Antolin Alcaraz

[L4Everton]

agreed, especially the midfielders passing on the responsibility of passing the ball to the defenders. It take the ball out of the oppositions danger areas and if the defenders lose the ball it's even more dangerous than if the midfielders lost it so it doesn't even make sense why we do it.

I don't like the defenders having the ball in the middle of the park to often, that's what the midfielders and wingers are for, I like it when they play out from the back. Back being the key word, once we get in to the middle of the park the defenders shouldn't be the ones trying to dictate play.

Granted there is room for the full backs to be instrumental, push them up, thats great, so long as reliable cover is there. It allows us to isolate the opponents back line and work a situation with a run down the flank to the byline a la Coleman last night.

But, sadly when 'titting about at the back' is the first second and third principal of the philosophy, the fullbacks get dragged into the nonsense and suddenly they are under pressure instead of doing the pressuring.

Side note : When was the last time we scored directly from a corner in the PL?

 

[McBain]

Granted there is room for the full backs to be instrumental, push them up, thats great, so long as reliable cover is there. It allows us to isolate the opponents back line and work a situation with a run down the flank to the byline a la Coleman last night.

But, sadly when 'titting about at the back' is the first second and third principal of the philosophy, the fullbacks get dragged into the nonsense and suddenly they are under pressure instead of doing the pressuring.

Side note : When was the last time we scored directly from a corner in the PL?

Duncan Ferguson.

 

[L4Everton]

Duncan Ferguson.

I definitely saw Distin score with a header from a corner a couple of years ago. And if push comes to shove Gary NAysmith got a header vs Portsmouth in his last game too. But that was a bit further back again.

God we're crap at the moment.

 

[McBain]

I definitely saw Distin score with a header from a corner a couple of years ago. And if push comes to shove Gary NAysmith got a header vs Portsmouth in his last game too. But that was a bit further back again.

God we're crap at the moment.

In all honesty, I can't even remember when we've scored from a corner last.

 

[Mikey_Fitzgerald]

He needs to be put on the first boat back to whatever South American hell hole he calls home and needs to never return

 

[nsno-chris]

He needs to be put on the first boat back to whatever South American hell hole he calls home and needs to never return

He'd pull a hammy going on board

 

[Dario Terracotta]

In all honesty, I can't even remember when we've scored from a corner last.

Lukaku,derby game last season.

 

[Moomin]

He needs to be put on the first boat back to whatever South American hell hole he calls home and needs to never return

That's it Mikey, feel the hate flow through you.

Pretty confident I won't be vaulted about my views of Alcaraz now.

 

[Foot Long Hot Dog]

He needs to be put on the first boat back to whatever South American hell hole he calls home and needs to never return

Indeed.

I never want to see this useless lump pull on the shirt again. I'd rather see the shoe at centre back than this hapless waste of space

 

[hktoffee]

Get rid.

 

[rochdaleblue]

Not a knee jerk reaction but many said this last season. Can't believe he brought 3 players from Wigan last year from a relegated team. Each one has been a disaster no matter what way you look at it. If he gets al hasbi ( or whatever he is called in) then I will have lost all faith in his transfer policy.

 

[Foot Long Hot Dog]

Not a knee jerk reaction but many said this last season. Can't believe he brought 3 players from Wigan last year from a relegated team. Each one has been a disaster no matter what way you look at it. If he gets al hasbi ( or whatever he is called in) then I will have lost all faith in his transfer policy.

The day I see Al Habsi wearing the shirt is the day I call for Martinez head on a spike

 

[hktoffee]

Not a knee jerk reaction but many said this last season. Can't believe he brought 3 players from Wigan last year from a relegated team. Each one has been a disaster no matter what way you look at it. If he gets al hasbi ( or whatever he is called in) then I will have lost all faith in his transfer policy.

He better not going back to Wigan again and buy someone.

 

[Eric Djemba-Djemba]

He was atrocious today

 

[nsno-chris]

He better not going back to Wigan again and buy someone.

Shaun Maloney

Its a nap