Nikica Jelavic

[Pat's Van]

Well, Martinez hints very heavily that it'll be a PL battle hardened player. So who could that be for the right price? Long maybe?

Emile Heskey hasn't officially hung up his boots yet...

 

[Tubey]

His movement is superior to Jelavic; he stays on his feet to offer a physical presence whilst Jelavic is on his arse looking to avoid it; and he has better link up play than Jelavic. Also, could you see Jelavic doing with the big feller did against S'ton the other week dancing round three challenges and getting a shot off?

People need a long lie down in a dark room if they think Jelavic is up to any sort of comparison with a lad like Lukaku.

That was after he scored. The first hour he was ultra gash.

I've said multiple times that Lukaku is by far the superior player to Jelavic, but form is massive in football - especially with a streaky player like Jelavic. If he goes on another one, then it'd be utterly stupid to get in his way IMO. And then we'd sell him for £15m+ in the summer to some unsuspecting fool who thinks he'll keep it up.

It's a possibility isn't it? Even his most fervent detractors cannot deny that he scored goals for fun when he got started - there's no logical reason it can't happen again.

 

[Kev50]

Everything is short term for a club like Everton. We can lose players in the any transfer window on the whim of a club prepared to put a good offer on the table.

Christ what a bore you are

 

[Fat Stan]

Lukaku has been awful for ****in ages now. His first touch has slowed down or ended all our attacks in the final third. He's been lazy and shown little to no movement off the ball. And for a big lad he wins ZERO high balls in the air. Simply put, as an overall football player, he's been total pants recently. HOWEVER, when the man eventually gets a chance, the man ****in buries it!!!

On the flipside there's Jela. He's been horrendous for the guts of a year. Having said that, preseason he was scoring again and when given a chance off the bench he's looked 100x more lively in 20mins than Lukaku has look for months. Now today, given a chance at starting, he has come within a crossbar of scoring a hattrick!

Therefore the question is, do we start a man because he's a great finisher even though he's been playing ****e and may not get a decent chance at all, or do we start the man who's had a ****e year but has recently looked threatening and has now scored 2 goals after starting?

I think it's obvious whether you like him or not, Jela should start against Norwich. No question about it. And **** all this experiment **** out the window. Just based on each player's current performance alone.

Bring it Jela!!!

 

[ilikecheese]

Emile Heskey hasn't officially hung up his boots yet...

You're an evil man

 

[davek]

Blimey. I only read the bit about Jelavic. Didn't know he said that.

We're signing Kevin Phillips aren't we?!

I could only think it could be Long or maybe Defoe.

 

[FTY]

Well, Martinez hints very heavily that it'll be a PL battle hardened player. So who could that be for the right price? Long maybe?

Where's that interview?

 

[Tubey]

I could only think it could be Long or maybe Defoe.

We're far beyond the stage of buying players like Shane Long.

 

[Goat]

Where's that interview?

THIS!

 

[Blue Cheese]

Shane long is a work horse, he's not a top 6 player

 

[davek]

Lukaku has been awful for ****in ages now. His first touch has slowed down or ended all our attacks in the final third. He's been lazy and shown little to no movement off the ball. And for a big lad he wins ZERO high balls in the air. Simply put, as an overall football player, he's been total pants recently. HOWEVER, when the man eventually gets a chance, the man ****in buries it!!!

On the flipside there's Jela. He's been horrendous for the guts of a year. Having said that, preseason he was scoring again and when given a chance off the bench he's looked 100x more lively in 20mins than Lukaku has look for months. Now today, given a chance at starting, he has come within a crossbar of scoring a hattrick!

Therefore the question is, do we start a man because he's a great finisher even though he's been playing ****e and may not get a decent chance at all, or do we start the man who's had a ****e year but has recently looked threatening and has now scored 2 goals after starting?

I think it's obvious whether you like him or not, Jela should start against Norwich. No question about it. And **** all this experiment **** out the window. Just based on each player's current performance alone.

Bring it Jela!!!

Against a PL team he doesn't get those two chances today.

He'll never score enough for us and his all round play is rubbish.

It's a no brainer that he stay on the bench or leaves.

 

[davek]

Christ what a bore you are

Thanks kev.

 

[kenada_blue]

How many times was Jela caught offside today?

 

[Tubey]

Against a PL team he doesn't get those two chances today.

He'll never score enough for us and his all round play is rubbish.

It's a no brainer that he stay on the bench or leaves.

Doesn't wash for me. This wasn't a Bulgarian 3rd division side - this was a team seven places above the team that just held Man City 1-1.

How many times was Jela caught offside today?

I believe it was twice. Once in each half. Might be wrong.

 

[davek]

We're far beyond the stage of buying players like Shane Long.

...but still should play a Jelavic.

Ok.