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Palfy

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  1. There have been players who have retired from international football to hopefully prolong their club career, but that’s there choice I would say most probably do so because they don’t want to be just squad members if there’s no chance of playing. Plenty said Richarlison shouldn’t have played the first couple of games or definitely not started because of the Copa America and the Olympics, he was having none of it he wanted to play his manager backed him and he’s been one of the best players over the 3 games, players no there own bodies and capabilities Coleman has earned his call up and if he plays he could get an injury but that’s the same for any player regardless of age.
  2. You can’t compare last season with this one, the team’s you have mentioned have spent big we haven’t, imo if we get anything from these teams it will be a far bigger achievement than last season no matter who the manager is.
  3. Don’t take what I said as Gospel Steve it was just an idea of why he’s been allowed to go to Venezuela.
  4. Maybe it was agreed as part of a request before he signed
  5. Bailey can’t open that getting the dreaded 404 issue, what’s with 200k weekly wages.
  6. Godfrey played very well at left back hardly anyone got passed him, he just didn’t offer much going forward, having said that neither has Digne in the last year, if he could replicate the form of his first season it would give Dom so much more to go at.
  7. That means James has to get less than 16 minutes for you to win.
  8. Agreed we do have a good starting 11 yes maybe the squad is a bit thin in some area’s, I said a week ago if no one left I would rather not go for a last minute big buy and then as usual regret it, okay Kean has gone but we have covered that with Rondon and of coarse Niels went on loan which I hope we don’t regret. Both our FB positions give me the most concern, but as you said we have a half decent bunch of players and we will give anyone a decent game.
  9. I don’t know about positive and the sensibility has been forced on us through FFP, but I totally get where you are coming from, let’s clear the decks get rid of the chaff and focus on a long term process to get to the top, instead of just trying to buy it with a new manager’s and over priced players who have delivered empty promises and shattered our dreams. A season or two of small steps and steady improvement is what’s required and I truly believe Rafa is the right manager to help deliver.
  10. Looks like he’s staying whether by choice or not doesn’t really matter I’m sure Rafa will give him every chance to play his way into the first eleven, and if this is the case I hope he try’s to do what is asked of him. Plus Shukes is going to see him in the flesh in a Everton shirt I don’t know who deserves it more Shukes or James enjoy mate.
  11. No problem mate shit happens I could think of a lot more I’d rather you deleted
  12. I’m sure Rafa could get more out of him but the player has got to be willing to listen, Rafa had him Real Madrid and dropped him but I’m sure he would have tried to work with him before that happened.
  13. And put your red wine in the fridge you must be right
  14. You are giving great scenarios when we have the ball what’s he do when we don’t have the ball, let me tell you in case you’re in any doubt fuck all the same as last season for 60% of the game, in fact that could increase to 65% or more because we would struggle even more to set up and get it back, let’s drop Doucoure back to suit him ridiculous Doucoure has had the best start to season than most in team with his forward role yet he still gets back to his job in his own half, and you would fuck his game up for a lazy fucker like James, that would be an appalling thing to do and totally destroy the dynamics of the team, what you fail to grasp in your aspirations to get James back in the team is he doesn’t fit he maybe able to ping a ball 40 yards occasionally and thread a ball through now and then, but that doesn’t mean you should be absolved from doing the dirty work in the team, and based on the fact he was guilty of giving the ball away so much you would think he’d put a bit of effort in getting it back. He wouldn’t be in my team that’s for sure unless he changed his attitude to what he does on the pitch and off it, looks like we could be stuck with him for a few more months because of a lack of interest for a supposedly world class player on a free I’ve never known that in my life before something isn’t right.
  15. Messi went on a free because he was out of contract for a contract worth over 25 million a year, slightly different from James going on a free whilst still in contract, the fees he cost go back years to when he was at his best. I don’t find it worrying that Benitez won’t change his tactics or philosophy on how he wants his team to play just so he can encompass one player, surely it’s more worrying when players are unable to adapt to what the managers want from them. I think I’m right in saying that we have had about 40% possession in all our games, we’ve worked hard as a team when not in possession and when we have got possession of the ball we haven’t been negative with it we have attacked in numbers and we look like the more dominant team because we are positive with our possession. That doesn’t work with a player like James yes he would have a contribution when we have the ball but he wouldn’t contribute when we didn’t have the ball and at the moment that’s around 60% of the game and without that 11 men working hard as a unit for 60% of the time it doesn’t work. If he is world class as you and a couple of others keep saying then why haven’t we seen a flood of offers come in for him, surely teams like say Man City Chelsea and Liverpool who dominate possession in their games would be all over him, Christ they can have for peanuts or even free yet no interest why’s that?
  16. You’re right he won’t go down as one of the greats for Everton, but he will work his way to the top and play for the one of best team’s in Europe, he’s driven to get himself to the top he plays for himself before the club and whether he’s happy here or not he will give 100% every time he steps on the pitch, I wish more would do the same.
  17. There’s fuck all world class about him mate if he was he wouldn’t be here on a free or should I say he wouldn’t be here period, and we wouldn’t be struggling to get 10 million for him. He’s done nothing for years and he’s struggling to live up to his own hype.
  18. Arsenal have turned down our loan approach, and Niles has posted on the Arsenal website pleading to be let go. Arteta seems to be bitter and twisted with a very short memory.
  19. He doesn’t they have history but I think Benitez isn’t silly he wouldn’t let personal feelings cloud his judgment, if he thought James could do a job for him and the team he would 100% want him to stay, Benitez is all about the team and winning. And for all we know there both happy and he’s going no where.
  20. It would very much seem that way unless Usmanov has another way of putting 40-50 million in through the back door.
  21. Don’t weep mate he hasn’t wanted to play for us since Ancelotti left and possibly a month or 2 before.
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