Season 2011-12 Fan Articles

Everton Myths

By Luke   O'Farrell  ::  16/02/2012   42 Comments (»Last) Football is all about opinions and differing points of view. Although sometimes, we all hear things that we can?t quite believe.

This is my list of ?Everton Myths? ? things I?ve heard, at the game or elsewhere, that I just can?t get my head around. Some of them seem ridiculous and others just drive me crazy, as they?re so unbelievably wrong.

I've added the page to my Everton blog, so feel free to add more of your own in the comment box or leave me a message on Twitter: @lukeofarrell

Diniyar Bilyaletdinov?s work rate wasn?t good enough

Phil Jagielka is good on the ball

Phil Jagielka is fast

Magaye Gueye has electrifying pace

Seamus Coleman is a midfielder

Mikel Arteta only ever passed sideways

Tim Cahill can play in a four man midfield

Marouane Fellaini doesn?t try hard enough

Phil Neville can give cover at left back

Marouane Fellaini isn?t a good player

Phil Neville can do a job in midfield

Diniyar Bilyaletdinov is a left winger

Royston Drenthe is a left winger

Magaye Gueye is a left winger

Louis Saha worked hard

Marouane Fellaini isn?t our best central midfielder

John Heitinga isn?t a good defender

John Heitinga is a good holding midfielder

We have versatile players

Steven Pienaar didn?t put any effort in, once his contract began to expire

Mikel Arteta?s heart wasn?t in it, after he signed his big contract

Sylvain Distin isn?t good in the air

Sylvain Distin isn?t fast

Ross Barkley is developing as a player, when he doesn?t make the squad / sits on the bench

Playing 4 ? 4 ? 2 will make us a better team

4 ? 5 ? 1 is negative

Bringing everyone back at corners is a good thing

Hitting an aimless long ball forward, from the kick off, is a good thing

Tim Cahill is a centre forward

Darron Gibson can?t pass

Playing defenders in midfield makes us harder to beat

Playing defenders in midfield can be a good thing

Playing for a draw is a good tactic, away from home

Andy Johnson was a good finisher

Louis Saha was good in the air

Selling Mikel Arteta on deadline day was a good decision

Not selling Phil Jagielka for £12 million was a great piece of business

Selling, and not replacing, our most creative midfielder made good business sense

Selling Yakubu and Jermaine Beckford was okay, because we still had Louis Saha

Selling a creative midfielder for £10 million, and turning down £12 million for a defender, made us a better team

Contributions from other fans

Ross Barkley isn?t ready for first team football

Phil Neville has to play, because he is the only one who can lead the team

We need to play more long balls, we aren?t direct enough

Seamus Coleman is a good dribbler

Jack Rodwell is our best midfielder

Li Tie was the Chinese David Beckham

Victor Anichebe is our worst player

Tony Hibbert can?t cross

Duncan Ferguson was lazy

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