funkygibson
Player Valuation: £5m
How much did we pay for holgate??
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duncan's pigeon
Player Valuation: £950k
Dowell quality on the ball, thought Rodriguez looked quick and tricky with a bit of bite about him, Davis also looks very good full of running and some really nice touches in tight spaces.
.....you can understand the excitement about Dowell. For some reason left footers always appear to look comfortable with a football but this lad has real quality and the physicality to cope in professional football.
I thought he needed defending practise more...!
summerisle
The rain, it raineth every day
Love the way Davies runs into the wall leans to his left and helps create a gap.
Galloway's forays into the box have been the same all season, lots of energy , up in there many times in a match but then seems to get disorientated as to where he , the ball and the goal are. In the first team games it's shown up as overrunning the ball or not receiving it , last night the easy header he missed from an excellent Evans cross would have meant a draw. It's a strange one , hopefully it's something that he can sort.
Galloway's forays into the box have been the same all season, lots of energy , up in there many times in a match but then seems to get disorientated as to where he , the ball and the goal are. In the first team games it's shown up as overrunning the ball or not receiving it , last night the easy header he missed from an excellent Evans cross would have meant a draw. It's a strange one , hopefully it's something that he can sort.
mightymoyes
Player Valuation: £70m
he should have been playing centre back last night, i can understand him playing out of position as cover in the first team but if hes going to be a centre back long term he should be playing there for this group.
catcherintherye
Player Valuation: £80m
I think the cross takes a slight nick off the player in front of him, which throws him out.
catcherintherye
Player Valuation: £80m
I watched last night's game, unsure which thread is better to pop it in, but on reflection felt this one as the contribution is a little more about the on-going development of players not just the game itself. If people (mods) want it moved, I'll happily delete and re-paste.
Overall it was a good performance against a decent Sunderland team. Experienced first teamers like Toivenen, Larsen and their goalkeeper probably the difference.
On a positive note the lad that I was most pleased with was Pennington. He looked very Jagielka like, physical, read the game well and was a good organiser. Lacks a bit of height but played very well. Alongside his performance Tom Davies continues to look very impressive. He is very confident on the ball and good at dribbling as well as getting through a lot of work. He has come along leaps and bounds this season and looks a real prospect. A little like how Barkley plays in terms of using skill and power to take it past players, but probably just lacks the speed of running with the ball Barkley had.
His midfield partner Williams also impressed me. When I'd seen him before he'd always been a bit more of the water carrier role, but he got involved more going forward today and put a number of astute balls through in the final third. This was what he was like as a younger player and it is pleasing to see him growing in confidence. He is still a very slight lad though and does still need to grow out.
Finally on the positives I have to give a mention for Dowell. Again on the fringes of the game but what he does when he gets the ball is absolute quality. His delivery of set plays is fantastic and his corners were consistently better than what we have in the first team. The key for him is to get him the ball as often as possible, as otherwise he can get a little lost. My comparison to Ozil still stands. The little touches he has are magical. There was one today where in one touch he played a ball behind himself into the run of our right back and took three players out of the game.
As for the disappointments. Charsley was on the periphery of the game, although did put a cross in for the first goal. Holgate is still too lightweight and is for me behind Pennington currently. There is a good player in there, but needs to fill out. He should also take their winger down for the third goal.
Galloway is the big disappointment for me. Lots rate him highly. It's an odd game really as every time I see Galloway I just think how much better I think Garbutt is than him. Football is really a game of opinions though. He got dominated off two set plays today by Toivenen. In many ways that's no disgrace but that is the sort of physique of player he'll be up against in the premier league if he plays centre half and at present he's a way off.
It is harsh as he can't help his physicality, but in comparison to Stones (who had a similar dilemma) I felt Stones adapted to use his brain to make up for a lack of physique. I was hoping Galloway would be our stand out player today but he struggled a little and didn't enhance his chances much.
Duffus didn't have a great game. His first touch is poor and I do wonder if that's down to him returning from injury. He runs the channels well but he is a long way from challenging the first team.
Leandro was a positive and looked a very clever player, with pace. Likewise it was nice to see Evans with a cameo appearance. He's lost a little confidence but you can still see the lads quality with the final cross. A brilliant turn and a fantastic ball in which showed vision and technique.
My overall assessment would be that Pennington and Dowell I would happily have in the first team squad and wouldn't be too worried if they were called upon to play, I think they would do fine. I think Tom Davies will be a first team player for Everton too. The rest still have some work to do.
Overall it was a good performance against a decent Sunderland team. Experienced first teamers like Toivenen, Larsen and their goalkeeper probably the difference.
On a positive note the lad that I was most pleased with was Pennington. He looked very Jagielka like, physical, read the game well and was a good organiser. Lacks a bit of height but played very well. Alongside his performance Tom Davies continues to look very impressive. He is very confident on the ball and good at dribbling as well as getting through a lot of work. He has come along leaps and bounds this season and looks a real prospect. A little like how Barkley plays in terms of using skill and power to take it past players, but probably just lacks the speed of running with the ball Barkley had.
His midfield partner Williams also impressed me. When I'd seen him before he'd always been a bit more of the water carrier role, but he got involved more going forward today and put a number of astute balls through in the final third. This was what he was like as a younger player and it is pleasing to see him growing in confidence. He is still a very slight lad though and does still need to grow out.
Finally on the positives I have to give a mention for Dowell. Again on the fringes of the game but what he does when he gets the ball is absolute quality. His delivery of set plays is fantastic and his corners were consistently better than what we have in the first team. The key for him is to get him the ball as often as possible, as otherwise he can get a little lost. My comparison to Ozil still stands. The little touches he has are magical. There was one today where in one touch he played a ball behind himself into the run of our right back and took three players out of the game.
As for the disappointments. Charsley was on the periphery of the game, although did put a cross in for the first goal. Holgate is still too lightweight and is for me behind Pennington currently. There is a good player in there, but needs to fill out. He should also take their winger down for the third goal.
Galloway is the big disappointment for me. Lots rate him highly. It's an odd game really as every time I see Galloway I just think how much better I think Garbutt is than him. Football is really a game of opinions though. He got dominated off two set plays today by Toivenen. In many ways that's no disgrace but that is the sort of physique of player he'll be up against in the premier league if he plays centre half and at present he's a way off.
It is harsh as he can't help his physicality, but in comparison to Stones (who had a similar dilemma) I felt Stones adapted to use his brain to make up for a lack of physique. I was hoping Galloway would be our stand out player today but he struggled a little and didn't enhance his chances much.
Duffus didn't have a great game. His first touch is poor and I do wonder if that's down to him returning from injury. He runs the channels well but he is a long way from challenging the first team.
Leandro was a positive and looked a very clever player, with pace. Likewise it was nice to see Evans with a cameo appearance. He's lost a little confidence but you can still see the lads quality with the final cross. A brilliant turn and a fantastic ball in which showed vision and technique.
My overall assessment would be that Pennington and Dowell I would happily have in the first team squad and wouldn't be too worried if they were called upon to play, I think they would do fine. I think Tom Davies will be a first team player for Everton too. The rest still have some work to do.
catcherintherye
Player Valuation: £80m
Sorry for the additional info, but I always like doing this, I have put together some further information on player ages. It has always been noted that we tend to put out younger sides than our opponents. Often you here all managers saying they put out a "young team" but when you crunch the numbers that isn't true at all, at least not in relation to Everton.
Last nights game our average age was 20 while Sunderland's was 22. Giving an average of two years difference away at youth level is huge. People will rightly say it is down to them having two experienced players in, which is partly the case.
However last night Everton fielded 8 players who were 20 and under against Sunderland 5, and more tellingly 7 teenagers in the starting 11 versus just 2 from Sunderland. This also included 1 player 17 or under (and one from the bench) against non for Sunderland.
In real terms what this means is we have nearly half a teams worth more than them of teenage players, and had a big part to play in the result.
Last nights game our average age was 20 while Sunderland's was 22. Giving an average of two years difference away at youth level is huge. People will rightly say it is down to them having two experienced players in, which is partly the case.
However last night Everton fielded 8 players who were 20 and under against Sunderland 5, and more tellingly 7 teenagers in the starting 11 versus just 2 from Sunderland. This also included 1 player 17 or under (and one from the bench) against non for Sunderland.
In real terms what this means is we have nearly half a teams worth more than them of teenage players, and had a big part to play in the result.
bluebrotha77
Player Valuation: £20m
Division 1
League Table
Pos Team P W D L F A GD Pts
1 Sunderland 18 12 2 4 33 14 +19 38
2 Manchester United 16 12 1 3 36 13 +23 37
3 Manchester City 16 8 3 5 28 20 +8 27
4 Everton 15 6 5 4 25 21 +4 23
5 Reading 19 6 5 8 28 33 -5 23
6 Chelsea 14 6 4 4 27 21 +6 22
7 Tottenham 17 5 6 6 34 35 -1 21
8 Liverpool 17 6 3 8 21 28 -7 21
9 Leicester City 16 5 3 8 20 37 -17 18
10 Southampton 17 4 5 8 24 34 -10 17
11 Middlesbrough 15 3 4 8 24 25 -1 13
12 Norwich City 16 3 3 10 19 38 -19 12
(Table updated: 7th March)
Upcoming Fixtures
11 March 2016: Tottenham V Norwich City
12 March 2016: Manchester City V Sunderland
13 March 2016: Liverpool V Manchester United
Results
March
7 March 2016: Leicester City 2-1 Southampton
7 March 2016: Middlesbrough 2-3 Liverpool
7 March 2016: Reading 1-3 Chelsea
7 March 2016: Sunderland 3-2 Everton
4 March 2016: Norwich City 1-2 Manchester City
3 March 2016: Reading 1-1 Tottenham
League Table
Pos Team P W D L F A GD Pts
1 Sunderland 18 12 2 4 33 14 +19 38
2 Manchester United 16 12 1 3 36 13 +23 37
3 Manchester City 16 8 3 5 28 20 +8 27
4 Everton 15 6 5 4 25 21 +4 23
5 Reading 19 6 5 8 28 33 -5 23
6 Chelsea 14 6 4 4 27 21 +6 22
7 Tottenham 17 5 6 6 34 35 -1 21
8 Liverpool 17 6 3 8 21 28 -7 21
9 Leicester City 16 5 3 8 20 37 -17 18
10 Southampton 17 4 5 8 24 34 -10 17
11 Middlesbrough 15 3 4 8 24 25 -1 13
12 Norwich City 16 3 3 10 19 38 -19 12
(Table updated: 7th March)
Upcoming Fixtures
11 March 2016: Tottenham V Norwich City
12 March 2016: Manchester City V Sunderland
13 March 2016: Liverpool V Manchester United
Results
March
7 March 2016: Leicester City 2-1 Southampton
7 March 2016: Middlesbrough 2-3 Liverpool
7 March 2016: Reading 1-3 Chelsea
7 March 2016: Sunderland 3-2 Everton
4 March 2016: Norwich City 1-2 Manchester City
3 March 2016: Reading 1-1 Tottenham
mightymoyes
Player Valuation: £70m
no reason not to finish 3rd which would be good achievement with the young team and loans we have out.
bluebrotha77
Player Valuation: £20m
Ya exactly mate.unbelievable achievement considering how young our lads are and the players that could have played but not there at the minute.looks like its between ourselves,city and chelsea and considering the sums of money they have invested its well played unsy and the lads.
Really hard to get a settled team at under 21's with players on loan,1st team players playing to get match fit,under 18's getting a run out etc.so the players and staff are a credit to themselves
