Post transfer window discussion: Rate the Transfer Window

[ijjysmith]

Does he see Barkley as this ?

Exactly. Weird that it's taken a fan of another team to see that Barkley has started the season so well so the mad urgency for this magical player has diminished quite a lot.

 

[Caolam]

Does he see Barkley as this ?

I think he must be planning to use Barkley as a No. 10. The problem is that if he was totally confident in Barkley's ability to play that role why was he talking about buying a playmaker.

 

[toffeeblue9]

I think the "number 10" talk was always about a replacement for Pienaar, not the conventional number 10 role of behind the striker.

If you look at the players who were linked, all were wide creative players, not players who would play in Barkley's role.

To be fair, I think this is spot on. Pienaar's absence has been felt more than I thought it ever would. He is the only player (barring maybe Osman) who has the intelligence to move into pockets of space between the lines and play intelligent passes around the box. Him drifting infield has also always brought the best out of Baines and Oviedo (when Baines was injured in Martinez's first season). I think this is what Martinez has been looking for all summer.

 

[LAToffee]

I think the "number 10" talk was always about a replacement for Pienaar, not the conventional number 10 role of behind the striker.

If you look at the players who were linked, all were wide creative players, not players who would play in Barkley's role.

To be fair, I think this is spot on. Pienaar's absence has been felt more than I thought it ever would. He is the only player (barring maybe Osman) who has the intelligence to move into pockets of space between the lines and play intelligent passes around the box. Him drifting infield has also always brought the best out of Baines and Oviedo (when Baines was injured in Martinez's first season). I think this is what Martinez has been looking for all summer.

Yup. Never scored enough but full of attacking intent.

 

[bizzaro]

Wingers

Wingers

Wingers

 

[Lionel Naismith]

Kenwright bumped us for our number 10 big time

 

[USABlue]

this thread looking for the no 10...

 

[LAToffee]

He didn't get the no 10, so Martinez is a scurrilous liar, there is no justice, truth or honor in the world, the transfer window was an absolute disaster, and we should all set ourselves on fire immediately!!! (I'll do it once Spotter lights up)

 

[Dymak]

Any money that was supposedly available for a number 10 should now be spent on a QUALITY central midfielder. The problem is that when Martinez eventually replaces the soon to be 35 years old Gareth Barry, he will replace him with another uber defensive central midfielder, rather that the attacking and creative midfielder that we need.

 

[SpurtingLesbian]

Any money that was supposedly available for a number 10 should now be spent on a QUALITY central midfielder. The problem is that when Martinez eventually replaces the soon to be 35 years old Gareth Barry, he will replace him with another uber defensive central midfielder, rather that the attacking and creative midfielder that we need.

He's already said Besic is Barry's long term replacement. It's up to Besic to convince Bobby it's time for the change.

 

[Dymak]

He's already said Besic is Barry's long term replacement. It's up to Besic to convince Bobby it's time for the change.

Who is McCarthy's replacement then? Or are we all going along with the notion that absolving your central midfielders of attacking responsibility just so your fullbacks can get a bit further forward is the way to go? It's our poor central midfield that is holding us back, and we will not progress if we continue with this ridiculous and incredibly NEGATIVE tactic.

 

[Kiwi]

Who is McCarthy's replacement then? Or are we all going along with the notion that absolving your central midfielders of attacking responsibility just so your fullbacks can get a bit further forward is the way to go? It's our poor central midfield that is holding us back, and we will not progress if we continue with this ridiculous and incredibly NEGATIVE tactic.

Worked for it in season one didn't it? And we were a very attacking team at that.
Anything that allows Coleman and Baines to get into those attacking positions in which they are so effective has some kind of sense to it in my book.

 

[meagher94]

Has Martinez found a number 10 in Downing?

• 12:24, 6 SEPTEMBER 2015
• UPDATED 12:27, 6 SEPTEMBER 2015
• BY DAVID PRENTICE

Everton manager Roberto Martinez has finally completed his exhausting search for a number 10 today, reports the Liverpool ECHO.

The ECHO understands Martinez's search became much more easy when he finally learnt how to use Google Maps.

"You see it so much on the television, on the news. To finally see it in person was a phenomenal moment for me."

 

[Furey1878]

Exactly. Weird that it's taken a fan of another team to see that Barkley has started the season so well so the mad urgency for this magical player has diminished quite a lot.

Disagree here mate, you need options. Some games will require Barkley's ability to run at defences and cause havoc, and some will require someone with a bit more craft. I'm pretty sure the manager would have wanted a creative player irrespective of Barkley's form.

 

[ijjysmith]

Disagree here mate, you need options. Some games will require Barkley's ability to run at defences and cause havoc, and some will require someone with a bit more craft. I'm pretty sure the manager would have wanted a creative player irrespective of Barkley's form.

See what you mean the world of course and having the option of an alternative to Barkley would be nice.

But I think it's great that he's going to get more game time as the alternative didn't happen and it's only until January when you'd hope it will be priority again.