Captain for Wembley?

[Norwegian Cow]

Osman should be anywhere near the starting line up tomorrow.

no he shouldn't. He has been nowhere good enough in the latest games he has played.

 

[Lukaku'sLeftTesticle]

Big honour to lead Everton out at Wembley and the right captain choice could have an big impact on us especially considering our form.

Assuming Jagielka and Barry are unavailable who do you think would be the best man to lead the team for the semi?

Baines or Mcarthy. But it will be Stones

 

[Mikey_Fitzgerald]

Is that what stops him from breaking into more than a trot?

Useless bleeder that he is.

For 60 minutes, Leon Osman isn't awful

Anything longer than that and he's a liability

I'd make Jimmy Mac Captain and use Osman as a sub late in the game if we're winning

Impact sub is the best for Osman these days. That or you get him to do a shift in the first half and then hook him just after half time before he deprives the first 20 rows of oxygen by gasping so hard for air

 

[Whistlin' Dixie]

For 90 minutes, Leon Osman isn't awful - he's a liability

Fixed

 

[SerenityNigh]

Unless Osman plays, it's Baines, who wore it Wednesday.

 

[Mikey_Fitzgerald]

Fixed

I agree

I would never give Osman a full match these days, certainly not in a situation where he might have to do extra time. We'd probably watch him expire before our very eyes

But bring him on with say 30 minutes left to close a game out? Yeah, I'm cool with that

 

[Deleted member 24970]

Osman ? Osman ? Osman ?

Did somebody say Osman ?

Shouldn't even be near the squad, he is finished ! If you put him on the pitch Saturday he will make Fellaini and Bastian look like Usain Bolt.

 

[Whistlin' Dixie]

But bring him on with say 30 minutes left to close a game out?

Nope. He comes on and is invariably the furthest away from the action. He is always on the opposite side of the pitch to where play is taking place, and when the ball is within 15yds of him he never moves - or does so with all the vigour of a tortoise.

I'd rather we used a traffic cone instead.

 

[bluegirl]

If those two are both out - which I don't think will be the case after Martinez's comments today - it's got to be Baines for me.

 

[ToffeeTim]

We should appoint Rooney as the captain to confuse the poor lad and unsettle the United players and staff in some kind of perverse way.

 

[Mikey_Fitzgerald]

Nope. He comes on and is invariably the furthest away from the action. He is always on the opposite side of the pitch to where play is taking place, and when the ball is within 15yds of him he never moves - or does so with all the vigour of a tortoise.

I'd rather we used a traffic cone instead.

I fear you may have fallen victim to slight hyperbole

 

[Darth Vader]

We should appoint Rooney as the captain to confuse the poor lad and unsettle the United players and staff in some kind of perverse way.

Hahahahaha just give him the armband in the tunnel and start screaming COYB at him

 

[Mikey_Fitzgerald]

We should appoint Rooney as the captain to confuse the poor lad and unsettle the United players and staff in some kind of perverse way.

See, this right here is a strategy I can get behind!

 

[Whistlin' Dixie]

I fear you may have fallen victim to slight hyperbole

Oh, I'm serious about the traffic cone.

Look back on all his games this season (And the last 5-6 before) and you'll see exactly what I mean

 

[Pienaar's gloves]

I'd like to see him give it to Ross and see if he responds.

But that is a ridiculous idea, so I won't moan when it's Baines.