Summer Transfer Window 2017

[BlueToff]

United have just restricted the space very well. Nobody on the Ajax side played well. Doesn't mean they aren't good players.

 

[BlueToff]

Have to say I'm a bit underwhelmed by Ajax

They've come up against the worst-possible manager to counter them.

 

[cardno4]

Dutch league is at its weakest in my lifetime. The national team is poor and Dirk Kuyt is a star player there.

The lad at Spurs who was highly rated last season has been dreadful (Jansen?).

This. Makes average players look like world beaters.

 

[cardno4]

It's not just Mourinhos tactics though, they've seen plenty of the ball yet they are just strolling around.

Nobody had enough quality to find a good ball in the last third.

 

[a bell maul]

Would not touch anyone from the Dutch league with a barge pole. They are so far off PL standard

 

[bilyaletdinov_]

Davison Sanchez has looked really good

 

[BlueToff]

This. Makes average players look like world beaters.

It's not the Dutch league they've impressed in though.

They've impressed against some very decent sides in Europe, mainly.

But they've lost to two goals from two players who cost three times as much as their entire squad. Mourinho took advantage of their inexperience.

 

[kenada_blue]

United have just restricted the space very well. Nobody on the Ajax side played well. Doesn't mean they aren't good players.

True. But to me they look like potential and we'd spend a lot on that rather than something ready out of the box which we need.

 

[Eggs]

Mourinho has done what he has made a career out of mate and nullified a very good attacking team and players

...I'd have still wanted him to do a bit more. Klaassen has played in a strange position, different than in the semi-final.

 

[ToffeeTim]

Koeman's style wouldn't be anything like these guys play at Ajax

 

[a bell maul]

Might be some value on Klassen and Dolberg now

...massive swerve. Not PL standard

 

[MikeH72]

It's funny listening to all these scouts judging a player's ability on the sole 45 minutes they've ever watched of him

But they'd love Rooney back despite watching him be embarrassing for a full season.

 

[ToffeeTim]

They've come up against the worst-possible manager to counter them.

Big occasion and they've froze. Something we as Evertonians are rather familiar with. I

 

[BlueToff]

True. But to me they look like potential and we'd spend a lot on that rather than something ready out of the box which we need.

Which is why all the shouts for us to sign loads of youngsters are mental.

And it ain't gonna happen anyway.

Klaassen or Ziyech would still be my choices from that side.

Dolberg is class, but he isn't physically ready yet for the Prem.

 

[BlueToff]

Big occasion and they've froze. Something we as Evertonians are rather familiar with. I

Their team has an average age of 22.

It happens.

In fact, I really don't know why people would expect anything different to happen tonight than what has...