bilyaletdinov_
Player Valuation: £35m
In hindsight playing him CB and Kenny as a RWB might have been better
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Simon baker
Player Valuation: £10m
Can't believe he getting so much stick for a centre half playing right back is hard enough never mind right wing back.
He deserved it today. He was woeful at defending and looked league 1. Same at Stoke. He has regressed.
BurnhamBlue
Player Valuation: £1m
Playing RWB which isn't his natural positon. Being pulled inside by Coutinho, trying to cover Pennington who was struggling massively (no blame to him either).
For me, Koeman is to blame. I'm all for playing the youngsters but in their natural positions. Holgate in the back three, and Kenny at RWB.
He was absolutely terrible going forward and didn't look at all comfortable defending. Really not good at all today.
Forget positions, the lad is a defender and he was turned inside out numerous times when fronting a player. I am just talking about his defending
Sheedy's right knee.
Player Valuation: £15m
He certainly wasn't our worst player. Made a mistake for the 3rd goal but never stopped showing for the ball and never give up.
Zatara
Player Valuation: £100m
He was playing right wing back....take a step back and imagine Jags or Williams playing there. The closest example would have been Stones I suppose and its fair to say he would be useless there.
In terms of defending, remember Coleman at benfica? That was a right back playing left back so logically still in a full back position and should know what to do...yesterday we saw a centre back playing right wing back.
One thing I noticed yesterday was Pennington...he subconsciously stood out for me (possibly because I was wondering how he would do)and I thought he looked atrocious. Many times Holgate had 2 v 1 situations and while he didn't win 50% of them I think he did as best he could.
So to say someone has regressed when they are not only massively out of position but also playing next to Pennington (who had a shocker) is unfair...
Of all the defenders, He is the one id keep and have faith in starting off next season.
vintage-toffees
Player Valuation: £10m
Fed to the wolves square peg in a round hole
Should have been the 3rd centre back
Should have been the 3rd centre back
Has to start every game from now on until the end of the season. Was played out of position yesterday - a big mistake by Koeman and should have been the right of the three at the back. Even if we go to a back 4 has to start either full back or as a CB, the lad needs more game time.
...I presume Kenny, Pennington and Holgate are ahead of Connolly in the pecking order.
..I'd be nervous of playing him one of two CBs. He was fine playing in a three but the Stoke game seems to have set him back.
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