James Milner's awesomeness

[supertom]

When's the squad announced? I'm gonna get an England shirt with Milner on the back when it is. But need to get the squad numbers first!

Just get Heskey and no 9 mate. Nailed on! ;-)

[VillaVA]

villa fan at wembley: 'what's that on your t-shirt?'  
Me: 'Che Guevara and the very awesome james milner'
Villa fan: 'Guevara? Does he play for Man City?'

[holteman83]

outstanding so far... only player thats turned up....

If he left us in the summer i couldn't blame him... stands head and shoulders above anyone in this team....


*goes back to watch us die on our arse against the toffee's*

[Rigadon]

Agreed, the most industriously effective player in the league at the moment.  Hate to see him leave.

[Can Gana Be Bettered!?!?]

He's up for young PFA player of the year.

Congratulations...and rightly so.

[Crabman]

Man Utd should and may try to sign him. Brilliant for us lastnight, like a Rooney in midfield.

I hope he stays, 12 million seems like a snip, we'll be saying the same thing about Downing next year.

[Mazrim]

If only there was some way we could not sell him and tell Man Utd to fuck off...

[richardhubbard]

He is fantastic player, he was behind everything last night.

A bit of the Rooneys about him last night.

Give him 3 more years , he will in same class as Gerrard, Rooney and Lampard in press view

[TaxDodger]

This young player of the year stuff confuses me. Wayne Rooney is 25 in October and he's still up for it. I'd have thought that would have been too old.

[Olneythelonely]

I thought his passing was awful last night.

[Monty]

I thought his passing was awful last night.

Really? I'd like to see stats backing that up, I couldn't see much wrong with it. Sure, he was none too inspiring with it, but he had fewer options than a stockbroker circa 1930, so I don't think he's totally to blame for that.

[Olneythelonely]

I thought his passing was awful last night.

Really? I'd like to see stats backing that up, I couldn't see much wrong with it. Sure, he was none too inspiring with it, but he had fewer options than a stockbroker circa 1930, so I don't think he's totally to blame for that.

He gave the ball away lots of times, far from our worst player, but he played poorly by his standards I thought.

[TheFoolio888]

I thought his passing was awful last night.

Really? I'd like to see stats backing that up, I couldn't see much wrong with it. Sure, he was none too inspiring with it, but he had fewer options than a stockbroker circa 1930, so I don't think he's totally to blame for that.

I agree with Monty. Except for the cross for the goal, his passing last night was abysmal. I recall at least 5 or 6 passes which went to or were cut out by an Everton player. I put it down to him having to do all of the running for Petrov, Young and Downing giving him tired legs.

He was still our best player by a mile.

[pauliewalnuts]

His passing wasn't the best, but it is sometimes difficult to pick a pass when nobody makes a move into space so you can find them. That is the weakest part of our play, and has been all season.

Downing's passing last night was terrible, even when he had a man in space.

Christ knows how many times he had a man running through to pass to, and instead of opting to play it into the space in front of him, he opted to play it either behind them or to where they were at that moment.

[holteman83]

Passing was shit... did you see his work rate....

and that one move when he chased the long cross, kept it in..got up took on the defender and crossed it in all in the space of 2 seconds!

Like all great players, he can have a bad game by his standards and still be the best player on the park