Popular Post Romey 1878 Posted February 20, 2021 Popular Post Report Share Posted February 20, 2021 Thiago found acres of space tonight... in Tom Davies' pocket. Btay, MikeO, StevO and 6 others 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post c1982 Posted February 20, 2021 Popular Post Report Share Posted February 20, 2021 1 hour ago, Romey 1878 said: Brilliant again. Looked head and shoulders above Doucoure next to him, Doucoure still put in a good shift - standard - but he was sloppy and looked nervous at times. Tom though, wow - such a complete and mature performance. Carlo et al have worked wonders here. Palfy, markjazzbassist, MikeO and 6 others 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Btay Posted February 21, 2021 Report Share Posted February 21, 2021 Adding consistency to his game. Think his easily above Gomes in the pecking order. Midfield should be Davies Allan Doucoure Matt, StevO, Wiggytop and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Wiggytop Posted February 21, 2021 Popular Post Report Share Posted February 21, 2021 One of our most improved players this season, granted it was needed, I was starting to think it wouldn’t happen for him here, however playing under a manager who clearly instills confidence in his players, and seems to know where to play them, Tom sitting in front of the back four seems his best position, he has the vision and ability to make good passes ( still makes some mistakes of course) and is making timely tackles and interceptions, a nice mix of ability with Allan, Doucoure and Gomes. I think it’s also important to have a local lad in the squad. MikeO, RuffRob, London Blue and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunlopp9987 Posted February 21, 2021 Report Share Posted February 21, 2021 Just watched Tom's story on Instagram, and even though it's very well-known how well he and DCL get along, I'm wondering if their relationship has played a part in both of their successes this season. These two are genuinely best friends, and that extends beyond Goodison and Finch Farm. You can't underestimate how important that is, to have someone like that playing with you day in and day out. Matt, London Blue and markjazzbassist 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevO Posted February 22, 2021 Report Share Posted February 22, 2021 21 hours ago, Btay said: Adding consistency to his game. Think his easily above Gomes in the pecking order. Midfield should be Davies Allan Doucoure I’d have Allan sitting with Davies left and Doucoure right, but I’m with you with those three. Matt and Cornish Steve 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Btay Posted February 22, 2021 Report Share Posted February 22, 2021 10 hours ago, StevO said: I’d have Allan sitting with Davies left and Doucoure right, but I’m with you with those three. Allan doesn’t sit though, he presses and hounds which is his strength. Him and Doucoure cover so much ground especially with someone in behind them shielding the back 4. London Blue 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post RuffRob Posted February 22, 2021 Popular Post Report Share Posted February 22, 2021 Davies improvement has literally been like a new transfer coming it. He has been Toffeetalks MofM in 4 of the last 5 games and he wasn't to shabby against Liverpool either. This is pretty impressive, as most of us would have been happy to see him go out on loan or even bring in a transfer fee!!!! We all love the James pass (which I think will be remembered for many a year), but Davies pass out of our own penalty area and in to Richarlison was pretty tasty but also brave. Given where it was and we where 0:1 up, he would have been forgiven for just booting it up field. No, he put his head up, and saw a pass. There was an element of 'risk' to the pass - but we had plenty of men back so the 'risk' of taking a pass like that was worth it. A few second later we where awarded a penalty and then finished the game off. He had a couple of tough years developing with the chopping and changing of some relatively 'poor' Premiership managers. I now really hope we are seeing the re-birth of Davies. I am confident Ancelotti will be at the helm for a good few seasons now, and I think the stability under one of the best manager in the world bodes very well for Davies. I think in the next season or so he will develop ever growing confidence in 'his' game. Matt, London Blue, Romey 1878 and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hafnia Posted February 22, 2021 Report Share Posted February 22, 2021 Regardless of his potential improvement into a bonafide team member - and not as a cover for a miss firing or can't be arsed misfit.... Davies will be slagged off by some regardless of what he does It's the same with Pickford, Keane, DCL .... Because someone makes a decision that they "are shit" 3 years ago - they can't be fluid with their opinions. Players can improve their games if they have the right mindset. I'm not saying Davies will become a 11km 25kph running machine like Doucoure who can bounce players off the ball or DCL will suddenly start hitting 30 yarders. As long as a player can control a ball, pass a ball and have a good brain they can become a valuable team member. Preferably, I'd like to see players have athleticism. Show me 2 midfields of equal football ability - the athletes will win. Made up for Tom, he's got a great mindset. Similar to Keane, DCL... He's got himself in a great player. Palfy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuffRob Posted February 22, 2021 Report Share Posted February 22, 2021 1 hour ago, Hafnia said: Regardless of his potential improvement into a bonafide team member - and not as a cover for a miss firing or can't be arsed misfit.... Davies will be slagged off by some regardless of what he does It's the same with Pickford, Keane, DCL .... Because someone makes a decision that they "are shit" 3 years ago - they can't be fluid with their opinions. I would like to think that most people are able recognise and appreciate an improvement in both a players quality and consistency when they put the club shirt on - an praise when its due. I would like to think blinkered thinking is very much in the minority. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bailey Posted February 22, 2021 Report Share Posted February 22, 2021 On 20/02/2021 at 20:29, Palfy said: He did it again a couple of times today and won the ball each time, he is one of our most improved and important players this season, can’t begin to imagine where we would be if he wasn’t here for Allans long injury, who else in the team would good enough to do what he’s done. The best one he did in that game was when he missed the ball completely but brought the man down. I think he has played much better than before but his defensive work still leaves a lot to be desired and he gave away the ball in his own half a few times too. Despite that he was still our best midfielder on Saturday but that says more about the performance of the other two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hafnia Posted February 22, 2021 Report Share Posted February 22, 2021 1 hour ago, RuffRob said: I would like to think that most people are able recognise and appreciate an improvement in both a players quality and consistency when they put the club shirt on - an praise when its due. I would like to think blinkered thinking is very much in the minority. Unfortunately not in my experience. Palfy and Matt 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hafnia Posted February 22, 2021 Report Share Posted February 22, 2021 12 minutes ago, Bailey said: The best one he did in that game was when he missed the ball completely but brought the man down. I think he has played much better than before but his defensive work still leaves a lot to be desired and he gave away the ball in his own half a few times too. Despite that he was still our best midfielder on Saturday but that says more about the performance of the other two. His performance on Saturday was as good as anything the other two have done on their best days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bailey Posted February 22, 2021 Report Share Posted February 22, 2021 2 minutes ago, Hafnia said: His performance on Saturday was as good as anything the other two have done on their best days. I don't agree. Doucoure's performance against City was better IMO despite that not being perfect. What exactly made it so good? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hafnia Posted February 22, 2021 Report Share Posted February 22, 2021 Just now, Bailey said: I don't agree. Doucoure's performance against City was better IMO despite that not being perfect. What exactly made it so good? 8 ball recoveries and 5 tackles won. 27 passes at 70% Doucoure made 2 tackles against man city, 33 passes at 69% Palfy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palfy Posted February 22, 2021 Report Share Posted February 22, 2021 1 hour ago, Hafnia said: 8 ball recoveries and 5 tackles won. 27 passes at 70% Doucoure made 2 tackles against man city, 33 passes at 69% I’m happy with that But everyone will see things slightly and in some cases completely different, for me he was the most consistent mid out there and has been the last 3 games. Hafnia 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palfy Posted February 22, 2021 Report Share Posted February 22, 2021 5 hours ago, Hafnia said: Davies will be slagged off by some regardless of what he does It's the same with Pickford, Keane, DCL .... Because someone makes a decision that they "are shit" 3 years ago - they can't be fluid with their opinions. That’s spot on and it infuriates me that it happens, I get we all have our favourites and some players don’t suit our eye, but we need an equal playing field when critiquing players and try to not show double standards where possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete0 Posted February 22, 2021 Report Share Posted February 22, 2021 Ancelotti is doing a cracking job but I'd not credit him for their development. The year before Marco Silva came to the club, Davies and Barry were our best midfield duo, and DCL was our best striker. Silva didn't try and develop any youngsters. Yet fans gave him a good rimming purely because he's not fat Sam, put trust in his decisions and turned on our young players. Ferguson put his trust in them before Ancelotti come in. Even fat Sam did. Koeman too. Main thing Ancelotti has done for Dom is tell him to stay around the six yard box, hardly rocket science. For Davies, he's done the same as the previous managers only bringing him in through injury. First 13 games this season he only played once, Brighton game that Allan missed through injury. Then only came into the fold properly following Allan's injury. Although it does look like Ancelotti has got the balls to keep him in rather than drop him for a senior player. Davies positioning and passing have always been top notch, his main issue has been the players next to him. He looked like he had the world at his feet next to Barry, and is now shining next to Doucoure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuffRob Posted February 22, 2021 Report Share Posted February 22, 2021 Is anybody going to have a perfect match? - Its easy very to nit pick at individual incidents whether it be good or bad moments. Also have to remember that in the Premiership week in week out you are playing quality opposition players, the simply truth is they are going to get the better of you on some occasions. Personally, I love nothing more that eating my words when a player I may have criticized in the past starts putting in performances (especially if they are regular) that are worthy of the blue shirt. It's great when I am proved wrong!!! The fact that Davies has been voted as MotM in 4 of the last 5 games by our learned selves as a collective, tells me the vast majority of us think he's generally been our most inform player over this past month - so he fully deserves the plaudits that go with it. Romey 1878, MikeO and Wiggytop 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornish Steve Posted February 22, 2021 Report Share Posted February 22, 2021 On 20/02/2021 at 15:28, London Blue said: He has become our lynch pin in midfield, so made up for him. Alan will have to work hard to get his place back. Allan will have no problem. It's Andre Gomes and Gylfi Sigurdsson who should be concerned about a starting spot. pete0, Btay and Wiggytop 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palfy Posted February 22, 2021 Report Share Posted February 22, 2021 3 minutes ago, RuffRob said: Is anybody going to have a perfect match? - Its easy very to nit pick at individual incidents whether it be good or bad moments. Also have to remember that in the Premiership week in week out you are playing quality opposition players, the simply truth is they are going to get the better of you on some occasions. Personally, I love nothing more that eating my words when a player I may have criticized in the past starts putting in performances (especially if they are regular) that are worthy of the blue shirt. It's great when I am proved wrong!!! The fact that Davies has been voted as MotM in 4 of the last 5 games by our learned selves as a collective, tells me the vast majority of us think he's generally been our most inform player over this past month - so he fully deserves the plaudits that go with it. There’s nothing wrong with criticism as long as it is justified and based on what you witnessed, but I agree with you that we should be able to praise players for playing well even if we have criticised them on numerous occasions in the past, I wouldn’t say it’s eating your words Rob if at the time you gave an honest opinion, but what you have shown is that you haven’t allowed that to completely cloud your judgment and are prepared to forget that and acknowledge and praise when they have played well. Romey 1878, pete0 and Wiggytop 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiggytop Posted February 22, 2021 Report Share Posted February 22, 2021 1 hour ago, Palfy said: There’s nothing wrong with criticism as long as it is justified and based on what you witnessed, but I agree with you that we should be able to praise players for playing well even if we have criticised them on numerous occasions in the past, I wouldn’t say it’s eating your words Rob if at the time you gave an honest opinion, but what you have shown is that you haven’t allowed that to completely cloud your judgment and are prepared to forget that and acknowledge and praise when they have played well. I’ve just given praise to big Mick Keane on his thread, used to cringe when his name came of the team sheet a couple of seasons ago, not now. Palfy and Btay 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted March 1, 2021 Report Share Posted March 1, 2021 https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11661/12229774/everton-midfielder-tom-davies-shining-in-deeper-role-for-carlo-ancelotti London Blue and StevO 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted March 2, 2021 Report Share Posted March 2, 2021 I'm going to type something now that I never thought I would... I think we really missed Tom Davies tonight. There, I've said it! StevO, DownUnderToff and Btay 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Btay Posted March 2, 2021 Report Share Posted March 2, 2021 4 hours ago, Romey 1878 said: I'm going to type something now that I never thought I would... I think we really missed Tom Davies tonight. There, I've said it! I think if he comes in for Gomes & James in for Gylfi - that’s just about our strongest 11 StevO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted March 2, 2021 Report Share Posted March 2, 2021 5 hours ago, Btay said: I think if he comes in for Gomes & James in for Gylfi - that’s just about our strongest 11 I think a fully firing Gomes (he looked to be getting there until he missed a game with a niggle and has regressed again) plays ahead of him in a lot of games but I would think they'll probably rotate. Definitely agree on James ahead of Gyfli though. StevO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hafnia Posted March 2, 2021 Report Share Posted March 2, 2021 Be interesting to see him alongside Allan. Allan if his English is good enough will bring him on.... Allan Doucoure and Davies potentially our best 3. Wow that's actually a bonafide comment. Well done Tom. StevO and Btay 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Btay Posted March 2, 2021 Report Share Posted March 2, 2021 21 minutes ago, Romey 1878 said: I think a fully firing Gomes (he looked to be getting there until he missed a game with a niggle and has regressed again) plays ahead of him in a lot of games but I would think they'll probably rotate. Definitely agree on James ahead of Gyfli though. Big Gomes fan but I’ve been ultimately disappointed by him this year. On potential ability and talent I think he rates the highest of our midfielders. No issues with Gomes in the squad but we really need him to recapture that form in which he single handedly controlled the midfield. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted March 2, 2021 Report Share Posted March 2, 2021 35 minutes ago, Btay said: Big Gomes fan but I’ve been ultimately disappointed by him this year. On potential ability and talent I think he rates the highest of our midfielders. No issues with Gomes in the squad but we really need him to recapture that form in which he single handedly controlled the midfield. I don't think there'll be an Everton fan that isn't disappointed with him this year. And your second point is why I said a fully firing Gomes is ahead of Davies in most games. Matt and Btay 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
London Blue Posted March 2, 2021 Report Share Posted March 2, 2021 His recent performances have been very good, hopefully back to top form. Was one of, if not our best player yesterday. Shukes 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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