He's had a quality season. United just activated Agent Howard.
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Absolute garbage this season
A bit too angry there with RVP?
He's clearly past his best. He's been a brilliant player for Everton but his best days are behind him. Conceded something like 21 goals already this season. Everton are seriously lacking in that department with Joel Robles being the only other option.
He is playing as bad as his commentating, which is bloody awful. Also raises the question of wtf is he doing commentating on matches when he is still playing?
Only a few months ago he was in beast mode at the World Cup, so I wouldn't say he's past it just yet. He's 35 which isn't that old for a keeper. I'd put it down to bad form more than anything else right.
He does
?Just how bad is he? Everton desperately need a new keeper. Howard is awful.
Yes, he's past it.
Not the only player to suffer from the wc blues..
Yes, he's been commentating for League matches occasionally and it's awful. Topped only by Gus Johnson, who doesn't understand soccer, and former U.S. player Eric Wynalda, who also doesn't understand soccer...He does
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Crazy how bad he has been since the world cup where he was very good. Everton have only won 6 (?) league games, thats shocking really.
Yep. Although Joel has improved quite a bit and played well against West Ham he's not good enough either for the level we want to be at. Martinez said he was looking at trying to bring someone in during January but i assume whoever he was targeting wouldn't be available until the summer. I think Marshall was one of the people touted but i don't think he'd be quite good enough despite how well he did for Cardiff. I think that was more a case of someone standing out in a rubbish team, therefore being more heroic than he probably would be in a settled side.
Obviously you have more problems than GK this season. I don't feel rash in saying that.
I don't think he was ever that talented. He had outstanding agility and reflexes, and managed to brush up on aerial balls to an acceptable degree over years of experience but I always felt he had to do much more to make these saves because his positioning and decision making put him on the back foot. Age has caught up with him badly.
Your right but he has still, singlehandedly cost us a lot of points this season.
Weren't there rumours that Howard could go back to the MLS in the summer???
Howard was a great signing for Everton but yep he's really really poor this season.
Howard was a great signing for Everton but yep he's really really poor this season.
He is 35. I know it's not exactly retirement age for a goalkeeper, but it's not young either. Wouldn't be surprising if his best form is behind him. He should go back to the MLS in the summer for another year or two of earning potential.
It's the position that needs addressed the most, apart from CB.
Ah I'd never say anything bad about ol' Tim.
Looked great for us before Rio got suspended, fell to pieces in front of a shit defence then after and never recovered for us.
Still a top keeper and a great professional and a great guy
Looked great for us before Rio got suspended, fell to pieces in front of a shit defence then after and never recovered for us.
Still a top keeper and a great professional and a great guy
Nope.
You just don't go from being brilliant to shite within 8 months though
Was only the Daily Star but saw Everton linked with Caballero a couple of weeks back. Can't see him displacing Hart and he probably is aware of that too. Could see something in that to be honest, he would only cost a few million and Everton should have a very good keeper for a couple of years at least to allow them to scour the market fully for a decent young keeper, and assess the ones in their academy. Also, Pantilimon is doing very good for Sunderland and likewise would only cost a few million. To be honest, I do not think finding a keeper to play at the level of Everton is particularly difficult. It's only really at Champions League level where the difference between someone like Adrian and Cech or Begovic and Courtois becomes much more important.
At his age many players do. He's not gone from brilliant to shite. More brilliant to average.
You're right, but when you're 35, even for a keeper, time is running out for you to turn that around and a club like Everton is not going to be willing to wait that long for a player coming to the end of their career anyway to regain their form.
How much time is he spending announcing games? I must be hearing him on the US broadcast about once a week.
Couple that with his sabbatical from the national team and maybe he is mentally disengaging from the game.
35 is not a terrible age for a keeper, many keepers are really at their peak at that age, and many go on to play at a reasonable level till 40
Vids, schmikes, seaman to name just a few
But I haven't watched much of Everton this year so can't comment on Howard
Vids, schmikes, seaman to name just a few
But I haven't watched much of Everton this year so can't comment on Howard
It seems to me tho that the longer his beard gets the slower he gets
Seen a GIF of tonight's goal they conceded: he's a clown.
Martinez must drop him against Arsenal.