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Everton Transfer Thread - Summer 2020

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Lanolin said:
Yeah I’m the same. If we’d had the sort of start we had last year I’d probably have steam coming out of my ears but after 7 wins in 7 it’s hard to be annoyed. I think it’s an issue that could come back to bite us, but if we have a bit of luck it might not. Fingers crossed we have some luck for once.
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Tocsun has to be an option while he’s here. I also have a feeling that he would do ok in that side. Simms feels too inexperienced, but so did Branthwaite, so what do I know. Holgate is another one where everyone was screaming for another CB, but he came good Last season. We’re also going with Nkounkou as LB backup so there Is a definite change of policy with regards to relying on youth. We’ll all just have to get used to the fact that buying readymade players for backup positions is not the only solution.
To be honest, I’m excited by that. A good younger understudy to push the established pro is where we need to go.
 
Bluestar said:
Tocsun has to be an option while he’s here. I also have a feeling that he would do ok in that side. Simms feels too inexperienced, but so did Branthwaite, so what do I know. Holgate is another one where everyone was screaming for another CB, but he came good Last season. We’re also going with Nkounkou as LB backup so there Is a definite change of policy with regards to relying on youth. We’ll all just have to get used to the fact that buying readymade players for backup positions is not the only solution.
To be honest, I’m excited by that. A good younger understudy to push the established pro is where we need to go.
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Think Nkounkou can b an option for all that left side.
 
Bluestar said:
Tocsun has to be an option while he’s here. I also have a feeling that he would do ok in that side. Simms feels too inexperienced, but so did Branthwaite, so what do I know. Holgate is another one where everyone was screaming for another CB, but he came good Last season. We’re also going with Nkounkou as LB backup so there Is a definite change of policy with regards to relying on youth. We’ll all just have to get used to the fact that buying readymade players for backup positions is not the only solution.
To be honest, I’m excited by that. A good younger understudy to push the established pro is where we need to go.
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I’m not sure it’s a case of needing to get used to that. I’d say it’s the opposite if anything. Young players being our back up has been the case for as long as I’ve been going to the game. From players like Davies, DCL and Kenny Being used maybe before they were ready to the likes of Chadwick, vellios, Pennington and baningime being used when they were never really PL players. Look at the squad today, it’s probably the first period in my lifetime where we have an entire squad of senior pros, and that’s with a decent injury list to contend with.
It’s just that none of them are proper forward players, that’s all.

The centre half situation from last season isn’t really the same thing. Nobody had forgotten about holgate. We had 3 centre halves, so we knew there was cover, it’s just that most people thought we needed more. I think it’s pretty clear that was still the case to be honest, hence us buying a 4th centre half for £25m. We sort of got away with that last year (we were poor defensively, clearly played people who weren’t fit because we had no option and had to press branthwaite into action where he looked extremely promising but not actually effective in the main) and we might get away with the striker situation this year too, I’d just rather we weren’t taking the chance.

I’d be less bothered if tosun was actually fit, but as far as I know he’s not even back in training yet after 8 months out with injury. I wouldn’t be banking on him playing much this side of Christmas. Again, I’m
Not moaning , or claiming this will inevitably mess up our season, just saying I think we’re a player light.
 
Lanolin said:
I’m not sure it’s a case of needing to get used to that. I’d say it’s the opposite if anything. Young players being our back up has been the case for as long as I’ve been going to the game. From players like Davies, DCL and Kenny Being used maybe before they were ready to the likes of Chadwick, vellios, Pennington and baningime being used when they were never really PL players. Look at the squad today, it’s probably the first period in my lifetime where we have an entire squad of senior pros, and that’s with a decent injury list to contend with.
It’s just that none of them are proper forward players, that’s all.

The centre half situation from last season isn’t really the same thing. Nobody had forgotten about holgate. We had 3 centre halves, so we knew there was cover, it’s just that most people thought we needed more. I think it’s pretty clear that was still the case to be honest, hence us buying a 4th centre half for £25m. We sort of got away with that last year (we were poor defensively, clearly played people who weren’t fit because we had no option and had to press branthwaite into action where he looked extremely promising but not actually effective in the main) and we might get away with the striker situation this year too, I’d just rather we weren’t taking the chance.

I’d be less bothered if tosun was actually fit, but as far as I know he’s not even back in training yet after 8 months out with injury. I wouldn’t be banking on him playing much this side of Christmas. Again, I’m
Not moaning , or claiming this will inevitably mess up our season, just saying I think we’re a player light.
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Tocsun on is back in the Gym. He will be back in training soon.
I get that we are slightly light, but I am guessing we are at the limits of what we could do financially. Kean leaving may also have been financial expediency, allowing us to bring in Godfrey With the wages freed up.
I’m pretty sure Carlo wouldn’t have let Kean go unless he had to, for whatever reason.
In a desperate emergencynowhere Richy an DCL are out, there are others that could be tried as a forward, Tocsun, Siggy, Bernard. None ideal I know, but not raw untried players.
 



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