2017/18 Leighton Baines

[Toffe3m4n]

He's on the decline which is sad to see. We 100% need to line up his replacement within the next 8-10 months.

Hope him and Yannick have been working on their pairing while he's been working on his recovery...potentially a lethal combo if they can get an understanding down.

He'll be working with Coleman more I'd imagine.

 

[Toffee in Jandals]

Much better 2nd half, especially when Mirallas started to show for the ball a lot more.

He's absolutely screwed if he's got no outball in front of him. Same happened with Kenny 2nd half, grew in confidence

Totally agree. Give him someone in front of him with movement & pace and Baines looks much better; last night there was little of the infuriating stop and pass back inside to a defender / defensive midfielder.

He's one of my favorite players so it hurts to say it, but a new left-back signing is a priority in the summer, if not January. Next season Baines can still do a job; but no way should he be expected to play 40+ games a season anymore.

 

[Jags]

Is that young lad at Fulham still doing the business? sessegnon (spelling)

Started as England u17 beat Brazil u17 3-1 to reach the u17 World Cup Final yesterday.

 

[jackyboy]

Our weakest defender IMO.

 

[Joey66]

Sad to see his decline defensively, and hardly gets forwards now - he got skinned last night by their over tacking wingback - he looks leggy, and sadly past his best to me!

 

[evertonarntwe]

always said he's never been the best defensively so when he lost the attacking threat ( which he did a few years back ) he was always more of a liability

 

[Charles Plastusz]

Started as England u17 beat Brazil u17 3-1 to reach the u17 World Cup Final yesterday.

Cracking player

 

[Joey66]

Cracking player

It's a ridiculous mess that koeman has left most promising left backs out on ,loan, and garbutt improving in the under 23s not put in the squad to January 2018 to play in the prem!
have we got any cover at left back???????

 

[Toffeelover]

It's a ridiculous mess that koeman has left most promising left backs out on ,loan, and garbutt improving in the under 23s not put in the squad to January 2018 to play in the prem!
have we got any cover at left back???????

I asked that same question in another thread. It seems we have not and will have to shoulder on unless we can recall a loanee otherwise will have to wait until jan to give Garbutt a try.

 

[Charles Plastusz]

It's a ridiculous mess that koeman has left most promising left backs out on ,loan, and garbutt improving in the under 23s not put in the squad to January 2018 to play in the prem!
have we got any cover at left back???????

Absolutely spot on, it really is shameful the way obvious deficiencies in our squad were either ignored or somehow not even noticed, still though Giroud eh almost eh, my god

 

[ultra]

Tierney would be a brilliant replacement: he is gonna be signed by somebody soon as he is so good, so we need to do it this window!

 

[riddick]

Think Tierney is waiting to see what Celtic do in the CL this year. If they go out in the groups, think he would be open to come.

 

[jceverton]

It's a ridiculous mess that koeman has left most promising left backs out on ,loan, and garbutt improving in the under 23s not put in the squad to January 2018 to play in the prem!
have we got any cover at left back???????

Martina . . . no you're right no cover.

 

[gonetomorrow]

How about Luke Shaw?

 

[Eggsyblueskin]

Tierney is playing for a club that will qualify for the Champions league every year, he is apparently very happy where he is at present, he can wait a bit yet and see if a top six club will move for him. I very much doubt he would bother with our train wreck of a club, why should he?