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Usual standards of reporting from the Independent today: http://www.independent.ie/sport/socc...-35228975.html
McCarthy has made three starts this season, including Everton's two opening league fixtures. If everyone could reply to the linked article with this, that would be great
That's really atrocious stuff. They were speculating the other day whether or not Rooney would partner (the suspended!) Ibrahimovic up front against Arsenal.
He was pretty poor today although he did some good tracking and made one lovely cross field pass. Crowd seemed to get on his back for any mistake he made so maybe that clouded my analysis
Coleman's late goal made made it look better for him, a defeat would not have been good for him on his return, but it still effectively 2 points dropped.
Typical McCarthy. "Injured" for the international but miraculously recovers for the next league game :rolleyes:
Praise the Lord.
Meanwhile Ronald assumes the role of the supreme benefactor, the one who alone decides whether James will travel or not travel to Dublin in March.
Rules around intl call-ups which totally favour the country, don't matter a jot to a guy as elevated as Ronald.
His latest quote
"They are defending the Irish national team and I'm defending Everton. The next international break is in March. It's time enough to focus on the Premier League and in March we will see how the Irish national team is."
The nonsense continues.
McCarthy unnamed in the squad this afternoon after Koeman made his point last week.
Talk of a loan move to Celtic.
Suffered a recurrence of a hamstring problem: http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport...rtons-12238543
I retract my previous comment but remain wary of Koeman.
I hope he isn't going to be one of those unlucky players who spends his life drifting from one injury to another (cf. Andy Turner).Quote:
Originally Posted by tetsujin1979
Koeman continues to be belligerent about McCarthy.
http://www.independent.ie/sport/socc...-35264703.html
If this is him throwing his toys out of the pram because he wasn't allowed to sign Sissoko, you have to laugh, because Sissoko has been rubbish for Tottenham by all accounts.
I thought I knew what belligerent meant but now I'm not sure.
On the bench today against United
Back in the starting XI today against Watford, Coleman at right full too
Interesting as Gueye and Barry also started. The LiveScore app suggests that McCarthy is playing the number ten role, or at least further forward than the other two but I haven't seen any of it myself. They've just gone 2-1 behind though.
Playing well tonight against Arsenal. Lennon could have squared it to him after he occupied a good position unmarked, but rather chose to go it alone and blasted it into the stands.
Can't say he's going missing anyway. He's winning tackles, showing good touches and getting into good positions.
He's not the worst of them, but they're losing again so the pressure cooker atmosphere will continue unabated.
Edit: Just laid one on for Lukaku.
I thought he started nervously, which wasn't surprising seeing as his (counter productive) supporters get on his back any time he takes the safer option, even when it's obviously the better course of action. Everton seemed to lose their inhibitions after going behind and just started tearing into it, which suits McCarthy's game down to the ground. He's muscled into a nice few tackles and has picked up a booking. Good old fashioned match now though which Arsenal don't exactly relish. Coleman equalised with a nice header after drifting inside to meet a Baines cross just before half time.
did he drift? BBC said he ghosted. Not sure which to believe...Quote:
Originally Posted by DeLorean
Neither really, he was just standing in the middle of the box waiting for the cross. :)
Good run by McCarthy for the goal making Coleman's job easier.
Coleman was like mustard today.
Once a year you do deliver, Tricky.
Bit like Santa really.:)
Koeman gave McCarthy a nice little embrace when he took him off in injury time as well. I've a feeling he was just afraid of McCarthy picking up a second yellow and missing the Merseyside derby on Monday, as Jagielka did moments later. Obviously he was just wasting a few seconds as well but a defensive midfielder wouldn't normally be the guy you'd choose to replace in that situation. It was a badly need outing for McCarthy anyway and great that they got such a positive result.
I think it's safe enough to assume that Koeman does rate him to a certain extent at least. Koeman mentioned in his interview afterwards as well that he was frustrated with Everton's apprehensive approach in the opening twenty minutes, that they were nervous and passing the ball backwards instead of forwards and that they have to learn from the results their more positive play brought thereafter. Hopefully it works out for McCarthy under him as he could be just the man to drag him out of his shell a bit.
Great to get such a positive result my ar$e :)
"drag him out of his shell a bit". Mr. Trapattoni's description still rings true: "a little shy".
Not too encouraging that Everton and Man Utd have been in contact over a potential deal for Schneiderlin.
Replaced by Gareth Barry at half time in the Merseyside derby. He seemed to tweak his hamstring near the end of the first half and was receiving treatment. Was playing pretty well too.
Everton were putrid in the second half without him and deserved every bit of that sucker punch.
You don't sound too grieved by that result on behalf of our Irish lads at Everton?Quote:
Originally Posted by DeLorean
The football quality was poor, double expresso, hyperactive, adhd stuff.
God be with the glorious golden days when players had skill and time on the ball to display their repertoire of tricks. Now it's all helter skelter, run-around-a-lot.
One day we'll look back on the Roberto Martinez era with fondness.Quote:
Originally Posted by geysir
In fairness McCarthy goin off changed the game. Pool got lallana onto a lot more ball and Barry just couldn't cover the ground that McCarthy does. McCarthy was far crisper in his passing in first half than Everton were in second
I was hoping they'd hold out as I've no great love for Liverpool but they got what they deserved for their lack of ambition in the second half, they seemed to settle for restricting Liverpool alone from an early stage. The circumstances of the game didn't help with two enforced substitutions but they still had enough decent players to carry more of a threat than they did.Quote:
Originally Posted by geysir
As commendable as it was showing faith in that young winger also, it never seemed likely to have the desired effect. I thought Mirallas would have been the obvious option in the circumstances and would have probably withdrawn Lennon instead of Valencia, who was just starting to show some signs that he might do something.
The match against Arsenal last week was helter skelter stuff as well but much more enjoyable, less disjointed anyway.
Koeman mentioned the good job that McCarthy had been doing in the first half in his post match interview, so it's been a positive few days for him at least (outside of yet another injury obviously).
There must be an international break coming up.
Didn't see the game but along with Coleman, gets the highest rating (8) from the Daily Telegraph for an Everton player. These injuries he constantly picks up are worrying though.
Played well got through the miles and put the tackles in.
Koeman still moaning about Ireland playing McCarthy in the two games and yet says he was fully fit for the Arsenal game https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2016...erton-without/
A hint that it's all our fault and then a contradiction in the next sentence.
Everton have agreed a fee with Man Utd for Schneiderlin per Sky sources.
According to the Liverpool Echo, Everton will only sell McCarthy permanently in this window.
Hopefully to Man Utd.... Just kidding.
Another on same theme
http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/2892/...s-for-mccarthy
"sell McCarthy permanently" permanantly confused me as I have never know a non-permanent sale, mind you I am not a solicitor.