2019/20 Moise Kean

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TheBigIguana said:
Why? Genuine question because I've seen very little to suggest he has any ability to create chances consistently and retain possession as is necessary for someone playing in that position.
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He is no good back to goal or in the air the best thing he has done is crops from wide onto DCL head....when he came on for Juventus he played wide .....he scored from cutting in from a wide position.....
 

summerisle said:


Carlo Ancelotti pleads for patience with Moise Kean citing Michel Platini's early struggles at Juventus

Carlo Ancelotti has urged Everton fans to be patient with Moise Kean – by reminding them that even an experienced Michel Platini initially struggled to adapt to a new country as a player.

Kean has failed to score in 16 appearances since his £24.5 million move from Juventus in August and suffered the ignominy of being taken off just 19 minutes after coming on as a substitute against Manchester United this month.

But Ancelotti – who tried to take Kean to Napoli in the summer, only to lose out to Everton – believes it is natural the 19-year-old Italy striker is taking time to find his feet and warned it would be foolish to rush to judge his compatriot.

Citing the example of Platini, who, even at 27, endured a difficult start at Juventus after his move from St-Etienne in 1982 – as well as his former Roma team-mate Falcao’s initial struggles in Italy after moving from Brazil – Ancelotti said teething problems were inevitable.

“When I was a player, I remember Falcao [at Roma], or Platini, who arrived from St-Etienne to Juventus. It took six months [for him to adapt] – and that was Platini,” Everton’s new manager said ahead of his first game in charge, against Burnley, at Goodison Park on Boxing Day.

“We need to be patient with the young players. We wanted to sign him [Kean] in Napoli but Everton arrived first. He showed a fantastic quality, he is a top talent but he is 19 years old. He has to adapt. He arrived here in a new country, new team-mates, everything was new here for him. We have to work with him, every one of us, to improve.
“I had the same problem [at Napoli this season] with [Hirving] Lozano, who is not 19 years old but 24. It takes time.”

Ancelotti said he had been impressed by the spirit and application Everton had shown under Duncan Ferguson, the interim manager, in the last four matches and would not seek to change much against Burnley.

“In three days, it is difficult to change,” he said. “We have to start from the fact the team showed a good spirit and we have to use this to try to win.

“The game against Burnley is very important. You cannot do a lot but I want to put across some ideas of football that I would like to play.”

Only four points above the relegation zone, Ancelotti said his initial target was to ensure Everton climb the table over the festive period.
“To try to be closer to the top than the bottom – that is our goal, and to try to play better football,” he said. “These players have the quality to play better. I saw the last four games.
“Duncan had a fantastic job and the team showed a fantastic spirit. I really enjoyed that. After that we have to try to play attractive football. I saw also how the supporters pushed the team forward and this is good. They want to see offensive football and I want to put in the team a good style of football.”
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The man speaks sense.
 
In answer to the question about being given a run of games, it's possible if the team's winning and can therefore afford to carry a man. That said we do seem to have played some passengers in midfield in the last season and a half.

My heart would love to see Kean and DCL given a chance up front with Richie and Bernie on the wings - but then I'm just a supporter and not the person who get's fired if it goes badly wrong.

If Kean turns out to be a right-sided winger of the level of Richie then I'd be a happy man.

COYB
 
Joey66 said:
He is no good back to goal or in the air the best thing he has done is crops from wide onto DCL head....when he came on for Juventus he played wide .....he scored from cutting in from a wide position.....
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More or less untrue. There may have been moments but very rarely was he playing wide in a traditional sense.

He's not a traditional center forward but honestly what is the fascination with that. Aguero and Firmino aren't either and those are the best teams going. We need to figure out how to play to the strengths of our good players better than we have lately.
 

TheNinja said:
The man speaks sense.
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He says what most patient fans have seen over the years. I would add that IMO generally The players who burst on the scene tend to to fade dramatically when they get found out. The ones who take time to adapt have a longer life span. Although there is category c - those who can’t work it out.
 
Paul Rideout said:
He says what most patient fans have seen over the years. I would add that IMO generally The players who burst on the scene tend to to fade dramatically when they get found out. The ones who take time to adapt have a longer life span. Although there is category c - those who can’t work it out.
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Don't forget category D - they've been Everton'ed
 
Minimeister said:
I do wonder why as a club we don't actually give our strikers a run of games to actually see if they are good enough or not.
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....because points are so valuable as is continuation in cup competitions. You can’t use the first team to trial players, they need to impress in training and grasp opportunity when it arises.

Kean has had plenty of opportunity, it really is up to him. Fingers crossed Ancelotti’s arrival will have a positive impact.
 

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