tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2858389158764090793.post8268987761650853852..comments2024-02-22T10:38:01.587+00:00Comments on The Lonesome Death of Roy Carroll: Everton player ratingsTLDORChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00821789505647637219noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2858389158764090793.post-78727583966151983062010-03-24T23:02:26.187+00:002010-03-24T23:02:26.187+00:00While hindsight is always 20/20 I was diaapointed ...While hindsight is always 20/20 I was diaapointed to see Adam Johnson substituted in the 57thminute and I think Mancini tied his own hands by not waiting til halftime to substitue the injured Steven Ireland.<br /><br />The one thing that has worried me all season long is that we do not have a creative midfielder playing centrally who can unlock a packed defence. While Bellamy and SWP are never lacking commitment or speed neither represent the threat that Johnson does, in particular his ability to run at defenders in the box. Something that was sorely needed in the second half to unlock Everton's well-disciplined defence. <br /><br />If Mancini felt Ireland's injury was too much of a liability to the team to risk leaving him on the pitch for the remaining 5 minutes of the first half then I think City would've been better suited to bring on RSC earlier, leaving SWP as an option to bring on later in the 2nd half to run at tiring defenders. With Johnson off I was left wondering where that something special was going to come from other than Tevez.pjdemershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13257292532463846582noreply@blogger.com