Biggest transfer window positive

[ilikecheese]

I felt we should have went after Van Dijk, quality performance against Chelsea tonight.

Falcao was beating him for headers for fun. He was pretty poor to be totally honest.

 

[davids]

1. Maintaining a team that secured our highest ever PL points tally, McCarthy and Mirallas new deals and John Stones.
2. Gerard Deulofeu.
3. Tom Cleverley.
4. Aaron Lennon.
5. Points 2,3 and 4 will all settle in well. No Eto'o/Distin style disruptive characters.
6. Mori - Haven't got a clue, bt I can comfortably assert that he's better than what we had last season in Sylvain Distin, and Antolin Alcaraz. The fee is a record fee for a defender, and looks to be the biggest risk transfer in PL history for Everton in that it's a big fee, for someone who want compete for a place from the off, and a player from a poor league.
7. Youth: Leandro Rodriguez, Mason Holgate and David Henen. Always good to see.

Plenty of positives, but we've not strengthened our starting 11, I'd say several league competitors have.

The failure to bring in a decent striker (If Lukaku gets an injury we've had it) and crucially, someone to make it tick in that final third which the manager identified as the primary target is poor and demonstrates a real lack of ambition to progress.

Holgate could in the future be seen as the best signing of the above.Being on the bench for the Derby is a good sign he is showing well in training as well as in the -21s

 

[Verbal Kint]

Virgil Van Dijk going to southampton

We could do with Van Dijk's aerial ability now, Funes Mori doesn't seem to be the best in the air.

 

[TheFinnFan]

We could do with Van Dijk's aerial ability now, Funes Mori doesn't seem to be the best in the air.

Kidding surely

 

[BlueToff]

We could do with Van Dijk's aerial ability now, Funes Mori doesn't seem to be the best in the air.

He's decent in the air mate, it's just his positioning/strength in the challenge to meet a cross (when defending) that seems to be his weakness at this point. He'll get there.

 

[Verbal Kint]

Kidding surely

Not a bit, looked like he got beat by Flecther to the vast majority of balls. The goal obviously stands out. Been impressed with Mori just feel Van Dijk is a better all round player in general.

 

[Nymzee]

Why are we even discussing VVD vs Funes Mori?

One is our new player, one is Southampton's.

 

[FTY]

We could do with Van Dijk's aerial ability now, Funes Mori doesn't seem to be the best in the air.

That's exactly what he seems...

 

[toffeeblue9]

Not a bit, looked like he got beat by Flecther to the vast majority of balls. The goal obviously stands out. Been impressed with Mori just feel Van Dijk is a better all round player in general.

His aerial ability is the one thing which has stood out. Yes, he got beaten in the air for Fletcher's goal but that may well be the first header he hasn't won in six games. He's strong and attacks the ball brilliantly. Our 1st goal on Sunday came from him attacking the ball from a Sunderland goal kick, ball went straight to Kone who then lobbed it over the Sunderland defence

 

[ijjysmith]

Not a bit, looked like he got beat by Flecther to the vast majority of balls. The goal obviously stands out. Been impressed with Mori just feel Van Dijk is a better all round player in general.

Did you see Van Dijk give that peno away against Villa I the League Cup? Like a bloody amateur.

 

[ilikecheese]

VVD has scored a couple of goals and played some sh!te defense.

 

[VentureBrosEFC]

Not a bit, looked like he got beat by Flecther to the vast majority of balls. The goal obviously stands out. Been impressed with Mori just feel Van Dijk is a better all round player in general.

I honestly think you're only remembering the goal. I'll put my hand up if I'm wrong but I can't think of another case.

 

[Deleted member 24970]

@Mikey_Fitzgerald few guys giving your hubby a hard time here......... Bring some balance to the argument.

 

[Zatara]

Fletcher is well known for his heading ability though...losing one header in a game against him is no major worry.

Not a bit, looked like he got beat by Flecther to the vast majority of balls. The goal obviously stands out. Been impressed with Mori just feel Van Dijk is a better all round player in general.

 

[banno]

We could do with Van Dijk's aerial ability now, Funes Mori doesn't seem to be the best in the air.

nor Stones and Jags oh and Howard but they are as good as Van Dijk in the air.