A look at the centre back and how important he is for EFC.
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00:00well let's just look at
00:03James Tarkovsky now
00:04just before we touch on his injury
00:07situation, his dedication
00:09his commitment to Everton, I mean he's played pretty much
00:11every single game in the last few
00:13Premier League seasons
00:14what sort of impact has he had, what sort of growth has he
00:17had as well, I mean it seems he's always
00:19minimum 7 out of 10 every week
00:21and you know he's taken
00:23this Everton defence and he's gone through
00:25a lot with them, he's been that
00:27really rock at the back and
00:28he's a stalwart there
00:31all the time for Everton
00:32what sort of impact has he had on Everton's side?
00:36Well since he arrives
00:37he's played every Premier League game
00:39111 successive
00:41appearances
00:42and unfortunately it looks like he's not going to hit that
00:45record of 114
00:47the way Bridge holds
00:48for
00:51someone coming in on a free transfer
00:53he's, Clever have made some
00:55real poor
00:56purchases
00:58poor
00:59recruiting decisions
01:01in recent years
01:02but
01:02there was some
01:04who may, you know
01:05he's on
01:06decent wages
01:08because there was no transfer fee involved
01:10and I think
01:11for what Everton have got out of it
01:12he's definitely been
01:14more than worth that
01:15he's been a rock at the back
01:17the first season
01:19under Lampard
01:21and then
01:22Chiland Dite
01:23he was excellent last season
01:24he was right up there
01:25the start of this season
01:26he was carrying
01:27I think a bit of a back issue
01:30and maybe wasn't quite himself
01:31but
01:32in recent weeks
01:33he has been himself
01:34you know
01:35he's handed the
01:36vice-captain
01:37pretty much
01:38pretty much been
01:38captain all season
01:40with Seamus Coleman
01:41not because of his
01:41injury issues
01:43he has been
01:44a leader
01:45someone who
01:46every manager
01:48he plays under
01:48can rely on
01:50he's got a year left
01:51on his deal
01:52maybe Everton
01:53I think he's 32
01:54going on 33
01:55maybe Everton
01:56start looking at
01:57a succession plan
01:58for him
01:59which is
02:00no disrespectful
02:00to him whatsoever
02:02because I still think
02:03he's got a good few years
02:04left at the top
02:05but
02:06yeah I think
02:08in terms of
02:09incomings
02:11he's been
02:12up there
02:13in recent season
02:14he has proven
02:14excellent value
02:15he's still got a lot
02:17to give at Everton
02:18you know
02:19his leadership
02:20he's a real
02:21out and out defender
02:22and he carries a threat
02:23in the opposition's box
02:24as well
02:24yeah just on his injury
02:27obviously
02:27it
02:29puts a dent in that
02:31aim for that record
02:32incredible record
02:33at Everton
02:35what's the sort of
02:36feeling around his injury
02:38and you know
02:39is this an area
02:40that Everton may need
02:41to address in the summer
02:41in terms of a
02:42back-up position
02:43for if some of their
02:44key players do
02:45pick up injuries
02:46throughout the campaign
02:47nothing official
02:50but it doesn't look good
02:52I mean
02:53I'd be honest
02:55I'd be surprised
02:56if he does play
02:57again this season
02:58because it's a
02:58hamstring injury
02:59the way he went down
03:01and he immediately
03:03pointed to the
03:04substitute bench
03:05it just
03:06didn't appear good
03:08and is there a point
03:11in risking him
03:12potentially
03:12in these final
03:13five games
03:14even if he could get
03:15back for the last one
03:16hamstring injuries
03:17even if it's a minor one
03:18you're probably looking
03:19at
03:19you know
03:19a week
03:20but
03:20I think
03:22he could be
03:23sidelined
03:24for the rest
03:25of the season
03:26personally
03:26just because of
03:27how he went down
03:28he clearly knew
03:29that something
03:30was serious
03:31and couldn't continue
03:32it's not like
03:33he felt a little bit
03:34and he thought
03:34no I need to go off now
03:36so it's a big blow
03:38and in terms of the summer
03:39well
03:40I think Everton
03:42will have to go
03:42and get a centre-back
03:43because
03:44Michael Keane's
03:45out of contract
03:46you can't really
03:48see him staying on
03:50beyond the summer
03:52even if he was
03:53to be off
03:54his fresh terms
03:55I think he would
03:55want to go out
03:56and play
03:56and I think
03:57it suits all parties
03:59to be honest
03:59Everton
04:00we've got Jake O'Brien
04:01who you would like
04:02to see play
04:03in the centre-back
04:04now for the rest
04:05of the season
04:05because that is
04:06his position
04:07he's been
04:07superb
04:09as a makeshift
04:10right-back
04:11which is called
04:11a little bit
04:12of a high role
04:13what can he do
04:14in his favourite
04:14position now
04:15because the Alton
04:16has many
04:17if any chances
04:18are all
04:18in the Premier League
04:19so they'll probably
04:21have to go out
04:21and get another
04:22defender
04:22maybe a younger
04:23defender
04:24in the summer
04:25and it's
04:27potentially a chance
04:28to see Nathan
04:29Patterson get a
04:30sustained run
04:30of games
04:31under his belt
04:31now
04:32because he
04:34hasn't kicked on
04:35since he arrived
04:36at Rangers
04:36and I
04:38don't see
04:40the point
04:42in playing
04:42Seamus Coleman
04:43or an Ashley
04:44Young
04:44for these five
04:45games
04:45because Nathan
04:47Patterson's
04:47going into his
04:48final year
04:49and if you
04:50don't fancy him
04:51then there's no
04:52point in keeping
04:52the lads for
04:53an extra year
04:53I don't think
04:54it suits anyone
04:55it's unfair on
04:55him
04:56it's futile for the
04:58club because
04:59you've got an
04:59asset there
05:00you could cash
05:01in on
05:01he deserves
05:02to show what
05:03he can do
05:04now Nathan
05:04Patterson
05:05I think
05:05Moyes has to
05:06give him a
05:07chance
05:07it was a
05:07surprise
05:08he didn't
05:08come off the
05:08bench
05:09against Man
05:09City
05:10when
05:10Tarkoski
05:11got his
05:11injury
05:12and because
05:12it put
05:12O'Brien
05:13into centre
05:14back
05:14but
05:15Seamus Coleman
05:16had injury
05:17issues all
05:17season
05:18I think
05:18maybe
05:18he might
05:19play
05:19in the
05:20last game
05:20of Goulson
05:21I think
05:21that would
05:21be fitting
05:22to be
05:22fair
05:22but
05:24is there
05:25a point
05:25in playing
05:25a 39
05:26year old
05:27Ashley Young
05:27you need
05:29to look
05:29at what
05:30you can
05:31have
05:32potentially
05:33for next
05:33season
05:33or what
05:34you can't
05:34have
05:34if you
05:35don't
05:35think
05:35Nathan
05:36Patterson
05:36might
05:36be up
05:37to it
05:37then
05:37you've
05:37got to
05:37start
05:37looking out
05:39for maybe
05:39a new
05:39right back
05:40as well
05:40so maybe
05:43this injury
05:44has given
05:45Moyes a
05:45little bit
05:46of a
05:46blessing
05:46because
05:47Tarkoski
05:48wants that
05:48record
05:49you're not
05:50going to
05:50jopper out
05:50of Jared
05:51Bramfies
05:51and Jake
05:52O'Brien
05:53wouldn't
05:53say no
05:54no that's
05:54fine
05:54you play
05:55Nathan
05:55Patterson
05:56because he
05:56didn't
05:56play a lot
05:57of football
05:57in the
05:57first half
05:58of the
05:58season
05:58and that's
05:59something
05:59to prove
06:00so it's
06:02a chance
06:02for Moyes
06:03now to
06:04have a look
06:04at another
06:05player
06:05and he
06:06might be
06:07a little
06:07bit wiser
06:07about what
06:08he wants
06:08to do
06:08in the
06:09summer
06:09but
06:09come back
06:10to the
06:10original
06:10point
06:10yeah
06:11a sense
06:11of
06:11I can
06:12see him
06:13go and
06:13get
06:13one
06:14in the
06:15summer