Understanding that this might not be the most popular post i have ever written. But i think we may have written this lad of to soon. Clearly and evidently he has never hit the heights that we expected when we signed him. While i beleive that much of the fans frustration comes from players that we know have the quality but havent been able to show it at the club for a variety of reasons.
My mind takes me back to when he was at southampton and some of the corkers he scored for them at times he was unmarkable. This promted an England call and a scramble for his signiture. Lets face it we were all delighted when he signed for us. Ok ill be the first to say that he hasnt lived up to expectations in fact he has been disapointing based on the money we have paid for him and the goals return.
But a few points in is defence
A) Since he arrived he has largely played as a one up fornt striker and a target man to knock balls down on coming midfeild players. Can you blame the lad for doing exactly what the manager has asked of him.
B) During his time at southampton he played with twoout and out conential wingers strecthing defences and allowing him more room to break form deep and position hinself in the centre.
d) his career with us has been stop start through injury the emergence of Johnson, moyes tactics/asking him to play a certain role.
e) The lad has taken on bored the critisicim and his lack of goals and is undoubhtedly a confidence palyer.
I feel genuinely that his loss of form is a result of a lack of confidence, the system that moyes playes preaticularly without wingers, and the role i.e. the traditional dunc role that moyes is asking him to play.
If as seems likely he may leave in the summer i will be dissapointed that the club didnt rally bring out the best in a player who undoubtedly pocesses quality. But admittedly i myself am dissapointed that things havnt gone aswell for him as we all had hoped, while i would be lying if i said i wasnt frustrated at times in his lack of confidence.
But at present he will be an Everton player untill the end of the season and though i may be in minority i would give him another year at the most. With this in mind i would love to see fans get behind and support him more as he s undoubhtedy lacking in confidence reather that ability. I think that admittedly what might be blind support and faith may really give the lad the lift he seems to need to get amongst the goals, what can it hurt we cant sell him now so ouronly option is to back him and get the best out of him as much as possible. If we could get some goals out of him he could prove a secret weapon in securing Euorpe if Moyes really goes for the Jugular to wim games.
I would hate that when the time for beatte to go comes (and it does seem soon) that we never saw the best of him.
My mind takes me back to when he was at southampton and some of the corkers he scored for them at times he was unmarkable. This promted an England call and a scramble for his signiture. Lets face it we were all delighted when he signed for us. Ok ill be the first to say that he hasnt lived up to expectations in fact he has been disapointing based on the money we have paid for him and the goals return.
But a few points in is defence
A) Since he arrived he has largely played as a one up fornt striker and a target man to knock balls down on coming midfeild players. Can you blame the lad for doing exactly what the manager has asked of him.
B) During his time at southampton he played with twoout and out conential wingers strecthing defences and allowing him more room to break form deep and position hinself in the centre.
d) his career with us has been stop start through injury the emergence of Johnson, moyes tactics/asking him to play a certain role.
e) The lad has taken on bored the critisicim and his lack of goals and is undoubhtedly a confidence palyer.
I feel genuinely that his loss of form is a result of a lack of confidence, the system that moyes playes preaticularly without wingers, and the role i.e. the traditional dunc role that moyes is asking him to play.
If as seems likely he may leave in the summer i will be dissapointed that the club didnt rally bring out the best in a player who undoubtedly pocesses quality. But admittedly i myself am dissapointed that things havnt gone aswell for him as we all had hoped, while i would be lying if i said i wasnt frustrated at times in his lack of confidence.
But at present he will be an Everton player untill the end of the season and though i may be in minority i would give him another year at the most. With this in mind i would love to see fans get behind and support him more as he s undoubhtedy lacking in confidence reather that ability. I think that admittedly what might be blind support and faith may really give the lad the lift he seems to need to get amongst the goals, what can it hurt we cant sell him now so ouronly option is to back him and get the best out of him as much as possible. If we could get some goals out of him he could prove a secret weapon in securing Euorpe if Moyes really goes for the Jugular to wim games.
I would hate that when the time for beatte to go comes (and it does seem soon) that we never saw the best of him.
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