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Tony Hibbert

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tommye said:
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.
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Apologies for quoting this in The Guardian (have acknowledged you) - but it's sheer class.
 
At last a bit of bite in the team. He made more challenges in the second half than our whole midfield have made all season.
 
ToffeeDan said:
Apologies for quoting this in The Guardian (have acknowledged you) - but it's sheer class.
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He certainly stopped crosses coming in with his positional play, in fact it was his tough timed tackle on the wing on the half way line that led to our winning goal - Hibbo did the business today in a good old fashioned way of being a right back he even had a shot on goal,but if he had to play in a big game for the full 90 minutes???
It was nice to see him roll back the years today always stated if he had been a 6 ft guy he would have been a great centre half!
 

Tony's Normal Week:

Monday morning - hop on plane to Lake Hibbo in France
Thursday night - fly home
Friday - Do coaching badge work
Saturday/Sunday - sit in main stand and make notes...
 

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