Everton Banter Archive March 02 2013

02 Mar 2013 19:17:55
Fantastic improvement from the blue boys today. Mirallas and Pienaar seem to be coming into form and another game without a goal for Jelavic. When is he going to score?

COYB {Ed025's Note - you tell me mike...he looks shot mate..

Just, now, the man cannot buy a goal, but he is a class act, he will, IMO, come good, he is just as likley to score a golal a game for the rest of the season, plus, in or out of form, he is giving 100%.

In fairness before jelavic was rested it was getting to the stage where he wasn't even having a shot in games. at least in last couple he is getting into good positions again.

02 Mar 2013 17:39:15
any word on jags ed? {Ed025's Note - nothing official yet mate..

02 Mar 2013 14:27:53
any news on the teamsheet today. I predict 3-1 with fellani, piennar and jelevic

Great news, the Slovak Casillas is starting. We've lost before we've even started! Can see a howler coming today from the home keeper, I'd rather we played Springthorpe than Mucha do about nothing.

02 Mar 2013 17:02:29
Unluck OP, great guess though

02 Mar 2013 10:54:33
Is it just me or is it just a coincidence that our strikers only seem to score in their first season?.

Could it be that it's the way they are managed, expected to drop deep and collect the ball like Jelavic has been doing this season. Instead of playing high up the pitch, finding space in the box and poaching goals. by the end of the first season they've had this drummed out of them.

Saha, Yakubu, Jelavic.

Yakubu actually had a better record in his 2nd and 3rd seasons I think, but tbf he went on and scored goals at blackburn. Think it could be effecting Jelly though

Sorry I meant Saha, not Yakubu

Yakubu shouldn't really be counted as he suffered that serious achilles injury and wasn't the same after that.

But I really do think you have a point, Jelavic especially is an interesting case. Last season, the lad stuck to the penalty box and barely left it, and it is his style of play, he is a finisher and they need to be in the penalty box. This season however, I think he is trying too much to do the "team thing. " I know that might seem ridiculous, but strikers need to be selfish, I am sick of seeing Jelavic running the channels, and especially see him putting in crosses to no-one in the penalty box.

Don't know if Moyes has told him to do that, or he has adapted that himself, but if I was Moyes, I would tell Jelavic to stick to the penalty box and he will start slotting again.

02 Mar 2013 09:35:44
Just saw an article online which was a bit of eye opener regarding Jelavic drawing a blank in front of goal this season!
Last season in his 16 games, he spent 16% of his time outside the box when the ball was in the final third and 84% of the time he was in the box, when the ball was in play he chased down the opposition on average 6 times every 90 minutes.
This season he has played 26 times and spent a staggering 64% of his time outside of the box when Everton attack in the final third and just 36% of the time in the box. He also closing down the opposition more often in games, on average 13 times each 90 minutes.
I'm not big on stats but these are interesting numbers don't you think.
I read a post on here a few days ago saying we need the lazier Jelavic back. I couldn't agree more!

Steve

Al down to moyes, s tactics steve full stop. How to turn a goalscorer into a marathon runner in one season.

I think that has been the main difference between Jelavic of last season and Jelavic this season. The lad is a FINISHER, those players need to be in the penalty box, not delivering crosses from the flanks to no-one.

Really has infuriated me this season when I see him continually running the flanks, he needs to be selfish and stick to the penalty box!

02 Mar 2013 06:28:54
With Neville and Distin both now mid thirties we need even more money to strengthen the squad this summer! Both are getting worse making more mistakes! But think Nevilleshould stay as a coach!