Rate the Toffee - #2 Mikel Arteta

[Toddacelli]

4.

Glass jaw.

[Silas]

6, Rooney levels of talent but lacked the application and will to succeed. Played within himself far too often

[Big Nevs Vaz]

5. Largely unfulfilled promise. Talented, skillful and strong but he didn’t have the head to be a top player.

[StirlingBlue]

Eight for his young years with us, six for his career overall.

Most talented youngster since Rooney, looked amazing with Deulefeu and Lukaku but ultimately it didn’t pan out.

Ten out of ten for wasted talent though, could have been absolutely top level if he didn’t have his head turned

[NomadskiEFC]

7. I understand why many are voting him lower, but I haven't seen that many better, more talented players live in the last 30 years. Certainly a few, but not many, certainly very few home grown. I think the way his overall career went certainly would bring his score down, but I'm looking at scoring this entirely viewed from the players time with us.

Gets bumped a point for having the sheer hubris to celebrate scoring before he put it in the net.

[Toddacelli]

Yeah, 6 is about right. Such a shame - he had the tools to be an 8 or 9.

[Shogun]

Yeah, 6 is about right. Such a shame - he had the tools to be an 8 or 9.

Definitely. Injuries and poor (career) decisions done him in.

Felt like a waste for both us and him. Although it's not like we would have been a great environment with how the last decade has gone.

[Fynci]

It's a 6 from me Shogs.

I really liked Rosco, but he frustrated me so much as I liked him as he seemed capable of so much more. I think he's one of those who was great playing off instinct but got in his own head too often and ended up making poor choices.

This is the goal that comes to mind when I think about him. I don't think about him that often, just to clear that up in case you were wondering whether I still have my Ross Barkley duvet cover, I don't anymore.

Not as spectacular, but this is the goal that comes to my mind...

[Shogun]

Barkley came out with an average of 6.22 on the scores.

Think the main man at Arsenal is next obvious pick (there will be some poorer picks coming).

So how are we rating Arteta?

As an Evertonian, he's 9/10 for me. One of the top 5 players I've seen in blue. Great in a wide role when he first came and after injuries was great on the centre of midfield as well. Fantastic player. Only a trophy stopping him from being 10/10 for me.

[TheRam]

Yeah, can’t be any less than a 9.

Would have him second only to Baines for best players we’ve had in the premier league.

Ran games on a consistent basis for us and took us to that next level with how good he was on the ball. Had that fight about him as well.

He’s a weirdo these days like but I’d love us to get into the position one day where he could manage us.

[777Kidnappings]

Think arteta is massively overrated. He had 2 amazing season and lots of good 1s. Wasn't a regular at arsenal when he left which I think is telling of his level.

Its hard because he was 1 of our best players of a long period but largely cos we've been crap. Probably 7 if we are rating him against the league as a whole. 9 if we are rating him just against everton players

[MIG]

Tough one. Can’t stand him now for one.
Was man of the match on my first ever visit to Goodison. Took it round 4 players right in front of me that day.
Class player. No doubt. Was he a 9 though?

I might be looking through Arsenal coloured glasses. I’m going with an 8

[Gash]

Think arteta is massively overrated. He had 2 amazing season and lots of good 1s. Wasn't a regular at arsenal when he left which I think is telling of his level.

Its hard because he was 1 of our best players of a long period but largely cos we've been crap. Probably 7 if we are rating him against the league as a whole. 9 if we are rating him just against everton players

I was nearly agreeing until you said he wasn't a regular when he went to Arsenal. Aside from a couple injuries and knocks he started every league game his first three seasons there and was made club captain.

[Audrey Horne]

Yeah was going to say, he was their captain!!

[Cozzie]

Hate the man now but loved him when he was here.

Peak Arteta was on it and was a class act.

8.5.