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Ukraine leg holds no fear for Jagielka
The skipper is under no illusions about the threat posed by the Ukrainian league leaders but he doesn't agree with the view of some commentators that the Blues will need to take a first-leg lead when they travel to the away game in 9 days' time.
Everton have already recorded impressive away wins in Wolfsburg and Young Boys in the Europa League this season and that, combined with Jagielka's own experiences of the Uefa Cup trip to Kharkiv in 2007 and of playing in Ukraine's National Stadium for England, makes him confident that the team can get a result if needed in the second leg.
“We know we can go out and beat anyone on our day, so it is how we manage the tie," he says in the Liverpool Echo. “I can't see us going out to play for a 0-0 on Thursday but at the same time we've got to be careful we don't end up in a 5-4 game, or something. There's plenty to think about but we've played pretty well in Europe so far and hopefully we can continue.
“[Metalist] Kharkiv was a really difficult tie and at home we probably could've put it to bed.
“But I've been to Kiev's stadium and when we played in the Euros we played in Ukraine. It is going to be a tough tie but we need to concentrate on the first one, do a professional job and hopefully tee ourselves up well.
“But there isn't a thought process that we need to have the tie pretty much won at home.”
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2 Posted 10/03/2015 at 18:51:26
3 Posted 10/03/2015 at 19:16:28
And I am beginning to wonder whether RM delusions are catching, with this 'We can beat anyone on our day' kind of statement.
Last season, I would have agreed, but this season, enough said.
We need a very big lead to take to Ukraine, especially if Taliban Tim is in goal.
Hoping for the best anyway. As fans, we are due a fantastic result. Let us hope we get one!
4 Posted 10/03/2015 at 19:30:13
5 Posted 10/03/2015 at 19:35:57
6 Posted 10/03/2015 at 19:44:17
7 Posted 10/03/2015 at 19:50:46
Having the whole tie won on Thursday is different to winning on Thursday.
8 Posted 10/03/2015 at 19:59:03
"MARRIED BISHOP IN MODEL SENSATION!!"
'Mr Eric Bishop, a local Airfix model enthusiast, yesterday won 4th prize at the Woolton fete for his Flying Fortress'
9 Posted 10/03/2015 at 19:49:26
10 Posted 10/03/2015 at 20:21:06
11 Posted 10/03/2015 at 20:26:57
By all means, do all your tedious media interviews, but actions speak much louder than words. Just get the job done on the pitch and give us something positive to cheer from this dreadful season.
12 Posted 10/03/2015 at 20:53:03
13 Posted 10/03/2015 at 21:35:03
We could very realistically draw at home and win the tie in Ukraine. Stop finding ways to pick where there aren't any.
I'm really starting to worry about the comments I see on these threads. We need to get behind the team, not criticise them at every turn. Otherwise we'll become the next Newcastle.
14 Posted 10/03/2015 at 23:51:38
Personally I hope we win the first leg, even though it prolongs the agony of RM still at the helm. Good luck to anyone going to the game, get behind the team, think positive, and enjoy another emphatic win.
15 Posted 11/03/2015 at 01:58:23
16 Posted 11/03/2015 at 12:03:42
As has already been said, do the business on the field. Not just on Thursday, more importantly at the weekend.....
17 Posted 11/03/2015 at 12:26:14
18 Posted 11/03/2015 at 12:31:48
How many criticising every utterance issued by the club and its employees would be equally outraged if they imposed a blanket media ban and ’shut the feck up’ as some have demanded?
Clubs, managers and players have a contractual obligation to speak to the media. Whilst I seek out and like to read statements and stories related to and emanating from Everton, I don’t give too much weight or try to over speculate or contrive deep conspracy theories to such utterances.
Any one looking for stirring Churchillian or Abe Lincoln like rhetoric from almost anyone and everyone working in professional footballer are more likely to see a telling, incisive forward pass from Everton’s static midfield first.
That said, Joe Royle coined a nice phrase now and then:
"Cry havoc! Let slip the dogs of war!"
Or... am I confusing him with Shakespeare’s Julius Cesar..?
19 Posted 11/03/2015 at 17:09:51
20 Posted 11/03/2015 at 17:16:26
21 Posted 11/03/2015 at 18:24:59
Undoubtedly their best 2 attacking players, so it would be a big plus if they missed either/both games...
22 Posted 11/03/2015 at 19:30:08
23 Posted 11/03/2015 at 22:25:22
24 Posted 12/03/2015 at 02:25:16
25 Posted 12/03/2015 at 16:42:12
"Cry ’God for Harry, England, and Saint George!’
"Cry ’Havoc!’, and let slip the dogs of war" is definitely from Julius Cesar (Act 3, Scene 1, line 273), part of Mark Anthony’s promise to the corpse of Julius Cesar after being assassinated.
I studied and performed in the play at school and even today, more than 40 years on, I can still quote whole chunks of it.
26 Posted 12/03/2015 at 17:44:41
In Europe there’s nothing so becomes a man
As modest stillness and humility;
But when the blast of relegation blows in our ears,
Then imitate the action of the tiger.
Stiffen the sinews, summon up the blood,
Disguise fair nature with hard-favour’d rage;
Then lend the eye a terrible aspect;
27 Posted 12/03/2015 at 17:55:50
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