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turning him into a midfielder? none of us know what role moyes has brought him in for. if stubbs is fit while Yobo is away id be sure moyes will play him over jags. you dont need to play 451 for a defensive midfielder to be usefull. Exapmle 1 - Arsenal - Gilberto - plays in a 442 - defensive midfielder - hardly seen attacking - partner Fabregas - often attacking - always a threat going forward Example 2 - Liverpool - Sissoko - plays in a 442 - defensive midfielder - hardly seen attacking - partner Gerarrd/Alsonso - often attacking - always a threat going forward now im not comparing the quality of our players to these, just the roles in a 442 of an attacking and defensive partnership. scholes and keane did it fantastic for years. cahill offers a different threat than fabregas/gerarrd/alonso/scholes, but still offers a threat. jags can do dog work like the others. its not all about flair, balance and team work are much more effective.

not much to his game? he can tackle, he is strong in the air and very rarely gives the ball away. what more do you want from him? like others have said before, makelelle is the master at that role, you dont see him playing 40yard balls or defence splitting passes. just get the ball and move it on to another player. do you think if we would have got fernandes (who has "more" to his game) we would play with out a dog in midfield?

i wouldn't be looking to replace him next season myself. left side is my concern. im sure people can tell ive been very impressed with jags

whats your opinion on Jags? how do you see him fitting into the team? short term and long

he didnt set the world alight, but then he isnt that kind of player. but every challenge he went into he came out with the ball, every header he won, every pass hit a blue shirt, tracking back to intercept. very very solid performance imo

why? there is no reason to take jags out of the midfield at all. hes been a credit to himself, and is a more than capable replacement for carsley.

"nice" isnt quite what comes to mind when i think of them two, but they do look (think im probably best to leave it there)

i noticed one tabloid gave jags 4/10! i gave him my mom, only ahead of baines due to him doing the job of two men and still managed to keep carrick and scholes at bay! i think he was great and will only get better in our midfield

well considering we have no left footed midfield players,and we have tried anybody/everybody on the left side, im pretty certain the left should be a priority. cahill and jags would be my first choice central pairing, but any of our other midfielders play there. so for me it is not priority at all.

journalism of the lowest order imo

right back and left wing, should just about finish of my best 11

we need a player for the left side, we keep trying osman, and he just doesnt cut it imo. if we could get a left footed arteta that would be magic! and carlmac - you cant compare anybody to gerrard and fabregas! and i find it foolish to even attept it! different league from most of the world!

HAHA thats like a black osman and carsley! rubbish!

Im with you on jags and cahill being the midfield.

september is the month for come backs! first reg, then andy! what ever next?

well maybe the lazy bastards need to hurry up a little! i got it right, the band got it wrong!

this is first ive heard of this, a true sporting great. i remember a year or two ago he was willing to have a broken finger amputated so it wouldnt hinder his chance of winning the championship (i believe his wife talked him out of it) tragic. RIP

can you seriously get an intercooler for the xbox?

shame it had to be good ol' Tony!

i didnt think arsenal wore their home kit away from home

its not often, but i agree with every word you say in that post. we know hibbert cant attack, but defensively i think hes rock solid. our best RB imo

he says on evertontv they wont tell him how long hes got because he might hurt himself trying to get fit. but he was hoping for one of the metalist games

im a fan of phils, but he did have a shocker today. he does do a good job alot of the time, but would not be in my best 11. but i'll still defend the lad as he does a lot for the team imo, both on and off the field.

B4E - cahill and grav both like a tackle, but neither of them can actually do it! and you cant blame cars and nev for AJ not scoring, the lad has had chances in the box to put away, he just hasnt taken them. i'll make this my last post in this thread, i find the way some people are always on cars and nevs back rather strange. both were extremely important to us last season, but suddely we need to start playing like barcelona and these two just arent up to the task. strange!

just a marketing scheme, nothing to get too upset by. if you dont like the price, dont buy the goods. everton probably just get a cut of any profit made, and the lads and ladies probably get a few freebies for their time. some nice gear, and them watches are rather tempting!