2019/20 Bernard

little elfin · October 3, 2019

Leon Osman better than him in every aspects except defensive work.
close control, dribbling, assist, finishing and header :bye:

Saint Domingo · October 3, 2019

little elfin said:
Leon Osman better than him in every aspects except defensive work.
close control, dribbling, assist, finishing and header

Could say that about Osman against all our midfielders. He’d be head and shoulders above the lot of them.

TheBigIguana · October 3, 2019

little elfin said:
Leon Osman better than him in every aspects except defensive work.
close control, dribbling, assist, finishing and header

It isn't a high bar to clear

maccavennie · October 3, 2019

TheBigIguana said:
It isn't a high bar to clear

Its a high bar when your as small as Bernie!

BigBlueConk · October 3, 2019

We have never replaced Leon Osman.

This is Everton.

catcherintherye · October 3, 2019

I wonder if he would benefit from being given the free role afforded to Sigurdsson. Very comfortable in possession and a very clever player.

Fansince1988 · October 3, 2019

Saint Domingo said:
Could say that about Osman against all our midfielders. He’d be head and shoulders above the lot of them.

and in the day osman got slated more than most.

TimHowardsBeardJuice · October 3, 2019

catcherintherye said:
I wonder if he would benefit from being given the free role afforded to Sigurdsson. Very comfortable in possession and a very clever player.

I wouldn't mind trying that. Too often on the wing his cleverness just peters out as he gets upfield. When he starts doing tricks with the ball near the corner flag as he gets hemmed in by defenders he reminds me of the guy whipping the swords around in Indiana Jones, both in how he looks and in ultimate effectiveness.

BernieH · October 3, 2019

I liked Osman, I like Bernard NEA

catcherintherye · October 3, 2019

TimHowardsBeardJuice said:
I wouldn't mind trying that. Too often on the wing his cleverness just peters out as he gets upfield. When he starts doing tricks with the ball near the corner flag as he gets hemmed in by defenders he reminds me of the guy whipping the swords around in Indiana Jones, both in how he looks and in ultimate effectiveness.

I see a bit of Limpar in him really. He carries the ball well and takes it in all sorts of areas. The worry you'd have with him is that sometimes he's on the periphery of the game. If you play him in the middle the game could go through him and he could really like play. Interested to know if others see it, but I think he's got real ability to dictate play for us from a deeper/freer position.

Sheedy's right knee. · October 3, 2019

catcherintherye said:
I see a bit of Limpar in him really. He carries the ball well and takes it in all sorts of areas. The worry you'd have with him is that sometimes he's on the periphery of the game. If you play him in the middle the game could go through him and he could really like play. Interested to know if others see it, but I think he's got real ability to dictate play for us from a deeper/freer position.

I think he could be a viable option in a 4 3 3. I think he would link midfield and attack better than Gylfi.

JohnJq · October 3, 2019

BigBlueConk said:
We have never replaced Leon Osman.

This is Everton.

Osman was never a first choice midfielder for Everton, he had good days but was always too slow (except for his feet). So it's a bit ridiculous to hold him up as an example of a 'great' player from our recent past, he was not that!