Selling Mirallas never an option

That's the problem with having a shit season: players like Mirallas get caught up with the hype that he's suddenly too good for us and 'deserves' to be playing in the Champions League

We do look stronger as a squad now players are coming back. 2-1 derby win me hopes.

McGeady for all his faults, has never been given a run in the team and Mirallas will forever be a player described with the words 'on his day' proceeding any compliments. The use of the wide players from the manager this season has been shocking.

Having said all that, I don't rate Mirallas anything like as much as some people (or Kevin himself) do. He very, very rarely picks the right option and is very, very greedy. If we could get 㾻-20m for him in the summer, I'd happily wave him goodbye. Whether there's someone naive enough to pay that kind of money for him, god only knows. The quicker 'Arry gets back into a monied club, the better for the likes of Everton!

I reckon we'll take the option up and sell him, as he won't sign another deal and wants champions league. Can see him going Spain in the summer to a club like Athletico.

Believe the opposite of what the guy says and you'll be near the truth. He and Bill must great fun trying to outbullshit each other.

He's employed to win football matches not make parliamentary speeches and will 'live or die' on how many points he gains by May not on how many words pass his lips.

Just lately, Mirallas has had his problems – what player doesn’t.?If Lennon turns on the magic it will be great for Everton but what happens if he doesn’t??? Having Mirallas & Lennon will give Everton a chance.

They need to have players who can step in for one another in every position in all competitions. Martinez needs to get players who understand that football is about playing together as a team & playing for each other as a team & not just for themselves, having the respect for each other as a team & actually wanting to play for Everton football club & feeling proud to be wearing that famous blue & white shirt.

Start with that, Martinez, and Everton can get back to that hungry fearfull menacing attacking winning side that they were last season.

Trouble is, football now is all about the money money money & not for the love of the club.

He'd be better to look at the example of the racehorse trainer Aidan O'Brien. A pressurised man at the top who talks amiably and politely for ever without saying anything significant or controversial.

I'd start Lennon and Mirallas on Saturday I really would.

I'm still dreading the derby, those fuckers work the keeper and move the ball far quicker and with so much more urgency than us, that's where I'm hoping Lennon can come in and make a big difference to the speed of our attack.

I think Liverpool are likely to score at least once on Saturday so your looking at our attack needing to be razor sharp and getting that final ball absolutely spot on.

Please Everton don't get flattened again in another derby match.

The only thing we have going into Saturday is a real desire to change the crap from the first half of the season... We just have to hope....

I'd like to see Oviedo play more, too. There is no need for McGeady ever to be picked.

Kevin can play no.10 behind Rom.

End of.

I wish I had your faith.
They have won six successive away games, the way they move the ball and the way we struggle with movement then it's not a game I'm particularly looking forward to.

For me, we need to defend deep so not to get bollocked by the pace of them like last year at Anfield, I really hope Martinez will be smart and see this early.

Defend deep and make sure we get incisive early through balls to our own pace in Lennon and Mirallas, tell Lukaku to keep his ass in the middle of the pitch and not start floating wide, we have wide players now so we don't need him going in places where he can't hurt anyone.

The red card was the game changer which is what we need to be aware of, every one of them will hit the ground (dive) at the slightest touch. Did we get the right manager or should it have been another jock... Lennon????

In my opinion, he is a very average midfielder and we need a real top playmaker not another drone!

Give the manager a break, and attack him where it is worth attacking him. Jumping on everything he says and does is pathetic, and is ruining debate in the comment section.

With respect to the Mirallas discussion – we won't get near 㿀mil for a player with one year left on his contract, and who lacks consistency. I'm expecting ٦-10mil max, and I fear Spurs could be viable candidates, or even City. Mirallas will be in demand because he is a goal-scorer and an exciting forward. He does often hog the ball, and fail to pass when he should, but he is far better than our other attacking midfielders. 8 goals and 3 assists in 18 games in all comps testifies to that, as do 8 goals and 8 assists in the league last season. With him potentially leaving, Oviedo and Garbutt vulnerable, and Pienaar, Osman, Distin and Howard coming to the end of their Everton careers, we have some real tests in front of us, and some extensive rebuilding work to come.

I agree with your suggested tactics. However, there is not a chance on earth that we will play that way. We will hold the ball and get to the edge of their penalty area before being robbed and carved up by their counter-attack.

I only hope that Martinez has had a full frontal lobotomy in the last few days.

A player who sometimes flatters to deceive for me, great on his day (e.g. West Ham cup replay) but doesn't produce this often enough for me..

In reality we are in the correct position in the league as our squad was not sufficiently strengthened when it should have been. Our squad is too small to be able to compete with the top teams. Man for man it is only our defence that passes muster. Barkley has been over praised and Sterling is much better even though it is difficult to admit.

We do not have a Gerrard or Coutinho either to make the ammunition. We are taking players that are finished at other clubs. It is like shopping at charity shops whilst others are shopping at Harrods.The league is now totally disjointed and there are players sitting on the bench's of the top clubs who would stroll into most other Premier League clubs, ours included !