“If you play 100 games in League Two you are a League Two, if you play 100 games in the Premier League you can be judged in that manner”.
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‘Football is a game of errors a game where you have to learn from those situations.
FC reported earlier this month that Colorado are pursuing a deal for the Everton shot-stopper after acquiring top spot in the MLS allocation order from the Chicago Fire during the 2016 SuperDraft – giving them first priority to sign any player now listed on the league’s Allocation Ranking List.
Stones will be reunited with England team-mate Phil Jagielka when Everton travel to take on Manchester City in their Capital One Cup semi-final second leg on Wednesday, and Martinez feels that will help the young defender as well as the rest of the team.
“Whatever the judgement from the outside, we accept it, that is part of the game, but I think Stones is in the right pace to fulfill is potential and become one of the greatest players England has ever seen”. Psychologically you need to go through those experiences to create a winning mentality.
Despite the manager’s insistence this season that Tim Howard remains Evertons first-choice goalkeeper, Robles has played in all of the Blues cup ties and will be handed that responsibility again tomorrow evening as Martinezs men look to put the disappointment of Sundays defeat to Swansea City behind them.
“When things are going well they [the younger players] will get a lot of attention, but in the same way when results are not going well they have to get used to that scrutiny”. Is he finished article?
“It will be an enormous landmark for the club if we can reach the final of the League Cup”.
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But the 21-year-old’s form has dipped of late and he was culpable for both Swansea City goals as the Premier League strugglers left Goodison Park with a 2-1 win on Sunday. “We need to make sure we use the squad wisely and well because, as I say, five games in 13 games is a real test of the strength that we have in the squad”.
