2017/18 Davy Klaassen

[CRIMHEAD]

He is neat and tidy. I think there is a player in there he just needs to come out of his shell a bit. It probably doesn't help that he knows he will be getting subbed regardless in the second half.

I thought he started fairly well today but then disappeared somewhat. Then again we did play loads o the first half with only 10 men.

That was infuriating. We finally start getting into a rhythym and we had to defend for probably 7-8 minutes.

 

[ijjysmith]

Remember when everyone hated on Niasse?

 

[kenada_blue]

Remember when everyone hated on Niasse?

Let's have it right though...Niasse is pretty poor.

He just happens to be a striker and we dont have one.

 

[ijjysmith]

Let's have it right though...Niasse is pretty poor.

He just happens to be a striker and we dont have one.

(I agree)

 

[Muggins]

Let's have it right though...Niasse is pretty poor.

He just happens to be a striker and we dont have one.

We were so poor today it scared me. Genuinely frightened.

 

[Kane]

Altidore? That was like 4 years ago, man.

Which would fall under the scope of recent.

Now if I heard mentioned someone like Alfonso Alves or Mateja Kezman, that would not be recent.

Luuk de Jong is another one. Although he had a failed stint in Germany between the Eredivisie and the EPL.

 

[LouReedwalkonthewildside]

Was laughable that he started ahead of Davies today.

 

[ianefc]

Was laughable that he started ahead of Davies today.

I feel sorry for him.

 

[LouReedwalkonthewildside]

I feel sorry for him.

He just looks lost in the way we set - up for some reason Ian, supposedly we were getting this box to box player, have yet to see that.

 

[Cork Evertonian]

Let's have it right though...Niasse is pretty poor.

He just happens to be a striker and we dont have one.

He was good enough to score two crucial goals today.Sure he's no Dixie Dean but the guy sure is making people eat their words and long may it continue.lol

 

[Cork Evertonian]

Okay he hasn't exactly been ripping it up so far, but i won't write him off yet.God Peter Reid wouldn't have lasted 5 seconds with some people on here, in his very early Everton days.They would have dismissed him as a flop and binned him.lol

 

[Azzurri]

Remember when everyone hated on Niasse?

Hated on br0

Rad dude.

 

[EFCPaul]

Still convinced there's something there, not all players hit the ground running but you can still see some raw qualities they possess and that's the case here I feel. He looks very composed on the ball and is quick to spot a pass, that's a valuable player to have in the engine room of your midfield. Just needs time to adjust and find his feet, right now he's struggling to form an understanding with his teammates around him because things like that take time to develop unless you've been at the club a while. I would start Davies going forward and play Klaassen predominantly in the cups and Europe rather than vice versa, it will be easier for him to bed in that way plus Tom looks more than ready to be playing top level every week.

It's not fair at all to write him off yet.

 

[CahillsCornerFlag]

There's a player in there, but he shouldn't be ahead of Davies in the pecking order and I'm struggling to see where he fits into our best XI when Koeman finally figures it out. It's a squad game though so he will get minutes.

 

[Cork Evertonian]

Still convinced there's something there, not all players hit the ground running but you can still see some raw qualities they possess and that's the case here I feel. He looks very composed on the ball and is quick to spot a pass, that's a valuable player to have in the engine room of your midfield. Just needs time to adjust and find his feet. I would start Davies going forward and play Klaassen in the cups and Europe going forward rather than vice versa, it will be easier for him to bed in.

It's not fair at all to write him off yet.

Ajax are the team i watch the most outside of Everton.I can't put into words how highly Ajax fans think of him.I think just like Evertonians Ajax fans know a good player when they see one.Of course the difference in quality between the Eredivsie and Premier League is huge.He doesn't have the same space to do things that he was used to in Holland, and then there is the speed physicality and intensity of the Premier League.I think coming from playing in a poor league like the Eredivisie it's a massive culture shock, and throw in people berating him on top of that.C'mon let's give the guy a chance.