I dont think thats how it works mate.
Clearly talent there but we aint in the position to do what we did with DCL and babysit him in the starting 11 for 2 seasons waiting for him to start contributing up top.
If we can get him a loan deal to a bottom half / championship club who will agree to play him week in week out its a no brainer for me.
Yes he's 19 - so my question is will 1 goal turn him into a top striker (which we need to realistically compete for europe)
If the answer is no then those laughing at the prospect of sending the lad out on loan to continue his development are fools.
We are not a nursery we are a football club who should be competing.
You dont get a world class manager in and tell him to babysit 3-4 young players who are promising but are clearly not ready.
Can we get off each other’s back. It’s a everton forum not a forum for personal vendettas. We can’t always agree
Who comes on a football forum with a personal vendetta?..mad that!Can we get off each other’s back. It’s a everton forum not a forum for personal vendettas. We can’t always agree
Youngest player to score in the champions league, youngest player to score for Italy, scored 5 in 5 in serie A and international football last season... aye, bottom of the championship seems about right.
Shevchenko was one of the best strikers in the world yet struggled to adapt to the English game and he wasnt the only one.
Again its a case of looking at his name/hype rather than his actual contribution up top at present which isnt alot.
Its clear there is talent there but he needs time to get adjusted which isnt what we can afford to give when we have yet another young striker in DCL who is also still not the finished article.
Its one or the other as we need a regular goal scorer in the side if we want to do anything more than just make up the numbers every season - why appoint a world class manager if thats our aim?
Tell you what, I'm gonna trust Carlo Ancelotti's judgement on him. He thinks hes boss, good enough for me.
Haven't I just watched DCL bag 10 in half a season?
Christ, we get beat by the odd goal for the first time in ages against one of the best sides in Europe, we're one of the form sides in the league and everybody's heads are dropping off again.
You are, of course, entitled to your opinion. I guess we'll see how it plays out. Although my guess would be Ancelotti isn't farming out a striker he wanted 6 months ago to Bristol City.
Again you're arguing that a loan move = punishment when it isnt.
The loan market is intended to help young players develop and have time to play regulary.
Look at the difference the loan move to villa done for Tammy Abraham when he was clearly not upto scratch at Swansea in the Prem compared to this one. Harry Kane had a loan move to the championship, Ross Barkley did.
The sooner our fanbase gets out of this mentality of stockpiling players it will be for the better as a successful club has many young starlets out on loan learning their trades - look at City, Barca, Bayern, Chelsea etc.