Drenthe the enigma

pfim · March 20, 2012

Which side he plays on has nothing to do with not paying attention on free kicks and throw ins.

Of course Everton need him, however.

Gwladys St. Glory · March 20, 2012

Mr. D pities the fool that lets him get on to his left foot...

(Good Lord, how awesome would it be to see him out on the pitch with massive gold chains...PMSL)

Mekias · March 21, 2012

He's extremely inconsistent but I shudder to think how many goals Everton would have this year if it weren't for Drenthe. In most matches he looks like the only one capable of creating a scoring chance. I'd rather see him run at defenders than watch non-stop hoofball. Coleman is a solid player but defenders know exactly what he's going to do every time. Coleman's a one-trick pony and that trick isn't working any more. Pienaar does okay in creativity and aggressiveness but his finishing stinks. Gueye doesn't attack defenders but has a decent cross. Osman is much better in midfield than on the wing.

I don't expect Drenthe to be here next year but there's no doubt in my mind that Everton will be worse without him.

toffeejack · March 21, 2012

Gwladys St. Glory said:
Mr. D pities the fool that lets him get on to his left foot...

(Good Lord, how awesome would it be to see him out on the pitch with massive gold chains...PMSL)

haha augustein at swansea donned the Mr. T hairstyle earlier this season, i rekon royston should make it happen, with fellaini as his white assistant and matching hairstyle

Summerskin · March 21, 2012

Mekias said:
He's extremely inconsistent but I shudder to think how many goals Everton would have this year if it weren't for Drenthe.

4 goals and 8 assists I think he has? He's got the best tally for the two combined I think.

somuchfun · March 21, 2012

Aye. People say he's inconsitant but he has yet to have a run on the right. I think that he'll be played there for the rest of the season (maybe discounting the FA cup where I still find Guaye(L) Drenthe(R) a lot better than Drenthe(L) Coleman(R).

Mekias · March 21, 2012

Summerskin said:
4 goals and 8 assists I think he has? He's got the best tally for the two combined I think.

He's probably been heavily involved in quite a few outside of those 12 as well. I know he got a penalty for us in one game. Speaking of which, he's been fouled 60 times. The next highest on the club is Cahill with 33. That's a lot of free kicks he's gotten for us. Several of those against Sunderland should have been called as well. The foul in the penalty box would have been called if it were outside the box.

He does go down easily at times but with his aggression, the speed he plays at, and how light he is on his feet, it's only natural to be knocked down a lot.

Deleted member 28206 · March 21, 2012

Summerskin said:
4 goals and 8 assists I think he has? He's got the best tally for the two combined I think.

He is amazing mate, we're all pupils of moyes and have already talked ourselves out of signing him.

DEE FENCE DEE FENCE

Seamus Colemole · March 21, 2012

pfim said:
Which side he plays on has nothing to do with not paying attention on free kicks and throw ins.

Of course Everton need him, however.

Whens he's done them?

TheBlueGibbon · March 21, 2012

deathbyropeandglass said:
Whens he's done them?

There was Sunderland's goal at the weekend, but it's not as if Drenthe was in any position to stop the shot.

Seamus Colemole · March 21, 2012

TheBlueGibbon said:
There was Sunderland's goal at the weekend, but it's not as if Drenthe was in any position to stop the shot.

At which point was he not paying attention during their goal?

Dom1878 · March 21, 2012

Was he trying to make a point today about defending? A lot of the time when we had the ball down the right he never ran up the line despite there being acres of space there

kenada_blue · March 21, 2012

Dom1878 said:
Was he trying to make a point today about defending? A lot of the time when we had the ball down the right he never ran up the line despite there being acres of space there

He's been Moylezed

BigBlueBalls · March 22, 2012

If 'enigma' is dutch for 'useless'

then I agree.

Christiffa25 · March 22, 2012

We need to sign drenthe if we can. We also need pienaar and Donovan. Not every game is set up for drenthe but would love to have all 3 of them available for selection next season.

Let's hope he likes it here and is not chasing big money. You would think his real Madrid stint would of taught him the values of big money moves not being good career moves!