Everton Transfer Thread - Summer 2020

[milto]

There's a lot to be said for the manager already knowing the mentality/temperament of both Allan and Rodriguez.

Even Doucoure to an extent, Brands would have been told all about him by Silva.

Will they fit the culture of the club etc... super important

 

[NathDogg]

Best thing about this window for me is the GOT flight tracking battalion - doing god's work for the greater good - ladies and gents - I salute you all!

 

[Toffe3m4n]

Wonder how those medicals are getting on...

 

[ProZ]

If you want Mina in the side you drop Holgate

Keane is absolutely dreadful, DREADFUL.

 

[Goat]

I know and it's hilarious. I don't think there is much of a gap between any of the 3 but on form Keane is at the top right now.

Puts Gordon in the team tho.

Its like he's never watched football.

Honest question, do you think Zat watches football or just reads about it?

 

[Papa Shango]

Here's the thing: I trust what people who do this for a living write more than my own eyes. I'm no scout.

People write good things about Doucoure too though...

 

[Goat]

Will they fit the culture of the club etc... super important

I really hope not cos the culture at this club is failure.

That needs to change.

 

[TheBigIguana]

People write good things about Doucoure too though...

Depends on who you're reading. It isn't universal.

 

[mill]

Another day, another list of formations in here. It feels like Groundhog Day.

Isn’t that the point of a football forum?
To talk about things like tactics and transfers or both?

 

[BillBrasky]

Formation are sooooooo 2012. A 4-4-2, 4-2-2, 4-3-3 or 4-2-3-1 can all basically be set up the same way

DCL/Kean - advanced striker - traditional #9
Richarlison - inverted left winger or second striker
James - inverted right winger or #10
Gomes/Iwobi - third MF - can play as as a more attacking or a deep lying CM depending on the opponent - also as inverted LM
Doucoure - box-to-box #8
Allan - DM #6 - similar to how Gueye played

 

[Mitch Ward's Minder]

Can't say I've seen a lot of James lately to know if he has pace to play out wide

Personally I’d like to think he’d be a central figure receiving pull backs and arriving late in the box, that would mean DCL playing the channels and interchanging from focal point to touch line. Utd used to do this well under Fergie with Rooney, Ronaldo, Tevez / Berbatov

 

[Papa Shango]

Depends on who you're reading. It isn't universal.

Could say that about most players.

 

[TheBigIguana]

Could say that about most players.

True. The stats on Abdoulaye still bother me. Saw another thing today which rated his progressive passing at the 11th percentile or something. That's worse than what we have. I don't like that for someone who figure to go box to box.

 

[alpha1]

If Watford don't play ball with Doucoure soon would the club be tempted in going back for Gueye I wonder?
Even if it costs around £20m?
Or has that ship sailed?

 

[Tipp blue]

How does FFP work with loans? Feels like this could be another way to just skirt the rules. Like what happens if Mosh calls Usmanov and says, “Good ebening Al. Can I get 120mil with 0% interest and I’ll pay you back over 100 years?”

You'd have to imagine that a loan would be seen as income once it's drawn down and the repayments over X amount of years would be expenditure.. I don't think they allow owners to do the type of blag loan you are talking about.