catcherintherye
Player Valuation: £80m
I think a loan move might be best for him. I think a big part of his problem is he's just not fit enough. A loan to Middlesborough may make sense.
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I think a loan move might be best for him. I think a big part of his problem is he's just not fit enough. A loan to Middlesborough may make sense.
Ashtonian
Banned on request
Personally i just think Del is just not good enough, or at least hasn't been given the kick up the arse he needs. Too many managers haven't fancied him for anyone to really think he is some fantastic player now. It is stubborn denial to say he will be a boss player when as mentioned 5 managers so far have not even made him first choice, not even MArtinez had him first choice in the end. What does that tell you?
Is he talented? Yes he is, can he become a good player? yes he can. But based on 4 years of seeing him as a everton player, how many more years do you wait before you just admit maybe he isn't as good as we hoped he was?
Maybe unless he actually performs, he is massively replaceable in the team?
Is he talented? Yes he is, can he become a good player? yes he can. But based on 4 years of seeing him as a everton player, how many more years do you wait before you just admit maybe he isn't as good as we hoped he was?
Maybe unless he actually performs, he is massively replaceable in the team?
John Osters Love Child
Player Valuation: £6m
Hard to disagree. I think at a team like Barca where he'd have minimal defensive duties, time on the ball and no one pressing him he'd look a world beater. He's exceptionally talented no doubt but doesn't have the stomach for the premierleague. My only worry with selling him (and the same goes for Ross) is that if he went somewhere else and they got a tune out of him we'll be left fuming at what we could of had.
Ashtonian
Banned on request
That is a concern but if we can't get the best out of them and they stagnate then the team suffers. It is like us selling Niasse or Kone and they score 25 goals next season, hindsight is a bitch! haha
I think with ross, being part of the academy we can have more leeway, just sign someone to drop him for instead. Del, as much i wanted him to be boss for us, people paid to manage clubs are continuing to ignore him, if he was that good or at least had something to offer the team then why would they all not play him? Emery dropped him for being a tit as well btw.
CahillsCornerFlag
Player Valuation: £70m
There's only so many managers you can get dropped by before it's you not them that's the problem. Wouldn't be arsed to see him go, but then Coleman and Gana aside I wouldn't be terribly arsed to see any of them go.
RS as a back up....
As I said earlier Gout, looked a great player, has had opportunities this season and just failed to take the opportunity
Never known a player to hit the side netting as much as Del
Zatara
Player Valuation: £100m
Think youre confusing @MoutsGoat and @Ashtonian here mate.
It's a bit like confusing Mo Besic with Niasse.
Anyway, not long to go now till we see some movement hopefully
BlueLlama
10/11/17 TWAIN CRUSH DAY
He is the Fonte of all knowledge
Pretty sure Robben had plenty, and it never affected his pace.
It's a case-to-case basis. Some players will react differently. We have no idea what will happen with Bolasie, so instead of saying his career has ended why don't we try to at least be positive - it's not too much of a fantasy either, he could recover just fine.
catcherintherye
Player Valuation: £80m
Thanks for Eggs supplying the list of targets. These things are never caste in iron and as fans we will never get the exact lowdown of the transfer targets or strategy. However it is a useful starting point for analysis given the quantity of players involved.
In September I outlined how I thought we could and should move forward and we all wanted to see Walsh having more of an impact. When you look at the list above I think you can begin to see his involvement. At least 6 on that list of really unknown players. Kone, Depay and possibly Sule are probably the only ones who could be called well known household names.
The first thing that struck me was the ages of those we are linked with. Our of 14, 5 of them are teenagers (18 or younger) with 8 of them being aged 23 or under. Most of accept that we need to improve the physicality of the squad, bring some younger players in and that seems to have been Walsh’s brief. The oldest player on the list is Kone at 27 and only 4 of them are older than 25. I’m pleased to see us targeting this age range.
Most are from England, (4 in playing in the PL), but two players from Italy and Germany is interesting. The standout thing here though is the 3 lads from Scandanavia, which again is indicative of a broadening of the scouting base.
Positionally, all of the major positions are covered aside from right back and goalkeeper. I don’t think that’s a ringing endorsement for Stekelenberg but as acknowledgement that we can’t do too much at once. It is a tick for Coleman, but also for Kenny and particularly Holgate who may now be trusted to offer cover.
Of the positions we are targetting, there are 4 wingers, 3 central midfield players and 3 strikers. That probably reflects well the areas of the squad that most urgently need filling. As a bonus a left back and Centre half would be good.
In general the players look to be quite physically fit and also quite tall. The list looks far more realistic than some of the names in the Summer and more like the sort of signings Leicester would have made (which is no insult). I’ m happy to go along with that. Koeman will counter balance these lads with some proven players, hopefully like Schneiderlin but increasingly Walsh will target, younger lesser known players.
Our big job now though, will be to try and close 3-4 from the list above.
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