Confirmed Signing Abdoulaye Doucouré

[bitter-no-better]

Player	Doucore	Wijnaldum	Fred	Sissoko	HojbJerg
Games	37	37	29	29	33
Goals	4	4	0	2	0
Assists	2	0	0	1	1
Shots	61	36	40	15	46
Shots per game	1.6	1.0	1.4	0.5	1.4
Big chances Created	6	0	0	3	0
Passes	1678	1625	1668	1246	1823
Pass completion %	78.30%	90.80%	87.40%	87.40%	78.00%
Passes forward	479	325	441	298	672
Passes Back	266	336	208	254	299
Crosses	29	5	63	23	27
Dispossessed	31	30	26	21	26
Blocks	8	4	8	4	5
Tackles Won	30	20	32	25	49
Clearences	31	33	27	35	49
Aerial Battles Won	55	30	9	26	55

Some decent stats in comparison with players in similar position (CM). Looks like our back up option to Holjberg and if signed he should give us more of a goal threat and a presence in both boxes which we have not had since Felliani.

 

[MikeH72]

If we sign him and he’s boss, I’ll be expecting a fair few apologies for being laughed at for suggesting him about a month ago

What if he’s never boss, will you hold your hands up or stay in denial forever like all the Sigurdsson fanboys?

 

[Gilbert..]

Think it's clear that Ancelotti has had a good chance to look at the squad.. realised we have some good young players with good potential (Holgate, Branthwaite, Gordon, Kean, DCL, Gibson - Even Iwobi to some extent!)

It's our supposed experienced players that are letting us down. Hence we are going for players in the 26-30 bracket like Doucoure, who I think would be fantastic for us by the way.

If we can get some of our current players in that age bracket punted at the same time we would have an excellent window.

You had to spoil it with even iwobi to some extent didnt you.

 

[Jim Hopper]

Player	Doucore	Wijnaldum	Fred	Sissoko	HojbJerg
Games	37	37	29	29	33
Goals	4	4	0	2	0
Assists	2	0	0	1	1
Shots	61	36	40	15	46
Shots per game	1.6	1.0	1.4	0.5	1.4
Big chances Created	6	0	0	3	0
Passes	1678	1625	1668	1246	1823
Pass completion %	78.30%	90.80%	87.40%	87.40%	78.00%
Passes forward	479	325	441	298	672
Passes Back	266	336	208	254	299
Crosses	29	5	63	23	27
Dispossessed	31	30	26	21	26
Blocks	8	4	8	4	5
Tackles Won	30	20	32	25	49
Clearences	31	33	27	35	49
Aerial Battles Won	55	30	9	26	55

Some decent stats in comparison with players in similar position (CM). Looks like our back up option to Holjberg and if signed he should give us more of a goal threat and a presence in both boxes which we have not had since Felliani.

479 passes forward?

Sold.

 

[Gilbert..]

Doucoure would improve our midfield. Will all depend on what his cost is. He's 27 as well. In his prime.

As we can get him for somewhere around 22 million it's good business

Les dennis would improve our midfield.

 

[Gilbert..]

Why is every standard midfielder we go for 25m plus. Have other clubs got a "Everton price"
15m to everyone else. Everton its 25.

 

[Dublin blue 75]

Yes please. Excellent player. Him and Allan with Gbamin eventually and we have a solid spine and choices for Carlo.

 

[everton1953]

Apart from the usual boring statistics like how many times he kicks a ball in 10 minutes, is he really a good player or are people pretending they know he is? Come on Abdouly.

 

[Gilbert..]

Apart from the usual boring statistics like how many times he kicks a ball in 10 minutes, is he really a good player or are people pretending they know he is? Come on Abdouly.

Pretending. I know very little of him as when watford played i switched over to death in paradise.
Im wary of cherry picking relegated teams. You may get the odd one but if you pick to many you end up with a relegated side.

 

[tim gabbott]

I don't watch Watford, is he any good?

They went down did they not

 

[Tubey]

We signed Gueye from Villa when they had just been relegated

The exception that proves the rule. Plus that was in 2016, before Brands and his... let's be generous and say "patchy" transfer record.

Of course good players can be relegated - Grealish nearly was for example - but you don't generally pay crazy money for those players who MIGHT be OK. Gana was 7m.

 

[street end]

The exception that proves the rule. Plus that was in 2016, before Brands and his... let's be generous and say "patchy" transfer record.

Of course good players can be relegated - Grealish nearly was for example - but you don't generally pay crazy money for those players who MIGHT be OK. Gana was 7m.

He was only 7M because that was his release clause in his contract.

 

[zukai12_]

They went down did they not

So did half the teams the RS buy from

 

[Walter Ego]

If you'd have told me we'd sign him a year ago id've high 5'd you all the way to the shops and back, but he's done nothing for a year and got relegated. You have to wonder don't you!

 

[Walter Ego]

Barca must've put a big bid in for Tom