Transfer Rumour M'baye Niang

[Tin-Tin]

Willing to trust Walsh's judgement on this one. Has all the physical and techincal attributes to become a excellent player, hopefully Koeman can get the best out of him.

 

[Flynnthistle]

read this:

Niang has never scored more than 5 goals in a season, and while on loan at Watford, he scored 0.1 open-play goals per 90 minutes. He averaged 3.4 unsuccessful dribbles per 90, while only shooting from inside the penalty area 0.9 times a game with the Hornets.

By all accounts, M’baye Niang has bucketfuls of talent, but has yet to put it all together. Everton cannot afford to simultaneously be ambitious domestically and in Europe while splashing the cash on what looks incredibly likely to be a high-profile bust in the vein of Oumar Niasse (who the Blues already own, by the way).


Frankly, M’Baye Niang is bad at football. Everton just rid themselves of Darron Gibson and Arouna Kone. Contrary to appearances, there’s no bad footballer quota. Everton would do well to run away from this deal as fast as possible.

From Royal Blue Mersey

I'd hazard a guess the author hasn't seen him play even once for a full game. I know what I've seen of him from watching numerous games, the reasons for which I outlined in the transfer rumour thread, if have him here in a heartbeat.

 

[AaronTheBlue]

I trust koeman and Walsh on this one.

 

[Deco]

Career very much like Deulofeu so far, but in the same way has huge potential.

Really wanted us to get him back in 2012 and for both Koeman and Walsh to be keen on getting him signed up early on (when I guess right now we're working through our high priority signings) shows the faith they have in him.

 

[alanbuzz]

I'd hazard a guess the author hasn't seen him play even once for a full game. I know what I've seen of him from watching numerous games, the reasons for which I outlined in the transfer rumour thread, if have him here in a heartbeat.

some of that is pure stats and it don't raise my pulse

 

[d4kyxx]

How can you trust Walsh's judgement. He failed at Watford, and has failed at every other club before that

 

[Azza]

Mirallas, Bolasie, Deulofeu, Niang ... what a quartet of wingers.


Save us Lookman!!!

 

[ijjysmith]

It is an odd one but its impossible to judge until we see him play for us.

 

[Furey1878]

Moshiri just spending because he can

 

[QLDBlue]

I'm all for letting this and ANY other sigining (this summer) pan out and see how they go.

 

[d4kyxx]

Mbaye Niasse

 

[mixed_up]

read this:

Niang has never scored more than 5 goals in a season, and while on loan at Watford, he scored 0.1 open-play goals per 90 minutes. He averaged 3.4 unsuccessful dribbles per 90, while only shooting from inside the penalty area 0.9 times a game with the Hornets.

By all accounts, M’baye Niang has bucketfuls of talent, but has yet to put it all together. Everton cannot afford to simultaneously be ambitious domestically and in Europe while splashing the cash on what looks incredibly likely to be a high-profile bust in the vein of Oumar Niasse (who the Blues already own, by the way).


Frankly, M’Baye Niang is bad at football. Everton just rid themselves of Darron Gibson and Arouna Kone. Contrary to appearances, there’s no bad footballer quota. Everton would do well to run away from this deal as fast as possible.

From Royal Blue Mersey

"Niang has never scored more than 5 goals in a season"

I would counter with Niang scored 3 goals in 4 starts in his debut season at the age of 16 for Caen. And that he has managed a maximum of 17 starts in the league in a season to date, so 5 is not so disgraceful. And also that he's been employed on the right-wing (probably due to his age, just like managers like employing young centre-backs at right-back when they're young to ease them in).

He has amassed a total of 8562 minutes in his career for various clubs in the champions league and league games to date. That averages to 95 ninety-minute matches, and if you consider that, and the fact he plays right-wing, not striker every time, and has played in 3 different countries, then 24 goals in 95 matches in not so bad for a 22-year-old! His physique, height, and technique make him a player with huge potential. Not saying he'll be a Thierry Henry but who knows?

I end with this, Thierry Henry scored 31 goals in his first 160 appearances for Monaco and Juventus in his first 5 seasons as a professional footballer. Then he failed to score in his first 8 games for Arsenal!

 

[Tubey]

It is an odd one but its impossible to judge until we see him play for us.

Walsh signing - unfulfilled potential, could be reached, young and high profile enough to sell on at not much of a loss if not.

 

[d4kyxx]

when AC Milan are happy to loan him to Watford

When he then only scores two whilst at Watford

You think to yourself... no

But as it's Everton, we always have to have one useless signing every year

 

[jinkyali]

Walsh signing - unfulfilled potential, could be reached, young and high profile enough to sell on at not much of a loss if not.

Spot on.