2022/23 Demarai Gray

[BigDuncTributeBand]

Another game where we struggle to sustain attacks because the likes of him and Iwobi (could easily add Gordon and McNeil if they were playing) turn the ball over constantly, hold it for too long, run down blind alleys, make the wrong decision. He isn’t good enough to be starting as a forward for a premier league team - it’s nothing to do with formations, he just isn’t good enough and is taking us down.

 

[steven]

He was awful. Summed up his efforts by him just giving up when tracking the west ham left back when he hit the bar.

 

[Ladda]

There's a reason why we got him so cheap in his mid 20s. Tactics can't fix his lack of quality.

 

[BigDuncTributeBand]

There's a reason why we got him so cheap in his mid 20s. Tactics can't fix his lack of quality.

Don’t know how many more chances we have to give him. Worst thing is a new manager will give him a clean slate and chance to prove to us how substandard he is all over again.

 

[CahillsCornerFlag]

Severe lack of quality in his delivery today.

 

[MACCA75]

People were creaming themselves for a few weeks after we signed him, but signing him and Townsend were huge red flags - this was a club signing players only fit for teams at the bottom.

 

[BigDuncTributeBand]

Severe lack of quality in his delivery today.

Today???? Delete that word and I’ll give you a like ??

 

[Achilles Heel]

He's a gifted footballer no doubt. Technically outstanding. But it takes more than that to separate the wheat from the chaff. Sad thing is he is playing in a time when players like him are protected and allowed to play. How good would a Mckenzie, John Barnes, Beardsley, Trevor Steven be today with the protection they get now? I think they'd be miles ahead and its mentality and resilience rather than pure raw ability...

 

[Gilbert..]

Thing is. He's still possibly the only player who can pull something good out the bag. I dont look at any other Everton player like that.
Which is awful state of affairs.

 

[joebocop]

Has no football brain.

None. Will never be more than a 1 in 10.

Depressing thing. He's still our best attacking player currently. Most of the rest are 0 in 10.

Trying to rely on a player with this level of consistent of good performances is a recipe for disaster.

 

[Bluesnapper]

He slows everything down, not the only one doing that though.

Once Danjuma signs and plays then Gray can warm the bench until next season.

 

[lancs blue]

He's achieved his season goals in that scorcher vs City

Reverting to passenger

 

[den]

Under Dyche, it makes the most sense to move Gray to the right side and play McNeil on the left, both focused on sending crosses into the box rather than trying to be the focus of the attack. Too often the approach has seemed to be trying to run the attack through wide players, either directly or by playing them out of position (especially early on, with brief experiments using McNeil and Gordon in a central attacking position). What started as a desperate attempt to compensate for Calvert-Lewin's absence eventually coalesced into a stale routine of watching Gray dither on the left side and falter against two or three defenders. It's time to use Gray and McNeil to support Calvert-Lewin, Maupay, and Simms, and trust in a more focused attack.

 

[Rita_Poon]

We have everything on the line with Gray signed for 1.6M and Cal Lewin at 1.5M. Moyes signed Cahill and Bent for just shy of the total and was fighting us up to fourth - nearly 20 years ago.

How many miracles are we all praying for here? This is a scandal.

 

[HTCHERO]

Under Dyche, it makes the most sense to move Gray to the right side and play McNeil on the left, both focused on sending crosses into the box rather than trying to be the focus of the attack. Too often the approach has seemed to be trying to run the attack through wide players, either directly or by playing them out of position (especially early on, with brief experiments using McNeil and Gordon in a central attacking position). What started as a desperate attempt to compensate for Calvert-Lewin's absence eventually coalesced into a stale routine of watching Gray dither on the left side and falter against two or three defenders. It's time to use Gray and McNeil to support Calvert-Lewin, Maupay, and Simms, and trust in a more focused attack.

Stopped reading after the 2nd line...McNeil.