2017/18 Ramiro Funes Mori

[sageyefc]

Easily our best centre back, forget the back to back clean sheets, they were against poor teams. He was dominant in the air and easy on the ball, both things jags and Keane struggle with.

Was organising the back line aswell.

 

[LouReedwalkonthewildside]

What I don’t understand is when he was playing regularly last season, he was very poor. A mistake waiting to happen. If my memory serves me right, he was actually dropped last year before getting injured.

Now he’s been out for a year, suddenly people are clamouring to get him in the side and hailing him as the centre back saviour.

He is a decent defender who just needed to learn that sometimes it was better to put the ball into row Z.

The other thing was, Mori was made a scapegoat by the boo boys, he would make one mistake in a game and was absolutely slated to death even though those other defenders round him would be stinking the place out, but for some reason they didn’t get any flak, it was all Mori’s fault no matter what.

Thinking about it, it was the same for Robles, he would come in, play really well, keep clean sheets, but you just knew there were lads waiting out there for him to make just one mistake, and when he did, they pounced.

 

[banno]

I like his no nonsense attitude of wanting to win the ball. None of this let them have it and I will jockey him. He attacks the ball with intent albeit once in a while he will mistime it but at least he doesn't want the attacker to have it to be able to bring others into play.

 

[davek]

https://www.grandoldteam.com/forum/threads/ramiro-funes-mori.97928/page-31#post-6137446


*cough*

 

[Frang]

He is a decent defender who just needed to learn that sometimes it was better to put the ball into row Z.

The other thing was, Mori was made a scapegoat by the boo boys, he would make one mistake in a game and was absolutely slated to death even though those other defenders round him would be stinking the place out, but for some reason they didn’t get any flak, it was all Mori’s fault no matter what.

Thinking about it, it was the same for Robles, he would come in, play really well, keep clean sheets, but you just knew there were lads waiting out there for him to make just one mistake, and when he did, they pounced.

thank god for Williams.. the boo boys can boo him instead

 

[LouReedwalkonthewildside]

thank god for Williams.. the boo boys can boo him instead

The funny thing was, at the time Mori was getting all the grief it was actually Williams who was getting away with any criticism in those games.

 

[ilikecheese]

Much rather see him starting over Keane.

 

[Joey66]

Much rather see him starting over Keane.

Best defender we have in the middle of the defence!

 

[Nymzee]

That sliding block was immense.

 

[Rollo Tomassi]

He is a decent defender who just needed to learn that sometimes it was better to put the ball into row Z.

The other thing was, Mori was made a scapegoat by the boo boys, he would make one mistake in a game and was absolutely slated to death even though those other defenders round him would be stinking the place out, but for some reason they didn’t get any flak, it was all Mori’s fault no matter what.

Thinking about it, it was the same for Robles, he would come in, play really well, keep clean sheets, but you just knew there were lads waiting out there for him to make just one mistake, and when he did, they pounced.

You can say the same about Niasse as well i sometimes think it's because all 3 of them are Martinez signings so dont get a fair crack of the whip.

 

[Aries]

Think people are easily forgetting Holgate when saying Mori is the best centre half at the club. I thought Holgate was superb until Allardyce bizarrely decided to drop him from the team after the Liverpool shenanigans.

Would love to see a Mori/Holgate partnership. A left footed centre half and a right footed centre half playing in their preferred areas of the pitch is always a preference for me as well.

Not sure if Holgate is still injured? But I guess we wouldn’t get to see that partnership anyway. Jags and Keane seem certain starters and to be fair, since they’ve had a run of games together we’ve looked solid and are keeping clean sheets so can’t really complain too much.

 

[LouReedwalkonthewildside]

You can say the same about Niasse as well i sometimes think it's because all 3 of them are Martinez signings so dont get a fair crack of the whip.

Niasse is the only player who actually puts a smile on my face mate, I absolutely love him and hope we keep him for next season.

 

[Toffee in Jandals]

It's great to have Ramiro back fighting fit.

If only because it means Ashley Williams is now our fifth-best central defender, hopefully he'll see the writing on the wall and head back to Swansea over the summer.

 

[Slippin Jimmy]

Was organising the back line aswell.

That great Everton quality

 

[Tel001]

He is a decent defender who just needed to learn that sometimes it was better to put the ball into row Z.

The other thing was, Mori was made a scapegoat by the boo boys, he would make one mistake in a game and was absolutely slated to death even though those other defenders round him would be stinking the place out, but for some reason they didn’t get any flak, it was all Mori’s fault no matter what.

Thinking about it, it was the same for Robles, he would come in, play really well, keep clean sheets, but you just knew there were lads waiting out there for him to make just one mistake, and when he did, they pounced.

You can't tell me you wernt screaming at Robles when he let that pee roller go past him in the derby