ForeverBlue92
Player Valuation: £80m
Can see us going out with a whimper now tbh.
Burnley dour home draw and out the cup against City.
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Can see us going out with a whimper now tbh.
Burnley dour home draw and out the cup against City.
ForeverBlue92
Player Valuation: £80m
Not like you to be negative.
Tbf for supporters under the age of 30 hard to expect much different with what we've been served up in our time supporting the Bloos!
Yeah I get that, just think it gives us more options with James drifting about whether infield or right. Get what you mean though.
The Doucoure injury is such a big blow, because it probably means one of Gomes/Sigurdsson always playing, and if you combine that with James our midfield is very one paced.
TheBigIguana
Player Valuation: £100m
Iwobi in midfield please Carlo. Hey, it might be a disaster, but honestly Gomes/Sigurdsson playing is always poor too. I just think Iwobi, Davies and Allan gives us the right mix of passing, tackling and dribbling.
We'll see, but I don't think Carlo sees Iwobi as a midfielder. A shame, as it's better that he's in there if it lets us play a better system...
Can't really do anything other than realise it's got to be addressed in the summer.
We need power. Proper energy and drive in midfield, and size to boot.
Or we'll forever be reliant on one or two players.
tim cahill
Player Valuation: £50m
This injury is such a blow. Hopefully he's back fit soon.
TheBigIguana
Player Valuation: £100m
He doesn't, it is never happening, but I've just watched Gomes and Gylfi in those spots enough to know we won't be good in midfield with them playing.
If Iwobi is a RW or nothing than I'd like to see James in the #10 spot in front of Davies and Allan, but I don't think that is our best option at all.
billyblue80
Player Valuation: £70m
Crushing blow we have nobody else like him in the squad
billyblue80
Player Valuation: £70m
Everton midfielder Abdoulaye Doucoure will be out for at least a month and will not return to action until after the international break, manager Carlo Ancelotti has revealed.
The 28-year-old Frenchman, who signed from Watford in a £20 million deal last summer, suffered the injury recently.
Doucoure has been a near ever-present in the Premier League for the club this season, missing only January’s draw with Leicester City at Goodison.
Ancelotti was unable to give any specifics on the nature of the problem or exactly how long he will be out for, apart from admitting that the former Watford man won’t play until after the international break.
Following Everton’s 2-0 defeat by Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, Ancelotti said: “Honestly I don’t know really what happened.
“They are checking. We will be more precise in the next few days but for sure he's out and until the break he will be out.
“I think it’s an injury which is quite important but I don’t know for how long.”
The 28-year-old Frenchman, who signed from Watford in a £20 million deal last summer, suffered the injury recently.
Doucoure has been a near ever-present in the Premier League for the club this season, missing only January’s draw with Leicester City at Goodison.
What has been said?
Rumours have mounted over the last 48 hours that the influential midfielder has suffered a broken foot, with some speculation that he may not play again this season.Ancelotti was unable to give any specifics on the nature of the problem or exactly how long he will be out for, apart from admitting that the former Watford man won’t play until after the international break.
Following Everton’s 2-0 defeat by Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, Ancelotti said: “Honestly I don’t know really what happened.
“They are checking. We will be more precise in the next few days but for sure he's out and until the break he will be out.
“I think it’s an injury which is quite important but I don’t know for how long.”
Next three prem fixtures are:
March 13th: Burnley (H)
April 3rd: Palace (H)
April 10th: Brighton (A)
If we can get Mina and Rodriguez back on the field for this little run of games, that should be enough to get seven points out of nine without Doucouré. We're going to have to manage Allan's fitness very carefully now though.
billyblue80
Player Valuation: £70m
Maybe Davies becomes the six again and Allan rats around box to box?
Given Davies' recent upturn in form, it kinda makes sense. The third midfielder could be anyone from Digne, Gomes, Gylfi or Iwobi... probably just rotate to suit whichever opponent is next.
International break will hopefully give him a chance to get fit but the news doesn't sound too positive
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