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title: "Everton’s Greatest – Holding Midfielders"
canonical: "https://readeverton.com/evertons-greatest-holding-midfielders/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Alex Hives"
section: "Feature Writers"
published: "2016-10-12T15:26:41Z"
modified: "2016-10-12T15:26:41Z"
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# Everton’s Greatest – Holding Midfielders

This is where we find most of Everton’s strength, usually in the dominant midfield partnership of the wise Gareth Barry and the ever-revered Idrissa Gana Gueye.

Both play drastically different games, however, so it’s time to see which you value most. The workhorse, engine-like style of Mo Besic and Idrissa Gueye, or the slow, tactical build-up play of Gareth Barry?

This poll may very well contain the two best players at the club, so it’s going to be hard to vote one off already. But who will make it through?

Let’s get started…