When assessing a player, aside from what my eyes tell me, I automatically ask myself these questions: 1) Have they had a proper run in the team? 2) Does the managers style suit him? 3) Is he in his favoured position?
I constantly defended...
People keep saying some variation of "four managers didn't rate Nathan Patterson." But that's not true. At all.
Patterson joined Everton in January 2022. The FSW was technically his manager at the time, but he was sacked just twelve days after...
Great stuff for useless transfer bingo in this one, for those playing along. We've got:
'launch an enquiry'
'sound out a potential move'
'being considered'
'high on [their] radar'
'made contact with'
'considering a bid'
'under consideration'...
Still think it's a shame there are only going to be 4 Everton crests installed on the outside of the stadium. Should be 8 imo. One on the corner of each stand.
As today's players will no longer be considered fit for purpose in the future. In 30 years time some people will say Messi was not that good. The best footballers rise to the top in their own era. They are the greats of the game for a reason.
With all respect such comparisons are anachronistic and hopelessly futile.
A person can only thrive within the environment he exists.
While today’s players are undoubtedly more athletic, would they prosper or even survive in earlier times ...
Everton are only interested in him for free, which means Leeds taking a PSR loss and voiding his contract and Everton negotiating a new contract. It's really not worth the effort.
I've been digging into this, and it turns out Giovanni Albanese was repeating what Gianni Balzarini had said hours before on YouTube. Italian media outlets are all crediting Balzarini, so it's funny that English media are crediting and citing...