Baines as a CDM

HuddersfieldToffee · June 23, 2014

CahillsCornerFlag said:
Did Bainesy put out?

It would be rude not to.

tsdoddy · June 23, 2014

whose advice are you gonna take. a load of keyboard warriors or someone whose won the FA cup and has his coaching badges?

Bungle · June 23, 2014

bluemangroup said:
And then he wanked him off, right mate? Mate?

He did not do that mate.

Woolly Blue · June 23, 2014

tsdoddy said:
whose advice are you gonna take. a load of keyboard warriors or someone whose won the FA cup and has his coaching badges?

Keyboard warriors, all day.
Coaching badges are like swimmie badges these days, everyone's got one.

bluemangroup · June 23, 2014

Bungle said:
He did not do that mate.

You've changed.

Woolly Blue · June 23, 2014

bluemangroup said:
And then he wanked him off, right mate? Mate?

ffs

*shakes head, no, not that head

Bungle · June 23, 2014

tsdoddy said:
whose advice are you gonna take. a load of keyboard warriors or someone whose won the FA cup and has his coaching badges?

Based on http://www.grandoldteam.com/forum/threads/has-phil-jagielka-peaked.68101/page-5#post-2802193 I'm glad he's not taking your advice.

bluemangroup · June 23, 2014

tsdoddy said:
whose advice are you gonna take. a load of keyboard warriors or someone whose won the FA cup and has his coaching badges?

Well we can never question Martinez's decisions ever again on that basis.

tsdoddy · June 23, 2014

Bungle said:
Based on http://www.grandoldteam.com/forum/threads/has-phil-jagielka-peaked.68101/page-5#post-2802193 I'm glad he's not taking your advice.

read the op properly im not slating him

Jxg · June 23, 2014

andy4efc said:
No. No. No.

He's a left back, and a damn good one. Don't understand why some people think just because Lahm can play all over the place that Baines could too.

Yeah, what is Roberto thinking? Just because he watches the lad play and train every day doesn't mean he knows if his talents could be applied in another role.

weaf · June 23, 2014

tsdoddy said:
whose advice are you gonna take. a load of keyboard warriors or someone whose won the FA cup and has his coaching badges?

Heaven forbid people are discussing an Everton player on an Everton forum.

Close the forum lads, we've been rumbled.

tsdoddy · June 23, 2014

it makes sense Oviedo played very well there when Baines was injured so its gave him something to think about... hes got the quality to play left wing or cm on the left that way we can accommodate oviedo too

toffeeblue9 · June 23, 2014

The modern full back needs to have marathon-like stamina, some pace and attacking ability. Baines still has all these, but I believe he's 30 later this year. His physical attributes will inevitably decline over the next few years, so it makes a lot of sense to look at this as an idea. Baines is an intelligent player - he plays clever little passes and I could easily see him playing the Gareth Barry role in a few years time.

It's definitely worth a look. It may never work, but if Martinez can see the potential in Baines to do this, I'm on board with the idea. He hasn't got much wrong yet.

andy4efc · June 23, 2014

Jxg said:
Yeah, what is Roberto thinking? Just because he watches the lad play and train every day doesn't mean he knows if his talents could be applied in another role.

People are allowed to disagree and I dislike the idea of Baines in the middle. Why take someone who is such a strong outlet and effective in his natural position and put him somewhere completely new and risk it? I don't think it would be good either.