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The Everton Way of technical development.

Had a chuckle while reading the official site today. Apparently we have formed another partnership in America. Which apparently will be promote the 'everton way' of football and technical development.

I know these are more about marketing than any kind of footballing mission, but in light of yesterdays first half performance the notion that we are in any position to educate is ludicrous.

Maybe we should be setting up a partnership with an average Ukrainian side where by they can help us develop to the next level, or just even teach us to play football period.
Eddie Harrison, Peterborough Posted 05/10/2007 at 11:10:13

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Iain Thomson
1 Posted 05/10/2007 at 14:48:41

I thought the same thing, forget the Ajax total football way, have your kid learm the hoof and run in hope method.

J Montana
2 Posted 05/10/2007 at 15:12:56

I think that ’ The Everton Way’ will do down a storm with the yanks. Jjust think how our style matches US Football - a mad scramble with people falling over them selves then somebody launches the ball down the pitch for someone else to try and get it. Genious.

Anthony Newell
3 Posted 05/10/2007 at 15:18:13

We could do worse than sign that Edmar guy who scored for Metallist

Iain Thomson
4 Posted 05/10/2007 at 15:26:21

Anthony
yeah but not a "moyes type" player. Ukranian scouting might have noticed Elano too though again not the sort of player we would have gone for.

Also I dont think Ukraine has the work permit strictness we do.

Danny Beats
5 Posted 05/10/2007 at 16:25:16

That Edmar has got the role I think Arteta could play for us, and he had two big lads around him who were also good on the ball (unlike our one Jagielka) I would have had Carsley, Arteta, and one of Piennar or Osman in the middle. The fact we played a whole half getting decimated in the middle of the park without changing anything really confused me. OK we were better in the second half but should have been three down by then.

wes b
6 Posted 05/10/2007 at 18:06:57

got to say I thought some of the football played by metalist was gorgeous last night, delightful passing ( to feet ) and movement, quite often finished with a shot on goal, they made everton look amateurish at best!!!, got to say the better team over both legs lost last night, football its a funny old game, got to feel a tinge of sympathy for the metalist fans, lets just hope everton can get their act together and put in some euro performances that gives themselves, us and the mettalist team and their fans a little pride

robert carney
7 Posted 05/10/2007 at 21:55:21

Wes B;

nice comments mate, totally agree. Mettalist fans in the ground done themselves proud(so did our lot).

Brian Waring
8 Posted 05/10/2007 at 21:57:06

I bet you that Metalist side probalby cost a fraction of that team we put out last night.It just goes to show that you can get a side togethor without spending mega-bucks,that can actually play football.All you need is the right type of coach.

Eddie Harrison
9 Posted 06/10/2007 at 07:38:17

When I look at Everton I very often see England, a team that looks good on paper but stumbles to most vicotries. So called lesser teams such as Metalist or in Englands case Macedonia and Croation play us off the park.

The problem is the coaching, not all the blame should be shouldered on Moyes or McLaren, but its the grass roots coaching of English players that lets them down. They lack any real technical ability bar a couple of exceptions, and thus when they get the ball they at best don’t have the craft to produce something, at worst are scared of the bloody thing and just go route one.

Pienaar, Gravesen or Arteta, or even Van der Meyde ( the few times he’s played no one appered to be on the same wavelength as him) control the ball, know when to pass, hold it up when necessary despite sometimes been bereft of pace or physical presence. There’s no physiologial reason why they can do this and Hibbert et al can’t. So that only leaves the coaching from the bottom up.