Bily unhappy

[Silas]

Bily was undoubtedly awful today. Unfortunately, he was far from the only one. For me Rodwell was at least as bad, how he got 90 minutes I don't know, that one shot aside he was diabolical.

 

[Dushku]

It's no so much his pace or effort but his unwillingness to get stuck in. Now, he's no Roy Keane nor is he a total Powder Puff player, but you now get this overwhelming feeling with Billy, that the moment he takes possession of the ball you are just waiting some one to take it off him, by using physical force. On numerous occasions, not just today but in past games, Billy has received the ball and within seconds it;s either caught under his feet or some one has bundled him off the ball and regained possession of our opponents. This then trickles down through the midfield and players are reluctant to pass to him and then opt to by-pass him altogether and hoof it up field to the lone-figure of Beckford..who still refuses to jump for balls and thus , another attack comes to a crashing halt!

 

[Tom Mc EFC]

It's no so much his pace or effort but his unwillingness to get stuck in. Now, he's no Roy Keane nor is he a total Powder Puff player, but you now get this overwhelming feeling with Billy, that the moment he takes possession of the ball you are just waiting some one to take it off him, by using physical force. On numerous occasions, not just today but in past games, Billy has received the ball and within seconds it;s either caught under his feet or some one has bundled him off the ball and regained possession of our opponents. This then trickles down through the midfield and players are reluctant to pass to him and then opt to by-pass him altogether and hoof it up field to the lone-figure of Beckford..who still refuses to jump for balls and thus , another attack comes to a crashing halt!

I agree, he would be a great player if he actually tried.

 

[DualityNSNO]

To all the people bashing him, cause "he couldn't pick a pass" - all the times he couldn't actually pick a pass, if you watch a replay of the game - half the times Osman stands in front of him, covered by two players, doing nothing. Just standing. Beckford the same. He can't pick out a pass out of his arse ffs.
He was rather slow today, you gotta admit, but come on people?!

 

[kenada_blue]

To all the people bashing him, cause "he couldn't pick a pass" - all the times he couldn't actually pick a pass, if you watch a replay of the game - half the times Osman stands in front of him, covered by two players, doing nothing. Just standing. Beckford the same. He can't pick out a pass out of his arse ffs.
He was rather slow today, you gotta admit, but come on people?!

The movement of the whole team was pretty poor.

But, having been a big fan of Bilya, this is his 2nd season and I just think the premiership is too much and too quick for him and for £9million, he should be starting in the 1st 11. But he wont be and that wont change for a while.

Talented, yes. In the premiership and for us. No.

He'd be good in Italy or back in Russia.

 

[TX Bill]

It's no so much his pace or effort but his unwillingness to get stuck in. Now, he's no Roy Keane nor is he a total Powder Puff player, but you now get this overwhelming feeling with Billy, that the moment he takes possession of the ball you are just waiting some one to take it off him, by using physical force. On numerous occasions, not just today but in past games, Billy has received the ball and within seconds it;s either caught under his feet or some one has bundled him off the ball and regained possession of our opponents. This then trickles down through the midfield and players are reluctant to pass to him and then opt to by-pass him altogether and hoof it up field to the lone-figure of Beckford..who still refuses to jump for balls and thus , another attack comes to a crashing halt!

Ding ding ding ding.

We have a winner !!!!

This in a nutshell. Hold your breath time.

 

[toffeetower]

For start Cahill did not cost 9 million. He cost a pittance, and has repaid that probably 20 times over. Thats why he does not get the same treatment as Bily does.

That performance from Bily today reminded me of Nyarko, did not care one bit. No effort and didnt care that he kept giving the ball away.
One of the worst displays i can remember in an Everton shirt that, and rightly hauled off at half time.

It's inexcusable no matter how much a club may have forked out for you.

I'm not defending Bily's performance today, it's not good enough.

Bily has become the whipping boy though despite another 5/6 players on the pitch doing not much more.

Some of the comments I've read are just ridiculous and you'd think people actually have it in for him.

- His tracking back was non-existent
- He can't pick a pass
- He constantly gets out-muscled and looks totally disinterested

To name but a few.

He didn't play well but I for one could see him tracking back, and this HAS improved in recent weeks.

I also saw him make several passes to a blue shirt, although non were defence-splitting, (did anyone make one of these?).

Yes, he did get out-muscled a few times and this is a frustration but people make him out to be completely inept when the reality is he had a pretty ineffective game, like most of our team apart from Jagielka and Howard. I actually think it would have been better to put Bily on the right so he can move diagonally from the full-back giving a passing option. Baines covers the left side well enough without clogging it up with another left footer.

Baines has been our player of the season yet looked totally out of his depth today, why don't people focus on this? Answer? Because it's Bily whipping season.

 

[Tubey]

I agree with a lot of what you're saying Toffeetower, but at the end of the day it's not unjust criticism and it's a fact that he's not good enough for Everton.

Others may have underperformed, and you mention Baines as one, but the difference is that Baines has done brilliantly time and time again. Bily hasn't.

 

[Summerskin]

Was poo today.

Try again next week Bill, good lad.

 

[toffeetower]

Over the course of a season, playing consistently in a position that might work to his strengths then perhaps Bily could have had as strong and consistent a year as Baines. If he is going to chip in with goals and assists, which is something we know he can do then in my opinion he's worth having in the team.

Maybe today wasn't the ideal game for him to start but in recent games there have been improvements and he has been involved more and more in creating and scoring goals which would be playing to his strengths.

Sooner or later we are going to have to evolve as a team to accommodate someone like him.

 

[Tubey]

Over the course of a season, playing consistently in a position that might work to his strengths then perhaps Bily could have had as strong and consistent a year as Baines. If he is going to chip in with goals and assists, which is something we know he can do then in my opinion he's worth having in the team.

Maybe today wasn't the ideal game for him to start but in recent games there have been improvements and he has been involved more and more in creating and scoring goals which would be playing to his strengths.

Sooner or later we are going to have to evolve as a team to accommodate someone like him.

I don't think he's good enough for the Premiership full stop, not just Everton. Not physical enough, not quick enough, doesn't move enough. Blistering goals now and then aside, he does nothing.

It's nothing to do with the general quality of the Everton squad, because if he were a Man Utd player he'd be just as obviously poor.

Think Torres at Chelsea recently - no effort, no off the ball movement, a liability. The difference is I don't think Bily has it in his locker to be half as good as Torres is in this league even when he hits a bit of form.

If we can take back £5m for him in the summer, it's a no-brainer, as he's the definition of deadwood.

 

[ART]

I agree with a lot of what you're saying Toffeetower, but at the end of the day it's not unjust criticism and it's a fact that he's not good enough for Everton.

Others may have underperformed, and you mention Baines as one, but the difference is that Baines has done brilliantly time and time again. Bily hasn't.

Poor Bily gets it in the ear again,will never win anything with him,not good enough to play for Everton(and Everton are the best thing since sliced bread)Again we are coming to the end of another **** awful season and will be stumbling into the next one and with the usual over expectations.If we are to get any where next year we need new owners before end of June. Vic,Hibbo,Neville,Saha,Arteta sold on. At min60 mil to get new players in,Oh i nearly forgot a new manager cause he is like Bily just not good enough for Everton after 9 years and won sfa

 

[billycopper]

Over the course of a season, playing consistently in a position that might work to his strengths then perhaps Bily could have had as strong and consistent a year as Baines. If he is going to chip in with goals and assists, which is something we know he can do then in my opinion he's worth having in the team.

Maybe today wasn't the ideal game for him to start but in recent games there have been improvements and he has been involved more and more in creating and scoring goals which would be playing to his strengths.

Sooner or later we are going to have to evolve as a team to accommodate someone like him.

I do like Bily. Technically he is one of the most gifted players at the club. Infact, it's hard to think of many players in the league who can strike a ball as well as him. There are also his deliveries, which we haven't seen enough of. His work rate is criticised, but I've got no complaints about his effort or attitude. Some people say his speed of thought is too slow, but he's shown lightening quick instincts to seize on chances for his goals. I think the problem is that he's a final third player. He comes alive around the box and, away from home especially, we don't get in range of the opposition's penalty area for him to be effective. I really hope it does work out for him and that either he adapts to us or that we adapt to him.

 

[Silas]

The fact is if we play badly in terms of attacking then Bily looks awful. He is definitely a final third player but the way we play might never complement that. It is no surprise that his form looked decent recently because we looked good going forward.

 

[Matt Damon]

Football (indeed any sport) is 90% psychological. He's no doubt feeling pressure from the melts wanting instant performances.


People should leave off Billy and let him find his form himself. If Moyes wants to make a change so be it. Thats the manager's decision.


People have lost sight of the fact United haven't lost at home this season. They were playing like it was a 10pointer never mind 6 points.

Whilst we are missing key personnel like Arteta and Fellaini and Saha.


A dip in performance isn't an excuse for meltish behaviour. Or statements about Everton players.

This wasn't exactly the Reading game when the desire didn't seem there. We were playing the team at the top of the league and looking to go clear FFS and EBEPTON looking to do what NO ONE has done this season FFS.