toffee balls
Well-Known Member
Yep.
Drop Yaya and give Silva the no 10 as well as the armband would be a bloody good start.
Drop Yaya and give Silva the no 10 as well as the armband would be a bloody good start.
Going against the grain here it seems but I've been somewhat impressed with Delph in the limited time he has had on the pitch. Breaks up play, works back and tries to get into the box whenever he can. Yes he isn't the most accomplished player but we have (in theory) enough of these in the team already to make a difference. The first half last night, Everton didn't really cause us much issues until the last 5 mins apart from Lukaku getting in behind Mangala. Coleman and Delefeou didn't trouble us too much, not as much as I thought they would have. The second half was completely different with them getting at Clichy evertime they came forward. IMO Delph being on the pitch nullified their attacking threat to an extent. I think Delph is the sort of player we need in the middle of the pitch to balance out the more attacking players we have.
He has zero vision, makes Fernando's passing seem adventerous and a touch to make Bony's look like Messi. When Walcott runs about he's labelled a headless chicken, forever and always but ones on here, but when Delph does it it's energy and passion and he's "applying himself".
Fernando, who many deride (with fair reason) was hailed as the cornerstone to a brick wall when he joined; "Fernando and Dinho infront of the back four, wow good luck everybody else"... Yeah, no. The same happened with Delph's signing and still is, blue tinted specs out the wazoo.
I thought he played well last night. Broke up the play, played simple passes, pretty much everything you'd want him to do.delphs barely played for us and its only his first season and your already writing him off ? he's been decent, not world class, but thats to be expected.
I thought he played well last night. Broke up the play, played simple passes, pretty much everything you'd want him to do.
This isn't his first season in this league.delphs barely played for us and its only his first season and your already writing him off ? he's been decent, not world class, but thats to be expected.