- Mar 7, 2005
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Given all the speculation surrounding next year's formations I wanted to have a slightly different look at our team. It's simple really, what sort of team do we have when we have the ball and how does it compare to our team when we don't?
IMO, we're up there with the best in the land when we have the ball, not many can match us in terms of players who can do something, who can create and score goals when in possession, from Bale and Hutton, through to the likes of Thudd, Modric, Keane, Berba, Lennon, Dos Santos et al, we have a supreme ball playing side, we're balanced and we can score goals.
However, the league and CL places are secured by the kind of team you have without the ball, the top four are a prime example, but for the purposes of this Everton does as a model. Limited with the ball (but not as limited as sometimes made out), they are superb without and it's no surprise that they did so comparatively well last season. On the other hand, we're pretty weak without, maybe not even top half. Woodgate, Hutton, JJ, DZ and Malbranque are our main players here and even without going into detailed analysis you can see the weakness straight away.
Anyway, what do people think and what, if it's needed, is the solution...?
IMO, we're up there with the best in the land when we have the ball, not many can match us in terms of players who can do something, who can create and score goals when in possession, from Bale and Hutton, through to the likes of Thudd, Modric, Keane, Berba, Lennon, Dos Santos et al, we have a supreme ball playing side, we're balanced and we can score goals.
However, the league and CL places are secured by the kind of team you have without the ball, the top four are a prime example, but for the purposes of this Everton does as a model. Limited with the ball (but not as limited as sometimes made out), they are superb without and it's no surprise that they did so comparatively well last season. On the other hand, we're pretty weak without, maybe not even top half. Woodgate, Hutton, JJ, DZ and Malbranque are our main players here and even without going into detailed analysis you can see the weakness straight away.
Anyway, what do people think and what, if it's needed, is the solution...?