davek
Player Valuation: £150m
This is a myth. If it does then how is he fundamentally different than other players in the Everton team outside Gueye?
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davek
Player Valuation: £150m
Do you believe he will be a success in that division ?
davek
Player Valuation: £150m
I'm not bothered if he is or not as it'll tell us nothing.
Didn't do beckham any harm either
...it's exactly that JD. He's playing in a very competitive league where points are at a premium. The manager will pick players he thinks will get him the most points. That's what was impressive with Lookman, he was a regular starter in the lower leagues at a very young age and as a flair player.
What are you on about? Work rate isnt just about running around like a headless chicken. Its about being involved in play, making yourself avaliable for a pass, draging a defender away to make space or tracking back to help defend.
Actually affecting the game. How many times have you seen rooney, morgs hell even barry play and gone "oh, is he still on the pitch?". Thats work rate, thats affecting a game. Might not be playing out of there socks, might not even be playing well but they are constantly involved in the game.
Everytime ive seen dowell play i always forget he's on the pitch. He fades out of games far to much for my liking and I believe that is why he has been sent out to the championship.
johnnydawg68
Chairperson, People's Front of Saint Domingo
Watched a very interesting documentary on this last night. Touches on whether it's better to be in academy or work your way up the leagues
davek
Player Valuation: £150m
The fact you think Beckham and Dowell are remotely similar players is very informative.
..cheers, I'll have a look but I don't think there's a definitive route as it all depends on the individual. Vardy is blessed with real pace but he has attitude where he's not scared of a game of football and goes to war with any defender. Some academy players drop down a step and come back, like Michael Keane and Shane Duffy. It's a difficult one but there is a lot of fortune involved, being in the right place at the right time, particularly with a Manager who rates you.
davek
Player Valuation: £150m
Do you have any comparative stats for Dowell in the games he's played with the first team so I can appreciate the 'needs more work rate' argument?
It sounds like a article of faith to me rather than reality.
johnnydawg68
Chairperson, People's Front of Saint Domingo
Definitely Vardy's pace would standout in any league. It really is a crapshoot.
Aar_the_Toffees
Player Valuation: £10m
I think @davek has got a point here tbf. Dowell isn't going to learn anything playing against players who are nowhere near his level of talent. In fact, very few players in the Prem are as naturally gifted as Dowell.
Dowell would add exactly what Sigurdsson adds, not counting the experience. In fact, probably more. He can take set pieces because of his technical ability, but in my opinion he has probably a better X-factor player than Iceland. Obviously he would have to be eased into the team, but Dowell should have been in the first team squad.
Dowell would add exactly what Sigurdsson adds, not counting the experience. In fact, probably more. He can take set pieces because of his technical ability, but in my opinion he has probably a better X-factor player than Iceland. Obviously he would have to be eased into the team, but Dowell should have been in the first team squad.
davek
Player Valuation: £150m
It's a pathetic decision not to retain him and cuts our nose off to spite our face.
Who said they were the same, you dismissed Coleman because he's apparently not a "touch" player, well beckham is and a loan did not affect his development one bit.
The loan will do Dowell the world of good, end of story
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