2018/19 Tom Davies

[Gwladys St. Glory]

He was sloppy once or twice, but he was trying to be expansive doing it...

Key point...

 

[barneygumble]

It convinced about him as a player.

And a shy, reserved lad, he’s never EVER. A captain.

If him and DCL stayed away from the first 18 I’d be very happy. Championship players who need loan time at the very minimum.

They may come good, but not yet.

 

[davek]

The lad's ok. Buy he's not good enough. He has no major attribute. He gets a foot in, he keeps the ball moving.

With the best will in the world - and I've been in his corner - he just isn't good enough...along with the vast majority of this squad.

 

[Eggs]

It convinced about him as a player.

And a shy, reserved lad, he’s never EVER. A captain.

If him and DCL stayed away from the first 18 I’d be very happy. Championship players who need loan time at the very minimum.

They may come good, but not yet.

..this ‘captain’ thing always makes me smile. Like a captain has to have his sleeves rolled up and give everybody a rollicking to be effective. I presume you know what Davies is like in the dressing room and whether he commands the respect of his peers.

I think back to a gentleman like Brian Labone who rarely got booked, who you would never see shouting at players. A player like Brian Labone who might have looked a ‘shy and reserved’ lad but who captained the greatest Everton team of all. A captain like Kevin Ratcliffe who got sore arms from lifting up cups but was far from demonstrative.

Criticise Tom Davies the footballer, but the arguments about being a skipper are a bit of nonsense unless you are really involved with the first team.

 

[BainesMakeHerDance]

Thought he did well. His pass to DCL in the beginning of the game frankly should have resulted in a goal...if it had you would still bash him though.

 

[gonetomorrow]

It seemed a daft move to make the lad captain because he doesn't inspire much on the field of play.
Maybe he's a colossus in the dressing room or training ground. I wouldn't know.

 

[hktoffee]

To be fair think he did okay today. Probably the best game for quite a while for him.

 

[GwladysPhil]

The lad's ok. Buy he's not good enough. He has no major attribute. He gets a foot in, he keeps the ball moving.

With the best will in the world - and I've been in his corner - he just isn't good enough...along with the vast majority of this squad.

Thoughts exactly Dave. Another Cleverly.

 

[Jt2105]

Thought the lad really improved today on recent performances. Davies+gana defo looks better sheidenfraud+gana.

 

[davek]

Thoughts exactly Dave. Another Cleverly.

Cleverly was better.

 

[Del-boy]

He spoke well I thought after the game to Sky.
However I don’t think he should be starting and being made captain is another matter.
However we have more pressing issues at the moment rather than who gets the armband.

 

[onlyme]

Cleverly was better.

I suspect your judgement is based on the fact that brown shoes bought him

 

[Goat]

Thought he had 1 of his better games today.

He at least tried to make things happen, I mean most of it failed but A+ for effort.

 

[Charro]

Couldn’t care less about who’s captain myself.

 

[Saint Domingo]

The lad's ok. Buy he's not good enough. He has no major attribute. He gets a foot in, he keeps the ball moving.

With the best will in the world - and I've been in his corner - he just isn't good enough...along with the vast majority of this squad.

The fact he stands out shows how poor the quality of the squad is. I agree with you. Currently he should be a reserve midfielder getting some time in cup games along side senior midfielders. Instead he’s practically had the entire creative burden of our midfield on him. He’s having a manful go at it but it’s not enough. The money wasted on Klaasen Siggurdson Schneiderlin and Vlasic has been criminal. We could have brought in 2 or 3 top creative midfielders for the money we’ve wasted.