James Tarkowski injury latest at Everton

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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

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