2024/25 Abdoulaye Doucoure

[pfim]

Signing a player is usually a gamble. You never know whether it’s going to work out. “The best” is, therefore, frequently dependent upon what a player does after signing.

I agree that the days of regularly (and seemingly indiscriminately) offering top tier pay packets to unproven players should be gone… but there still may be reasons to offer a player with huge potential, and a number of choices of destination, larger wages to get them here. But it should be an exception. A luxury sat atop an otherwise disciplined pay structure. Indeed that discipline can be the reason funds might be available for an occasional roll of those high-stakes dice.

That wasn't really what got us into this mess though. Guys like Doucoure, Keane, Ashley Williams etc were all known players that we still overpaid. That's the crushing part.

 

[TexanToffee]

Will miss him, but no way he was continuing on those wages. Hope the best for him.

 

[Blue Alert]

That wasn't really what got us into this mess though. Guys like Doucoure, Keane, Ashley Williams etc were all known players that we still overpaid. That's the crushing part.

Sure, but the issue is we took that gamble too often. It’s okay - and normal - to do it occasionally. That’s the luxury a well run club affords you.

 

[efcste97]

 

[Lanolin]

Sure, but the issue is we took that gamble too often. It’s okay - and normal - to do it occasionally. That’s the luxury a well run club affords you.

The point is that they weren't really 'gambles' at all though, isn't it? Not in the sense that you would normally use the word for a transfer anyway. They were all established, known quantities, that we paid market value or over for. A lot of them performed at exactly the level you would expect to perform at for us, it's just that that level wasn't actually very high.

 

[Verbal Kint]

The correct decision..... I'd be very surprised if he stays in the premier league. He has Saudi Arabia written all over him.

Thanks Doucs and good luck

 

[Librarian]

Ouch… what do we know?

Everton’s Performance Without Doucouré

2023–24 Premier League Season


• Record: 0 Wins – 2 Draws – 4 Losses

• Goals Scored: 4

• Goals Conceded: 12

• Win Percentage: 0%


2022–23 Premier League Season


• Record: 0 Wins – 6 Draws – 7 Losses

• Goals Scored: 6

• Goals Conceded: 17

• Win Percentage: 0%

 

[davids]

Ouch… what do we know?

Everton’s Performance Without Doucouré

2023–24 Premier League Season


• Record: 0 Wins – 2 Draws – 4 Losses

• Goals Scored: 4

• Goals Conceded: 12

• Win Percentage: 0%


2022–23 Premier League Season


• Record: 0 Wins – 6 Draws – 7 Losses

• Goals Scored: 6

• Goals Conceded: 17

• Win Percentage: 0%

There's no doubt that he's effective at harassing and breaking up the rhythm of opposition midfielders. If he could only win the ball and play a simple pass to someone who can actually play joined up football he'd have been worth keeping (on a far more sensible contract) but realistically he was never going to take a cut in pay. He'd be a handy signing for one of the promoted sides who'll need to dig in to stay up.

 

[larrygobfiend]

Kept us up

 

[Librarian]

There's no doubt that he's effective at harassing and breaking up the rhythm of opposition midfielders. If he could only win the ball and play a simple pass to someone who can actually play joined up football he'd have been worth keeping (on a far more sensible contract) but realistically he was never going to take a cut in pay. He'd be a handy signing for one of the promoted sides who'll need to dig in to stay up.

It’s only a good outcome if he’s replaced by better

 

[COYBL25]

We`ve already got his replacement for a lot less money - Alcaraz.

 

[Number_25]

An icon. Deserves a massive send off from the away support at Newcastle - which he'll get.

Shame he couldn't accept the terms, but I wish him nothing but gratitude for what he did.

 

[Andy McGurk]

Enjoy all x

Doucoure was clearly at his best with players who...

A) Could create something out of nothing, be it a goal or assist or
B) were much faster than him.

Some of those assists were 3 yard passes into a player to hit a screamer, whilst most of his goals were off rebounds.

Thank him for those goals and assists, but the stats are very misleading

 

[davids]

It’s only a good outcome if he’s replaced by better

It's going to be interesting to see where he ends up.

 

[Librarian]

It's going to be interesting to see where he ends up.

It’s only a few weeks ago he was making a ‘sign me’ gesture and saying he was waiting to hear from the club.