Everton Summer transfers 2021

[DanB90]

For me, the funniest part of these bargain bin signings is the fact that @Zatara was demanding we sign Jude Bellingham about a week ago.

 

[ForeverEverton]

Looking at the current squad on the official website, it looks like this :-

GKs
Pickford
Virginia
Begovic

Defenders
Kenny
Holgate
Keane
Digne
Mina
Nkounkou
Godfrey
Coleman
Branthwaite

Midfielders
Allan
Delph
Sigurdsson
Doucoure
Gomes
Gbamin
Davies

Fowards
Richarlison
Calvert-Lewin
Tosun
Iwobi
Rodriguez
Simms
Bernard
Gordon
Kean
Townsend

=29 players, how many of those are any good and can take us in to the European places?

IMO

Begovic (Pointless signing), Kenny, Coleman, Keane, Mina, Holgate, Delph, Sigurdsson, Gomes, Davies, Tosun, Iwobi, Townsend (Harsh but at 30 I dont think he is good enough to take us on) & Bernard all need clearing out = 15 players

Youngsters to keep as backup/breakthrough for me would be Virginia, Nkounkou, Branthwaite, Simms & Gordon = 10 players

From what I`ve said above our squad should be this to build around : Pickford, Digne, Godfrey, Allan, Doucoure, Gbamin (Give him a chance), Richarlison, DCL, Rodriguez & Kean.

To back up my argument that we have 10 players good enough to push us to Europe and maybe beyond you just need to look at last season. With our strongest 11 we could beat anyone, once these players listed were missing we were very very poor. We should be looking at players to take us to the next level instead of these bargain basement signings which is setting us up for 10th place again.

 

[jamieni]

Looking at the current squad on the official website, it looks like this :-

GKs
Pickford
Virginia
Begovic

Defenders
Kenny
Holgate
Keane
Digne
Mina
Nkounkou
Godfrey
Coleman
Branthwaite

Midfielders
Allan
Delph
Sigurdsson
Doucoure
Gomes
Gbamin
Davies

Fowards
Richarlison
Calvert-Lewin
Tosun
Iwobi
Rodriguez
Simms
Bernard
Gordon
Kean
Townsend

=29 players, how many of those are any good and can take us in to the European places?

IMO

Begovic (Pointless signing), Kenny, Coleman, Keane, Mina, Holgate, Delph, Sigurdsson, Gomes, Davies, Tosun, Iwobi, Townsend (Harsh but at 30 I dont think he is good enough to take us on) & Bernard all need clearing out = 15 players

Youngsters to keep as backup/breakthrough for me would be Virginia, Nkounkou, Branthwaite, Simms & Gordon = 10 players

From what I`ve said above our squad should be this to build around : Pickford, Digne, Godfrey, Allan, Doucoure, Gbamin (Give him a chance), Richarlison, DCL, Rodriguez & Kean.

To back up my argument that we have 10 players good enough to push us to Europe and maybe beyond you just need to look at last season. With our strongest 11 we could be anyone, once these players listed were missing we were very very poor. We should be looking at players to take us to the next level instead of these bargain basement signings which is setting us up for 10th place again.

You’re missing Gray out of there.

 

[nsno-chris]

Thats like standing in an empty room saying you've got the biggest cock - it means nothing when the squad has zero creativity.

However we still coped fine without him whereas we dont without Richarlison/Doucoure etc.

James goes and we replace him with two good players we wouldn't miss his half a season output whatsoever.

Oh my god, so get rid of one of the best creative midfielders in Europe to comprehend the issue.

Words fail me, you're hilarious

Awaits the "we should buy X player because he has hunger and passion" response

 

[ForeverBlue92]

Jesus Christ

Wasn't most of his goals pens anyway?

Pereira is a decent little player but he's not good enough to lace Rodriguez's boots

He's unfit half the season

He cries to come off everytime he feels a twinge

He doesnt have any pace

He'll be off on a free next season regardless

He's on massive wages

He doesn't get on with the manager

Absolute madness to consider keeping him if someone offers a decent fee. Now if they dont by all means keep him but we really need to start building foundations for the future and James isn't one of them.

As I said - He's the most talented player we have but nowhere near the most important - take him out of our team and we dont struggle like we would if you take say Richarlison out.

 

[ForeverEverton]

You’re missing Gray out of there.

Leicesters most played player from the bench.

I let you decide where you would put him based on this :-

 

[GlosBlue]

Looking at the current squad on the official website, it looks like this :-

GKs
Pickford
Virginia
Begovic

Defenders
Kenny
Holgate
Keane
Digne
Mina
Nkounkou
Godfrey
Coleman
Branthwaite

Midfielders
Allan
Delph
Sigurdsson
Doucoure
Gomes
Gbamin
Davies

Fowards
Richarlison
Calvert-Lewin
Tosun
Iwobi
Rodriguez
Simms
Bernard
Gordon
Kean
Townsend

=29 players, how many of those are any good and can take us in to the European places?

IMO

Begovic (Pointless signing), Kenny, Coleman, Keane, Mina, Holgate, Delph, Sigurdsson, Gomes, Davies, Tosun, Iwobi, Townsend (Harsh but at 30 I dont think he is good enough to take us on) & Bernard all need clearing out = 15 players

Youngsters to keep as backup/breakthrough for me would be Virginia, Nkounkou, Branthwaite, Simms & Gordon = 10 players

From what I`ve said above our squad should be this to build around : Pickford, Digne, Godfrey, Allan, Doucoure, Gbamin (Give him a chance), Richarlison, DCL, Rodriguez & Kean.

To back up my argument that we have 10 players good enough to push us to Europe and maybe beyond you just need to look at last season. With our strongest 11 we could beat anyone, once these players listed were missing we were very very poor. We should be looking at players to take us to the next level instead of these bargain basement signings which is setting us up for 10th place again.

Signing Begovic is not pointless at all. Last season proved that Pickford needs an established back-up that will push him to perform week in week out. Begovic does this more so than the young kid. And how you can write off Townsend before he's even played here is madness.

 

[ForeverEverton]

Signing Begovic is not pointless at all. Last season proved that Pickford needs an established back-up that will push him to perform week in week out. Begovic does this more so than the young kid. And how you can write off Townsend before he's even played here is madness.

We`ll be signing Carroll and Rondon next, why dont we wake up see these signings arent going to improve us?

 

[MikeH72]

For me, the funniest part of these bargain bin signings is the fact that @Zatara was demanding we sign Jude Bellingham about a week ago.

Just slap £80m on the table. Because “that’s what a club with ambition would do”.

 

[andy4efc]

Why is Begovic a pointless signing?

We needed a back up goalkeeper, we signed a back up goalkeeper.

Low wages, prem experience, happy to be #2. We cant afford to waste money on a back up goalie when we need to strength other areas more.

 

[Dwight K Schrute]

He's unfit half the season

He cries to come off everytime he feels a twinge

He doesnt have any pace

He'll be off on a free next season regardless

He's on massive wages

He doesn't get on with the manager

Absolute madness to consider keeping him if someone offers a decent fee. Now if they dont by all means keep him but we really need to start building foundations for the future and James isn't one of them.

As I said - He's the most talented player we have but nowhere near the most important - take him out of our team and we dont struggle like we would if you take say Richarlison out.

And given the fact that Benitez's plan next year is clearly going to be to swing crosses into DCL, Moyes style, what are we going to do for plan B? Well we'll need a playmaker for that, someone with vision, like . . . oh yeah James Rodriguez. We simply could not attract a better player of that ilk.

I know we need more pace and aggression in the team, but every post of yours reads like you are desperate to turn us into another Burnley! Get a grip fella, a club like ours shouldn't even contemplate getting rid of a bit of magic like James. He could really be the difference for us next year. A lot of fellow average to poor sides like us would kill for a player like him!

 

[Carloblues]

He's unfit half the season

He cries to come off everytime he feels a twinge

He doesnt have any pace

He'll be off on a free next season regardless

He's on massive wages

He doesn't get on with the manager

Absolute madness to consider keeping him if someone offers a decent fee. Now if they dont by all means keep him but we really need to start building foundations for the future and James isn't one of them.

As I said - He's the most talented player we have but nowhere near the most important - take him out of our team and we dont struggle like we would if you take say Richarlison out.

Mate even if all that is true, in no universe is periera a better option still

 

[nsno-chris]

And given the fact that Benitez's plan next year is clearly going to be to swing crosses into DCL, Moyes style, what are we going to do for plan B? Well we'll need a playmaker for that, someone with vision, like . . . oh yeah James Rodriguez. We simply could not attract a better player of that ilk.

I know we need more pace and aggression in the team, but every post of yours reads like you are desperate to turn us into another Burnley! Get a grip fella, a club like ours shouldn't even contemplate getting rid of a bit of magic like James. He could really be the difference for us next year. A lot of fellow average to poor sides like us would kill for a player like him!

he did call Sean Dyche a serial winner, so maybe you're onto something here

 

[Stuartisitc1878]

I’m talking purely from an Everton perspective. He’ll be a superstar wherever he goes. There’s plenty of teams in the world that could afford him but they may not want him nor would he want to go. The number of games is a problem but when he plays he’s our best player - simple as that. I’m not for getting rid of our best players. The club will have budgeted for him being here so let’s just keep him, if it doesn’t work out so be it.

Absolutely. He's quality and we're better with him in the squad. I'd love to keep him

 

[Zatara]

Also in the thread says Diaby may be possible but Antony perhaps not.