Confirmed Signing Cenk Tosun

[chopper6]

Just hope to god he can hit the ground running

 

[PhilM]

....if the deal has been done he must be due in Liverpool today. I’m not volunteering for the bushes outside USM FF again but I’ll nip up to the cash point in West Derby Village in the next 30mins. Anything for the cause.

Rumour has it Riquelme is still waiting there after Bill dropped him off to get £20 for his own medical.

 

[cArsi]

We tried to get it done earlier in the week. Negotiations took longer than expected.

The first bid supposedly went in last Wednesday.

A week in Everton transfer dealings is actually an incredibly quick turnaround...

I wouldn't worry too much that he couldn't train with the team. If I know Cenk a little, he was running in the hotel corridors, doing push-ups, playing step with a dog ball etc. for the last 2 days to keep himself ready.

 

[BlueToff]

Ultimately mate unless we fix the problems in terms of supply and getting support around the striker it doesn't matter much whose up top.

And to fix those problems starts at the back, with the current left backs and center backs and lack of any centre mid with the ability to run forward and pass or wide player who actually can create and get into the box, we will still have a fourth yard gap between the striker and his support.

Need a good quality left back and a wider player at a bare minimum to even half address that issue, in reality, probably need 5 including the striker which is never happening and shows how terrible our recruitment has been

I think the defence looked settled and more importantly good prior to the festive period.

Williams and Holgate complimented each other well, with each possessing the qualities the other lacks.

Kenny was playing superbly and in terms of style of play, is pretty much Coleman lite, which means when Coleman does come back it won't be a totally different style of player coming back in.

Martina, ultimately, has performed his defensive duties well. it'd be incredibly harsh to say otherwise. But the guy is so limited going forward that it causes us issues at both ends of the pitch and a left-back is a must.

Anybody expecting someone like Tierney is unfortunately pushing it too far I think. Lad's on a 6 year deal and doesn't want to leave Celtic, and Celtic won't sell their poster boy (which he is) in the middle of the season to what is essentially a mid-table club as it stands.

There's a few options that I can thin of but we have to hope Walsh has actually done his job and come up with a list of targets.

What baffles me about the LB situation is we targeted Kolasinac at the start of the summer. No issues with him going to Arsenal, but it's clear we wanted a LB so why we never got one is infuriating and in all fairness to Koeman, he did say many times he wanted a player for that role.

- Blind (out of contract in the summer, may be worth a shot. Can also cover CB and DM if needed)
- Bryan (really impressive for Bristol City, but it's a big step up. If he gets a knock like Byram did at West Ham...)
- Chilwell (would be my long-term target but I don't think Leicester would sell to us for anything less than £30m, and I think he might be holding out for a bigger move as well)
- Shaw (meh, he'd definitely solve the issue we have there but I'm not convinced)

If we're looking abroad, then one of the best who would almost certainly be getable at a decent fee would be Marvin Plattenhardt, from Hertha.

Plays a lot like Baines in his prime. Pretty quick and always looks to get forward, and has a great cross on him.

 

[BlueToff]

I wouldn't worry too much that he couldn't train with the team. If I know Cenk a little, he was running in the hotel corridors, doing push-ups, playing step with a dog ball etc. for the last 2 days to keep himself ready.

It's about getting to know the team and system, though. That's the main issue.

Currently, we hardly have a style of play at all, so it's going to be hard enough for him to come in.

If he played in the derby he'd be up on his own for the entirety of it anyway.

 

[BlueToff]

We definitely know Niasse is not very good, that much is true.

True. He's very limited.

But, he does make things happen when the ball is around the area.

 

[navidson]

Just hope to god he can hit the ground running

Any type of movement would be nice in this Everton team

 

[cArsi]

It's about getting to know the team and system, though. That's the main issue.

Currently, we hardly have a style of play at all, so it's going to be hard enough for him to come in.

If he played in the derby he'd be up on his own for the entirety of it anyway.

That's why him playing without getting to know the team will be less of a problem I think.

 

[dano195]

Any type of movement would be nice in this Everton team

Preferably forward

 

[Eggs]

Rumour has it Riquelme is still waiting there after Bill dropped him off to get £20 for his own medical.

...nope, i’ve been here 15mins and there’s only me at the moment.

 

[Khalekan]

It's about getting to know the team and system, though. That's the main issue.

Currently, we hardly have a style of play at all, so it's going to be hard enough for him to come in.

If he played in the derby he'd be up on his own for the entirety of it anyway.

Would it not be too late for him to play tomorrow night Toff, even if he signed on the dotted line five minutes from now?

It would be just like Everton to play him and win only to be kicked out the Cup for fielding a player whose registration was flawed

 

[BlueToff]

Would it not be too late for him to play tomorrow night Toff, even if he signed on the dotted line five minutes from now?

It would be just like Everton to play him and win only to be kicked out the Cup for fielding a player whose registration was flawed

Think midday tomorrow is the deadline for registration, Khal.

I don't think he'll play, either way. And I'm not massively bothered either. I'd rather him be given time to settle in, and then start the next game...

... at Wembley, where he'll stand on his own for 90 minutes

But in all seriousness, we need to have learned our lesson from the Klaassen and Sandro debacle and make sure we ease the lad in. Regardless of price tag, we're playing so poorly going forward at the moment that one player isn't going to change it. Would rather see him get a few sub appearances first.

 

[blulouie]

Going to Villareal

Enjoy your trip mate.

 

[daza_1973]

Was thinking about previous Derby debuts for strikers for us - anyone remember Bakayoko's thrilling 0-0 at Goodison way back ?

 

[Stuartisitc1878]

Was thinking about previous Derby debuts for strikers for us - anyone remember Bakayoko's thrilling 0-0 at Goodison way back ?

didn't Andy Johnson score 2 on his Derby debut?