Effort

[Toffe3m4n]

I honestly feel like most of them have been putting the shifts in (to a degree) with a couple of notable exceptions.

 

[Papa Shango]

It's lack of footballing brains not a lack of effort.

 

[NCLBlue]

It's lack of footballing brains not a lack of effort.

This, unfortunately

 

[Prevenger17]

Baines? How can you lack effort if you’re injured?

He hasn't tried his body back into perfect working condition, the coward

 

[TraffordBlue]

I honestly feel like most of them have been putting the shifts in (to a degree) with a couple of notable exceptions.

Ignoring the lack of quality, it is tough to work out whether it is down to actually not putting in the effort or just switching off in moments, and it's possibly slightly unfair on some who have been voted for.

Williams for example - He went through particularly bad form at the start of the season and became a bit of a scapegoat. But in the Lyon game when all that anger came out, I think it showed he did care. Obviously he didn't go about showing it in the best way with the unsavoury incident, but he did get us back in the game with the goal. I voted for him more for his head in hands/letting his head drop easily after conceding and switching off at key moments. His age may have come in to it at certain times but he's been at fault for so many goals this season with not paying attention or getting close enough to stop headers or shots on goal. His job as a defender and professional footballer is to stay focused throughout the game and hasn't done it. Think a few are guilty of this type of lack of effort though.

 

[Prevenger17]

I reckon Dennis Hopper has attached a bomb to Schneiderlin that goes off if he breaks into a jog

 

[Groucho]

He hasn't tried his body back into perfect working condition, the coward

Fraud for being genuinely injured after 10 seasons.

 

[mkrudden]

It's not about effort. Far from it.
It's about being coached. It's about a system. It's about how to sustain pressure with perfected build-ups.
Koeman and Allardyce either weren't capable or don't believe the importance.

 

[Bluebonic]

The season started back in July and we've played 41 games since then in the League and Cup. Baines played in 20 of them before he got injured at Southampton.

Thats it then, i am officially calling out Everton FC for damaging my mental health!

 

[orly]

Crying at @davek putting Baines hahahahha

 

[gonetomorrow]

It's lack of footballing brains not a lack of effort.

We need a midfield maestro to conduct the orchestra.

 

[LouReedwalkonthewildside]

Tough for me to decide whether it's lack of effort, poor coaching or the player just being gash.

All three Toast.

 

[Black Belt Jones]

Effort can be easily quantified with today’s technology.

It will come a time when fans will be able to access all those running, sprinting, passing, tacking stats almost immediately following a game. The Clubs pour over these for hours in the week leading up to a match.

It would be very interesting to analyse our stats this season in comparison to our opponents in each game.

The results would go far in helping us all determine whether there is a genuine lack of application on the pitch or the three managers we’ve employed are simply unable to set up their teams properly.

Or ........

The players are unable to take instruction & not willing to put a proper shift in.

Quantified maybe, but not easily - miles ran, tackles made, sprints etc - an elite player can superficially be on target with all this stuff and still basically be coasting. Looking busy all game but never taking a risk to make something happen. Playing at 98% but never prepared to properly turn themselves inside out to stop a cross or show for the ball [although they'll pretend to]. Guarantee that Morgan's stats this season will not be significantly out of line with what is expected of that position in the prem, but any one of us can see that his commitment is an affront to the Royal Blue Jersey.
You're right that a complete statistical picture of the game is a powerful thing, just feel it needs very skilled and experienced interpretation. Which is why it will be funny when it's rolled out to the fanbase as part of their Sky subscriptions. Heads. Will. Roll.

 

[dano195]

Coleman.