Kinsale Toffee
Player Valuation: £1.5m
I think he's looked lethargic most of the season apart from one or two performances and seems more than happy to play for free kicks.
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For those that know my opinion on Baines, forgive me for the repetition...
I totally and utterly disagree with you here mate.
He's NEVER going to get you more than 5 goals a year. He's highly unlikely to get you more than 5 assists.
It's these two points which I believe lead people like yourself mate to state that, in a word, he's cr@p.
Steven Pienaar is, on the ball, our best player (soon to be displaced by Barkley I must add).
He was worse than bad last night, but he look about 25% fit. He was risked and it didn't pay off.
He is one of the few players we have that can take the ball, under pressure or not, ANYWHERE on the pitch and distribute it sensibly.
His performance against Arsenal was only slightly shy of perfect. Between the lines of arsenals back four and midfield, he linked with the forwards and Oviedo brilliantly. Against Southampton he was fantastic too. There's other games, like Hull, where he's come on and made a difference with a piece of brilliance.
His partnership with Baines is still the best in the league.
I don't mean to rant mate, because it's a forum and your entitled to your opinion... It's just I think that being an everton fan is more than being a utd fan or, dare I say it, a kopites where players abilities are based on their goal/assist stats. We recognise and appreciate quality, and Steven pienaar is quality.
Let's hope the same doesn't happen to Rom!
If you look at our goals this season he is often the 3rd or 4th pass before the shot. He may not being getting the assist but he is creating things and his distribution in the final 3rd has been essential to our play. Maybe its to Pienaar's detriment sometimes but every single game he is getting on the ball and making sure he is involved.
He's been keeping the ball for far too long recently, resisting the simpler pass for something smarter. Trouble is a lot of the final balls he makes aren't as clever as he thinks and the mentality tends to slow down our movement and pull players out of position as they look to give him an option. It's fine if you're in the Barca midfield, but he's not, and it results in us being vulnerable if we lose possession. He was terrible last night, but he's been doing this for most of the season and he's seemed to be often out of sync with other players.
He's been keeping the ball for far too long recently, resisting the simpler pass for something smarter. Trouble is a lot of the final balls he makes aren't as clever as he thinks and the mentality tends to slow down our movement and pull players out of position as they look to give him an option. It's fine if you're in the Barca midfield, but he's not, and it results in us being vulnerable if we lose possession. He was terrible last night, but he's been doing this for most of the season and he's seemed to be often out of sync with other players.
Yeah, his retention of possession in the final third used to be fantastic. It's so hit and miss now, you're almost expecting an attack to break down at his feet.
Most of the time he just looks absolutely knackered to me as well. He's never been pacey but I always classed him as a busy player, seems to have lost that over the past year.
Been crap this season, bar one or two games. I'd let him go at the end of the season and focus on bringing in a younger player or letting another player i.e mcgeady built up a relationship with baines.
He's been keeping the ball for far too long recently, resisting the simpler pass for something smarter. Trouble is a lot of the final balls he makes aren't as clever as he thinks and the mentality tends to slow down our movement and pull players out of position as they look to give him an option. It's fine if you're in the Barca midfield, but he's not, and it results in us being vulnerable if we lose possession. He was terrible last night, but he's been doing this for most of the season and he's seemed to be often out of sync with other players.
Bonkers stuff. Especially that in bold.
Absolutely bonkers.