Everton January transfer window 2021

[Woolverhampton_Blue]

I think we just need to accept we will always be average, no matter who we sign.

 

[MarkHollis]

I think we just need to accept we will always be average, no matter who we sign.

Or we just make smarter signings and try to improve the squad long-term. It's certainly not impossible

 

[billyblue80]

Probably... let's hope we do the business in the market before we sell. Teams fleeced us when we knew we had the lukaku money.

This is it we never forward plan we need a forward and right back in. Its classic Everton exactly the same when Gana left no forward planning expecting a kid from Germany to slot right in with no back up. Right side not addressed for years. What does Brands do?!

 

[billyblue80]

We should go for a couple of players on loans to buy they will be hungry to prove themselves. Go for young hungry players with pace and power not over the hill has beens! Right back and forward.

 

[Woolverhampton_Blue]

Or we just make smarter signings and try to improve the squad long-term. It's certainly not impossible

How many years have we been saying that though?

 

[Zezti]

Or we just make smarter signings and try to improve the squad long-term. It's certainly not impossible

As if our fans have patience for the long-term when they call for heads over the first run of bad form.

 

[Rob17896]

100% Get rid of;

Delph
Gylfi
Mina
Tosun
Bernard
Lossl

Make a decision on at the end of season;

Kenny - is he good enough to start
Iwobi - does Carlo think he can contribute
Andre Gomes - id 100% keep him

Gomes has never had a game by the scruff, never dominated one match. At least Siggy used to get the odd goal.
Gomes gone for me

 

[MarkHollis]

How many years have we been saying that though?

We're still catching up to others for sure. Can only hope the club does it better in the future

 

[brettangellnightporter]

Gomes has never had a game by the scruff, never dominated one match. At least Siggy used to get the odd goal.
Gomes gone for me

Used to get a goal. Pre covid/2018

 

[MarkHollis]

As if our fans have patience for the long-term when they call for heads over the first run of bad form.

Think it's upsetting for us all but there's not much any of us can do apart from try to be constructive about it

 

[Kever10]

Gomes has never had a game by the scruff, never dominated one match. At least Siggy used to get the odd goal.
Gomes gone for me

I've seen Gomes have more control over games far more than I have Sigurdsson. Sigurdsson has scored a few goals, that's it. Without his goals, he is absolutely useless and a complete passenger. As seen now since he stopped scoring. His performances really haven't changed much besides.

Last year, away to Arsenal, Gomes came on, his 1st game back, and looked the best player on the pitch for 30 mins. Afterwards, Ancelotti said he was ready to play more, but Gomes said he wasn't, and this sums up his problem. It's all mental with him. Which is not a particularly good sign, to be so fragile. But at the same time, if we can get him confident and to stop playing within himself, we would have a fine player. It's a tough one.

There were signs before his injury earlier this season that he was starting to feel his way back in to games, and there were signs again on Saturday. But it needs to be more than just flashes, and for longer than 20 minute spells. I'd say he's worth sticking with till the summer, and see if he can find the form he is capable of, and if not, sell him back to Spain or Portugal and go for an upgrade.

On the other hand, i'd sell Sigurdsson tomorrow just to get his stink out the team. Anyone from U23s would offer what he does but with 100% more enthusiasm and fight. The only reason I can think of for him still being around is that we are hoping that by being involved in the number of games he has, it will convince another team that he's worth a shot. I've wracked my brain and can think of no other explanation.

 

[Bob Elstone]

Gomes is rubbish. Spends most of the game chasing shadows.

probably had 2 maybe 3 good games in all the time he’s been here.

 

[flibbyflob]

Or we just make smarter signings and try to improve the squad long-term. It's certainly not impossible

We improved an important area this summer, trouble is we had too much to do to make a big difference in one window.

 

[TheBigIguana]

How many years have we been saying that though?

A lot, but the guys we've actually invested playing time in while doing it have pretty much turned out good players aside from maybe Davies.

 

[TheBigIguana]

I think we just need to accept we will always be average, no matter who we sign.

It's funny though because I think if we had average players at DM and GK right now we'd be a seriously good side. I actually think in recent years we've been average as a side but often because we've got really good players and really bad ones.

Management has also been poor.