Darron Gibson

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evilwebby said:
Well, impossible to say as he has barely played for us under Martinez. The great fear is that he won't be the same player as before, which would be a great shame.

However RM has indicated that Gibson is very much a part of his long term plans, which must bode well.
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He is much more controlled than Barry, he holds position more, and is more likely to play shorter balls to keep the play moving.

I love Barry, but he can be a bit of a maniac, dives in, which can lead to him bieng out of position. Gibson, is better at this.
 
evilwebby said:
Well, impossible to say as he has barely played for us under Martinez. The great fear is that he won't be the same player as before, which would be a great shame.

However RM has indicated that Gibson is very much a part of his long term plans, which must bode well.
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Agreed

RM's nickname for Gibbo is Xabi. that tells me that, with RM's style, Gibbo will be with us for a long time to come. I certainly hope so.
 
Pabbers said:
He is much more controlled than Barry, he holds position more, and is more likely to play shorter balls to keep the play moving.

I love Barry, but he can be a bit of a maniac, dives in, which can lead to him bieng out of position. Gibson, is better at this.
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I think Gibson is better when we don't have the ball, but Barry's all-round game is greater asset when we are in possession.
 
evilwebby said:
Well, impossible to say as he has barely played for us under Martinez. The great fear is that he won't be the same player as before, which would be a great shame.

However RM has indicated that Gibson is very much a part of his long term plans, which must bode well.
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Agree... We've seen some players flourish under Martinez completely differently to with Moyes. Will be interesting to see how it works when Gibbo returns, always rated him highly!
 

evilwebby said:
I think Gibson is better when we don't have the ball, but Barry's all-round game is greater asset when we are in possession.
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I can see what you mean. But I always though Gibson was frustrated that the ball used to bypass him too much. He is very good on the ball, better that some think.

Barry can, at times attempt a tougher pass, when a simpler one is on. Gibson would play the simple pass. Good and bad in that I suppose, but its good to potentially have 2 slightly different options available.
 
evilwebby said:
I think Gibson is better when we don't have the ball, but Barry's all-round game is greater asset when we are in possession.
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I totally disagree with that. It's the total opposite imo.

Barry reads the game & anticipates danger better than any other midfield player we've got.

Gibson has a greater range of passing & gets into more advanced positions, so provides more from an attacking perspective
 
Think he's still the best passer in the squad. Just a shame he's so injury prone. If he was around to rotate with Barry and McCarthy I think we'd be looking much sharper in midfield.
 

Given the luxury of a fully fit squad there are going to be some interesting selection dilemmas. Mirallas for example looks ace playing off a front man but that asks the questions of where to play Barkley. Gibson, Barry and McCarthy pose a similar issue.

It would be nice to think that we would be in a position to rotate at some point - i'm sure there are games that favour Gibson or Barry whereas McCarthy's energy I think is always needed. Barry is great for me in terms of positioning and I also like the way he can 'switch the play' which is essential in a slow build-up sort of attach when Everton allow teams to get back and defend. Gibson seems favoured to the 'transition' a faster sort of attack which I think we've been lacking of late.
 

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