2017/18 Gylfi Sigurdsson

[dannyboy]

So we spent 45 mil on a player who needs us to spend even more on other players to make him look good

Well, he needs better than Martina, Calvert-Lewin and Lennon for a start. Given the players we have we probably could do with someone else in there who can beat 2/3 men and score a goal whilst being isolated. Sadly that's not going to happen...

 

[dannyboy]

Now there's 2 footballers that actually made a difference

In this team? Pienaar would be completely and utterly pointless. Like Sigurdsson but without the ability to shoot.

 

[Walken]

In this team? Pienaar would be completely and utterly pointless. Like Sigurdsson but without the ability to shoot.

pienaar was twice the midfielder

 

[sageyefc]

In this team? Pienaar would be completely and utterly pointless. Like Sigurdsson but without the ability to shoot.

Pienaar was always prepared to take the ball on and the responsibility, this fraud gylfi goes hiding

 

[dannyboy]

pienaar was twice the midfielder

What could he have done today with Martina providing the 'support' and having the ball hoofed up to him in the land of giants?

 

[dannyboy]

Pienaar was always prepared to take the ball on and the responsibility, this fraud gylfi goes hiding

If only he'd have won all those long balls up to him against West Brom's defence. Would've transformed the game.

 

[nsno-chris]

If we're playing that game Everton would never have bothered with Pienaar and Arteta. Made up you have absolutely nothing to do with our scouting system.

That literally makes no sense.

 

[dannyboy]

That literally makes no sense.

Both Arteta and Pienaar had bad spells at different clubs before they came to us... Sigurdsson had a bad spell at Spurs which you were using as a reason to justify him being a bad player.

One poor season doesn't equal a bad player.

 

[nsno-chris]

Both Arteta and Pienaar had bad spells at different clubs before they came to us...

And what?? Both were 10 times the players this rat fraud is

 

[dannyboy]

And what?? Both were 10 times the players this rat fraud is

I reckon if it was Pienaar/Arteta who were in this Everton team right now instead of Sigurdsson you'd be calling them rat frauds too.

 

[nsno-chris]

I reckon if it was Pienaar/Arteta who were in this Everton team right now instead of Sigurdsson you'd be calling them rat frauds too.

No, because both actually impacted the game by in artetas case; looking for the ball, taking control of the game and spreading the play; or, in pienaars case: picking up the ball and running players, coming inside and finding pockets of space and bringing others into it

 

[Connor]

Pienaar was always prepared to take the ball on and the responsibility, this fraud gylfi goes hiding

That's the worst part about it.

At least if Rooney or Barkley or even someone like Vlasic is struggling, they still go looking for the ball, they still want to be on the ball. This fella misplaces a pass and you don't see him for 10 minutes.

Don't get me startd on his set-pieces either.

 

[dannyboy]

No, because both actually impacted the game by in artetas case; looking for the ball, taking control of the game and spreading the play; or, in pienaars case: picking up the ball and running players, coming inside and finding pockets of space and bringing others into it

I saw plenty of Moyes away performances where Pienaar had absolutely no impact, exactly like Sigurdsson today.

When this team picks up in form and Sigurdsson still hasn't improved I'll gladly concede he's been a waste of time. I just can't believe people are judging him in the current set up in which we are starting with 8 defensive minded players against West Brom.

 

[nsno-chris]

I saw plenty of Moyes away performances where Pienaar had absolutely no impact, exactly like Sigurdsson today.

When this team picks up in form and Sigurdsson still hasn't improved I'll gladly concede he's been a waste of time. I just can't believe people are judging him in the current set up in which we are starting with 8 defensive minded players against West Brom.

He did nothing at Spurs and nothing at Swansea apart from the odd freekick or corner

He never controlled a game and went into hiding during their tough games, then would throw a corner in and they’d score. The welsh mutants loved him for this

He’s garbage

 

[Pete Campbell]

Envisage the scenario when we the opposition penned back against the Gwladys Street with half an hour to go in a fully functioning attacking team and tell me having a player like Sigurdsson on the pitch wouldn't make a difference?

His ability to retain the ball in the final third, his goalscoring, his delivery from anywhere around the penalty area. He will be a brilliant asset for us with the right players around him and not the dross we currently have,

This is so spot on. People going to town on him are being way too harsh.Not his best game but wasn't terrible and had seriously very little to work with except a few 1-2s with Davies.