League season
Everton 1984/85
Direct Attack · OVR 87
Howard Kendall·4-4-2
- League
- Cup
87OVR
Kendall's Everton. Southall in goal, Reid as the bite, Sheedy as the left foot, and a Merseyside side that briefly owned England.
Tags on the page — direct attack, set pieces, work rate — are shorthand for how the model leans, not a documentary.
Chemistry 92, overall 87. Neither number is a FIFA card from a shop.
Key Players
Hover or tap for player attributes- 01Neville SouthallGK · WA90PEAKDIV93HAN86KIC70REF94SPD69POS87
- 02Peter ReidCM · EN86PEAKPAC84SHO72PAS85DRI83DEF85PHY87
- 03Kevin SheedyLM · IE86PEAKPAC85SHO83PAS87DRI81DEF60PHY79
- 04Graeme SharpST · SC86PEAKPAC91SHO88PAS76DRI76DEF53PHY88
- 05Kevin RatcliffeCB · WA84PEAKPAC69SHO48PAS74DRI62DEF86PHY82
- 06Trevor StevenRM · EN84PEAKPAC84SHO81PAS76DRI78DEF59PHY76
Formation 4-4-2Howard Kendall
SHARP
86
GRAY
84
SHEEDY
86
REID
86
BRACEWELL
82
STEVEN
84
VDH
80
RATCLIFFE
84
MOUNTFIELD
80
STEVENS
80
SOUTHALL
90
Starting XI
- STGraeme Sharp86
- STAndy Gray84
- LMKevin Sheedy86
- CMPeter Reid86
- CMPaul Bracewell82
- RMTrevor Steven84
- LBPat Van Den Hauwe80
- CBKevin Ratcliffe84
- CBDerek Mountfield80
- RBGary Stevens80
- GKNeville Southall90
Bench
- STPaul Wilkinson74
- CMAlan Harper76
- LBJohn Bailey74
- GKJim Arnold72
Ratings
Attack86
Midfield86
Defence84
Goalkeeping90
Chemistry92
Overall87
The idea
The goalkeeper rating (90) is doing more work than the outfield glamour. Possession sits at 52, not a religion. Counter-attack 82: the point is the break, not the concert.
Style
Direct AttackSet PiecesWork RateCrossingCup Steel
Achievements
- First Division champions
- European Cup Winners' Cup winners
Pick a fight
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