Kevin Mirallas

[arch stanton]

great player and gives us loads when he's on the pitch but when he goes off at half time (I know its only twice but let me whine FFS) it pits us on the back foot having to re organise and the oppos get a lift with him not appearing but the albino does

 

[Joey66]

He did not look good from the start - big gamble by DM to play him - Coleman played more forward than he did he was well off the pace no surprise to see him subbed obvious it was his hamstring playing up, only flashes of brilliance from him today he may need a rest now which is disappointing, with hard games to follow!

 

[stipsy_melbourne]

Only a bit of tightness, no tear. Cant see him missing more than a game

 

[Royal Blue Jersey]

Hopefully he's back for our crucial Wigan/Chelsea double header at home. Would be great to have him back earlier, I thought he was sparkling just before he tweaked his hamstring, really started to cause problems towards the end of the half.

 

[toffeejack]

would play oviedo over naismith next. Nothing against naismith, just not sure how all us fans know he's out of position, but moyes doesn't

 

[CahillsCornerFlag]

He's made of cheesestrings ffs.

 

[Pomp]

Mirallas will get us into top 4 for good when he's back. Love him.

 

[Ehrlin]

Bring Donovan in. We need a proper backup.

 

[Titus Bramble]

Mirallas strikes me as the kind of player who needs to be 100% fit to be effective. I don't think he can play at 80/90% and do a job. Hopefully he will miss at most just the one game as it was just a tweak. Wrap him up in cotton wool FFS!

 

[Big Fat Sam]

Hopefully it was just a precaution with him coming into the game fresh from injury. Nurse him over the week and he'll be alright for the next game, finger's crossed. Really loving him and Coleman on the right, great stuff.

 

[Sharpys top lip]

The stoke game is the best one for him to miss anyway. Ball spends most of its time in the air anyhoo

 

[toffeejack]

think next time he comes back he should come back as a sub? a 30 min cameo etc. starting him after an injury doesn't seem to end well atm, build him up to full fitness. please start oviedo vs stoke if he's out though, i like naismith but him on he right is worse than when osman played there

 

[Blue Truth]

think next time he comes back he should come back as a sub? a 30 min cameo etc. starting him after an injury doesn't seem to end well atm, build him up to full fitness. please start oviedo vs stoke if he's out though, i like naismith but him on he right is worse than when osman played there

i would go with naismith again. with coleman behind him he will be better

 

[Herk]

From the OS, awesome news

Winger was withdrawn as a precaution, says boss.

David Moyes has played down concerns over the fitness of Kevin Mirallas, revealing the winger was substituted against Tottenham as a precaution.

The Belgian returned after four games out with a hamstring strain but reported a tightness at half-time, prompting Moyes to replace him with Steven Naismith.

"We don't feel he's done his hamstring, he just felt as if he tightened up completely," the Everton boss said. "We'll see how it is. I don't think it's that bad but the last thing you want to see is a recurrence with hamstring injuries."

Despite his recent lack of action, Moyes was impressed with the 25-year-old Belgian, pointing to his 45-minute display as justification for being protective.

"You saw what he offered us in the first half at times, it was something which we've probably missed and it might even have showed in our play in the second half.

"We've just missed that real something which he brings to us."

 

[Brennan]

He has a certain je ne sais quoi, non ?