It's fine lads, Naismith has this covered. He'll dare to Naismith all over the pitch. He'll Naismith on David Nugent's face, he'll Naismith into Kasper Schmeichel's mouth, no area of the pitch will go unNaismithed.
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njligernj
Player Valuation: £15m
True. I'm in two minds actually as we do have decent cover there ... but I also would like to see us strengthen in that department. Our cover is mostly people from other preferred positions coming in to cover (Besic, Mirallas etc.). I think even with a healthy Barkley another "pure" attacking mid could be in order.
Really weird pre-season thus far. It's been fairly horrible (aside from, you know, that whole signing Lukaku ... and Besic ... and contracts).
toffee matt
Player Valuation: £60m
Still think we'll get a positive result.
Next two will be a struggle though
Next two will be a struggle though
sheedys left foot
Player Valuation: £10m
Good cover? 6 weeks with Naismith starting in that role is not good cover. It's like using a party balloon instead of a condom
...clearly 2nd best, but don't undervalue the lad. Barkley is a major loss but he has nil assists as an Everton player, Naismith might just have that little pass that puts Lukaku in.
Fedlingen
Player Valuation: £20m
Who's to say a balloon on your nob won't get the job done?
II McColl II
Player Valuation: £6m
The biggest worry now is the "if" category is getting bigger and bigger.
If lukaku, mirallas and coleman don't play we are looking at a pretty awful team for the first game of the season. If that is the case will naismith play a lone striker role with besic coming in and making a 3 man midfield with pienaar and mcgeady wide.
If atsu is fit enough to start does he play and then move pienaar in more centrally and again have naismith the lone striker (i like naismith but every time he plays as a lone striker it is painful to watch)
and the final if, what if martinez takes a risk and gambles due to not having lukaku, mirallas, coleman, atsu ready and decides to play long up top on his own who probably could do with a loan in the championship before being ready to be thrown in at the deep end. That way naismith plays his favoured role and pienaar and mcgeady stay out wide leaving us with a strong bench that could come on around the 60th minute and hopefully either push us on or get us back in the game
If lukaku, mirallas and coleman don't play we are looking at a pretty awful team for the first game of the season. If that is the case will naismith play a lone striker role with besic coming in and making a 3 man midfield with pienaar and mcgeady wide.
If atsu is fit enough to start does he play and then move pienaar in more centrally and again have naismith the lone striker (i like naismith but every time he plays as a lone striker it is painful to watch)
and the final if, what if martinez takes a risk and gambles due to not having lukaku, mirallas, coleman, atsu ready and decides to play long up top on his own who probably could do with a loan in the championship before being ready to be thrown in at the deep end. That way naismith plays his favoured role and pienaar and mcgeady stay out wide leaving us with a strong bench that could come on around the 60th minute and hopefully either push us on or get us back in the game
Atsu-Mirallas-Pienaar
-------Kone
-------Kone
toffee matt
Player Valuation: £60m
Said nobody ever
deipnosophist
Player Valuation: £80m
Just woke up, only to have my Evertonian sensibilities rocked by news of Barkley's injury. Sheesh...
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