Right Back .. Right Now!

[bluebastardo]

Don't think he's anywhere near the standard to be honest. If he was, he would have played. Unless Moyes is the only one out there with Hibbert specs on.

Heard good things about the lad . Moyes wouldn't surprise me if he brought the guy straight onto the first team bench .
A defensive midfielder solves most of our problems , and I think that will help our right backs out no end .

 

[Azzbot]

Heard good things about the lad . Moyes wouldn't surprise me if he brought the guy straight onto the first team bench .
A defensive midfielder solves most of our problems , and I think that will help our right backs out no end .

Yet he wont give him a go in pre season?

 

[bluebastardo]

Yet he wont give him a go in pre season?

Sore toe

 

[Azzbot]

The equivalent of a WAG's broken finger nail.

Boooo hooo.

 

[OneTrueLegend]

I was at the game tonight and I thought Hibbert was OK, my only real concern was that he looked a bit scared at times.

I think his confidence has taken a battering since the final and I think people need to lay off him, he is just about the best option we have at right back.

You can debate the Pros and Cons of Jacobsen if you like, but he has gone. End of story

 

[bluesb1970]

hibbert is poor poor poor. the team has moved on now and he needs to be dropped. all this rubbish about him being a good jhonest player is just ridiculous. he is not up to the standard, we need a RB that can defend and go forward like baines. we need a right midfielder that can track back and also beat a player and we need a DM that can cover the back four and play passes around also. anyone who thinks hibbert is up to the job needs their head read.

 

[bluebastardo]

Suggestions for right back replacements are ?

It's easy to identify a problem to somebody , but identifying a problem , whilst at the same time offering a solution opens many more minds , and eventually doors .

 

[TX Bill]

I'd put £50 or 500 kroner of my wife's money on that outcome, too.

But I wish people would be more respectful towards Hibbert. We can improve on him, the same as we can improve on every single position at the club. But the man gives his all for Everton and other than a few problems with his distribution, he is actually a good, experienced RB.

This...

Because Osman isn't a right midfielder, as you can see by the amount of times he cuts inside/turns up just outside box in central position/leaves Hibbert isolated.

I'm not praising Hibbert to the sky, and I'm not crucifying Osman (who I think misses out when compared to Cahill and the rest of the competition in central midfield) but I would rather see a decent right midfielder than a replacement for Hibbert.

...and this...

when most of our goals conceded didn't come from the right side, i don't see why it should be our top priority.

hibbo is not the best player out there, but he is a right back. he does the job of a right back most of the time.

osman is a central midfielder, he scores all his goals from the center, he doesn't cross well, but he plays on the right rather than in the center

i'm not sure what you mean about them not passing to him, i only saw the first half but he seemed to be knocking it around effectively with rodwell and neville, i remember one instance where our defence passed it around in the back under heavy pressure and neville hibbo and rodwell all got 2 or so passes, all under control.

going into the future it might be time to replace hibbert, but i think he's a reliable defender overall, he works well in keeping a line with the rest of the team. a right midfielder should definitely be our top priority, its unfair to push a player like osman out wide just to fill a gap, he should be there to pressure cahill fellaini and arteta for a spot in the middle, but we severely need a right winger.

...and this...

Have to say I'm getting a bit tired of all the Hibbert bashing .
Our right side isn't as good as we like , but it doesn't all fall on Hibberts shoulders . He isn't the best , but he's still a damn good defender on his day , and for what it's worth , I doubt anyone will change matters by writing the same comments time and time again , forum to forum .
It's not essential for both our center backs to surge forward destroying teams . They're not castles and this isn't chess . Untill Moyes drops him , why not give him a clean slate to work with and see how he does . If you only look for negatives in his game , then that is all you will find . Try to find a few positives , and he isn't any where near as bad as some make out .

...and this...

I was at the game tonight and I thought Hibbert was OK, my only real concern was that he looked a bit scared at times.

I think his confidence has taken a battering since the final and I think people need to lay off him, he is just about the best option we have at right back.

You can debate the Pros and Cons of Jacobsen if you like, but he has gone. End of story

...and finally that.

Good bit of posting if I do say so myself.

 

[harry]

what i see when watching tony hibbert is a player who will give is all for the team but unfortunatly i think the premier league is to good for him.

as for a defensive mid i disagree that we need some sort of enforcer running around kicking everybody, i would prefer moysey to sort out the right side as i think rodwell,neville,cahill,arteta and maybe even fallaini can play in front of the back four.

other teams will know where all our attacking threat comes from and will cut it out. we need options.

 

[Goat]

Because Osman isn't a right midfielder, as you can see by the amount of times he cuts inside/turns up just outside box in central position/leaves Hibbert isolated.

I'm not praising Hibbert to the sky, and I'm not crucifying Osman (who I think misses out when compared to Cahill and the rest of the competition in central midfield) but I would rather see a decent right midfielder than a replacement for Hibbert.

This, most of all. No offence to Osman, but Hibbert would look better with a proper player in front of him.

 

[Irish Fan]

Yet he wont give him a go in pre season?

He's been out since he went on the American tour and will be out for 3 or 4 weeks yet. Needed an operation or something on his toe.

When he is back to full fitness he will fill that right back spot with ease

You heard it here first

 

[Goat]

He had very bad blisters, like really, really bad. What is it with us and injured RBs? Hibbert must have some sort of voodoo doll. Thats why Naughton didnt sign, he knows about it.

 

[Azzbot]

If he's not had a pre season, why would he be ready to start a season in one of the most physically demanding Leagues in the world?

 

[Robert Jarvis]

I have said for the last two years Hibbert was a waste of space and needed to be replaced. I disagree that he is a good defender, does get some tackles in but more usually caught out of position. Take the Cup Final for instance when he was booked. Admittedly the booking was harsh but face up to it Hibbert was beaten and being left for dead.

There have been many times in the last season when he has been turned over in similar fashion. We need more than a defensive RB, some one who can pass, get down the line and cross all of which Hibbert is incapable of doing.

Jacobsen was let go IMOP because Moyes thought he would be landing Naughton and use Hibbert as backup.

 

[Blue Wiz]

No offence to Osman, but Hibbert would look better with a proper player in front of him.

Interesting thought. Osman does go into the pitch quite alot, that's when he gets dangerous for the most part. With a good RM that holds his position on the flank, Hibbert might get more help and not be placed in a troublesome situation as often as he is.

A little like Naysmith were when we had Stubbs/Weir in the middle. When we got Yobo in there instead, Naysmith improved as well. Not enough to earn a continuing here, but still.