Steven Pienaar

[Eggs]

Pienaar and Osman both have the odd lovely goal, but often in-game their shooting was mild to say the least.

as Dringo said: tidy ballplayers are a good choice to coach kids as they're starting out.

...yep, with the odd exception Osman and Pienaar would really score pile drivers. The other thing to highlight with Pienaar is the toll on his small frame playing in a league as physical as this. Although not particularly combative, Pienaar was a dribbler and subject to lots of tackles/fouls. That has to take its toll on somebody so small.

 

[dholliday]

...yep, with the odd exception Osman and Pienaar would really score pile drivers. The other thing to highlight with Pienaar is the toll on his small frame playing in a league as physical as this. Although not particularly combative, Pienaar was a dribbler and subject to lots of tackles/fouls. That has to take its toll on somebody so small.

Not sure: I think the low centre of gravity probably helps the body deal with the rough-n-tumble. Messi is fit as anything and we've had plenty of smaller lads who had long careers: Nevin, Cottee spring to mind.

 

[Eggs]

Not sure: I think the low centre of gravity probably helps the body deal with the rough-n-tumble. Messi is fit as anything and we've had plenty of smaller lads who had long careers: Nevin, Cottee spring to mind.

....I'm quite sure it caught up with Cahill and was part of the reason he moved on. You're right about Messi, he's incredible considering the kicking he gets.

 

[Billefc]

I don't see Liverpool still paying to have Jan molby on the bench. Why are we paying players who are nowhere good enough. Osman/peanuts/Tony, Tony tony.... jeez. Great little player in his time mind u.

Because we are "nice" Everton mate , after you sir n all that !

 

[ijjysmith]

I hope he still gets hammered and posts drunk stuff of Twitter.

Seriously though, one of my fave Everton players of recent times. Well first time round anyway.

 

[GrandOldTeam]

In his pomp, one of the best I've seen at Everton.

 

[Number_25]

No words can detail how fantastic Peanut was for us on his day. Baines' regression as a leftback has to come down to the exact point his legs fell off.

With the gods now.

 

[AaronTheBlue]

Thanks for everything pienaar at your best you were brilliant but was time you left.

Best of luck in south africa

 

[AaronTheBlue]

Thanks for everything pienaar at your best you were brilliant but was time you left.

Best of luck in south africa

 

[paulbefc]

He was a superb player, at his peak. Watching him and Baines link up on that left hand side was one of the best parts of going the game around 2008-2010.

 

[orly]

Enabled this club to drag itself out of dark age football.

Brilliant player and one of my favourite players. Also once turned up at Carnatic Halls in a Bentley to take a student out on a date the mental person

 

[sageyefc]

My favourite over the past decade or 2, him and baines were almost telepathic at times

 

[Toffeelover]

All good things ust come to an end in due course. Great servant to the club in his first session but IMO should not have been returned.

 

[Arteta2391]

I can see him going to a promoted team

 

[Jamiednm]

Loved Pienaar, proper good footballer.