2022/23 Dwight McNeil

[Eggs]

The most appalling thing for me was the last week of that summer window: the BS stories that Everton were looking to bring in another striker. A complete fabrication. Now we pay for it.

…good work done in central defence and central midfield but a massive mistake not bringing in an effective striker before the season started (or at least before the window closed).

it has to be addressed in January. I hope a potent attacking wide player and a central striker.

 

[davek]

And who is going to supply this Striker?

You keep crying for a Striker, yet we dont create chances.

We dont create chances because there's no intelligent movement ahead of the midfield. ?‍

 

[Goat]

We dont create chances because there's no intelligent movement ahead of the midfield. ?‍

Yeah, cos we have KDB in there.

 

[Brownie]

Carlo said it many times: we need more quality. We have very little of it and I'm not sure McNeil has really added any.

 

[Colonel Getafe]

It's not his fault, as he didn't ask to be bought, but when I see him I see one of the main reasons we're completely 'kin gummy in attack. Spending £20M on a player who's very limited - to put it politely - which was cash that could have been used to bring a goal scorer in.

How in earth did someone think that he was a priority?

We'll now hope that the club can rectify that catastrophic error by getting lucky in January with a striker who can put the ball away.

Perhaps he did ask to be bought. Surely if playing for EFC in the Prem (not having to move house etc) was not his interest he'd have simply rejected the move, no?

As for someone being willing to sell us their goal-scoring striker half way through the season for whatever little we have left in the transfer budget, I wont be holding my breath on that one.

 

[MikeH72]

Carlo said it many times: we need more quality. We have very little of it and I'm not sure McNeil has really added any.

I am sure he hasn’t added any.

 

[Neiler]

Perhaps he did ask to be bought. Surely if playing for EFC in the Prem (not having to move house etc) was not his interest he'd have simply rejected the move, no?

As for someone being willing to sell us their goal-scoring striker half way through the season for whatever little we have left in the transfer budget, I wont be holding my breath on that one.

Honestly think we went for Cornet and came back with McNeill.

I suspect Burnley wouldn’t do instalments for Cornet, but would for McNeill.

 

[Colonel Getafe]

Honestly think we went for Cornet and came back with McNeill.

I suspect Burnley wouldn’t do instalments for Cornet, but would for McNeill.

Yeah I think you're spot on and ultimately that sums up the transfer. If we'd have had to pony £20m up front for McNeil, there's no way that deal ever happens.

 

[TheBigIguana]

….naturally left sided and we don’t have enough left footers, he’s a squad member and we need squad players. McNeil is here and Lampard won’t be looking to move him on.

January is about enhancing our attacking options.

What I saw Saturday was not a naturally left sided player

 

[Neiler]

Yeah I think you're spot on and ultimately that sums up the transfer. If we'd have had to pony £20m up front for McNeil, there's no way that deal ever happens.

It’s the most logical reasoning I can make out it mate, given how it all panned out.

 

[Goat]

McNeil is the joint 31st most creative player in the Premier League and Evertons "best" with 2 big chances created.

There lies the issue.

 

[witchdoc187]

I think he was just bought to cross it in to DCL

 

[davek]

Perhaps he did ask to be bought. Surely if playing for EFC in the Prem (not having to move house etc) was not his interest he'd have simply rejected the move, no?

As for someone being willing to sell us their goal-scoring striker half way through the season for whatever little we have left in the transfer budget, I wont be holding my breath on that one.

Then we'll be relegated, because teams that dont score go down.

 

[davek]

Yeah, cos we have KDB in there.

We have Garner who can pick a pass out.

 

[EGWToffee]

Not as bad as people are making out.