2019/20 Djibril Sidibe

[AmericasToffee]

all of a sudden Kenny is a world beater despite being terrible every time he’s given a chance with Everton?

Says more about Everton than Kenny

 

[Lanolin]

Dont make a lick of sense. Why would you bin him off even if hes terrible (he aint) and leave yourself with only one RB until January?

Unless we really like Holgate now and hes just our go to defensive back up

There have been rumours that he's not pulling his weight in training I think. Or rather, that pulling his weight would be difficult, due to him being morbidly obese.

 

[Mutzo Nutzo]

all of a sudden Kenny is a world beater despite being terrible every time he’s given a chance with Everton?

He's doing alright this season - looks like he's improved shed loads. Seamus is not the player he was and by all accounts this Sidibe fella is a wrong un. So yeah I'd say he's our best RB.

 

[Nymzee]

perhaps thinking Delph can fill it at RB? not sure if he's played there or LB but I suppose it's a possibility as we'd have Gbamin back

No Adversus, no.

 

[Thomasc]

Another black mark against the clubs transfer window if true.

 

[Disgruntledgoat]

He's doing alright this season - looks like he's improved shed loads. Seamus is not the player he was and by all accounts this Sidibe fella is a wrong un. So yeah I'd say he's our best RB.

By all accounts being who?

 

[GwladysBlue]

So we’ve got three useless rightbacks?

Brands is the man to take us forward, though

He’s just a well dressed version of Steve Walsh.

 

[ForeverBlue92]

So we’ve got three useless rightbacks?

Brands is the man to take us forward, though

He’s just a well dressed version of Steve Walsh.

He had a shocker of a transfer window- how anyone can have 100% faith in him is beyond me.

Still think he's a decent DOF but the jury is massively out for me on if he can do it in the Premier League - totally different to the bum Eredivise with one of the big 2 sides.

 

[Mutzo Nutzo]

By all accounts being who?

Yer mar

 

[Catfish Blues]

In fairness to @bluelegend it is weird that Sidibe is out on loan. What a fall from being a werld cup winner and part of an all conquering Monaco team.

From https://www.getfootballnewsfrance.c...rrives-on-merseyside-in-search-of-redemption/

Sidibé, who began his career with his hometown club Troyes before four years at Lille, makes the move on the back of a chastening injury-disrupted campaign with a turbulent AS Monaco side who, at numerous stages throughout last season, appeared clear relegation fodder, finishing just one place above the relegation zone.

The French international’s form was made accountable to such a degree during 2018/19 that he was labelled by many pundits as one of the worst performers in Ligue 1 – a notion endorsed by the remarkable stat listing Sidibé at having lost possession 480 times last season, at least 126 times more than any other Monaco player.

That he may now be labelled as a player who has left his best days behind him can be traced to an ill-fated moment in April 2018 when a meniscus injury struck the hitherto burgeoning French star – who had indeed been integral to Monaco’s title win the previous season – during a defeat to PSG, all but curtailing any hopes of a starring role for his country at Russia 2018.

Fortunately for Sidibé, the full-back was able to belatedly recover and make a solitary appearance at the tournament, accordingly collecting a World Cup winners medal. Yet the dawning reality for the player was that he had not only lost his established place as Didier Deschamps’ preferred right-back – having appeared in all 10 of France’s tournament qualifiers – but that he was undergoing the unfavourable metamorphosis into a markedly confidence-stricken and error-prone player.

Such a downturn is a far cry from the heights reached in his maiden season on the French Riviera following his 2016 move from Lille, on the eve of his first international call-up. Sidibé had the option of a move to Arsenal but chose to depart instead to the Stade Louis II for guaranteed playing time and subsequently played an intrinsic part in Monaco’s glorious title victory, the Principality club culminating a dominant campaign by finishing eight points superior to PSG under the now-returned Leonardo Jardim.

Sidibé’s contribution to Monaco’s title honour cannot be understated, not least for the two goals and five league assists, which added to the further one of each in the Champions’ League run as Monaco reached the semi-finals. His self-assurance and effervescent offensive movement from full-back earned him recognition in the UNFP Ligue 1 Team of 2016/17, only adding to Monaco’s collective sense of prodigious fearlessness, an essential factor in their title triumph. He was an integral element amongst an assortment of precocious youngsters, not fully fledged but strategically utilised by a tactically astute manager and prudently assembled by low-risk investment with maximum sell-on value potential.

Sidibé remains a valued player despite the previous inadequate season, respected for his versatility and athleticism that in theory makes him a suitable fit for the Premier League: a strong carrier of the ball in possession, a dynamic presence in offering progressive options forward from the defensive into the attacking third while he boasts a height advantage that only adds to his fibrous physical style – one that can also prove his downfall as he is often overly rash in the tackle. Indeed, this tendency for overzealousness and positional negligence only became more frequent last season as errors and cheap fouls increased in Sidibé’s game.

 

[Groucho]

I really didn’t think he was that bad from the little we’ve seen.

 

[Goat]

Story was from the Italian media by the way.

I think they have like a 0.5% strike rate, so I would be using a massive pinch of salt.

 

[Albro]

all of a sudden Kenny is a world beater despite being terrible every time he’s given a chance with Everton?

Doing well at Shalke. Much, much improved.

 

[ForeverBlue92]

Doing well at Shalke. Much, much improved.

Lookman, Keita and Pulisic all done well in Germany - its a totally different level compared to the PL.

 

[Albro]

Lookman, Keita and Pulisic all done well in Germany - its a totally different level compared to the PL.

It may be at a different level, different style of pill chasing and different altogether, It doesn't mean that they all make an unsuccessful change. Xhaka, De Bruyne, Sane, Firminho, Hojbjerg all have significantly improved after the switch.

The skill set that Kenny has is what is much improved both defensively and going forward. He mungrled Sabitzer couple of weeks ago, held his own against Kinglsey Coman. Big test next week against Sancho and Hazard.

Going off form, he is right now the best of the 4 right backs we've got and he is out on loan. Personally, I think the loan is fantastic if it improves him and gives him any chance of success here at Everton. Most likely of the players we've got on our list that isn't with the first team ATM.