Team GB selection policies confirmed…do you agree with the criteria?

 

By Tony Alvarez

It was announced yesterday that no player that is selected for the Euro 2012 championships will be selected for the London Olympics due to fatigue and also to keep relations strong between the clubs and the Football Association.

Of course initially this only effects English players as none of the other home nations qualified for Euro 2012, however there is still some disagreement whether players from other nations will play and the FA has contacted players to see if they would like to be considered for selection.

It is thought that Welsh players Gareth Bale and Aaron Ramsey of Tottenham and Arsenal respectively are both interested in being part of the tournament next summer.

The squad will consist of 18 men 15 of which must be under 23 and the other 3 can be of any age.

The manager of the GB men’s squad Stuart Pearce said about today’s announcement “It’s a sensible football decision when you consider the demands on players, and it now leaves no room for doubt for players and their clubs about next summer and the two major tournaments”

Although it will come as a relief to many managers and fans who primarily focus on club Football it will mean that the team GB side will be a lot weaker than initially thought, players such as Chris Smalling, Jack Wilshere, and Phil Jones to name just a few look likely to be selected for the Euro 2012 squad fitness permitting meaning they will not be in consideration for London 2012.

It had originally been thought before yesterdays announcement that no player would be made unavailable for selection and that players were likely to compete in both competitions much to the dismay of managers throughout the Premier League.

I personally think the decision is a great decision for the game inEnglandwhere many fans are proud in calling their league the best on earth. For me it is also a sensible decision and should mean there is a good balance between the standard of the Team GB squad and the Barclays Premier League.

It will also please managers such as Alex Ferguson and Arsene Wenger who could of lost stars such as Wayne Rooney and Jack Wilshere. However it will not all be joy for Wenger who could lose Ramsey until September should team GB progress through the tournament.

What are your thoughts? Is the decision to not select players for both tournaments the correct one? Will the decision help to raise the level of the Premier League? Will Team GB still have a chance of Olympic gold without the players who go to Euro 2012

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How will Arsenals late transfers shape their season?

By Tony Alvarez

Following Arsenals frankly embarresing 8-2 drubbing at Old Trafford theNorth Londonclubs manager was forced into the transfer market to appease the clubs fans, the media and if reports are true the club board.

After the defeat at the hands of the Champions manager Arsene Wenger completed the signings of no less than 5 players.

Arsenals first signing was that of Korean striker Chu Young Park from French club Monaco, this signing was met with shock by many fans as not only was he realitvily unheard of and the clubs need seemed to be at the back rather than upfront but more that the Korean would have to complete national service in his home land by the age of 28, he is 26 so if everything goes as expected Park will only be at the Emirates for 2 seasons.

Wenger also added two midfielders with Premier League experience to his squad;Chelsea’s Yossi Benayoun came in on loan and Spaniard Mikel Arteta came in from Everton. Many believe that Wenger signing two midfielders was reaction to the news that Jack Wilshere will be out for at least two months.

The area that thrilled Arsenal fans most was Arsenals strengthening of their back line, highly respected and experienced German centre back Per Mertesacker and also addressed the issue they have at left back by signing Brazilian international Andre Santos from Turkish side Fenerbahce. Although injuries are never welcome this has made the news that commanding centre back Thomas Vermaelen has had an ankle operation that bit easier to take.

Arsenals first fixture since the mauling at Old Trafford is on Saturday at home to newly promoted Swansea, this is not a nice fixture in my opinion, if Arsenal win 3-0 people will say “it was only Swansea its expected” if Arsenal struggle to a victory then people will say “Arsenal are finished as a big side” and if the club lose then everyone will be calling for the head of manager Arsene Wenger.

I don’t think the current signings will change the formation he has been using in the last couple of seasons and on Saturday I expect the line up to be as follows:

Szczesny

Sagna     Koscienly  Mertesacker Santos

Frimpong

Ramsey     Arteta

Walcott                                     Arshavin

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Of course the above team is still hampered by suspensions to Alex Song who at full strength would come in for Frimpong and Gervinho who in my opinion would take the place of Arshavin on the left.

I expect Arsenal to win on Saturday I don’t think it will be as easy as many predict;Swanseawill look to make it as difficult as possible and frustrate the Arsenal players and fans.

Although the line up above, even if you include the suspended players and the injuries to Jack Wilshere and Thomas Vermaelen is still clearly weaker than last term, however I honestly believe this side can still challenge for the top four.

After the late failings last term many Arsenal fans would be hoping for a side ready to challenge for the title and the honest truth is that they do not have a squad capable of doing that but I guess we will have to wait and see.

What are your thoughts? Is Champions League a realistic goal for Arsenal? Will Wenger be Arsenal manager for much longer? Is the team above strong enough to compete in the League and Champions League? Leave a comment and let us know your thoughts.

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Will England turn to youth in Bulgaria?

By Laurie Fitzgerald

This week sees the resumption of the Euro 2012 qualifiers, and the next few days will prove to be a crucial stage for Fabio Capello and England.

The Three Lions travel to Sofia to take on Bulgaria tomorrow evening, followed by Wales’ visit to Wembley on Tuesday.

England sit at the top of Group G only on goal difference from surprise package Montenegro following a disappointing 2-2 draw at home to Switzerland in their last qualifying match back in May.

Capello has had some injury concerns to overcome to regulars such as Rio Ferdinand, Steven Gerrard and Jack Wilshere.

It has seen the Italian adopt a more youhtful approach with his squad selection for the upcoming games, in particular with the call-up’s for Manchester United trio Tom Cleverley, Phil Jones and Chris Smalling.

All three have played a big part in United’s storming start to the Premier League season, and the rise in particular of 21 year-old Cleverley has been hugely impressive.

The Old Trafford academy graduate made great strides on loan at Wigan Athletic last season and has fully grasped his opportunity in Sir Alex Ferguson‘s starting line-up.

His remarkable rise may still continue due to the absence of both Gerrard and Wilshere.

Capello has adopted a 4-3-3 formation since the start of qualification, with Scott Parker and Frank Lampard likely to fill two of the three roles in the heart of the side.

However, the final place in that midfield is up for grabs and Cleverley will feel that he is well in contention alongside the likes of Manchester City duo Gareth Barry and James Milner.

The heart of defence is another area of discussion, with the main question being who will partner skipper John Terry at centre-half.

Even at the tender age of 19, Jones will feel that he has already proved he can step up in the absence of Ferdinand having done so at club level.

Jones will compete along with 21 year-old Smalling to partner Terry in the Vasil Levski National stadium, although Joleon Lescott and Phil Jagielka’s experience makes them the frontrunners.

No such problems exist with England’s attacking options, with the likes of the in-form Ashley Young, Wayne Rooney and Theo Walcott set to feature prominently.

England had no problem 12 months ago when they saw off the Bulgarians 4-0 thanks to a Jermain Defoe hat-trick.

This time it may be youth that will play a big role in helping England take a big step to qualifying for Poland & Ukraine next summer.

So what do you think? Will Capello go with a more youthful approach to his starting line-up against Bulgaria? How will England fare in Sofia? Leave a comment and let us know what you think.

Summer review part 3: England disappoint again in a European tournament

By Tony Alvarez

Although we have had a few movements in the transfer market as well as managers leaving jobs, searching and finding new jobs in the last week I want to look at some on the pitch action and more specificallyEngland’s failed under 21 campaign.

I’m sure many of you would of seen or at least heard that Stuart Pearce’s side crashed out of the tournament after losing 2-1 to theCzechRepublicwhen nothing but a victory was enough for the young lions.

There was of course some positive’s form this tournament however there were many more negative’s.

I’ll start with the positives of which there are not too many, Phil Jones was a colossus at the back through out the tournament and Smalling showed potential if not a bit too much confidence. Kyle Walker looked promising going forward but questions will be asked of his defence ability, not that they were found wanting they were just not tested. Frank Fielding was impressive in goal and showed signs that he could have a real future in andEnglandshirt.

Much of the rest were a shambles and it was not always the specific players fault. Jordan Henderson was nothing short of awful I am not attacking him as I rate him as a player, he is coming back off his first full season and could of done with the summer off, his performances proved that Jack Wilshere was correct to omit himself from the squad.

In the first two fixtures Mancienne was completely lost in midfield again not his fault he is a Defender and was asked to play as a holding midfielder, many players can make this conversion if they are simply there to break up play but this wasn’t the case, as well as breaking up play it looked like Mancienne was expecting to play the “quarterback” role, decent defender he is, cultured passer he certainly isn’t.

The pure absence of Marc Albrighton completely puzzled me too, he was left out with both Tom Cleverly and Henri Lansbury picked ahead of him, club form tells you things should be different Albrighton was a key figure in a mid table Premier League side, Cleverly was a big part of a Wigan side that scrapped to survival yet did not set the world alight with his goals and assists return. Lansbury was not a guaranteed starter forNorwichso how did the one that performed best for his club side and the only winger amongst the three only get the last 10 minutes of the tournament.

Another problem I have is that Sturridge was deployed on the right of the front three despite being left footed and the form striker of the squad. Welbeck is a good player but his goal return leaves a lot to be desired whilst Sturridge was arguably the form striker in the Premier League from January onwards.

The main problem above all of the above was the system England often deployed the long ball as they had no creativity in the middle, the front three consisted of Welbeck, Sturridge and Rose or Sinclair none of whom are target men. It is clear that plan A was to play the ball through the middle but with our lack of creativity plan B (hit it long) was used on many occasions, surely the height and strength Connor Wickham should have been utilised.

Many will blame the players for not being up to the required level, personally I blame the flawed management of Stuart Pearce there was no change to circumstances, he put what he felt were the 11 best players on the pitch regardless of system, Sturridge and Welbeck whilst being England’s two best forwards were not the “Horses for courses” England needed.

 What do you think? Who is to blame for England’s poor showing? Does Pearce have the managerial know how to be in the England dugout? Is he being employed for his passion alone? Leave a comment and let us know your thoughts

Is Wilshere’s inclusion in the under 21 squad the correct decision?

By Tony Alvarez

Many of you whom keep up with sports news will kn

ow that yesterday the provisional squad for the under 21 European championships was chosen and included some full internationals such as Andy Carroll, Jordan Henderson and despite much debate Jack Wilshere.

I will start off by saying the views in this article are in response to those posted by a drive time radio station with in my opinion two of the most biased and unknowledgeable presenters in the media, I will not name this station or the presenters because who knows one day I could find myself in their offices.

The debate is centered around the fact that Arsene Wenger said he would not stop his teenage prodigy being part of the squad should he be selected but he would of preferred Wilshire to of been given the summer off as he has played in what essentially is his debut full season and he did not want fatigue to be a factor in the midfielders development.

The lead presenter on the radio show in question in response to Wenger’s comments about fatigue that Arsenal should use Wilshere less as their season is over in terms of honours he also continued to say Wilshere is at more risk of being fatigued due to the amount of games he ahs played in an Arsenal shirt which is down to a lack of quality in the Arsenal squad which means Wilshere is having to play above his age group.

I have two problems with this statement the main one being that the club pay his wages so can use him how they feel best there is also very few people in football who can question the way Wenger develops young talent, so its comical that this radio presenter has done so.

Another thing the presenter called into question was Wenger’s statement that Wilshere would certainly miss England’s friendly in August and possibly the qualifier in September as Wenger would treat Wilshere the same as the rest of his players and give them 4-6 weeks off in the summer.

Both of the radio “experts” questioned this saying who needs 4-6 weeks up give him 2 and he will be fine, to the best of my knowledge FIFA laws state that a player must be given at least 4 weeks break in the summer rather than accusing Wenger of provoking a club vs country row they should learn the rules and give fair impartial comment.

Another factor that needs to be considered is that Fabio Capello has made it quite clear that for the rest of his time in the hot seat he is going to build the side around Jack Wilshere, which means a fully fit Wilshere will be vital should England qualify for Euro 2012, many fans will know first hand from watching their sides first hand will know that a full pre season often brings a player on leaps and bounds look at Nasri and Nani in this current season for proof of that, so if England are expecting Wilshere to be firing in summer 2012 despite having barely any rest since 2010 the nation could be in for a massive disappointment.

For what its worth I think the player should decide whether they go to the tournament or not, Wilshere has made it clear he wants to go and play so he should be allowed to do so, its brilliant to have a player who is proud to wear the England shirt rather than years of pre madonna’s who pull out of an international at every opportunity unless it’s a vital tie where they can be a headline maker or it’s a glamour tie.

However, its not just my Arsenal biased but I don’t think Wenger has done any wrong he would of preferred to give possibly the future of his club a rest but if he is so selected Wilshere would be sent with Wenger’s blessings, however the attack received from the radio station for simply looking out for his player was in my view scandalous.

What are your thoughts? Should Wilshere be in the squad for the under 21 Europeans? Is the radio station correct to question the way Wenger deals with his players? Are you as sick of clueless “pundits” across all formats of the media as I am?

Leave a comment and let us know your thoughts

Who is the young player of the year?

Jack Wilshere has come of age for the Gunners this season

By Laurie Fitzgerald

With the awards season coming up, the focus turns to which players deserve the acclaim and recognition for their efforts throughout what has been an engrossing campaign.

Over the next few days we are going to be looking at what players should be commended in four different categories; best player, most underrated, best young player and best signing of the season.

Today, having looked at the contenders for best player and most underrated, we will study those who should be in with a chance for best young player:

Jack Wilshere – There have been high hopes for a couple of years over the Arsenal midfielder, but this has been the season where the 19 year-old has come of age. After impressing in the second half of last season with Bolton, Wilshere went back to the Emirates in the summer and hasn’t looked back since. His composure on the ball, finding a killer pass and developing space with such ease, has cemented his place in the Arsenal midfield alongside Cesc Fabregas and Alex Song. Not only that, but Wilshere has become a regular in the England side even at this tender age. A superstar in the making.

Gareth Bale – Talking of getting the footballing world raving about you at the start of your career, 21 year-old Bale has had an unforgettable 18 months. At the beginning of 2010, the Welsh left-winger couldn’t get into the Tottenham side. But he ended up having a terrific second half to the season, helping Harry Redknapp’s side secure a Champions League place. Not resting on his laurels, he’s carried on where he left off this season. A number of rampaging displays, as well as 12 goals and 3 assists to his name, have made Bale one of the most feared wingers in Europe. His highlight was that famous demolition of the world’s best right-back Maicon in Tottenham’s 3-1 win over Champions League holders Inter Milan at White Hart Lane. 

Jordan Henderson – As the likes of Steven Gerrard, Frank Lampard and Gareth Barry the wrong side of 30, the need for flourishing young midfield talents is growing. With Wilshere coming to the fore, 20 year-old Henderson has shown not all future hopes rest on the Arsenal midfielder. The local lad was instrumental in the Black Cats’ excellent start, typified by his mature display in their 3-0 win away at champions Chelsea. While Steve Bruce’s side have found it tougher going since the turn of the year, Henderson has still been a shining light this term, and got his reward when he was given his first cap for England in a home friendly against France in November.

Andy Carroll – In the summer of 2009, Newcastle had reportedly put their young striker up for sale for just £1 million after their relegation from the Premier League. Less than two years on, he is now a £35 million who has a massive future ahead for his new club as well as his country. Having helped his hometown club gain promotion from the Championship, Carroll has had a seamless transition to the top-flight. His 11 league goals and enormous physical presence, as well as his impressive hold-up play, was enough for Kenny Dalglish to break the transfer record for a British player to bring the 22 year-old to Liverpool on January transfer deadline day. Having recently got his first goal for England in just his second cap, only Carroll himself seems capable of preventing a fantastic career.

Marc Albrighton – While this has turned into a season to forget for Aston Villa and their supporters, there has been one shining light to come from it. 21 year-old Albrighton has fought his way into the Villa side with a string of impressive performances on the wing for Gerard Houllier’s side. Having gained a reputation for his unnerving accuracy in his crosses, as well as never being afraid to run at the opposition, Albrighton’s six goals and six assists in all competitions have aided a side that has been drawn into an unlikely relegation fight. With the future of Ashley Young in doubt, the Villa faithful will be in no doubt that they have a ready-made replacement already at Villa Park.

So what do you think? Do you agree with those chosen by us for young players of the year? Who has been your young player of the season? Are there any other contenders you feel should be considered? Let us know your thoughts

Are the Champions league clubs favoured over smaller sides by the FA?

By Tony Alvarez

Following Fabio Capello releasing key players such as Wayne Rooney, John Terry, Frank Lampard Ashley Cole and Michael Dawson from the England squad due to up coming club commitments fans of clubs lower down the table are worried about the so called bigger clubs getting better treatment.

 Teams such as West Ham and Wolves who have fixtures coming up that in the long run are every bit as important as the Champions League chasing sides have seen there players been withheld by England for the friendly against World cup quarter finalists Ghana.

Even as an Arsenal fan with only 1 player in the squad I see it unfair that our titles challengers have seen their players rested whilst Jack Wilshere could play and potentially get injured against Ghana, or even if that does not happen its still another game he’s played in that could lead to fatigue.

 I understand that the players released have more fixtures than others but there still should not be preferential treatment, I also understand that England cannot release every player who has an important game coming up, the problem is with the timing of the international but once that is agreed no clubs or players should receive different treatment from the others.

Take for instance West Ham I’m far from saying they are a one man side but should Scott Parker feature and get injured on Tuesday the likelihood of West Ham being relegated would rise and I think most West Ham fans would be happy to admit that too as he is without doubt their star man.

Parker is a much more influential player to West Ham than any of the players released are to their clubs, so although I am sure Parker would not pull out given the choice, surely he should be the first one back to his club rather than the players left in the Champions League.

 The problem all leads from the arranging of the friendly as I alluded to above, of course it brings more money into our already rich football association and will provide a great experience for the Ghanaian players and fans, but its just not practical and could potentially cost a side/ player massively and that should surely take preference over the FA’s bank account.

Is it fair that the Champions League club are getting preferential treatment given that they do have more fixtures? Is the problem the timing of the friendly? How would you feel if you player gets injured and costs you Premier League points? Leave a comment and let us know your thoughts

Should Capello hand John Terry the captaincy again?

By Tony Alvarez

With Rio Ferdinand the man appointed as England captain by Fabio Capello likely to miss the upcoming England fixtures due to injury/ lack of match practise many sections of the media are suggesting that John Terry the man stripped of the arm band 14 months ago could be renamed as skipper.

 I am sure the majority of you are aware Terry was stripped of the armband following off the field controversy which involved him having an affair with the wife of former England and Chelsea team mate Wayne Bridge.

With both captain and vice captain (Steven Gerrard) likely to miss out through injury Capello is going to have to name a new skipper if only for these next two fixtures. If the recent friendly with Denmark was anything to go by Frank Lampard and Gareth Barry are in line to be leading the side out against Ghana and Wales.

I personally would rule Gareth Barry out because should Capello stick with the 442 system that the players looked comfortable in against Denmark, Barry is not guaranteed a starting birth, it is well known that Capello would like the England side to be built around Arsenal’s teenage prodigy Jack Wilshere. Under the assumption that he would command one of the 2 central midfield places then it’s a toss up between Lampard and Barry for the other, in my eyes that’s a non contest.

Which then leaves Lampard and Terry as the two main contenders to be named captain, personally I would go with the man who would be a better captain and lead their side the best and for me that is John Terry, if at club level he is the right man for the armband ahead of Lampard why should it be any different for the national side.

I would rather have the best captain regardless of off the field incidents, the arguments that the players may lack respect for him I disagree with, regardless of whether he is wearing an armband or not he still leads the defensive line and the players still listen to him.

John Terry is a natural leader it would be a waste of time giving the armband to someone else who doesn’t have the organisational or is not as inspirational as him

What do you think? Should Terry be reappointed as captain? Is Lampard the man to lead England forward? Is there someone I have overlooked? Should off the field antics make a difference in Footballing decisions?

Leave a comment and let us know your thoughts

Is Jack Wilshere the real deal or over hyped?

By Tony Alvarez

Following his first start for England in Copenhagen on Wednesday night fans, players and pundits have been quick to lavish praise on Arsenal youngster Jack Wilshere.

  Although playing in a some what unfamiliar position as the deepest midfielder or the holding midfielder Wilshere impressed stats show that despite his small stature Wilshere won three tackles as well as completing 93% of his attempted passes.

  However more cynical fans will be quick to point out that the real star on the pitch was younger than Wilshere and in a Denmark shirt, 18 year old Ajax midfielder Christian Eriksen. All the press we see talks about Wilshere’s performance and we hear very little about Eriksen I’ve heard more mention about Wilshere’s performance than the score line.

 As an Arsenal fan and one that has followed Wilshere’s progression for many years now he deserves all the praise he gets but my fear is that the entire nation are going over the top about a performance which was no where near his best.

  Although Wilshere is already capable of game changing performances at any level of Football, it seems the nation are clutching at straws trying to convince ourselves he is the answer to all of our problems.

 For me it is also worrying that Fabio Capello intends to build a side around an out of position Wilshere. Whilst its clear Wilshere plays quite deep for Arsenal at times this is done as part of a three man midfield who are all on the same wave length and are all very intelligent footballers, if two go forward the other one sits deep.

 Despite all his ability and tenacity Wilshere is too small to play as the holing midfielder without another protecting player alongside him.

  I can see Capello’s thinking in keeping Wilshere deep to start the attacks, a role which has commonly been known as the quarter back role in recent times.

The problem is that Capello is trying to use Wilshere both as the defensive midfielder and as the “quarterback” although some fans would like to think they have seen a player perform both these roles at the same time in recent history it is unknown, Xabi Alonso had Mascherano alongside him to win the ball and break up play and Makelele was never a cultured passer of the football he just wont the ball and gave it to his nearest team mate.

As you may have gathered I am a huge admirer of Jack Wilshere and his abilities but if Capello or indeed the England set up in general see him as the future of the national side in a deeper midfield position the system needs to be changed so a stronger more defensive minded player is alongside him, the next problem would be finding that midfielder.

What do you think? Am I talking rubbish, can Wilshere cover this position on his own? Are the nation as a whole over hyping his performance? How good could Wilshere potentially be? Can you think of a player who was both a ball winner and played the “quarterback role”? if England do change to a three man midfield who would you like to see as the “big man” alongside Wilshere?

Can Saha’s goals fire Everton out of danger?

By Tony Alvarez

Sitting in 13^th place in the league table with 30 points you wouldn’t think Everton are in any danger of getting relegated, but will still be disappointed to be sitting so low in the table in what had the potential to be a promising season.

    However rewind the clock to Friday and Everton were sitting in 16^th place in the table and things were not so comfortable, it just shows that the Premier League is so tight this year and every result really matters.

  Everton had their usual poor start to the season and it was 7 games before they tasted victory in the Premier League, although amongst these fixtures there was a very credible draw against Manchester United Everton were finding points hard to come by.

  Not only were the Merseyside club struggling to pick up points but were also struggling to find the back of the net.

 Although the whole squad share the blame for not hitting the target as often as they like the form of striker Louis Saha was the biggest disappointment, without a Premier League goal to his name at the turn of the year many were beginning to question his capabilities as a top level footballer.

 However, Saha has turned things round in impressive fashion notching up 8 already in 2011 including his four goal master class at home to Blackpool.

 Following his virtuoso display against Blackpool Saha rather humbly said “We know we could do better – we should be higher in the table.

“We have got a squad with brilliant players, quality players.

“If everyone plays at their top level we can get results and move up the table where we should be.

“If I played the same way as I did against Blackpool we would be in a better situation.”

You cannot argue with what he says on paper the squad should be a lot higher in the Premier League, even with the blow of losing Steven Piennar the club still have a strong squad who are capable of beating anyone on their day.

 It does appear that Saha is blaming himself for his sides lack of goals in the early part of the season which is perhaps unfair although he didn’t produce the goods in front of goal apart from Tim Cahill no one did.

 Its safe to say Jermaine Beckford has struggled to adapt to life in the Premiership and is not producing any where near the goal tally he did whilst at Leeds but he is showing signs of improvement.

Yakubu was so disappointing he was loaned out and Anichebe has had problems with injuries and despite being a good player his is not a goal threat and will never be a 20 goal a season player.

For me these are Everton’s only real problems Tim Howard is a good keeper and the back four are a good unit and all have vast amounts of experience, there are also protected very well by Fellani.

Coleman has been a revelation this season on the right and everyone knows about the ability Arteta has and in Jack Rodwell I personally think Everton have the most promising English talent bar Jack Wilshere.

 Should Saha or anyone else keep producing goals and the rest of the side stay as they are I can see Everton having a strong finish to the season and a comfortable mid table finish. Its not what the fans would of wanted in August but when the club were sitting just outside the bottom three many Evertonians would gracefully accepted a mid table finish.

What do you think? Where will Everton finish this season? Why do they always start seasons so poorly? Can Saha’s goals continue? How big a loss is Steven Piennar? Let us know by leaving a comment