Johnny Heitinga - "Leaving hurt"

Kantareller · February 17, 2020

His challenge at 3:39 is stuff of nightmares

KaiserEFC · February 17, 2020

Always liked Heitinga but I’m not one of these people who has to hate all of our ex players

blueblue · February 17, 2020

I just don't think he was as good as he thought he was.

Papa Shango · February 17, 2020

blueblue said:
I just don't think he was as good as he thought he was.

This is such an Everton statement. We hate players thinking they are decent.

sageyefc · February 17, 2020

Very good player, excellent in the year he won poty for us, sadly a lot of our fans have an agenda against him because he bottled 1 50-50 once even though the likes of Tom Davies does that most games now

Connor · February 17, 2020

Kantareller said:
His challenge at 3:39 is stuff of nightmares

That 'tackle' was when I gave up on having hopes for him

Awful doesn't begin to do it justice

blueblue · February 17, 2020

Papa Shango said:
This is such an Everton statement. We hate players thinking they are decent.

Not if they actually were decent... that is the difference.

ArtetaMoney · February 17, 2020

sageyefc said:
Very good player, excellent in the year he won poty for us, sadly a lot of our fans have an agenda against him because he bottled 1 50-50 once even though the likes of Tom Davies does that most games now

I liked this because you managed to get a dig in against Davies, fair play.

Kantareller · February 17, 2020

Connor said:
That 'tackle' was when I gave up on having hopes for him

Awful doesn't begin to do it justice

Indeed. I don't think I will forget that attempt for a long time.

But then Johnny is boss the next season and rightfully wins our POTY.

heatmeiser · February 17, 2020

twoblue said:
Internet. Gives everyone a voice. Before they were just that idiots that spouted nonsense a few rows in front you during the game, that made the people surrounding him roll thier eyes.

Exactly. Luckily it's easier to block the smooth-brained manlets online than it is in real life, so there's that at least.

Papa Shango · February 17, 2020

blueblue said:
Not if they actually were decent... that is the difference.

But he WAS decent...

OneTrueLegend · February 17, 2020

I think he was good first season, but maybe opposing mangers found how to play against him, his lack of pace was apparent. I seem to have a memory of him playing terribly in midfield, maybe at Fulham, he was about a minute off the pace of the game and everyone was just walking past him. It's nice that he remembers Everton fondly though.

Harryflashman · February 17, 2020

Kurt said:
Fraud. Softest hard man ever

I don’t necessarily disagree with your overall sentiment and a few things certainly immediately spring to mind . I do think to be fair to Heitinga though , of all the honours available in football the category of ‘fraud (softest hard man ever ) would really take some winning .

Groucho · February 17, 2020

Perhaps he shouldn’t have ducked out of every 50/50 challenge then.

barneygumble · February 17, 2020

Definitely wanted to be the "hard man". I remember him basically playing up to it at Ajax and that's why our fans associate him with it.

Can honestly say can't remember him playing too much, but remember the press always coming out with stories of Heitinga being "linked", and some kind of quote. Also remember him having an interview and Phil Neville banging his crutches on the Window.

Can't say i look back fondly, can't say i hold anything against him either.