Tony Hibbert

[Bwana]

 

[ilikecheese]

Read the game well great performance rolled back the years v a poor Bournmoth side but hey he did more than some of our midfield - I would hate to see him up v a fast young winger , but hey ho highlight of the game IMO!

Stanislas isn't exactly a snail...that tackle when Hibbo looked beaten for pace by Stanislas was awesome.

 

[Joey66]

Stanislas isn't exactly a snail...that tackle when Hibbo looked beaten for pace by Stanislas was awesome.

Made up for him on the wrong side age wise now though!

 

[BigDunc'sFod]

Well done Tony. If that's your last appearance you can go with your head held high.

 

[Tigger]

He waits. That’s what he does. Then he shuffles. That’s how he moves. Side-step, side-step, side-step, tracking the bogey, marshalling it, gently manoeuvring it into position. And then he strikes. There is a heavy thump of boot on ball and a roar from the frenzied crowd. Patrice Evra spins through the night sky, landing heavily, the air driven from his lungs on impact. Unruffled and uninterested in the acclaim, Tony Hibbert gets to his feet and shuffles back into position. That’s what he does. He is not a superstar, he is not a brand. He’s just a bloody bloke.

There are certain expectations of a 21st century full-back. They must be auxiliary wingers, scampering up and down the pitch, tracking their man, but providing their own pressure on the flanks. They must be whippets in boots, probing and penetrating like a well thrown javelin. Hibbert probes and penetrates like a sledgehammer swung through the side of a shed. He’ll get forward occasionally, he’s even been known to set up the odd goal, but he has never, ever shared a sentence with the word ‘cavalier.’

This isn’t to patronise or denigrate his achievements. Hibbert made his debut for Everton in 2001 and you don’t get to play more than 250 Premier League games over an 11 year period purely because you’re a hard worker. Hibbert is intelligent, he doesn’t desert his post, he rarely switches off and he always, always makes sure that the man he is marking knows that he’s been marked.

Tony.

Beautiful, what a blue.

 

[DrEFC]

His positioning was absolutely sexual today. He was always where he was needed, and won tackles our regular players bottle out of.

 

[Sy-]

Reminded me of that bit in 'Battleship' when they rolled out the USS Missouri.

 

[Thomasc]

Give the lid a 5 year deal, he has potential

 

[ilikecheese]

I might just be voting for him for MOTM.

 

[Boss_Blue]

Tony,
Tony Tony,
Tony Tony,
Tony Tony Hibbert.

 

[Zaschrona]

What a player.

 

[Debunkology]

Never understood why some ridicule him.

No nonsense defender, actually defending.

Must be unpopular with the cool kids.

Yep. In terms of defending and reading the game, not many are better.

 

[Shu Ren Dennis Ng]

Yep. In terms of defending and reading the game, not many are better.

Give Hibbert another year LOL
We're more likely to lack bodies in defence when RM gets the boot anyway

 

[ToffeeDan]

There's no reason why he can't be registered as a back-up if he's staying as a coach.

 

[sageyefc]

What a guy


Always plays for the shirt, never bottles a challenge . A few of his team mates could do with following suit