Phil Jagielka

[sportbillyblue]

Neville was so soft when it came to anything, I can remember about once when he argued with the ref of all his time captaining us, and it was about something stupid. That's not being vocal, that's being afraid and not actually using the small power over the other players you have.

All the teams you mentioned - captains do that. Jags does that, while also being a very good player, you have to be in the ref's ear nowadays, it seems, as a captain, and use that to your advantage, not just to apologise and agree with bookings. Neville was a mediocre captain, pointed a lot, in his last 2+ seasons was a hindrance while on the pitch and it made me cry when he was in midfield as it was THAT bad.

totally agree that Neville was very poor especially towards his prolonged end. I agree that Jags is a very good player who has not shown his best form for some time. I still maintain that we need a more effective captain.

 

[DualityNSNO]

totally agree that Neville was very poor especially towards his prolonged end. I agree that Jags is a very good player who has not shown his best form for some time. I still maintain that we need a more effective captain.

That you might be right, but Jags, for me, is at least more effective than Neville - both as player and captain.

 

[ilikecheese]

Doesn't get enough credit.

 

[mrb85]

Jags was absolutely immense today. Makes a mockery of all the london based pundits who have already wriiten him off for England and still think Terry is the best CB in the country.

 

[Titus Bramble]

Proper boss.

 

[hetion]

That last-ditch slide tackle on someone was amazing.

 

[Eggs]

...tremendous today, rolls Royce performance.

 

[Dozbik]

True Everton captain! Apart from the lack of a scouse accent of course.

 

[ricer10]

MOM .....hat trick aside

 

[Saint Domingo]

Boss, Jags is class when he's in this form.

 

[Goat]

Sniff it @davek

 

[toffeestillidie]

totally agree that Neville was very poor especially towards his prolonged end. I agree that Jags is a very good player who has not shown his best form for some time. I still maintain that we need a more effective captain.

I can't really weigh in on his attributes as a captain, since that's something only the players can judge, but as a centre half he's probably been one of the best in the league thus far this season. This might be the best form I've ever seen him in.

 

[AndyC]

I can't really weigh in on his attributes as a captain, since that's something only the players can judge, but as a centre half he's probably been one of the best in the league thus far this season. This might be the best form I've ever seen him in.

Likewise, still not convinced as to whether Jags is right as the skipper, but boy oh boy did he play well today !!

 

[Woolly Blue]

Jags was absolutely immense today.

I was about to type the same. All the headlines will be about Stones but, for me, defensively today Jagielka was pretty much faultless.
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[chippy1722]

He was my MOM. Excellent in the air and was head and shoulders above Costa a few times.