The Holy Trinity
Player Valuation: £10m
Here we go with the second part of my ratings , as before do join in ...
Phil Jagielka
The Jag is an outstanding defender in my opinion and if he had not been injured last summer HE would have been the subject of a £30 million pound bid by Shittee not Judas Lescott !!! Anyway, we should thank our stars that he's now recovering and England's loss is certainly our gain. He will return fitter, sharper and ready to rock for next season. Easily our best defender...
Rating 9-5 / 10 (When fully fit BTW)
Joseph Yobo
The Yob on his day is a quality defender however, for me he just hoofs the ball and is prone to making mistakes ! He has good pace and is good in the air. But is also a 'High Earner' at Goodison which for me outweighs his good points as he is 29 and in my opinion should not be an automatic starter. Personally, I'd say thank you Joseph and hope he has a good World Cup and sell him !
Rating 7 / 10
Johnny Heitinga
Johnny until last weeks mis-demeanours was almost everybody's choice for New Legend status ! For me he is still part of the dream partnership with the Jag. He has proven that he is a quality player with a big heart. He can tackle has decent pace and isn't too bad in the air. Now most importantly for me he can pass the ball. I reckon with him and Jags at the back and Mo Fro and Tets in the middle we would have a strong core in the team next season. In short I Love Johnny !!!!
Rating 9 / 10
Sylvain Distin
Sylvain had a decent start to his Everton career but one night in Lisbon (Benfica) blew his confidence and for a few months after that he looked all over the place. The last 3 months of the season he picked up his game again to turn in some impressive displays. He has good pace and is strong. His downside is like Yobo he can be flat footed and often gives possession away cheaply. Also I KNOW he's on big wages and at 32 he might be worth letting go for money and re-signing Senderos on a free for much less wages.
Rating 6-5 / 10 (with potential to be a 7 )
Seamus Coleman
Seamus is a tremendous prospect and one I'm looking foward to watching raid down our right hand side for many seasons to come. When I first saw him against Benfica I was worried that he wasn't great positionally (still a bit of a problem i.e Play off final for Ledley's goal) and he also gave the ball away far too much. However, he was playing at left back and it was his debut ! Since his Spurs performance and THAT tackle on Bellamy he had grown and grown and was excellent for Blackpool so I'm hoping he kicks on again this season.
Rating 6 / 10 (Can only rate him like that due to lack of appearances)
Tony Hibbert
Tony has been a decent player for us over the last 8 years. He is a top quality man marker and still the best fullback at chasing a player and performing a slide tackle. (The downside to that is that he has normally made a mistake that requires a slide tackle). Tony's distribution is also limited although he did have a couple of storming games towards the end of the season, particularly against Portsmouth. For me though I think we have outgrown him as a starter although I'm not suggesting we get shut. In my opinion a decent squad player.
Rating 5 / 10
Shane Duffy is also a decent prospect but haven't seen enough of him to rate him properly though. The above ratings however, are only my opinion !!
THT dons his hard hat !!!!
Phil Jagielka
The Jag is an outstanding defender in my opinion and if he had not been injured last summer HE would have been the subject of a £30 million pound bid by Shittee not Judas Lescott !!! Anyway, we should thank our stars that he's now recovering and England's loss is certainly our gain. He will return fitter, sharper and ready to rock for next season. Easily our best defender...
Rating 9-5 / 10 (When fully fit BTW)
Joseph Yobo
The Yob on his day is a quality defender however, for me he just hoofs the ball and is prone to making mistakes ! He has good pace and is good in the air. But is also a 'High Earner' at Goodison which for me outweighs his good points as he is 29 and in my opinion should not be an automatic starter. Personally, I'd say thank you Joseph and hope he has a good World Cup and sell him !
Rating 7 / 10
Johnny Heitinga
Johnny until last weeks mis-demeanours was almost everybody's choice for New Legend status ! For me he is still part of the dream partnership with the Jag. He has proven that he is a quality player with a big heart. He can tackle has decent pace and isn't too bad in the air. Now most importantly for me he can pass the ball. I reckon with him and Jags at the back and Mo Fro and Tets in the middle we would have a strong core in the team next season. In short I Love Johnny !!!!
Rating 9 / 10
Sylvain Distin
Sylvain had a decent start to his Everton career but one night in Lisbon (Benfica) blew his confidence and for a few months after that he looked all over the place. The last 3 months of the season he picked up his game again to turn in some impressive displays. He has good pace and is strong. His downside is like Yobo he can be flat footed and often gives possession away cheaply. Also I KNOW he's on big wages and at 32 he might be worth letting go for money and re-signing Senderos on a free for much less wages.
Rating 6-5 / 10 (with potential to be a 7 )
Seamus Coleman
Seamus is a tremendous prospect and one I'm looking foward to watching raid down our right hand side for many seasons to come. When I first saw him against Benfica I was worried that he wasn't great positionally (still a bit of a problem i.e Play off final for Ledley's goal) and he also gave the ball away far too much. However, he was playing at left back and it was his debut ! Since his Spurs performance and THAT tackle on Bellamy he had grown and grown and was excellent for Blackpool so I'm hoping he kicks on again this season.
Rating 6 / 10 (Can only rate him like that due to lack of appearances)
Tony Hibbert
Tony has been a decent player for us over the last 8 years. He is a top quality man marker and still the best fullback at chasing a player and performing a slide tackle. (The downside to that is that he has normally made a mistake that requires a slide tackle). Tony's distribution is also limited although he did have a couple of storming games towards the end of the season, particularly against Portsmouth. For me though I think we have outgrown him as a starter although I'm not suggesting we get shut. In my opinion a decent squad player.
Rating 5 / 10
Shane Duffy is also a decent prospect but haven't seen enough of him to rate him properly though. The above ratings however, are only my opinion !!
THT dons his hard hat !!!!
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