Francisco Santos da Silva Junior (Junior to his mates)

[Roztitute]

Exactly. Saying someone's a box to box midfielder is as useful as saying someone's a one box keeper. They might be, but it doesn't really help you isolate their strengths.

I think really it's just another way of saying 'jack of all trades, master of none'.

Lads! He only said that cos I asked if he was a holding midfield player, he was just saying that he is useful going forward too.

 

[bluejock]

I disagree.

Yaya Toure. The perfect examble of a box to box midfielder. You couldn't describe him as "master of none" really.

 

[Brennan]

I disagree.

Yaya Toure. The perfect examble of a box to box midfielder. You couldn't describe him as "master of none" really.

Agreed, but 'box to box' midfielder does not sum him up at all. That's point i was trying to make

 

[RFUS]

Lads! He only said that cos I asked if he was a holding midfield player, he was just saying that he is useful going forward too.

Yeah wasn't having a go like. Just echoing Brennan on the wider point.

I disagree.

Yaya Toure. The perfect examble of a box to box midfielder. You couldn't describe him as "master of none" really.

I didn't mean every box to box midfielder was a master of none. I just meant that I think people often give that label to midfielders who can do everything to a decent degree but nothing very well.

Although I would actually say Yaya Toure isn't THAT good at anything in particular to be honest. He's a great player on the whole but I wouldn't say he's a master tackler, or passer, or striker.

 

[bluejock]

He's the best player in the Premier League for me. Well, him or Kompany. You don't get to be that good without being pretty ace at everything.

 

[bluejock]

To be fair, I've waded in halfway through an argument without actually reading it and started reeling off nonsense so I'm gonna shush now and retreat to the ale house.

Sorry ffs lids x

 

[James McFadden]

He's the best player in the Premier League for me. Well, him or Kompany. You don't get to be that good without being pretty ace at everything.

[video=youtube;-JoCkYYfS6I]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JoCkYYfS6I[/video]

 

[Elong]

What's that James, I hear the A League calling you?

 

[icburns]

[video=youtube;DruMnLAQPmM]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DruMnLAQPmM[/video]

 

[helarney]

This lad's been playing well in pre-season and scored a cracker aswell, would be nice to see him break into the first team this year

 

[Saliba]

[video=youtube;DruMnLAQPmM]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DruMnLAQPmM[/video]

love it. Pride of Australia right there.

 

[Kay20]

*waits for Moyes to stick him on the wing*

Osman Mk2 in the making.

What happens when you have 132 central midfielders and 1 RM (Naismith or Coleman, neither of them really fit the bill quite 100%).

 

[ScouseBlueBoy]

I think really it's just another way of saying 'jack of all trades, master of none'.

This is a curiously British expression. Some folk can't grasp the concept of being multi-talented. As many people have no talent in anything whatsoever, the very idea that someone could excel in many areas makes them physically ill.

 

[Neiler]

Round on the OS says he not ready for the first team yet, but is coming on.

 

[meagher94]

FRANCISCO JUNIOR is playing himself into David Moyes’ Premier League plans for the coming season.

The young Portuguese midfielder, snapped up on a free transfer last season, has enjoyed a promising start to Everton’s pre-season campaign.

And after another impressive 45-minute cameo at Motherwell on Saturday, Blues boss Moyes said: “I think by the way he’s playing at the moment, yes, he’s got a good chance of being involved in my plans for next season.

“I think pre-season he’s probably looked as good as anybody.

“Of course it’s a different ball game pre-season to the real thing so we won’t be kidded, but he’s not looked out of place that’s for sure.

“He’s very good on the ball.â€￾