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2021/22 Alex Iwobi

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Tubey said:
I'm not one of those mad people who think I can do a better job than professional managers, scouts etc. They're paid for a reason, they've shown at least a degree of proven aptitude in their field and I haven't.

However, like most people who are fans of the sport, I can tell when a player is generally good or bad. I can't always make out the little differences in footballers in terms of judging potential - like I had no clue DCL would end up as good as he is etc. but, generally, if I'm watching football I can tell a good player from a bad one fairly easily.

So you can imagine my astonishment and dismay when, after watching Alex Iwobi many times at Arsenal and considering him one of the luckiest footballers alive to have a career in a top European league, Everton decide to throw nearly £30m at Arsenal for him in a blatant panic buy.

I'd have understood if this was someone with potential who'd lost his way - an Anthony Martial perhaps. Or even a random one from abroad like Davy Klaassen, where your scouts have just made a mistake on a players suitability for the league.

But no matter what way I look at Alex Iwobi, I will never, ever understand how the footballing professionals at Everton looked at him playing football - in the same league at a stronger club, offering precisely nothing his entire career thus far - and thought, yes, £28m is a fee we're willing to pay for him to play at Goodison Park. It's one of the most incredible transfers you'll ever see, and if you weren't generally aware of how incompetent our club is, you'd assume there was some shady shenaningans involved in this deal, because it makes absolutely no sense.

I don't hate Alex Iwobi. I don't generally hate anyone who takes advantage of our stupidity - good on them, not their fault we're morons. But my word he is truly terrible at football, to the point where I genuinely think he'd struggle to get regular football on merit a few divisions below us.

Sigurdsson is the all time worst Everton signing. Iwobi has to be a strong contender for the number two slot. It's a transfer so bad that it has me nearly convinced I - or pretty much any of you - would be better at being a Director of Football in the transfer market than Marcel Brands. You can count the amount of people on here who'd have paid £28m for Iwobi on one hand, if not one finger, yet the man we employ for our transfer strategy did it. It boggles the mind.
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Agreed with you up to the sigurdsson bit

I actually think he’s been decent for us, just not worth the money

Iwobi however, everyone knew he was [Poor language removed] apart from the [Poor language removed] who paid all that money for him
 
All the talent in the world, but zero end product:
- Can’t play out wide because he can’t cross.
- Can’t play through the middle because he can’t play a through ball.
- Can’t play up top because he can’t finish.

Immensely frustrating footballer.
 
Was very bright early when we were on the front foot. He struggled once we started to sit back though which is part of the problem. Hopefully Ron goes off and he gets to get a bit more into the attack again.
 

StateSideToffee said:
All the talent in the world, but zero end product:
- Can’t play out wide because he can’t cross.
- Can’t play through the middle because he can’t play a through ball.
- Can’t play up top because he can’t finish.

Immensely frustrating footballer.
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All the talent in the world... but can't cross, pass or shoot.

I can only assume he has all the talent in the world in another sport, or tiddlywinks or something.
 


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