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Rugby Toffee
Player Valuation: £60m
Would love to see him lift the cup..Always gives his all.
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Anustart
Phil Jagielka holds off Gary Cahill - as he did the rest of Chelsea's team
Only thing I didn't like is that he was nowhere near the ref when they were clattering our players. Meanwhile every Chelsea player was in his ear non stop.
I hate it but it's part of the game.
He was regularly talking to the ref, he just doesn't make a show of it like other players do
He was superb yesterday, both as a defender and captain
Give him due David, you Sour Susan
Not bad indeed my friend
McBain
Player Valuation: £80m
He did his work in the Tunnel when they were lining up. He doesn't need to act like one of them Muppets.
I do hear what you are saying, but Martinez philosophy demands his players have respect. Have a little faith in the system, you'll see.
MartSlinger
Player Valuation: £40m
I think theres more than one way to 'lead' or be a captain. We've seen the likes of Gerrard, Terry etc be all up in the refs face etc and everyone scream 'THATS A PROPER LEADER, A PROPER CAPTAIN' etc etc, but like i say, there's more than one way and Jagielka obviously leads differently, leads through his performances and the lads quite clearly like him.
Would i like him to be in the refs face more screaming for the decisions? Yes, i actually would. But a lot seem to be basing their 'HE IS NOT A GOOD CAPTAIN' argument on that alone.
I love Jagielka. Being only 22 he's hands down the best defender ive seen at Everton, he's brilliant.
That challenge on Costa by the way, set the standard. Thats what a Captain does, sets standards.
Would i like him to be in the refs face more screaming for the decisions? Yes, i actually would. But a lot seem to be basing their 'HE IS NOT A GOOD CAPTAIN' argument on that alone.
I love Jagielka. Being only 22 he's hands down the best defender ive seen at Everton, he's brilliant.
That challenge on Costa by the way, set the standard. Thats what a Captain does, sets standards.
Got rinsed by Costa at the Bridge but he made up for it yesterday with a superb defensive performance.
He worked really well with Mori, stepping up to mark other men but then dropping back and telling Mori to take charge, really trying to keep the two of them compact when defending and taking responsibility for who was marking who.
He worked really well with Mori, stepping up to mark other men but then dropping back and telling Mori to take charge, really trying to keep the two of them compact when defending and taking responsibility for who was marking who.
Zatara
Player Valuation: £100m
You dont need to build a team from the back. Martinez is an attacking manager and has been building from the front first.
Dont you see Robles has improved? Not sure what you mean about not having many games to show that? Hes improved from when he was at wigan and also kicked on from last season...seems evident to me.
Besic has improved enormously. You can see that even in his limited minutes compared to when he first arrived.
The lad's come back into the setup, given Stones a right slapping and showing him how it's done. Give me a quietly authoritative leader of men like Jags over a gurning boy-horse like Henderson any day of the week.
This idea that leadership is shouting at the referee at every given opportunity is a right L0L. Look at Barry, clocking Costa whenever he got the chance and innocently washing his hands of it every time Costa took the bait. That's how you work a ref.
I don't really know if Robles has improved per se, but he's a lot more confident. Besic had that talent, see the world cup, he needed to adapt to the premiership's pace. Hence the stupid amount of soft tissue injuries. We may just have a difference of opinions but I think it's vital to have a solid defence. Martinez hasn't concentrated on that for 7 years in the prem. If he has to spend big in the summer to do so, he's doing it wrong.
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