Martinez: Stones is one of the best centre-halves in Europe
Everton manager Roberto Martinez believes that John Stones is already one of the best ball playing centre-halves in Europe and says that he is playing alongside the perfect person to make him better.
The Catalan believes that playing alongside Everton team captain Phil Jagielka will help to improve his game and also help the team with one of the best defensive partnerships in the Premier League.
“He got to the point now where he is experienced and needs to be challenged on the pitch.
“He now needs to get to experience a lot of big events, 100 starts in the league and to see him grow and constantly improve.
“But to see John, at such a young age, performing with that calmness and with that know-how at his age makes him one of the best ball playing centre-halves you will see in European football.”
“Nothing is better than playing alongside someone like Phil Jagielka who will guide him through and help him grow,” Martinez said.
“It is the perfect spot for John to develop.”
“You cannot defend with two players, it is a team effort, but it helps when you have such a strong partnership at the back and the respect and understanding they have with each other and they way they compliment each others’ qualities make it a strong partnership,” Martinez added.
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Goodbye Sylvain
Why is he even talking about this ?
For heavens sake keep it zipped if you can and stop putting people under uneccessary pressure.