Luke Garbutt

[Goat]

We have 1 defensive mid

Weird, I seem to recall us playing 4 different players there all season, guess I must have been thinking of a different Everton.

 

[meagher94]

We have 1 defensive mid

Eh?

 

[LinekersLegs]

Baines has actually been pretty below par all season anyway, just being honest

And yet despite that he's still managed 8 assists in the league.

The LBs for the top 4 sides (Azpiluceuta, Fillipe Luis, Shaw, Young, Kolarov, Clichy, Gibbs and Monreal) have managed 13 in total between them, with none of them over 3, in over 5 times as many minutes. They have not only had the benefit of better teams but have played with actual wingers ahead of them.

Baines's free kicks and corners have deteriorated badly and for various reasons he's not neen getting forward as much as some previous seasons but he's still been amazingly effective for a full back.

 

[FTY]

Weird, I seem to recall us playing 4 different players there all season, guess I must have been thinking of a different Everton.

That is weird.

How many do you see sitting deep in front of the centre halves and holding?

1, Barry, borderline 2 with Besic.

McCarthy goes box to box and Gibson sits bang in the middle, spraying the ball about.

 

[Goat]

That is weird.

How many do you see sitting deep in front of the centre halves and holding?

1, Barry, borderline 2 with Besic.

McCarthy goes box to box and Gibson sits bang in the middle, spraying the ball about.

Ok mate.

xx

 

[FTY]

Ok mate.

xx

Doesn't even know what a defensive mid is, smh.

 

[Coffee and TV]

And yet despite that he's still managed 8 assists in the league.

The LBs for the top 4 sides (Azpiluceuta, Fillipe Luis, Shaw, Young, Kolarov, Clichy, Gibbs and Monreal) have managed 13 in total between them, with none of them over 3, in over 5 times as many minutes. They have not only had the benefit of better teams but have played with actual wingers ahead of them.

Baines's free kicks and corners have deteriorated badly and for various reasons he's not neen getting forward as much as some previous seasons but he's still been amazingly effective for a full back.

Never mind just fullbacks, Baines is behind only Fabregas and Di Maria in number of assists this season. That's ridiculous for a left back.

 

[Goat]

Doesn't even know what a defensive mid is, smh.

I refuse to talk football with somebody who calls McCarthy box to box, good day to you sir.

 

[FTY]

I refuse to talk football with somebody who calls McCarthy box to box, good day to you sir.

I didn't? I said he goes box to box, meaning he gets involved in both the attacking and defensive play, depending on where the play is.

 

[Goat]

I didn't? I said he goes box to box, meaning he gets involved in both the attacking and defensive play, depending on where the play is.

 

[Mark_Juan]

Get back onside, you lazy gets.

 

[FTY]

I would expect him to be in one place during a still mate.

 

[Goat]

Everton have never even played Cardiff.

Wow.

 

[Goat]

McCarthy, Barry, Gibson and Besic are all number 6s, Defensive Midfielders.

I wont hear another word on the subject.

 

[FTY]

Everton have never even played Cardiff.

Wow.

Have we not?

Must have been off my tits last season then, when I hallucinated seeing us play them twice