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2-1 (Beckford, Baines) - (Taarabt)

the positions can not be irrelevant in a counter attack, your players position in the formation should also dictate their position on the pitch when a counter happens.

to look back at the counter attack on the vid above, its from a corner. our full backs man the posts from a corner, if they were to get on the counter they have the furthest to travel. your forwards, wingers are normally slightly further out, unless you have a mountain of a forward back defending, so they are closer to the break.

look at the best counters and you will see not many defenders, mostly forwards and wingers.

 

from your theory of the quickest players leading the counter, what if yobo plays, do you want him to come bombing from a centre back positon to run past his whole team? if it was possible with the players we have then it would happen more, but it doesnt. hence why we were more effective when donovan came over here, arsenal away in his debut, him and pienaar pushed the counter from the wings.

The US national team's only real strategy was the counter-attack before Klinnsman, hence why Donovan added to that aspect of Everton's strategy.

One thing I'll have to say about Donovan is that MLS would probably keep Donovan from going through. LA wouldn't be the ones to accept any transfer offers; the MLS is consider one entity, thus, all the teams are grouped together as one team, and the MLS has the final say on all transfers of players leaving the MLS. MLS gets 33 percent of the transfer fund for any player. Yeah, it's pretty crazy. When we sold Altidore to Villareal the fee was around 12 mil. At the time, Altidore was a young player who hadn't really established himself, so given the popularity of Donovan here I'd say it would be hard for the MLS to let him go for less than 9-10 mil ( only slightly cheaper than Altidore because of his age). He sells shirts and is considered the one of the best players for the league.

 

Did he mean that? Doesnt look to bad that Brek Shea

I want to say he meant it, because he's not afraid of the long shot. Then again, that was ridiculous.

Donovan always says on twitter that he'd only come back to the PL for Everton. True Blue.

http://youtu.be/EhsgKRpWKPY

Just some highlights of Shea

I'm glad to see all the Donovan support. For the national team he plays left, right, center, and striker so he has a lot of versatility.

I would love to see him back at Everton; however, I am biased, because I am an American. He's a really big deal over here and has won the MLS MVP like 6 or 7 times.

Having said that, I'd have to say that he is getting older... his pace could be decreasing... You guys should look up Brek Shea though... 21 year old American left winger. He's been brilliant as of late, and he's about 6'3" so he's got some strength to him. He'd be a good prospect for the future I think. He currently starts for FC Dallas and has scored about 10 goals this season so far... on the other hand, the American league doesn't match the PL in reputation.

Save your money, and show him this site:

 

http://www.myp2p.eu/...ipline=football

 

Never miss a match again in his life, and you get your hair done.

 

Bingo.

 

Hope he loves the Wigan match.

lol. I'm a p2p.eu junkie; I have to be since I live in the States. I hope to make a trip to England soon so I can see the glorious Toffees in person. COYB!

Bring Donovan back... problem solved. Oh, wait: LA won't sell him, and Everton couldn't afford him anyway.

3-1 victory for Bremen

I'd be surprised if he signed both... I'll really be pissed if we see Jags and don't get to use the entirety of his transfer fee on a new player or two. Probably won't happen though seeing as the ownership will probably use some of it for the debt

No link but in the Times it says we're preparing a loan move.

 

Imagine Bellamy and Barton in the same team along with Neville, Heitinga and Cahill - there would be noone hiding on the pitch at least!!!

Total squad aggression would increase by approximately 457%.

I love the daily show. Jon Stewart is a genius and actually provides a lot of valuable insight.

I'll post my opinion as soon as pre-season is over.

6th.

 

Liverpool

United

City

Arsenal

Chelsea

Everton

Villa

Spurs

Newcastle

QPR

I like the prediction of QPR finishing in 10th. I really enjoy watching Taraabt play.

Sitting on the fence... Barton is a douchebag, no doubt. One wrong move and I'd want him out. But in the interest of the team...he'd add much needed depth. I just really hate his guts as a person. I'm trying to remember it's about the game and not his personal life... though I am jaded.

http://www.portsmout...le.asp?a=248916

 

 

Not a very credible source, but we live in hope!

seems more like his worth

Psh. 10? I'd sell him for 7. ...fingers crossed

I'd say he has the potential to be considered in the top 3 (Kompany) in the future... not sure about right now. I definitely enjoy watching him play. Really, it is subjective, and based on what kind of style of team you'd prefer to have when it comes to talking about "best" players.

Want him to do well, but he sure is taking his time to show how good he can be.

First thing what came to my mind about that churingas 12 goals youtube video was that he scores a lot from "onetimers" , and i like that. We have seen too many of those players who always try to stop ball forst, before shot. Wasting time and wasting oppoturnities. Onetimers FTW

We could use some more instinct in front of goal... and less injury-proneness.

“That doesn’t mean we don’t have quality now, but we have a small squad and we will get injuries – that is the Premier League – so it could be tough. One or two players would definitely help.” -Distin

I would have to agree with this part of the article the most. I do believe we have the quality to finish 6 and up, but injuries always seem to hinder us

He's class!

Lukaku is the next Drogba! I always purchase him on Football Manager, and he does my team wonders. I watch him play sometimes since an American, Sacha Kljestan, also plays for Anderlect.

Nice NFL article - http://www.guardian....uries-destroyed

A big reason why the NFL was in lockout mode for over 130 days. Retired players wanted more health benefits because of the deterioration that the sport has on the player's bodies. It is actually pretty overwhelming sometimes. I've never seen more gruesome injuries in any other sport... I'd imagine rugby has more concussions though.