2020/21 Bernard

[Stephenlloyd]

At least we'll always have his winning goal against Spurs to remember him by!

I doubt many will remember that in years to come

 

[Deleted member 48881]

me and @orly want him to stay but you never know with Brands and Benitez co. They are v unpredictable.

 

[orly]

me and @orly want him to stay but you never know with Brands and Benitez co. They are v unpredictable.

Definitely. This weird obsession with selling our talented players has spilled over into the James thread.

 

[Verbal Kint]

I thought he would be a brilliant signing, remember watching him for SD in champions League and thinking he was a serious player, my abiding memory of him in an Everton jersey is him losing balance and checking his studs constantly.

 

[Verbal Kint]

It was fun buying Bernard - with Gomes and Digne. On paper looked like some amazing transfers. He lined up in that infamous Brazil WC final didnt he, and definitely must have been good in the past. Sometimes a change revives players, sometimes it doesnt. Wish a manager had managed to get the best out of him!

Yep replaced Neymar for the semi final against Germany.

In hindsight it's similar to the time I got with my now wife and left Angelina Jolie at the altar.

 

[Drico]

I think his size had got people to ignore that he's just not very good. He wasn't poor just because he wasn't very tall. And players like Silva and Mata who weren't bigger to the point of it mattering were great. If he was good he'd have been big enough.

He has no presence - it is part of why he is not very good.

 

[Kever10]

Seems like a nice fella, and did a few nice things, but I've never seen a professional trip or fall over the ball as much as him, let alone a Brazilian international. And most of the time it was completely unchallenged.

If we can get a fee for him, it will be a decent bit of business, and it was worth the gamble on a free, but just don't think he is cut out for this league. It's a shame really.

 

[nsno-chris]

Baller

 

[Sharpies volley]

The math was fantastic. Brands should always roll those dice at that price. In on a free, out at a price, pay three years of wages? The math comes out to a player on half a wage providing depth if Brands fails to hit his number before rolling a seven, or rolls 2, 3 or 12 right off the bat. If he hits a 7 or 11 on the first roll, it's a massive win. The whole thing is such a no-brainer.

It's one of the reasons I have more respect for Brands than a lot of people seem to have.

Great maths. But what about success on the field. We need better.

 

[hktoffee]

Seems like a nice fella, and did a few nice things, but I've never seen a professional trip or fall over the ball as much as him, let alone a Brazilian international. And most of the time it was completely unchallenged.

If we can get a fee for him, it will be a decent bit of business, and it was worth the gamble on a free, but just don't think he is cut out for this league. It's a shame really.

Not received a call-up since 2014.

 

[Goat]

Nice to see my never sign midgets mantra is proving once again to be TRUTH.

 

[Kylito]

Feel like his Everton career would've panned out completely differently if he didn't fluff that one on one against De Gea in one of his first games for us

 

[Deulofeumygod]

Has not been given a consistent run. I’ll miss the wee magician

 

[argietoffee]

I think we will definitely see the best of him when he is ;played in his favoured no. 10 role

 

[Tim's tourettes]

Hes a skillful, tiny bloke, who isnt suited to the Prem. Get rid