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As Baines has racked up nine assists this season was wondering how many assists have come from the right side of the team?
It shows how reliant we are on the left hand side combination and the best we've looked this season was with Donavan on the right. Meaning that teams had to consider both wings!
Bily the lad has managed to clock up a few assists this season. Considering how bad some have commented on him playing. He's been played in a variety of positions and just think that people have been a little harsh.
Be good to see what a refreshed Russian can do next season?
Martin Clark, Posted 23/04/2010 at 13:38:14
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In 2020, MLS will be signing the 16-17 year old Henry, Rooney, Ronaldo, Kaka, etc. Right now though, European success (most especially in our English Cousin's top league) for our best player in his prime will trump simple cash considerations for our domestic league. It's important you there understand that. Landon's success doesn't only have to do with him. MLS has a major stake in the best player America has produced succeeding in the best league; the EPL.
I know Moyes has hinted Donovan will cost too much, given EFC's budget. However, it's indisputable that Landon wants to put the Blue Shirt back on. And soon. In any discussion of him, always keep sight of that. He wants to play for EFC. A simple promotional deal, where MLS gets a cut of Donovan-related merchandising, will make his sale to the Toffees easy. Then it's 4 years of opponents shitting bricks when the ball is sent up the right side.
ps: Donovan can play anywhere, anytime, and be exceptional. His loan this season only exposed the tip of the iceberg. Wait till he settles in.
What's with the life preserver kid?
Baines is an attacking full back with a quality delivery from set pieces. Whereas on our right we have had Hibbo and Pip, defensively sound but poor going forward, it will be good to see if Coleman gets a chance next season.
On another note, I visit the US every year and spend a lot of time drinking weak beer in sports bars and there is more and more talk of soccer and more and more of it showing up on the screens...so I don't think it's so laughable mate.
Their American football stars and baseball stars were multi-mega-million dollar earners when the likes of Mick Lyons was driving around in his free sponsored Lada from the Bootle Lada dealership... so I think they have a bit of money to splash out.
Just how long have we been talking about building the right side of the team??? 5 years I believe (correct me if I'm wrong)...
There are only 11 starting players... Every season the manager has a chance to inspect where the team can improve and where there can be surplus to goods and thus players sold... How has the ENTIRE RIGHT SIDE been ignored for so long?
When we signed Bily I thought ok, nice one. Then he comes on and runs slower than my mum and looks less interested than my girlfriend. AND he's left footed and has played on the left side for most of his career (it'd be ok if he was a Robben type player).
Hopefully with Donovan here, the whole world can now see what we've known for 5 years. That, with a complete team, we can really compete at the top. I'm not having a go at Moyes, he's done a good job. I just want him to be great and so far in my book he's not quite there yet. Alarming lack of insight from this man.
So here goes. Right now, and for years, the goal in America was to have Europe/EPL signing our players. MLS being something our kids to aspire to professionally with Europe/EPL as the ultimate goal. In other words, MLS as a feeder league for Europe's top leagues; EPL being first.
That's the way it is now and we fans across the pond are with that, as the EPL is the top pro league on Earth (most especially, EFC signing our best guy, Landon).
10 years from now:
1. All MLS teams will have soccer only/first facilities.
2. MLS will move to the European club schedule.
3. You, and everyone else not in America, must be hallucinating a scenario where, in 2020, MLS owners think the best thing for the league is to be an EPL feeder league.
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1 Posted 23/04/2010 at 19:02:54
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Baines continues to do well and, with the aquisition of a proper right midfielder, I'm confident Everton should be in a much better place next season.