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Kick for the Caribbean, anyone?
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With a great sense of comedy timing, Everton decided to launch their 'new' Kick For The Caribbean fundraiser initiative at half-time yesterday, a blow up beach scene with accompanying palm trees at either end. For the record, none of the 'marketing' staff (all girls) managed to kick the ball through any of the holes in the plastic beach scene.
I guess most of the crowd at that stage would have willingly swopped places for ANY Caribbean location for what was served up at Goodison yesterday. I believe the next two weeks will go a long way to defining just what sort of season Everton FC are in for. If Moyes and co, fail to bring in at least four new players, I fear the worst. Instead of hoping for another long run in the Uefa Cup, I view it as an unwelcome distraction as we fight to remain in the top half of the Premier League.
Unusually for me, Moyes must take most of the blame yesterday, simply for choosing the wrong side. Neville had a nightmare at right back, carrying on from last season either ballooning the ball out of play (on three occasions) or playing hoofball to Osman, playing at centre forward, who was marked by the 6'-5'' Blackburn centre half!
The whole shape of the side was so unbalanced right from the KO, you didn't need the latest UEFA coaching badge to see that any half-decent side would have walked right through us. I know Moyes's options were limited before the start of the game, but why not play 4-5-1 with Osman one of the midfield five? When Moyes gets it wrong, he does so spectacularly, but seems absolutely resolute in refusing to change the tactics or the system.
The only plus points were the blooding of Rodwell and Baxter, the latter I believe will make a real impact at Goodison in the future, but not in the cauldron and pressure of the Premier League, that's simply unfair on a 16-year-old. More alarmingly, there was a clear lack of leadership ALL over the field yesterday, the experience of Stubbs and Carsley was sadly missing. How can a club the size of Everton not improve their squad over a 12 week period? Something's rotting at Goodison.
Steve Hogan, Posted 17/08/2008 at 17:05:17
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Then we could forgive DM for presuming to bolster the squad with deadwood that no one else wants on their wages bill...eg: Smith, Bullard (both injury prone now) and erm..Tiago...not exactly quality street..
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