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    Osman: We didn’t trust Roberto’s tactics at first

    Osman: We didn’t trust Roberto’s tactics at first

    Evertons veteran midfielder Leon Osman said that most of the Everton squad didn’t trust new manager Roberto Martinez tactics at first as he thought that the style left them too open to the counter attack.

    Luckily though the squad soon realised that it was a positive thing and he says that it’s much better having the ball than having to chase it all the time.

    “At first we thought we were too expansive and opening up left us vulnerable to being done on the counter-attack,” Osman told Everton.tv.

    “But we quickly learned how to deal with that and it has been positive.

    “It is a style of play that is possession-based and a player like me is going to prefer being on the ball than having to chase after it.

    “We all embraced it from the start. We are a good bunch of lads, an open bunch that are not set in our ways by any means. We were very open to what the manager wanted to do.”

    Osman was also full of praise for the youngsters that helped transform Evertons season.  World cup bound Ross Barkley and Romelu Lukaku were helped along the way by Gerard Deulofeu and Ossie says that what the trio bought was an incredible feat.

    “It’s not easy for a young lad to come in and show what he is capable of over a whole season.

    “It’s easy to do it for a game or two but then you might go off the boil.

    “But these lads have pretty much done it for the whole season and for lads so young, that’s an incredible feat.”

     

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