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2022/23 Ellis Simms

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Have no problem with the lad but he's clearly not PL quality.

The fact we are recalling him yet the manager cant utilise the CF we have already here who scored 8 goals in this league last season is damning imo.

Lampard needs to go after tonight if we have any plan of avoiding a 2nd relegation scrap. Do we have the dough to sack him is another question.
 
I think that's probably fair mate, but the needs of the team/ckub have to take precadence at this point in time.

What I’m saying is I don’t think either us or the player will get any benefit out of the way we’ll use him. In my view there’s no way he’s starting games for us, or even being used effectively as an impact sub, so I think the recall will work out pointless for everyone involved.
 
What I’m saying is I don’t think either us or the player will get any benefit out of the way we’ll use him. In my view there’s no way he’s starting games for us, or even being used effectively as an impact sub, so I think the recall will work out pointless for everyone involved.
I think he will score a goal or 2 and everybody will be like SEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE.

Then he will spend the rest of his career in League Two.
 

With our injuries and lack of cover, he should never have been allowed to go on loan, in the first place. But at least he has games under his belt and scored at a high level. Now for him to step up again.
 

I think there’s been a massive overreaction to this, it does seem like some people just want to complain/panic whatever the club do.

If he’s being brought back to be heralded as the saviour and start every game between now and the end of the season then we’re in big trouble. If - as seems much more likely - he’s been brought back to be another attacking option off the bench with the capability to put the ball in the net, it’s really difficult to see what exactly the downside is supposed to be.
 
This is all hindsight, no way of knowing how effective he would have been. Frank didn't know Dominic Calvert-Lewin would be injury hit the way he has. Apart from the Bournmouth games we have competed well in all the games we have played.
How on earth is it hindsight when half our fanbase predicted this and the lad hasn't put a run of games together since early 2021.
 
I think there’s been a massive overreaction to this, it does seem like some people just want to complain/panic whatever the club do.

If he’s being brought back to be heralded as the saviour and start every game between now and the end of the season then we’re in big trouble. If - as seems much more likely - he’s been brought back to be another attacking option off the bench with the capability to put the ball in the net, it’s really difficult to see what exactly the downside is supposed to be.
Based on how Everton operate its much more likely to be the former of your points. The fact is we have no one lined up and we then bring back a player we believed was not good enough 4 months ago.

If it looks like desperation, and its Everton who are behind the decision, then it is more than likely Desperation.
 
Based on how Everton operate its much more likely to be the former of your points. The fact is we have no one lined up and we then bring back a player we believed was not good enough 4 months ago.

If it looks like desperation, and its Everton who are behind the decision, then it is more than likely Desperation.


This.

That touch from Maupay on the half way line that ended up on the 18 yard box probably sealed his fate.

Now arguably Lampard should be setting the team up around the players he has available, but clearly he wants to stick with the 3 up top and Simms is definitely a better option that Maupay in that role.
 

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