trueblue84
Player Valuation: £50m
Kanchelskis was up there for his position at the time. Just a shame we only had him for 1 full season.
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Rooney or Rom
Toffee-nerd
Player Valuation: £20m
Arteta was boss on his day, even when he went into "crab" mode. Lukaku up there, cahill too for his desire more than anything, but for me would have to be James Rodriguez. Even in the short time he was here his wizardry was clear to see, that touch and pass for the goal at the pit was sublime. The first 5 or 6 games of the season where opponents didn't know what he was about and he was just strolling about smashing crossfield passes out to richy or Digne with the outside of his left peg. Yeah that was pretty special.
Gilbert..
Player Valuation: £40m
Going to leave southall out of this because he is the most obvious. A lot of the side around that time could get mentioned.
Most important. Peter Reid. Not only a tidy player but Everton bossed many games because of him.
Most explosive. Kanchelskis.
Most talented. Beardsley gets a nod.
But the most talented player i have ever seen in a blue shirt is Anders limpar. Quickest feet i have seen. Weighted every pass to perfection. The elland road semi final has to be one of the best individual performances ive seen from an Everton player.
Most important. Peter Reid. Not only a tidy player but Everton bossed many games because of him.
Most explosive. Kanchelskis.
Most talented. Beardsley gets a nod.
But the most talented player i have ever seen in a blue shirt is Anders limpar. Quickest feet i have seen. Weighted every pass to perfection. The elland road semi final has to be one of the best individual performances ive seen from an Everton player.
Stevie Nicks Bootleg
Player Valuation: £8m
Has to be Southall. The mid 80s team had many really good individuals but the whole was greater than the sum of its parts and he was the one player who was regularly referred to as the “best in world” by so many, including international managers.
Don't forget that clown from Blackburn who, I recall, only had the shirt on his back for something like 14 (?) minutes before getting sent off against the RS.
But to answer the question I would also say Ball and Southall (although the whole 1984 - 87 squad(s) were exceptional and played with a never say die spirit and attitude, something sadly missing for too many of the years ever since.
In the flesh? Rooney, Arteta, Saha, Pienaar, or Baines.
All very different, but all very talented. Jagielka keeping Anelka in his pocket was mo mean feat, either, he was on rampant form at the time.
All very different, but all very talented. Jagielka keeping Anelka in his pocket was mo mean feat, either, he was on rampant form at the time.
Old Blue 2
Player Valuation: £35m
I'll go along this route.
Attacker: Andy Gray - an absolute beast in the '84-'85 season (upset a few Germans as well!
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Midfield: Alan Ball (abslutely no equal)
Defender: Derek Mountfield (HE was the rock of our defence in the mid-'80s successful team, and show me another defender who could combine that with scoring in double figures!)
Goalkeeper - Neville Southall (no contest).
Attacker: Andy Gray - an absolute beast in the '84-'85 season (upset a few Germans as well!
)Midfield: Alan Ball (abslutely no equal)
Defender: Derek Mountfield (HE was the rock of our defence in the mid-'80s successful team, and show me another defender who could combine that with scoring in double figures!)
Goalkeeper - Neville Southall (no contest).
I'm 40 as well and although I remember Kanchelskis I never seen him live. I couldn't wait to watch Match of the day when we won at Anfield with him.
It has to be Wayne Rooney for me. That goal at Elland Road was just fantastic. Even better than the one verses Arsenal for me.
I thought Franny Jeffers was a future superstar as well and I was gutted when he left.
Pineaar on his day was brilliant
Alan Ball
Lloydystark
Player Valuation: £35m
Rooney obviously. Loved cahill though
garyw
Player Valuation: £2.5m
The greatest of them all little curly Alan Ball
BirkenheadBlue
Player Valuation: £70m
Rooney was incredible for getting people off their seat, just by the ball going to him.
Problem was I honestly think he made the team worse, though not through any fault of his own. It’s maybe the only time I’ve ever seen a team of players who would give the ball to a specific player and then just stop and watch to see what he did.
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