Chris Kamara reflects on a Premier League weekend in which Paolo Di Canio was sacked, Man United were thrashed and Everton remained unblemished...
David Moyes has a problem
KAMMY SAYS: Moyes has inherited a well-oiled machine and a team that has just won the Premier League, but, at the moment, some of his personnel are not playing to the standard of a Man United player; he will know who they are and they will know who they are. However, the issue for David is that some of his players are bigger than he is and for him to turn things around quickly he is going to have to make some big decisions, decisions that he made at Preston and Everton but decisions that won't please some people at United. The only way he has discovered that, though, is by playing games so despite a disappointing defeat to the local rivals, he will be wiser for it.
England are blessed to have two talented left-backs
KAMMY SAYS: Baines is a very good player, he scores wonderful free-kicks, and is better at getting forward and creating chances, but Cole is a better defender, even though there's not a million miles in it. Ashley has never let England, Arsenal, Chelsea, or Crystal Palace down; he is never a 4/10 performer, he is always as steady as they come and hardly ever gets caught out. Baines is unfortunate that Ashley has somewhat blocked his path to the England left-back spot but that happens sometimes so the challenge for Leighton now is to carry on his scintillating club form and try to emerge from Cole's shadow. However, if you asked Baines to say hand on heart who was the better player out of him and Ashley, knowing Leighton as I do, he would probably say Ashley.
Everton are playing with more flair under Roberto Martinez
KAMMY SAYS: Moyes liked to be solid and that was the foundation for a successful decade at Goodison Park, but under Martinez, Everton are a bit more exciting, mainly because Ross Barkley has come into to the side and is allowed to roam and do what he wants. The Toffees kept their unbeaten run going by winning at West Ham, but, let's not kid ourselves, the game could have gone either way and the sending off of Mark Noble was the match's turning point, so it is far too early to say whether Everton are better under Martinez than they were under Moyes.
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