24 Aug 2013 20:25:13
Today just showed how desperate we are for a center mid, Osman isn't good enough!

1.) 24 Aug 2013
Big change from last season when he should be playin for England every game!

2.) 24 Aug 2013
Difficult game today with WBA playing 10 men behind the ball, that said if you want to aspire to anything as a team or manager you have to learn how to break that style of play (resistance) down. On Osman we(not me)(majority of Everton fans find it ease to ridicule our own yet a far worse display was produced by Mirrales and Naismith (bit part) both costing more than our home grown talent. The game was a disappointment as we expected more but only one team came to play. On the positive side i've seen us lose these type of games so at least we are still unbeaten.

3.) 24 Aug 2013
Mirallas was awful today but he is regularly brilliant. I can only say half of that sentence for Osman.

4.) 25 Aug 2013
Scott parker captained england, why didn't he go to a club bigger than fulham because he was one of the most over rated players in the country a frauadster.so don't go on about osman playing for england.he should be a squad player at best.

5.) 25 Aug 2013
Agree, gibson will help us when fit but we def need another one. how about giving Jelli and Kone a run up front and dropping barkley back to center-mid?

6.) 25 Aug 2013
There were at least 3 players worse than Osman playing for Everton today, including Mirallas. Why do so many fans jump on the Osman is rubbish band wagon,? It is do telling that they have never played at any level when they do not understand the game.

7.) 25 Aug 2013
Striker. We need like most teams a 20 goals a season striker. Jelavic defo not that man. Hope kone gets fit and starts banging em in. If fella and baines get sold to that red git, I hope we buy 3 one being a quality striker ( benteke esq)

8.) 25 Aug 2013
Hold on a minute Osman is good enough, but he's ageing and maybe like Tim Cahill has passed that point you need to be a top level player. Great servant and bluenose. Have some respect this isn't the reds@@te forum. Sorry ed. Stanno

9.) 25 Aug 2013
I agree we need more cover in centre mid, and I agree Osman wasn't good yesterday. But to say he isn't good enough is ludicrous!

10.) 25 Aug 2013
Osman isn't good enough and that's the truth Stanno, if we want to move forward and win games then take him out the squad and add more quality.

11.) 25 Aug 2013
I've always said Osman's not good enough, for all his neat footwork he's just too lightweight, gets knocked off the ball too easily.IMO him and Hibbo have always been our weak links.At last we've got a decent right back now it's time for Ossie to warm the bench and get McCarthy in.

12.) 25 Aug 2013
Used to really rate Ossie, he is a technically good player with an eye for a goal (albeit sometimes fortunate ones). Lately though, he's looked slow. People ghost past him too easily, he's often beaten to the ball on the middle of the park and he doesn't seen to follow the runner as often anymore. I think he's a decent player still, but I do think its time to get a new midfielder in his place. McCarthy of Wigan would be a great investment, even if it does add to the "Martinez only buying Wigan rejects, we'll finish bottom" moaners on here. I do sadly think its time though that we started looking to replace him as I feel it could start costing us games. It's clear to see the difference when Gibson is in the middle bossing the tempo, we just need to keep him fit