James Garner

[Bumble]

We're still way too easy to walk through the centre and he is the player whose job it is to act as a shield to the centre halves.

I'm sure someone has got the stats but it seems like we are giving up a huge amount of shots per game, which will back to haunt us against better opposition.

He's growing into the role so we should probably give him this season to prove he can do that role effectively but he just needs to let Armstrong be the ball hunter and also pick his head up when he does get the ball. This obsession with looking sideways and back as a default setting stops so many possible attacks in their tracks.

[Paddockoldie]

He's been move forward passing than of late, but we need Hackney getting more minutes. He's such a clever player and will go on to bright future.... somewhere else probably, but he's a game changer

[brap2]

You take garner out of our side and watch us struggle….

1000%, he is everything our fans thought Gana was and we need him to keep doing it or we will be in bad trouble.

[superpull]

When i used to work in IT support, i'd joke that when we were doing our jobs, people would call into question why we were being paid as they wouldn't see any problems. If we were rubbish and everything was on fire, then people would see we were busy but start questioning why everything was so bad and why we were being paid.

Garner has some of those vibes. He doesn't do a lot in the game that the untrained eye sees and wants.
But i suspect the trained eyes in our dugout can see we would be fucked without him.

[Matt1878]

I'm sure someone has got the stats but it seems like we are giving up a huge amount of shots per game, which will back to haunt us against better opposition.

148 8th highest. Highest Palace 189, Lowest Forest 100

Looking at average diatance is key though as further out impacts xg.

"Everton fall right into the "Ironclad Mid-Block" group, conceding shots from an average distance of roughly 18.5 metres.

Under their structured defensive setup, Everton are highly disciplined at protecting the central area directly in front of goal. They focus on forcing opposition teams to move the ball wide or resort to lower-probability shots from around the edge of the 18-yard box. This tactical approach is a major reason why, despite allowing 148 total shots so far, they manage to keep a relatively stable expected goals against (xGA) ratio per shot."

[sam of the south]

When i used to work in IT support, i'd joke that when we were doing our jobs, people would call into question why we were being paid as they wouldn't see any problems. If we were rubbish and everything was on fire, then people would see we were busy but start questioning why everything was so bad and why we were being paid.

Garner has some of those vibes. He doesn't do a lot in the game that the untrained eye sees and wants.
But i suspect the trained eyes in our dugout can see we would be fucked without him.

Oh come on, man, we’ve all seen the IT Crowd

[4evablu]

When i used to work in IT support, i'd joke that when we were doing our jobs, people would call into question why we were being paid as they wouldn't see any problems. If we were rubbish and everything was on fire, then people would see we were busy but start questioning why everything was so bad and why we were being paid.

Garner has some of those vibes. He doesn't do a lot in the game that the untrained eye sees and wants.
But i suspect the trained eyes in our dugout can see we would be fucked without him.

This is it though some people on here don’t rate garner therefore every little “error” is highlighted and magnified…what they miss and tend not to comment on are the both the little things he does that makes a difference and the big things he does that deffo make a difference…..
To quantify that every manager he’s played for rates him including England managers…Moyes rates him….tuchel rates him…I’m sure they know better than the average fan on a forum…..

[Shogun]

Tuchel rates Dan Burn tbf

[MPLS Toffee]

now we're saying Dan burn isn't a good footballer?

[4evablu]

Tuchel rates Dan Burn tbf

Who still knows more about players than people on an Everton forum…

[bigmanbob]

Burn is ok, but never international standard

[Trowel]

Burn is ok, but never international standard

He only got in because he done a funny dance once so kept appearing on the telly.

A penny for Tarkowski's thoughts.

[4evablu]

He only got in because he done a funny dance once so kept appearing on the telly.

A penny for Tarkowski's thoughts.

Ha ha ye I’m sure that was the reason tuchel gave him an England place….

[Bob Sacamano]

I’m m not a Tarkowski fan but the only reason Dan Hodor Burn is in the squad is his height imo. He’s such a limited player.

[MmmBlueBranthwaite]

now we're saying Dan burn isn't a good footballer?

His talent is measured in Yards. Yard Dogs.