31 Dec 2018 00:00:04
woburn gana actually has a pass completion rate ov 84.7%.
Fernandiho 88.1.
kante 88.4
fabinho 83.3
doucoure who everyone says is the upgrade actually has worse pass completion than gana 82.6% and only averages 2.3 tackles a game. i think we need to keep gana he's ridiculously under rated.

{Ed001's Note - those stats are meaningless though mate. Doucoure makes passes that are a lot more difficult than anything Gueye is capable of. But trying them, instead of the usual 5 yard passes Gueye does, means he will lower his stats. He also isn't a reckless headless chicken who rushes into needless tackles raising his tackling stats pointlessly. I notice you miss out the assists stat, as that shows Gueye does nothing offensively, while Doucoure has 5 assists so far this season.}

1.) 31 Dec 2018
31 Dec 2018 06:02:34
And 3 goals. Gueye has been a good buy for us but I do believe Doucoure would be an improvement, especially offensively.

{Ed001's Note - good point. Gueye was good for the level Everton were at, but he is not good enough for the next level, was what I was trying to say.

Having said that, I don't think he is really holding you back in the same way the lack of a top class striker and right winger is.}

2.) 31 Dec 2018
31 Dec 2018 09:22:32
for me doucoure is a completly different type of player, for me and this is just my opinion doucoure is more of a gomes alternative not a gana replacement. i don't no how u can say he does needless tackles, surely if the opposition has the ball and he wins it back its not needless is it its winning the ball back?

3.) 31 Dec 2018
31 Dec 2018 10:14:43
You are right Johny, it is a game of opinions. I rate Gueye but he needs to do more offensively and, halfway through season with no goals, no assists isn't good enough for a midfielder, albeit the defensive midfielder. I also agree with Ed001 on this though, another striker is a higher priority. Even a strengthening at right back or right wing or second choice goalkeeper would get my vote over replacing Gueye.

Having said all that I do still believe Doucore or Ndombele would be an upgrade.

{Ed002's Note - Ndombele sure as hell is not an option for Everton.}

4.) 31 Dec 2018
31 Dec 2018 12:02:53
I would rather keep Gueye as CDM and replace Schneiderlin with Doucoure. In reality though Gueye would depart to make it financially viable.
We still have Schneiderlin, McCarthy, Davies and Banigime. We don’t want our youngsters leaving or not getting opportunities so I think either Schneiderlin or McCarthy will leave.
Ed’s know anything behind the scenes about Banigime not having opportunities he looked good when Unsworth gave him a chance and looked ready physically to make the step up. I understand he won’t get ahead of Gomes and Gueye but others like Dowell have had some opportunities in Cup games etc.

{Ed002's Note - Banigime is still one for the future.}

5.) 31 Dec 2018
31 Dec 2018 13:06:02
Thanks Ed just seems a lot of players ahead of him at the moment.

6.) 31 Dec 2018
31 Dec 2018 14:21:38
Great post 001.

7.) 31 Dec 2018
31 Dec 2018 17:05:25
Stats for pass completion can be misleading, if you look at most teams, they play it to and fro to a team mate, sometimes ending up in 6 passes with the ball travelling about 2 feet between the 2 players, this will then make total passes look much better than they actually are for the player.

8.) 31 Dec 2018
31 Dec 2018 17:10:28
i no that nev but his job os win the ball and lay it off if that's 3 yards 2 yards who cares win the ball back lay it off job done and he does his job very effectively.

9.) 31 Dec 2018
31 Dec 2018 18:47:19
Think ed said it all really.

10.) 31 Dec 2018
31 Dec 2018 21:54:52
The issue I have with Gueye is that he goes out of position to make tackles thus leaving us vulnerable for a pacey counter attack. Sometimes a bit of positional economy is more valuable than breaking up play.

If we were better at high press then he wouldn’t have to tackle as much in areas where there should be a shared responsibility.

His timing in the tackle is excellent but he has improvements to make.

11.) 31 Dec 2018
31 Dec 2018 22:23:07
I must confess that I am not well versed in the attributes of what Doucoure would bring but from what I have seen he does seem to offer the defensive cover side that Gana brings but then can also set an attack in motion with a forward or attacking pass.

Now from my limited knowledge that to me is an instant improvement as instead of a lay off and then an attacking pass we’ve cut out that lay off and moving into attack quicker giving the opposition less time to organise.