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Weekends football 4/6 April


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Everton were outstanding

What a proper proper club they are, with a chairman that despite having little money truly understands football

And now they have a manager who can take them forward similar to Rodgers at Liverpool

How I wish Roberto had said yes to us

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Moyes left Everton in fantastic shape and built a solid squad. Martinez did not need to overhaul the squad but simply add some attacking adventure and astute loans. However, he did waste £6m on Arouna Kone.

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It is impressive how he got (more or less) the same squad of players to play a completely different brand of football within a year.

 

Admittedly the Barry/McCarthy midfield is new and key to the whole system, but it goes to show that all it takes is a few key signings to help reinvent a team. Professional footballers, especially at this level, are capable of adapting to different styles of football. All it takes is the right man in charge.

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Moyes did a good job at Everton no doubt, but Martinez is doing much better and will smash the 70 point barrier for the first time. And then you combine that with the fact Everton will finish ahead of Manchester United.

 

I bet at the start of the season Moyes would of thought the mighty Manchester United would finish ahead of his old boys.

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It is impressive how he got (more or less) the same squad of players to play a completely different brand of football within a year.

Admittedly the Barry/McCarthy midfield is new and key to the whole system, but it goes to show that all it takes is a few key signings to help reinvent a team. Professional footballers, especially at this level, are capable of adapting to different styles of football. All it takes is the right man in charge.

I do think that if Everton had tried to put this style of football in place previously that they'd have failed with it.

As others have said, the foundations laid were vital

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Everton's starting line-up today:

 

24 Howard
23 Coleman
03 Baines
18 Barry
26 Stones
15 Distin
14 Naismith (McGeady - 81' )
16 McCarthy
17 Lukaku (Deulofeu - 86' )
21 Osman Booked (Barkley - 10' )
11 Mirallas

 

Everton's starting line-up in Moyes's final game:

 

24 Howard
03 Baines
06 Jagielka
15 Distin
23 Coleman
04 Gibson
21 Osman (Hibbert - 89' )
22 Pienaar
25 Fellaini
11 Mirallas Booked (Oviedo - 90' )
28 Anichebe (Jelavic - 73' )

 

The spine of the squad is still there. Just a few changes and loans.

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Liverpool choking on the occasion here

 

They did this against Sunderland the other week but managed to secure the result.

 

With the likes of Storage (Michael Owen pronunciation) and Suarez upfront - they'll always create chances to score.

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Liverpool choking on the occasion here

 

They did this against Sunderland the other week but managed to secure the result.

 

With the likes of Storage (Michael Owen pronunciation) and Suarez upfront - they'll always create chances to score.

 

and within minutes, Suarez gets a penalty!

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