He did last season
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dannyboy
Player Valuation: £60m
I don't think he will because he clearly rates Barry and McCarthy as two of his automatic starters. Obviously hope I'm wrong.
I'd just love to see us with Barkley in that deeper role, it would give our play a completely new dimension. Especially against teams who don't have much interest in going at us.
Elong
The fire rises
No, I can, I truly believe he thinks Barry does a better job in defensive mid than Naismith or Osman would do at number 10. I believe that if and when we get a number 10, he will change against certain teams.
You say he could have easily have gotten a number 10 like it's a matter of going down the shops. I'm sorry mate but it's laughable. They're extremely expensive, and may not want to leave their current club.
There's so much more to signing players, surely this week with Stones and Yarmalenko proves this?
Elong
The fire rises
Until we have the option, I don't know if we'll know. I will get a small fume on if we do sign someone and leave them on the bench though, agree! I just feel that's the reason.
sageyefc
Player Valuation: £90m
And then people would moan if we didn't buy Rom
And then they would moan that we spent too much.
Come on he has had 2 years to get a number 10 if thats how you want to play.
We could have loaned one or bought a cheaper one.
All number 10's don't cost 20 million mate
diggerdestroyer
Player Valuation: £40m
He got his point today but only for howard the whole posse would be fuming with a 4 nil trashing by spurs. It's that simple. Leaving Barry on was nuts. He put in one of his worst performances in a everton shirt and in a important position. Got lucky today. But credit to him mid week he made the correct calls.
He has had plenty time to get a number 10.
Not every number 10 is 20 million pounds.
If he wants to play a certain way he would have got a number 10 by now
Elong
The fire rises
We already have crap number 10s, why would we want to buy another crap one?
I thought we were trying to improve.
Again, could we have? Have we tried? How do you know? All these questions mate, you need to just sit back for a second, these guys aren't getting paid to turn up for lunch, they'd be searching "24/7" to use a horrible phrase.
Look at the Stoke player, he turned us down. Stoke ffs. It's not that simple.
Pretty sure he was originally banking on Barkley to develop into that role. I think he's now seeing that he's better a little deeper.
Why do you think a number 10 has to be 20 mill to be good.
What your saying is the manager has been playing 2 dm's for 2 years cos he can't find a number 10 thats crazy.
The lad ki at swansea was a loanee he would have done a good job for a start
Elong
The fire rises
I'm not saying that's the only reason, I'm just saying that's quite possibly a part of it for this season. As someone said above, I think he felt Barkley would be that player, we're all seeing he's far better playing from deeper.
Maybe we tried to sign Ki? Who knows?
Pinning the blame on Martinez for not signing quality players is fair enough when it's partial, because the board have a lot of answering to do on that part too mate.
Name me 3 no 10s that dont cost more than 10m worthy of being good enough.
Think theres a valid point by both here.I think Bobby has being hoping Ross would grow into the no 10 he wants .
Hasnt panned out that way yet , so taking stock in the summer its an obvious choise to bring one in now.
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