Everton Banter Archive December 06 2018

06 Dec 2018 15:19:18
Bit disappointed about last nights result but you can't win them all. Newc are not the best team in the league but are certainly not a pushover. Some good chances to win but just not our night sadly. It's definitely a clinical finisher that's holding us back because for a number of games we have squandered great goalscoring opportunities that may well have seen us win a lot of our recent games.
Richarlison is not the answer, it's plain as day that his best position is wide left, able to cut in and attack the defence. His game doesn't suit the CF role.
Tosun is just not good enough which is a shame because he's not done anything wrong, i like him and the way he keeps working. We need quality though, not a tryer.
Lookman was a big disappointment last night, but we can't judge him on that performance alone. He has great talent and will definitely come good, he's just not quite there yet.
I wonder if Theo is worth a shot as CF? He said for years that he wanted the role at Arsenal. At times he has shown that he's a wonderful finisher but goes missing far too often for me. Maybe in a new role he would show abit more consistency and allow Richarlison to move back to his natural game.
I imagine January we will look to get a forward but as all the Eds say, it's a tough time to buy. I read a while back we may push for Vardy but would Leicester really sell mid season? Not a fan of him in the slightest but cannot deny his fantastic pace and natural goalscoring ability, seems like the perfect fit for us.
Otherwise a short term loan but off the top of my head i just cannot think of someone available. Loftus Cheek would be fantastic but am i right in thinking he's an advanced midfielder rather than CF?

Another (technically) Chelski player i would love us to move for will probably be met with disagreement because I'd replace Gueye with him to sharpen up our midfield. Marco Van Ginkel. How on Earth is he not getting a chance to show he can cut it in EPL after some really impressive form the last couple of years.

Very sorry for the excessively long ramble guys!

06 Dec 2018 15:38:46
You'd replace gueye! . really?

{Ed025's Note - gana was poor yesterday marc but thats his first blip of the season, i would want to keep him myself mate..

06 Dec 2018 15:49:41
Yes I'd replace Gueye. I like him don't get me wrong and he's a good player for us. But now it's time to look to bring in great players. How many top teams would Gueye get into? To push on to the next level we need to look beyond good and bring in real quality.
Again, i like him but it's time to put sentiment aside and improve wherever possible.

{Ed025's Note - i think hes a great foil for gomes worcester and he does a lot of the dirty work, you need players like this imo mate..

06 Dec 2018 16:46:34
Gomes has the guile, gana has the engine. no way would I replace him.

06 Dec 2018 17:18:44
Fully agree about his assets, he's so committed and offers an awful lot in terms of breaking up midfield play.

My closing paragraph was very much a fantasy signing which would be at the expense of Gueye. Thoughts were naturally a hypothetical of where we could look to improve to become a 'next level team', because realistically we are not yet in a position to get the likes of Van Ginkel or Ndombele etc.

But if everybody is honest with themselves who would you play if we managed that signing? Gomes and Gueye, or Gomes and Van Ginkel?

{Ed025's Note - i know what your saying worcester, i like van ginkel dont get me wrong but would he run through brick walls for the club?, i think gueye would mate..

06 Dec 2018 20:22:31
Gana is great but, we need a quality defensive mid to challenge him.
Dembele who can't nail down a consistent spot at spurs but can boss a midfield would be my choice.

06 Dec 2018 11:38:43
Really disappointed that Lookman didn't take his chance. But I think we should give him more chances as Walcott has been dire. It was taking so much effort to get in to attacking areas so when th goalie puts you in with one drop kick you need to make something of it. I still have Lookman ahead of Walcott. BERNARD is a good player I think but isn't quite clicking yet but played well in the derby. Another thing I saw is the need for a CM. Geuye is brill, one of my dad's but when we are controlling the midfield like we did, we need more creativity. He was in da giroud positions at times and had space but did nothing with it. Full backs were poor. We have no box prescence which is a big issue. Obvious a striker is needed and while I like Lookman and Bernard I think we need a quality winger. The goalie, defemse and midfield are fine it's the front 3 which are lagging behind imo.

06 Dec 2018 20:25:04
He's brilliant off the ball but not great on it.
The kind of player who is key, when the team doesn't have much of the ball but now were transitioning into a team who presses and wins more of the ball our player needs are changing.