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lol he would
Toffe3m4n
Player Valuation: £80m
Fairly certain this wasn't the case
Probably because before they arrived our backup striker was Rondon, which we improved on him with Maupay, and we didn't even have a backup winger so we brought in McNeil.
Our pursuit of the Kudus, Mudryk's of the world was us trying to find a Richy replacement.
which means ?
If they didn't believe it, then why make those signings?
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You know what January is like though. How many teams have bought some random striker who, because he's unknown, ends up slotting.
Even Tosun bagged 5 when he first turned up. Jelavic looked like Inzaghi.
I don't really care about the players we didn't sign. I care about the players we did sign, and they aren't good enough to play in attack for Everton.
When you sell your top forward for 60 million, you should have a top player lined up the next day. It was totally shambolic.
Toffe3m4n
Player Valuation: £80m
Because it's a squad game. The defence needed an overhaul so that was the priority. McNeil & Maupay were then both attacking options that cost around £20m less than a Richarlison combined. Needs must.
I disagreed entirely with that strategy in August, and still disagree now. It's even clearer now that goals were the priority.
11 goals in 14 games mean you are in trouble, even with the best defence in the world.
I get that, and I know it's a worry. Nevertheless, we're making chances in games - sometimes not enough - but they are there, so it's time to build on that.
I think back to last season, and we sometimes couldn't put a glove on teams, including those right at the bottom. Frank and Co. need to improve us here.
If Iwobi or Dom score yesterday, even both, Leicester would have probably bottled it. What I'm saying is, it's obviously a concern, but we're not down and out.
Far, far from it. Back to fine margins, like I said, at least two results going our way, which arguably they should, and people would be whispering... Europe.
Yeh, and we didn't replace Richarlison, that wasn't the point we're discussing. I'm not disagreeing there.
I am saying we didn't sign Maupay and McNeil to replace Richarlison. I'm sure you're not stupid but use your noggin.
Toffe3m4n
Player Valuation: £80m
We needed both. What swayed it was the fact that we conceded well over 60 goals last season, so we started with the defence.
For what it's worth, I still beieve that was the right away around to do it.
BigDuncTributeBand
Player Valuation: £25m
This is the worry isn’t it - look at who we’ve brought in to replace (admittedly fallible) James, Siggi, Richarlison, hell - even Walcott who I was delighted to move on was more of a threat - Townsend, Gray, Rondon, McNeil, Gordon, Maupay.
Outrageous. A rag tag collection that you’d expect to see stinking out a bottom three no hoper. Any team that came to Goodison with those options we’d laugh at them.
Even though it was steadily happening before our eyes, plenty tried to convince themselves it was all going to be okay and these duffers would do a job for us.
What will we bring in in January when we’re desperate and have little to spend… dread to think.
well said know we need someone to score goals and i’m sure we will get it.
but they’res always stumbling blocks along the way.
calling for frank is ludicrous
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