Shane Duffy keeps frustration in check

Neil O, The Irish Sun , 12 February, 34comments | Jump to most recent

Shane Duffy's frustration at not having played a Premier League game for over a full calendar year will not weaken his loyalty to manager David Moyes and his methods.

“I haven't played a league game in a full calendar year now. It's been frustrating. You've just got to be patient and I have been patient to be honest.

“I'm just going to wait. I trust the manager, he knows what he's doing with me so I'm going to let him do the right thing by me. I'm not going to argue with him. Would you? He's not a man you'd want to argue with!

“I'm dying to get out really. The manager knows what he's doing with me. Hopefully he can get me something sorted.

“Even if I'm staying with Everton, he says I'm not far off. I went to League One when I was 19. I think I'm ready now for just below the Premier League.”

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Jamie Barlow
1 Posted 12/02/2013 at 18:15:03

So Duffy doesn't think he's ready for the Premier league?

Shocker!!

Liam Reilly
2 Posted 12/02/2013 at 18:25:07

Shame that this guy cant get a look in.

3 games last year, 2 man of the match awards if I recollect correctly and then benched for a year.

I wouldn't be surprised if he's off in the summer, deserves to be getting some game time.

Steve Edwards
3 Posted 12/02/2013 at 18:58:59

Hang on a minute, he's got a lot of competition with Johnny playing out of his skin. Mmm, could he have done any worse.

Peter Thistle
4 Posted 12/02/2013 at 19:38:08

By the sound of it he's looking for a loan move to the championship, should have been there all season seeing as Moyes won't give him a chance in the first team.

Edward Simpson
5 Posted 12/02/2013 at 19:41:39

Play him against Oldham Moyesy!

Mark Tanton
6 Posted 12/02/2013 at 19:48:54

He's playing it smart, not falling for the trick of saying something he'll regret. He is probably fed up of being given the Barkley treament though. I wonder if Oviedo is also wondering what he has to do play for Everton?

Jamie Barlow
7 Posted 12/02/2013 at 20:34:53

He says himself he doesn't think he's ready for the Premier league and you still won't have it.

Andy Mack
8 Posted 12/02/2013 at 20:36:59

Duffy, Oviedo or Stones must get a look in against Oldham surely? Like Mark says above, I wondering what he must be thinking when Heits is having an awful season and jags is playing out of position.

Mike Oates
9 Posted 12/02/2013 at 20:39:36

May be Barkley's chance shortly as he's been left out of Leeds tonight even off the subs bench.

Paul Gladwell
10 Posted 12/02/2013 at 20:55:14

Play him Saturday, he would be a better option than Heitinga as you can bet Oldham will have watched Heitinga get out muscled every week so they will hit it long at him just like they did against the shite.

Wayne Smyth
11 Posted 12/02/2013 at 21:10:03

Jamie, his performances last season seem to indicate that he clearly is ready for the Premier League. Certainly can't play any worse than Heitinga has.

Moyes obviously doesn't think he's ready for the premier league though, and Duffy isn't about to contradict him, as he clearly states. He's said about as much as he could say without putting him in Moyes bad books; though what's Moyes going to do, relegate him to the reserves?

Dennis Shaw
12 Posted 12/02/2013 at 21:22:34

I've seen Duffy a few times for the U21s. He doesn't look anywhere near ready and is hardly pushing for a place with his performances.

Colin Glassar
13 Posted 13/02/2013 at 00:28:00

Duffy must be seriously deluded if he thinks Moyesy will consider him now. His insistence in using Sheitinga is a clear indication of that.

Brian Cleveland
15 Posted 13/02/2013 at 07:11:26

Dennis, (810)

I don't get the chance to see the U21s so have to take your word for it that you don't think he's ready. Why do you think that? In the few games he had in the first team he more than acquitted himself well, so what is he missing to be ready? Can he really make more mistakes and cost us more goals than Heitinga has this season?

I too hope that one or two of the youngsters get a look in this weekend (but just one or two, not six or seven like against Leeds!)

James Stewart
16 Posted 13/02/2013 at 07:36:56

Heitinga is an absolute disaster waiting to happen everygame now. Time for Duffy to step in or go elsewhere.

Jamie Barlow
17 Posted 13/02/2013 at 07:43:06

Brian, who were the 6 or 7 youngsters we played against Leeds.

I count 1 player under the age of 22.

Phil Walling
18 Posted 13/02/2013 at 09:38:55

Of all the players who have `been through the system`in Moyes`time in charge,only Rooney,Ossie,Rodwell and Victor have established themselves as Premier quality players.
That`s just four in eleven years and I know of no others who have gone on to do really well elsewhere.Whilst our manager certainly subscribes to the `you win nothing with kids`mantra,I can`t believe he personally selects and developes every youngster on the books,so may be we-and ,more importantly he-should be looking deeper into what all those scouts and ex-Everton job`s worths are doing for their money!

Bobby Thomas
19 Posted 13/02/2013 at 09:59:27

Phil

Hibbert.

Ernie Baywood
20 Posted 13/02/2013 at 10:20:04

Phil, you can't think of one player who passed through our system and went on to do well elsewhere?

Ernie Baywood
21 Posted 13/02/2013 at 10:21:41

Actually, apologies, I misread that post.

Phil Walling
22 Posted 13/02/2013 at 10:24:45

Bobby, Hibbo joined the Club as a kid in 1991 and made his debut under Walter Smith ten years later. He had made more than a dozen first team appearances before Moyes arrived.

Jason Heng
23 Posted 13/02/2013 at 10:24:23

Add John Ruddy. And maybe Baxter, but hopefully only after Saturday

Phil Walling
24 Posted 13/02/2013 at 10:30:26

Ruddy I`ll give you although he was always a million miles away from getting a game under Moyes.

Jamie Barlow
25 Posted 13/02/2013 at 10:10:14

Wayne, I agree when he played last season, he looked o.k.

He doesn't think he's up to the step up yet and sounds like he'd want a loan to a Championship club.
He seems to have his head screwed on to me.

Just because he had a few decent games last season doesn't mean he should be in the team.

Johnny was our player of the year last season. It doesn't mean anything about where he is now.

Ben Jones
26 Posted 13/02/2013 at 13:04:40

Ruddy was bought though from Cambridge. Didn't come through our youth system.

Thomas Surgenor
27 Posted 13/02/2013 at 13:09:06

I like Duffys attitude with these comments.
He clearly wants game time and given a chance to prove himself.

He is willing to drop to the Championship to get meaningful games.

Unfortunately.. I think he is in limbo.
Too important of a backup to be loaned.
But not good enough to be pushing for starting 11.
Or maybe Moyes just thinks he would develop better with our day to day premier league standard coaching, rather than championship standard coaching.

Steavey Buckley
28 Posted 13/02/2013 at 14:06:09

Not playing real football in a real football team somewhere in the football league will have an effect on Duffy by playing for academy. If Duffy is picked against Oldham for the FA cup, he will be at a disadvantage because Oldham players have the advantage of previously playing in a real league with a real football team.

Mike Gaynes
29 Posted 13/02/2013 at 15:55:50

Duffy should be first-choice reserve CB for the Oldham game, but not a starter, thank you. The Cup is our best chance for glory this year, and Jags and Distin must play if healthy.

Brian Cleveland
30 Posted 13/02/2013 at 19:08:52

Jamie (874)

Sorry about the slow response, time difference and all that..... yes unfortunate choice of words when I probably should have said reserves/fringe players/ second string, etc.... it certainly wasn't a team Moyes would choose for a league game. However, given that the youngsters are not really getting a look in, you might see some of those players as "youngsters" as it takes a while before we get to see them... for example, I still think of Anichebe as a youngster, and he's what 24 now?

I'll try to be more exact in the future!

Andy Crooks
31 Posted 13/02/2013 at 22:46:43

I believe that Moyes's selection of Heitinga ahead of Duffy and his failure to give Duffy a run in the side is inexcusable, Frankly, I haven't the words to describe how much this annoys me.

Jimmy Kelly
32 Posted 14/02/2013 at 15:30:18

Mark, I would imagine one of the things Oviedo could do to get a start is impress when he comes on as a sub? Radical I know but might be worth a try?

He was bought as back up for Baines and the wingers and that's what he's been. Not exactly earth shattering.

John Keating
33 Posted 14/02/2013 at 15:46:19

Jimmy
I saw Oviedo play from the off against Norwich and to be honest I thought he was our best player that day. Well in the first half when we were playing !
I was in the Park End and he left their full back for an arse to set up Naismith for his goal.
He played as left midfield that day in front of Baines with Pienaar switching to the right.
I was surprised he was dropped next game against Arsenal.
Anyway he's come on a sub a few times in different positions and I must say I don't think he's ever let himself or the team down.
Obviously he's not going to replace Baines on his present form but I think he'll do a good job if he has to.

John Crawley
34 Posted 14/02/2013 at 20:41:06

Andy 132 - completely agree. How on earth do you improve as a player unless you are given some game time. I absolutely refuse to believe that he could play any worse than Heitinga, who to me just doesn't look arsed.

If a youngster made the mistakes that Heitinga has made this season he would have been hauled off the pitch, banished to the stiffs and told that we couldn't afford to play him in the first team because of the mistakes that he would make playing in the first team. We wouldn't have seen him again all season. Moyes doesn't trust young players and his record in developing them in his time in charge has been appalling.

Clive Rogers
35 Posted 14/02/2013 at 23:06:02

Just another example of Moyes's strange thought patterns. He started playing Hitzlsperger before Xmas and he looked to be improving and getting match fit with a good assist and hit the bar from 30 yards. Moyes extends his contract to the end of the season and then ----- nothing. He's not even come off the bench since then.

Then he complains his midfielders are tired. Osman is obviously tired and is playing poorly, missing easy chances, but never gets subbed. I just struggle to understand Moyes's thinking.

Just like the master tactic against Man Utd – Pienaar on the right and Mirallas on the left wing. That lasted all of 10 minutes, Mirallas was lost. It's all mind boggling. Personally I don't think Moyes is the manager he was five years ago.

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