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James McCarthy

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ijjysmith said:
I don't necessarily agree mate.

What difference would a fast player make against a team like West Brom who just sit back on the edge of their area and block the entire length of the midfield?

We are fine doing it against teams who want to actually have a go at us, like the West Ham game you mention. But if a team doesn't come to win, we can't break them down.
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That's the same for every team though. if an opponent attacks then it creates space, if it doesn't there's no space. Last year our passing was of sufficient speed and accuracy that we could pass through teams before we got closed down. This season we've slowed down allowing defenders to get to us and cover passing options.

It's not McCarthy's speed (or any players) it's the tempo and rhythm of his passing, it give a sense of urgency without being too quick that players start being inaccurate. That's why he's so important, it's not even his tackling/covering but that helps.
 
SpurtingLesbian said:
Not in any game this season it isn't, recently Besic has been trying to ping it out to the wings but he's pretty hit and miss with it. It's been Barry's long balls that have been the entire 'going long' shift in the last few games. PlanB is get the ball to Barry to lob it up front.
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in the last game is long passing success was far better than barry's who gave the ball away consistently towards the end, he is a very average passer of the ball
 
SpurtingLesbian said:
That's the same for every team though. if an opponent attacks then it creates space, if it doesn't there's no space. Last year our passing was of sufficient speed and accuracy that we could pass through teams before we got closed down. This season we've slowed down allowing defenders to get to us and cover passing options.

It's not McCarthy's speed (or any players) it's the tempo and rhythm of his passing, it give a sense of urgency without being too quick that players start being inaccurate. That's why he's so important, it's not even his tackling/covering but that helps.
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We need an unlocker for me. 2 probably

We won't get any though.
 
Walken said:
in the last game is long passing success was far better than barry's who gave the ball away consistently towards the end, he is a very average passer of the ball
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Bobby obviously disagrees with you. And because he does, it probably means there's a Stat somewhere that proves it. Bobby plays the numbers to optimise his chances.
 

SpurtingLesbian said:
Bobby obviously disagrees with you. And because he does, it probably means there's a Stat somewhere that proves it. Bobby plays the numbers to optimise his chances.
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bobby wouldn't drop barry if he had a 0% pass completion, I've no faith in what he thinks regards gareth barry, and there is no doubt in my mind that besic is the superiour passer of the ball
 
At Wigan RM used Moloney as the playmaker behind the striker and he was quite good at it.
At Everton we need a player who can play a similar role , just a better younger version of what Moloney does.
The closest we have to that type of player are Osman and Pienaar and neither are available.

Watching Everton play recently I think that a fit Gibson would be a huge asset. Sitting in midfield he dictated the game we played and the tempo we played at. He seemed to knit the team together. I think McCarthy does it also to a lesser extent.
At the moment it looks like a bunch of individuals playing together rather than playing as a team. Of course this is also because of the lack of confidence brought about by a run of horrendous results. Two or three good resilts and a lot of the problems would seem to disappear.
 


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