….think I read in Sunday’s match programme that our last player to wear no20 was Neil Maupay.
Not that it means anything, of course
Not that it means anything, of course
Don't put that on him….think I read in Sunday’s match programme that our last player to wear no20 was Neil Maupay.
Not that it means anything, of course
For the 2025/26 season, the Everton player wearing the number 20 shirt is Tyler Dibling. In recent seasons, players like Neal Maupay and Dele Alli have also worn this number for Everton.….think I read in Sunday’s match programme that our last player to wear no20 was Neil Maupay.
Not that it means anything, of course
Current Player (2025/26 Season)
- Tyler Dibling
- Neal Maupay (2022/23 season)
- Dele Alli (2022/23 - 2023/24 seasons)
- Cenk Tosun (2021/22 season)
- Bernard (2018/19 - 2020/21 seasons)
- Davy Klaassen (2017/18 season)
- Bryan Oviedo (2016/17 season)
bluesb1970
Player Valuation: £25m
No he isn’t
….to critique a player does not mean you are ‘writing them off’. Nobody expects Dibling to be the finished article but you want to be seeing signs that the lad is the ‘special talent’ we’re wanting him to be.
For me, he looks wonderfully balanced and composed in possession of a football but I’ve found his performances a little disappointing, particularly in going beyond defenders and creating threat.
It’s an observation not a conclusion and surely it’s fine to have such an assessment.
For me, he looks wonderfully balanced and composed in possession of a football but I’ve found his performances a little disappointing, particularly in going beyond defenders and creating threat.
It’s an observation not a conclusion and surely it’s fine to have such an assessment.
toffeeblue9
Player Valuation: £35m
Said it before and I'll say it again, last season was a first for me in that there was two players I saw play for the first time that I'd never heard of but who completely blew me away. Usually I'll at least have read about a player or something beforehand.
Those two players were Woltemade when I caught Mainz vs Stuttgart while I was in Germany in January and Dibling when I watched one of Southampton's early games last season on telly against Arsenal. Genuine "who the chuff is that" moments with both of them.
Have subsequently seen both of them a few times since and not changed my opinion on either.
He might not have shown it yet, but I'm utterly, utterly convinced that we've signed one of the biggest talents in the country.
He's had half an hour against Mansfield where he looked decent, but was playing against a team who were sat in trying to make sure it wasn't embarrassing, he got 5 mins in the derby (and did ok), he started the Wolves cup game in what was a horrible, disjointed performance from the team and then played 45 mins on Sunday where admittedly he was very ineffective but you factor in that we were tactically really poor in that first half and both he and Grealish were doubled up on and had barely any impact or space with the ball at all.
It is what it is, you'll get the odd person watching who'll find fault with anything but this lad, more than literally any player I can remember us signing, I will afford as much patience as is required because I don't think we've signed a player with such a high ceiling since Lukaku.
Those two players were Woltemade when I caught Mainz vs Stuttgart while I was in Germany in January and Dibling when I watched one of Southampton's early games last season on telly against Arsenal. Genuine "who the chuff is that" moments with both of them.
Have subsequently seen both of them a few times since and not changed my opinion on either.
He might not have shown it yet, but I'm utterly, utterly convinced that we've signed one of the biggest talents in the country.
He's had half an hour against Mansfield where he looked decent, but was playing against a team who were sat in trying to make sure it wasn't embarrassing, he got 5 mins in the derby (and did ok), he started the Wolves cup game in what was a horrible, disjointed performance from the team and then played 45 mins on Sunday where admittedly he was very ineffective but you factor in that we were tactically really poor in that first half and both he and Grealish were doubled up on and had barely any impact or space with the ball at all.
It is what it is, you'll get the odd person watching who'll find fault with anything but this lad, more than literally any player I can remember us signing, I will afford as much patience as is required because I don't think we've signed a player with such a high ceiling since Lukaku.
Charles Hawtrey
Player Valuation: £50m
Sunday was likely not the game for him. With the Palace line up of 3-4-2-1, they flood the midfield. I am sure Moyes plan was to keep the wingbacks pinned by Grealish and Dibling but Garner/Gana got overun until Alcaraz and then Iroegbunam came on. the Palace shape allowed them to double up on both Grealish and Dibling using the wing back and either Wharton or Kamada. He just had no space to work in. Plus he had O'Brien behind him who only once released him.
Once Alcarz came on and then later Iroegbunam we started moving the ball forward by runs through the middle where Palace are a bit more suspect.
This was a good tactical test for us and will help us when we come up against this sort of line up in future. Moyes could see the plan wasn't working and made the changes needed to find a different route. It worked. It is not Dibling's fault.
Once Alcarz came on and then later Iroegbunam we started moving the ball forward by runs through the middle where Palace are a bit more suspect.
This was a good tactical test for us and will help us when we come up against this sort of line up in future. Moyes could see the plan wasn't working and made the changes needed to find a different route. It worked. It is not Dibling's fault.
Ged G
Player Valuation: £8m
I, and others, will get back to you later about this.
tommytowne
Player Valuation: £50m
Please do.
Ged G
Player Valuation: £8m
Lookman and Kean have come good, in spells, but were (and still are it seems) "difficult" lads.
And who are the host of others? please tell.
Ged G
Player Valuation: £8m
Will do.
Ged G
Player Valuation: £8m
"instant judgement society"... you nailed it there mate
witchdoc187
Player Valuation: £70m
He's not ready. The club has said this from the start. We're investing in the future. Nothing has changed
witchdoc187
Player Valuation: £70m
£100m two months after we paid £35m for him too
witchdoc187
Player Valuation: £70m
That's ok though planning for the future. This is a good thing.
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