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Confirmed Signing Jake O'Brien

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toffee66 said:
With O’Brien we may be doing a Brighton and buying a player a year ahead of when he will slot in as a regular starter after we have sold the current starter for an eye-watering sum. If so, that is functioning better than we have at any point in the last couple of decades.
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City will be his destination this time next year
Stone will be 31 by then
Give Branthwaite a year to settle and he will replace stones the following year
Pep knows a good CB and left sided ones are rare plus when Pep really wants a playet City don’t mess around with lowball bids like manure
 
Hello, I am a Lyon supporter and I wanted to give a bit of insight about Jake O'Brien.

First of all, he is an amazing character, hard working, never giving up. He scored crucial goals when everything seemed going to pot. He scored the winner for the first win of the season (after 12 games!) or a goal in the Cup final for instance.

About him being slow, that's non sense. He is one of the fastest players in a league where so many are more sprinters than actual football players. I never saw him being outrun by anyone. However, as it was said, as a giant CB, he needs time to turn and switch directions. But after the first two strides, he's unbeatable.

However, and this is highly debated here, many supporters (like myself) think he is a real liability defensively as his positioning can be diabolical. On some occasions, you can see him spinning two or three times on himself before finding his man. Despite his height, he is no monster defending the box. He let two of the small players of the league score headers against us. In the Prem, especially in a low block, I reckon that it could be a disaster.

He is okayish on the ball, no issue there. But it definitely should be considered in a back 3, not in a back 4.

The lad came as a weird Textor signing and established himself as a starter. There's a lot to love about him, and I really wish him well. The jump to the Premier League is a tremendous challenge. I don't think he's ready now, but he improved so much in such a short time here that I'm actually curious to see how it will turn out. I would say it's a 50/50 situation.
 
Miško said:
Hello, I am a Lyon supporter and I wanted to give a bit of insight about Jake O'Brien.

First of all, he is an amazing character, hard working, never giving up. He scored crucial goals when everything seemed going to pot. He scored the winner for the first win of the season (after 12 games!) or a goal in the Cup final for instance.

About him being slow, that's non sense. He is one of the fastest players in a league where so many are more sprinters than actual football players. I never saw him being outrun by anyone. However, as it was said, as a giant CB, he needs time to turn and switch directions. But after the first two strides, he's unbeatable.

However, and this is highly debated here, many supporters (like myself) think he is a real liability defensively as his positioning can be diabolical. On some occasions, you can see him spinning two or three times on himself before finding his man. Despite his height, he is no monster defending the box. He let two of the small players of the league score headers against us. In the Prem, especially in a low block, I reckon that it could be a disaster.

He is okayish on the ball, no issue there. But it definitely should be considered in a back 3, not in a back 4.

The lad came as a weird Textor signing and established himself as a starter. There's a lot to love about him, and I really wish him well. The jump to the Premier League is a tremendous challenge. I don't think he's ready now, but he improved so much in such a short time here that I'm actually curious to see how it will turn out. I would say it's a 50/50 situation.
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is he better than Yoro though?
 
Miško said:
Hello, I am a Lyon supporter and I wanted to give a bit of insight about Jake O'Brien.

First of all, he is an amazing character, hard working, never giving up. He scored crucial goals when everything seemed going to pot. He scored the winner for the first win of the season (after 12 games!) or a goal in the Cup final for instance.

About him being slow, that's non sense. He is one of the fastest players in a league where so many are more sprinters than actual football players. I never saw him being outrun by anyone. However, as it was said, as a giant CB, he needs time to turn and switch directions. But after the first two strides, he's unbeatable.

However, and this is highly debated here, many supporters (like myself) think he is a real liability defensively as his positioning can be diabolical. On some occasions, you can see him spinning two or three times on himself before finding his man. Despite his height, he is no monster defending the box. He let two of the small players of the league score headers against us. In the Prem, especially in a low block, I reckon that it could be a disaster.

He is okayish on the ball, no issue there. But it definitely should be considered in a back 3, not in a back 4.

The lad came as a weird Textor signing and established himself as a starter. There's a lot to love about him, and I really wish him well. The jump to the Premier League is a tremendous challenge. I don't think he's ready now, but he improved so much in such a short time here that I'm actually curious to see how it will turn out. I would say it's a 50/50 situation.
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Bonjour mon cher ami!

Welcome, welcome and thanks for all the insight into Jake!

While you're here, is there any chance we can tempt you into making a bid for Neal Maupay?

Bring a Frenchman home and all that... What do you say? ;)
 

Miško said:
Hello, I am a Lyon supporter and I wanted to give a bit of insight about Jake O'Brien.

First of all, he is an amazing character, hard working, never giving up. He scored crucial goals when everything seemed going to pot. He scored the winner for the first win of the season (after 12 games!) or a goal in the Cup final for instance.

About him being slow, that's non sense. He is one of the fastest players in a league where so many are more sprinters than actual football players. I never saw him being outrun by anyone. However, as it was said, as a giant CB, he needs time to turn and switch directions. But after the first two strides, he's unbeatable.

However, and this is highly debated here, many supporters (like myself) think he is a real liability defensively as his positioning can be diabolical. On some occasions, you can see him spinning two or three times on himself before finding his man. Despite his height, he is no monster defending the box. He let two of the small players of the league score headers against us. In the Prem, especially in a low block, I reckon that it could be a disaster.

He is okayish on the ball, no issue there. But it definitely should be considered in a back 3, not in a back 4.

The lad came as a weird Textor signing and established himself as a starter. There's a lot to love about him, and I really wish him well. The jump to the Premier League is a tremendous challenge. I don't think he's ready now, but he improved so much in such a short time here that I'm actually curious to see how it will turn out. I would say it's a 50/50 situation.
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Would you be interested in a got jigsaw !
 
Brisan123 said:
I managed a schoolboy team in the same league as Duffer from Under 10 to under 17
Then they found drink and women 😂😂😂😂😂
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Like a good per cent of young teenage lads who had very good football ability, I wish some of the players Everton have signed over the years had found drink and women at a young age! Two or three are still bleedin’ with us.
 
Nymzee said:
I mean I don’t disagree with that point but doesn’t really address what I actually said.
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We are not in a position where we can afford to stockpile players for the future
We are not Chelsea.
We can see that only by selling can we even afford to buy players for the present nevermind the future.
 
Do you think dyche is considering a back 3?
If he is/was, then I'd rather see mcneil operating as the left wing back in competition with myko.
 
Nymzee said:
Yeh I am getting all this.

But just stand back and look at the squad.

We will have 3 good centre halves for 2 spots.

1 good full-back (Mykolenko)

1 good striker (Dom) who is looking ropey in pre-season and leaving now/next year.

Those positions are, in my mind, more critical than a backup CB.
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I agree but the is a squad overhaul isn’t it. I think we have done well so far. Fullbacks and CF aside.
 

MikeH72 said:
Weird how none of them wanted to sign him when he was a free agent like.
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Tarkoswki is not a fashionable player.
Supporters of the bigger clubs would be appalled by his signing.
He was not unanimously welcomed at Everton either but has been fantastic since he arrived and would have been
the best defender at Utd as well if they had the brains to sign him for free.

Big clubs make strange decisions.
Utd offered 43m for the most exciting defensive talent in the Premiership last season but then paid 60m for an 18 year old from France .

They have helped create the base price for Branthwaite who is already a full international.
 
toffee66 said:
With O’Brien we may be doing a Brighton and buying a player a year ahead of when he will slot in as a regular starter after we have sold the current starter for an eye-watering sum. If so, that is functioning better than we have at any point in the last couple of decades.
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TBF Dyche kinda has firm fievthst at Burnley, he had Tarks sitting behind Keane doing exactly that.
 

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