Steven Pienaar

[bretts angell]

Same as above, I totally forgot about pienaar..never thought we would see him again.one of the best Everton players I've seen at holding onto the ball under pressure. the soft free kick he won yesterday....it was like he'd never been away....trademark pienaar.

 

[loooweee]

great to see him back, dare I say he looks quite physical and idustrious much like the old as well or is Kone that bad at defending?

 

[BlueToff]

Like a new signing...

 

[The Hibbert Agenda]

How good is he at drawing fouls? No rolling, screaming, grabbing his face.
He just gets the opponent to foul him. Superb skill.

 

[king louis IX]

Love the lad and really hope he can play a part in our season.

 

[Ashtonian]

Love how the only positive from him last night seems to be 'draws a soft foul'.

Not like he was meant to play football or anything......

 

[toffeeblue9]

Love how the only positive from him last night seems to be 'draws a soft foul'.

Not like he was meant to play football or anything......

Thought he was great on the ball too

Noticeable how Baines has absolute faith that he'll get the ball from Pienaar and bombs on, safe in the knowledge Pienaar will find him 8 out of 10 times. Baines got into crossing positions more times in that 20 min spell, even when we were largely defending, than he has in any game all season

 

[Ashtonian]

Thought he was great on the ball too

Noticeable how Baines has absolute faith that he'll get the ball from Pienaar and bombs on, safe in the knowledge Pienaar will find him 8 out of 10 times. Baines got into crossing positions more times in that 20 min spell, even when we were largely defending, than he has in any game all season

That didn't really happen much last night though tbh, which makes praising him a little odd. After the 65 minute mark, bar lukaku's header, i wouldn't say anything positive in the final third of their pitch happened.

If he comes out on saturday and does all that, great. Glad to see him playing close to what he used to. Personally just happy to see he wasn't dead and the whole thing being covered up by the club tbh

 

[toffeeblue9]

That didn't really happen much last night though tbh, which makes praising him a little odd. After the 65 minute mark, bar lukaku's header, i wouldn't say anything positive in the final third of their pitch happened.

If he comes out on saturday and does all that, great. Glad to see him playing close to what he used to. Personally just happy to see he wasn't dead and the whole thing being covered up by the club tbh

Baines did get forward quite a lot in the 2nd half, he may not have created much but the willingness was there to overlap and it happened much more after Pienaar came on

 

[Carlito]

I hope he stays injury-free long enough to have one last proper run in the side.

He's the best, most under-appreciated player of my time watching Everton.

 

[granter79]

looked like my 18 month old lying on the ball last night when fouled and equally as slow getting up

Love him all the same, hopefully few more cameo's before end of season ahead of Kone & Osman

 

[HibbertsLeftFoot]

Made up he's come through the last two games.

 

[mkrudden]

Cheeky start in the offing tomorrow do we reckon?

 

[chicoazul]

I hope he stays injury-free long enough to have one last proper run in the side.

He's the best, most under-appreciated player of my time watching Everton.

I disagree wee Carl, in your case it's defo Lukaku.

 

[BlueToff]

Cheeky start in the offing tomorrow do we reckon?

Nah can't see it, though stranger things have happened I suppose. Hopefully Cleverley will be fit...