Everton Summer transfers 2021

[AdamEFC]

How is it that we've not been able to spend any money all Summer, and then all of a sudden in the last couple of days start throwing 30m bids out for a player in Portugal?

Where was this earlier?

They need to have a serious think about Brands. Either he's not allowed to do his job properly or he's awful at it. Either way there is no point to him. Just give control of it to the manager. The DoF model doesn't suit us.

The Moutinho delegation was fired up again to make phantom bids

 

[AmericasToffee]

I'm somehow disappointed in a board and director of football I already had hilariously little faith in.

 

[john jako]

Thought that - ironically - there might be legs in the Gomes to Benfica rumour. Sad.

I thought he was off on loan a few hours ago. Would of saved some wages as he defo doesn’t suit us anymore with the way the manager wants to the two midfielders to press and lead breakaway attacks

 

[TheBigIguana]

I keep seeing this reference to James playing on the right of a 433

Ancelotti changed that because we couldn't cope with how much we were exposed defensively with James playing there. You won't be seeing that again under Benitez.

Secondly, the tactical pieces that Benitez has written in the Athletic and Times in the past, he talks about the importance of pace in attacking wide areas in modern football, particularly against top sides. As brilliant as he can be, James is one of the slowest attacking players we've had.

I suspect the only position you'll see him in would be as a number 10 and he won't be starting games other than the league cup unless there are injuries to contend with.

Yeah that's how United battered us in the league. Sent enough players to the left that he had to do something.

 

[Bluestar]

How is it that we've not been able to spend any money all Summer, and then all of a sudden in the last couple of days we start throwing 30m bids out for a player in Portugal?

Where was this earlier?

They need to have a serious think about Brands. Either he's not allowed to do his job properly or he's awful at it. Either way there is no point to him. Just give control of it to the manager. The DoF model doesn't suit us.

Diaz was the potential Richarlison replacement. Money only became available yesterday when Kean was sold.

 

[Brett Angell Delight]

I thought he was off on loan a few hours ago. Would of saved some wages as he defo doesn’t suit us anymore with the way the manager wants to the two midfielders to press and lead breakaway attacks

That dazzling cameo against Huddersfield did the trick, clearly.

 

[Thomasc]

As for the right back position, thought we might of improved in that area, but we have Coleman, Holgate, Godfrey and Kenny who can play there, but obviously we are hoping Kenny never sees the light of day with regards to starting a game.

We haven’t improved in that area but we aren’t any worse off.

 

[BainesontoastNEW]

I wonder if Marcel found an advert for Van de Beek on webuyanyvan.com

 

[AdamEFC]

As for the right back position, thought we might of improved in that area, but we have Coleman, Holgate, Godfrey and Kenny who can play there, but obviously we are hoping Kenny never sees the light of day with regards to starting a game.

We haven’t improved in that area but we aren’t any worse off.

It couldn’t get any worse, binning off any of the right backs would improve us

 

[Brett Angell Delight]

A bit late for blag transfer maths, but what the hell:

Who makes room for Saul in the Chelsea midfield? And can he play RB?

 

[Frenk]

This FFP is all abit communist Russia isn’t it?

It is, and while it has nothing to do with this the whole COVID thing with clubs laying off folks or talking about laying off folks and then spending millions on new signings is all a bit sickening to me.

 

[mccole]

Genuinely fearing @davek will murder Marcel at this rate

 

[Toast]

 

[ToffeeDevil]

I'm somehow disappointed in a board and director of football I already had hilariously little faith in.

"he can't possibly be that incompetent... can he?"

 

[Johnny_s]

lard ass lol

Actually a benefit in the modern game you footballing dinosaurs.