26 Feb 2021 10:10:59
There are questions to be asked whether Everton's existing goalkeepers are good enough for what we expect from them.

Do we stand by them or else look elsewhere?

There is newspaper speculation that Man United would be looking for £40 M for Henderson and today Burnley would be looking at £50 for Pope. Obviously it's a lot of money for those two when one is not a first choice and the other plays in the bottom half of the league.

If the club were faced with costs like that, would it be better to stick with what we have and spend to strengthen in other areas?

I'm sure strengthen in other areas would be priority at the moment.

1.) 26 Feb 2021
26 Feb 2021 12:34:13
I think the goalkeeper area probably does need looking at. However if Pickford can play like he did in the Derby every game then we’d be fine. He looked a lot calmer and maybe he is finally maturing and will be the keeper we need going forward.

If not then it’s tricky.

Are Henderson and Pope that great?

Henderson was brilliant for Sheffield United but he had a good defence in front of him, however he can’t get in the Utd team ahead of de gea even though de gea has made numerous mistakes.

Pope appears outstanding but would he be as good in a different team? Burnley are set up very defensively and he has good defensive cover from his centre backs at Burnley.

Fingers crossed Pickford sorts himself out for the rest of the season and we won’t need to replace him.

2.) 26 Feb 2021
26 Feb 2021 14:20:02
I would be surprised if Jordan didn't feel he was 'skating on thin ice' with Carlo personally, and must know that 'howlers' are accepted only if they come with very, very long intervals.
That said his recent performance at Anfield gave us hope that he can conquer his demons so to speak, as it was without doubt a match not without massive scrutiny.
I think this one is in our much respected manager's hands because CA will want his defence as solid as he can make it.

3.) 26 Feb 2021
26 Feb 2021 14:51:07
Worth his weight against Liverpool though eh!

4.) 26 Feb 2021
26 Feb 2021 17:46:26
They would be same level at best with Pickford. Dommarumma at AC on free transfer, I'm sure he is already lined up by someone else. If we did buy new keeper and sold Jordan, how much would we expect to get in today's market for him?

{Ed002's Note - Donnarumma is not moving to Everton. That is not even an option. Everton interest remains in Robin Olsen joining permanently.}

5.) 26 Feb 2021
26 Feb 2021 19:59:35
With Carlo saying he will continue rotating the goalkeeper it is up to both of them to perform well to justify their selection. This should not only benefit the team it should benefit them individually. Didn’t such a situation work well with England years ago with Clemence and Shilton rotating.

It also give the manager a good look in Matches at his two goalkeepers.

6.) 27 Feb 2021
27 Feb 2021 01:16:56
Albon Lafont is a good young keeper. Think he is at fiorentina but out on loan back in France. Highly rated and maybe fiorentina would cash in at right price. He may fight for place in Italy though.

{Ed077's Note - Nantes have an option to buy him from Fiorentina.}

7.) 27 Feb 2021
27 Feb 2021 12:10:00
Pickford looked in better shape both mentally and physically in the derby, if we are looking to replace him our best scenario is a solid end to the season and a good euros! Maybe cash in if he stands out for the right reasons

Few options around
Rui Silva keeps getting mentions and out of contract in the summer
Gazzaniga at Spurs is rumoured to be up for sale this summer and has only 1 year remaining and could be an experienced option along with Romero who is out of contract this summer
As mentioned Pope and Henderson would be pricey
That Lafont is highly rated but as mentioned there is an option on him
I like Freddie Woodman myself ever since the England U20 sun has the right attributes for me and could be good value, perhaps in battle against Romero being rotated.

8.) 28 Feb 2021
28 Feb 2021 11:31:36
He definitely looked like he had lost a bit of weight ST.

9.) 28 Feb 2021
28 Feb 2021 23:02:13
Swiss guy Sommer at Borrusia Monchengladbach for me.