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Neiler said:
Gibbo has a lot of room to improve but there is potential there, but there is context: his game time has been limited elsewhere and as such his development in achiveing his potential has been limited - there is defo more to come.

I have seen him in games for Ireland take on a more playmaking role, he defo has that in his locker and can be more effective in advanced positions, that said he hasnt really been given that role at Everton yet. Im not saying he will ever get anywhere close to what Arteta did at Everton, but he has good offensive/attacking qualites in his locker. I think Moyes is just bedding him in at the moment askinghim to do a funtional job for the team centrally.

A couple of points:

The lad has a PL medal to his name.

Our results with him in the team are impressive.

He is likely to be at the Yoyo's this summer.

He is prob about 60% of the player he is going to be in the future.
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Which by my calculation means he'll be 10ft tall by the time he reaches his full potential - awesome (y)
 

Gibson does the simple things well. He doesnt stand out unless he unleashes one of his mad shots but he passes it simple and is constantly moving and making room for himself.

We look a much more fluid team when he plays.
 

I think Rodwell takes too many touches on the ball before he gets rid. Gibson keeps our game ticking over that little bit quicker.
 
I don't like him. He's crap and he'll get found out. Sick of this stat of him being in the side and us not losing. Purely correlational, Bale played 22 times for Spurs before he was on the winning side, is he bad? He can play a decent pass on the ball and that is it.
 

harryjam said:
I don't like him. He's crap and he'll get found out. Sick of this stat of him being in the side and us not losing. Purely correlational, Bale played 22 times for Spurs before he was on the winning side, is he bad? He can play a decent pass on the ball and that is it.
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Sure, it may not be a concrete stat, and not stating Gibson is a brilliant player, but who else would you have there? Neville? Heitinga? Moylez? (Rodwell is injured, Barkley's legs will explode).
 
Elong said:
Sure, it may not be a concrete stat, and not stating Gibson is a brilliant player, but who else would you have there? Neville? Heitinga? Moylez? (Rodwell is injured, Barkley's legs will explode).
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You can't just say who else will you have there. I'm just debating the point that he's "good" in the first place.
 
harryjam said:
You can't just say who else will you have there. I'm just debating the point that he's "good" in the first place.
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Well personally I don't think he's that good to be honest, but I do notice we have better results and allows Fellaini to play a lot better when he's there as opposed to having Neville or Heitinga there. He's our best option and we have the best results when he's there, so keep him playing.
Like you, I don't rate him that highly, but we're never going to get Frank Lampard or Mikki Arteta back (cries*) so I guess that's about what we're gonna get for the forceable future.
 
Well I'll mutually agree with you then. I just feel people are giving him an easy time because of the 500k price tag which might be fair enough, but I think he'll get found out in the long run.
 

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