he is. Don't mind him marauding forward if Barry just drops back to cover him (as he did), and if Holgate is there to cover with the pace that Williams hasn't got; but will Holgate always be playing, will Barry? I'd like to see Mori and Williams consolidate their pairing at the back (with or without Holgate) and with a run of games, I suspect he won't feel the need to try too hard, and so relax more in to the key parts of his role. I don't know if this marauding tendency is a recent thing, whether he does it for Argentina (people forget he's one of the current Argentina back 4), and whether he did it for his last Club. He's a goal threat too, surprised he hasn't scored yet this season!
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Post by jimmy on Jan 26, 2017 17:45:28 GMT
Barkley is doing better. I thought we were a bit toothless as a team but Palace are no push overs for a team with our limits.
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