TheBigIguana
Player Valuation: £90m
Yeah?
2020/21 Alex Iwobi
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billyblue80
Player Valuation: £70m
This season
Iwobi: 1 goal 2 assists
Cost: 28million.
Not. Good. Enough.
Iwobi: 1 goal 2 assists
Cost: 28million.
Not. Good. Enough.
Like every player really, those stats don't bother me - you can be exceptional in the earlier phase of a move that results in a goal and get no statistical credit for it, or you can score 10 penalties a season and be a 'goalscorer'. Means little.
The problem with Iwobi is, even if you ignore the stats and go on your eyes, he's one of the biggest wastes of space I've seen in an Everton shirt.
How about the stat, that Holgate, who is a centre half, being played out of position as a right back, has a slightly better crossing rate, than him ?
Encoder
Player Valuation: £35m
I think Mr. Iguana's staunch defence of Iwobi should go on down with some of the most famous misguided American takes re: footballers on GrandOldTeam.com/EvertonForum.
Up there with the greats like @pgheverton 's Trindon Holliday fascination and the Jozy Altidore fan club of the late 2000's (you know who you are boys).
If anyone could remind me of some more I'd appreciate it.
Up there with the greats like @pgheverton 's Trindon Holliday fascination and the Jozy Altidore fan club of the late 2000's (you know who you are boys).
If anyone could remind me of some more I'd appreciate it.
TheBigIguana
Player Valuation: £90m
The one that says he's bad at crossing and shouldn't play right wing because of it? Yeah I'm aware.
Tim Howard 2015/2016 thread will probably have a few.
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that Icelandic Sigurdsson fan was pretty good too
He said, with complete genuine seriousness, that Sigurdsson was better than Messi because he could kick the ball with both feet.
BigDuncTributeBand
Player Valuation: £25m
Didn’t think it was possible to top that but at this point it’s slightly less ridiculous than the alternative reality being occupied in this thread!
Been guilty of it myself, was convinced Faddy was the Scottish Rooney long after everyone else twigged he wasn’t. I blamed: formation, players around him, position he was played/not played, Davey Moyes set up, Davey Moyes negative approach, Davey Moyes didn’t like him, the grass was too long at Goodison etc. He left, I thought he’d go off and prove us wrong, he didn’t....in time I just had to accept he wasn’t good enough and I was wrong.
billyblue80
Player Valuation: £70m
I agree you could use stats to say he is better than he looks too, with dribbles and preassists, but he fails the eye test. Also he plays in a position where he should be getting assists, even Sidibie got eight last season from right back. You could say well he isn't a right winger as his preferred position, so that's why he can't cross very well. So what is he then a ten or a left winger? Because his lack of production is very similar in all of those positions he doesn't have a cutting edge and won't play above Sig or James in those roles if they are fit because they produce more. He has talent but he isn't what we need and isn't as good as he thinks he is. Physically he looks awkward too like his upper body is carrying too much muscle. We need pace and direct running and or creation from our right hand side it's not Iwobi. He would probably look decent for Palace or Fulham though.
Big_nev
Player Valuation: £25m
Don't worry about it mate, I tried to justify Bolasie for a good few weeks. Sometimes a turd is just a turd.
TheBigIguana
Player Valuation: £90m
The answer is he can't cross. Sidibe could that's why he got assists on the right. A one footed, right footed player on the right is going to have to play down the line which means crossing which he can't do. He's in a position that emphasizes the skill he's least adept at.
TheBigIguana
Player Valuation: £90m
Bolasie was fine until he blew his knee out. Same situation as now with Iwobi really, probably not good enough, probably an overpay, but also someone who in the moment we needed to get the most from to have a good attacking side.
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