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[NewCorkSeth]

Why doesn't he just roll the sleeves up?!

Why doesn't he stop being a child?!

Kinda what I was suggesting

Oh.. Sorry.. I liked the way he said "I like wearing short sleeves"*


*Not a direct quote, rather a summation.

[Royal Rother]

Real deal.

[LUX]

Thank the Lord for that equaliser. That would have been robbery of the season. Arsenal, take note, that is how to play purring football.

[Royal Rother]

not at their best today but I'm sure you'd acknowledge that apart from the goals Arsenal's intricate passing moves created all the best chances of the game.

Martinez = Future Arsenal Manager.

[URZZZZZ]

Prob the best game I've watched all season, still fancy arsenal. Everton impressed today and they are a good team only thing is quite a few of their players are loaned in

[King of Sting]

Great game that. I really enjoyed it. Everton showed character to get an equaliser after conceding fairly late on.

[winchester_royal]

Everton fantastic - again. Ross Barkley and Garath Barry the best players on the pitch - again. Hope Roy learned a few things during his afternoon out, absolutely no reason why England can't play in a similar way this summer.

[Platypuss]

Everton have really impressed me in the 2 games I've just seen. Their fans must really be delighted with the progress they've made.

[King of Sting]

Everton have really impressed me in the 2 games I've just seen. Their fans must really be delighted with the progress they've made.

Lots of my m8's and family support Everton and they are indeed very happy at the minute.

[AthleticoSpizz]

Probably the most interesting Premiership title race for many many years

[Victor Meldrew]

Everton fantastic - again. Ross Barkley and Garath Barry the best players on the pitch - again. Hope Roy learned a few things during his afternoon out, absolutely no reason why England can't play in a similar way this summer.

Don't agree on Barkley today- tried fancy flicks, gave the ball away too often and at times greedy on the ball.
A different build and much stronger than Joe Cole but similarly to Cole he needs to be less flash IMHO and could be a real player
He has been talked up as much as Wilshere but they have some way to go to be good international players-they both might well get there in time.
The Barcelona lad does look classy.

[winchester_royal]

Everton fantastic - again. Ross Barkley and Garath Barry the best players on the pitch - again. Hope Roy learned a few things during his afternoon out, absolutely no reason why England can't play in a similar way this summer.

Don't agree on Barkley today- tried fancy flicks, gave the ball away too often and at times greedy on the ball.
A different build and much stronger than Joe Cole but similarly to Cole he needs to be less flash IMHO and could be a real player
He has been talked up as much as Wilshere but they have some way to go to be good international players-they both might well get there in time.
The Barcelona lad does look classy.

Disagree a little there Vic. The Barca fella is very selfish, tries to do too much in the wrong areas, but tbf makes a difference in the final third (a la Joe Cole). Barkley does the simple things well, is an absolute beast physically, and has plenty of skill to go with it. His hold up play set up Everton's goal, he played a central part in every one of Everton's impressive counters, and had enough flair to be a creative force against a good Arsenal defence (e.g. the flick to set up the Mirallas chance). I agree that Wilshere is a touch over-hyped (though I do believe him to be a fantastic player in the making) but Barkley is the real deal imo. By far the best English prospect to emerge since Rooney, and he's under one of the best managers for his development.

A long way to go though, his decision making is still very average and given the positions he gets himself into he should create/score more, but that will come with experience and the fact he's getting himself into those positions is a very positive sign..

[URZZZZZ]

Everton fantastic - again. Ross Barkley and Garath Barry the best players on the pitch - again. Hope Roy learned a few things during his afternoon out, absolutely no reason why England can't play in a similar way this summer.

Don't agree on Barkley today- tried fancy flicks, gave the ball away too often and at times greedy on the ball.
A different build and much stronger than Joe Cole but similarly to Cole he needs to be less flash IMHO and could be a real player
He has been talked up as much as Wilshere but they have some way to go to be good international players-they both might well get there in time.
The Barcelona lad does look classy.

Disagree a little there Vic. The Barca fella is very selfish, tries to do too much in the wrong areas, but tbf makes a difference in the final third (a la Joe Cole). Barkley does the simple things well, is an absolute beast physically, and has plenty of skill to go with it. His hold up play set up Everton's goal, he played a central part in every one of Everton's impressive counters, and had enough flair to be a creative force against a good Arsenal defence (e.g. the flick to set up the Mirallas chance). I agree that Wilshere is a touch over-hyped (though I do believe him to be a fantastic player in the making) but Barkley is the real deal imo. By far the best English prospect to emerge since Rooney, and he's under one of the best managers for his development.

A long way to go though, his decision making is still very average and given the positions he gets himself into he should create/score more, but that will come with experience and the fact he's getting himself into those positions is a very positive sign..

So how long till he gets sold??

[Big Foot]

That challenge by Barry on Ozil that got him booked is exactly what he shoulda done in 2010 instead of that pathetic 'chase'

[NewCorkSeth]

So very close to oxf*rding that one up

[Royal Rother]

Not really. 2 goal advantage with 30 seconds left is not all that close. They did enough. Comfortably. Not that I'd expect Wenger to express that tbh.

[NewCorkSeth]

Not really. 2 goal advantage with 30 seconds left is not all that close. They did enough. Comfortably. Not that I'd expect Wenger to express that tbh.

I don't think you can get much closer to losing by 3 goals, than losing by 2 goals? And a player sent off to boot.

[Royal Rother]

They weren't exactly hanging on at any stage though were they. Always in control.

The red card and 2nd goal were pretty much irrelevant because they'd already done the job.

[NewCorkSeth]

They weren't exactly hanging on at any stage though were they. Always in control.

The red card and 2nd goal were pretty much irrelevant because they'd already done the job.

Semantics.

[Starfish]

They weren't exactly hanging on at any stage though were they. Always in control.

The red card and 2nd goal were pretty much irrelevant because they'd already done the job.

I understand your point RR, but if Kes wrote something similar after a Chelsea loss, he would have a lot of derision to contend with.