well said. think we've lost a bit of our central defensive solidarity, but as last season proved, i'm not sure you can blame him. almost all the goals we've conceded this season have been due to poor individual performances/errors from experienced defenders i.e. howard v palace, jagielka v chelsea and distin v swansea. i mean, you can't really blame the manager for that, he can't really legislate for it - he's picking the best players there.
last sentence is easy, not many managers would have the audacity to even try and bring that calibre to everton, never mind sell us to them