Not really the point though is it. I like him a lot as a player but its still true that he doesn't offer much defensively.
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It's kinda like how Hazard was a bit of a liability on the left till Mourinho taught him he could defend and be a worldy in attack.
MikeH72
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But who cares when he helps us score loads of goals and play boss football and tank teams? Would we have won 6-2 if Naismith had played instead?
Rather win 1-0 than try and win 6-2 tbh mate. If we were against anyone half decent yesterday they'd have ruined us. Hell they still managed like 15 shots on goal against us. We'll come up against much better left-sided players than van Aanholt (Cresswell and Moses next week wooooo) and we could be in trouble.
Dithering Dougie
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Not sure Mourinho and Hazard are the best comparison to use at the moment..
MikeH72
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There you go lads, Naismith to replace Deulofeu, we can at least trust him to work his socks off and defend. I mean no one's arsed about being entertained anyway, let's just be defensively secure and focus on grinding out 1-0 wins
MikeH72
Player Valuation: £100m
Maybe it's just me that buzzes off being entertained by Everton players every now and again, when really we could just shut up shop and have loads of games like the Goodison derby last year. But hey, at least we won't concede many goals.
Proper Walter Smith mentality that, by the way
Proper Walter Smith mentality that, by the way
lol you're so naive. I prefer Deulofeu as a player obviously but to completely disregard the weakness it poses on our right flank is just plain stupid. Did you even watch the game yesterday? A better left-side for Sunderland would have roasted us. We should have been 2-0 down early on from attacks down that side. Get your head out of your arse.
MikeH72
Player Valuation: £100m
Well maybe we should be looking at Coleman's defensive capabilities rather than Deulofeu's then mate. I want my wingers to be wingers, not auxiliary full backs. A winger is an attacking player
You can be both pal - Hazard last season, Sanchez any season etc. He has pace to burn so he shouldn't neglect his defensive duties just so he can be in the final third when he needs to be. It's what Emery was moaning about last season.
From the Times article a few pages back
"Interestingly, Martinez perceives a youngster now trying to play with discipline and wants to ensure he doesn’t go too far that way. After all, with Deufolfeu’s tricks yet ability to play the penetrating pass (why Barça youth coaches saw him as a No 10), and with his speed — “I’ve never seen a player so quick with the ball,” Martinez says — you put him on a pitch primarily to attack, not track back.
“The manager has said I’ve been playing very well on the defensive aspect but he wants me to score and get more assists,” says Deulofeu. What he’s been saying to Martinez is: “I want to play more minutes.”
Hard to have someone primarily attacking when Coleman is obsessed with the oppositions corner flag.
MikeH72
Player Valuation: £100m
I just can't bring myself to criticise him for not tracking back when he was one of the main reasons why we scored 6 goals and played scintillating football, and have looked a miles better team on every single occasion he's been on the pitch this season than when he hasn't
Titus Bramble
Best centre half to grace the Premier League
To be fair, both times they hit the post were from us needlessly giving the ball away allowing them to break on us with our wingers up the pitch. For the second one I seem to remember del chasing their man back half the length of the pitch.
It's the careless errors we need to cut out.
Think that is the theory behind having two DMs though - provide the cover so both Deulofeu and Coleman can go on the attack.
It will leave holes but as Martinez recently said he doesn't really care that much about keeping a clean sheet as long as we win the game.
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