.....thinking about the growing pressure, if we lose against City we could well be in the bottom 3 by the time we play West Brom. If we lose that it would be very difficult for him.
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.....thinking about the growing pressure, if we lose against City we could well be in the bottom 3 by the time we play West Brom. If we lose that it would be very difficult for him.
....it's not so much who he plays, it's where he plays them that's the problem.
TippEverton
Player Valuation: £35m
Il decide tonight after the draw how important this tie is.
A favourable draw and a decent chance to progress to the last 16 is not to be sniffed at.
A horrible draw tonight, and this game will become a bit meh for me.
A favourable draw and a decent chance to progress to the last 16 is not to be sniffed at.
A horrible draw tonight, and this game will become a bit meh for me.
....I thought he was lost and chasing shadows against Newcastle. Ironically, when he found himself out wide he created 2 goal scoring opportunities (although I appreciate he created Mirallas' goal from a central position). Can't understand the logic of shifting him from full back when he is one of the best around in that position.
BirkenheadBlue
Player Valuation: £70m
Lahm was THE best full back in the world and Guardiola shifted him to central midfield
Now he's arguably the best defensive midfielder in the world.
Not saying it will in this case, but it CAN work
TrixyStevens
Player Valuation: £35m
Baines is not Lahm though mate
TrixyStevens
Player Valuation: £35m
Plenty of seats left
BirkenheadBlue
Player Valuation: £70m
Which is why I said I'm not necessarily saying it'll happen here.
However, Baines is an elite level full back. Yeah his form has dropped the last couple of months - but so has everyone's in the team! He's still (in what we'd probably call a poor half season) got something like the 3rd or 4th most assists of anyone in the Premier League. And to be fair to him, when he HAS moved inside, he's looked one of our better players - not that he's had much competition for that dubious honour.
He's not Lahm, but there's not many full backs most would put ahead of him (certainly not before the last couple of months)
TrixyStevens
Player Valuation: £35m
Very true. I think what baines needs is a dynamic left sided player that he can overlap with (a la Pienaar a few years ago) as opposed to being shoehorned into midfield. Then he'll be back to his best
Everton to win 9-8 after being 9-0 up at HT COYB!!! Good preview as well @toffee matt though I don't agree with your assumption that we will look at playing an inverted pivot triangle oblong dish formation as it just doesn't work for us especially if we are bringing Osman into the fray with just his standing leg to use due to the other one exploding whilst on sitting on the bog.
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