2017/18 Davy Klaassen

[maccavennie]

I am surprised to read this, as closing down was vital to our successful team last year and Klaassen played a big role in it. Especially in Amsterdam we were able to completely overwhelm big European teams because they had no answer to the consistent and intense pressing.

He played next to Ziyech which worked quite well because Ziyech always wants to have the ball and Klaassen just doesn't. For that reason, I don't see a playmaker in him, he works hard and recovers balls, gives them to more creative players and rushes to the box to wait for scoring opportunities. That's basically it.

So what your basically saying mate is that we paid about 20m too much yeah?

 

[COYBL25]

I am surprised to read this, as closing down was vital to our successful team last year and Klaassen played a big role in it. Especially in Amsterdam we were able to completely overwhelm big European teams because they had no answer to the consistent and intense pressing.

He played next to Ziyech which worked quite well because Ziyech always wants to have the ball and Klaassen just doesn't. For that reason, I don't see a playmaker in him, he works hard and recovers balls, gives them to more creative players and rushes to the box to wait for scoring opportunities. That's basically it.

Unfortunately Everton don`t have any creative midfielders, which you`d thought Mr Koeman might have taken into consideration, when he signed him lol

 

[kenada_blue]

Unfortunately Everton don`t have any creative midfielders, which you`d thought Mr Koeman might have taken into consideration, when he signed him lol

Erm...we spent £45mill on one.

Oh wait, he's another player who doesn't want the ball.

 

[Charles Hawtrey]

Maybe another manager sees a role for him, but I have no idea what that would be. Who in this league do you think he resembles that holds down a place in a top half of the table team?

Joe Allen - bold oops!

 

[Brownie]

Perhaps Marcel will sort him a tidy little move back to de Nederlands.

 

[AjaxAmsterdam01]

So what your basically saying mate is that we paid about 20m too much yeah?

Let me just say that Ronald Koeman doesn't have the best reputation when it comes to buying players for a reason.

A Holland legend as a player, played for big clubs, gathered trophies and known for his fantastic free kick and wiping his ehm, backside with a German shirt in a time the rivalry was still heated.

The other side is that he is a momumental failure as a manager. The man doesn't have a real philosophy, vision or people management skills and therefore has wrecked many, many teams. "The train" took him to many stations in Holland as well as Portugal and Spain, but failed in most places. Even if he achieved some success (he usually didn't) clubs we generally glad to see him go because he never builds anything for the future, it is, at best, reaping the benefits of others' work. The he had a lucky stint at Feyenoord and Southampton, pompousness and arrogance took over and combined with his name convinced Everton to try it with him. Bad decision.

 

[Tel001]

David Silva with a hint of Christian Eriksen, but a little bit better.

This ^^ 100%

 

[kithnou]

Nope. Bye.

 

[Rook]

Let me just say that Ronald Koeman doesn't have the best reputation when it comes to buying players for a reason.

A Holland legend as a player, played for big clubs, gathered trophies and known for his fantastic free kick and wiping his ehm, backside with a German shirt in a time the rivalry was still heated.

The other side is that he is a momumental failure as a manager. The man doesn't have a real philosophy, vision or people management skills and therefore has wrecked many, many teams. "The train" took him to many stations in Holland as well as Portugal and Spain, but failed in most places. Even if he achieved some success (he usually didn't) clubs we generally glad to see him go because he never builds anything for the future, it is, at best, reaping the benefits of others' work. The he had a lucky stint at Feyenoord and Southampton, pompousness and arrogance took over and combined with his name convinced Everton to try it with him. Bad decision.

I'm reading his wiki page and he was a disaster. That PSV team he inherited was stacked, one of the best in Europe and he won the title on thanks to a 1 goal difference. Other than Soton has he been successful anywhere?

 

[Walken]

I'm reading his wiki page and he was a disaster. That PSV team he inherited was stacked, one of the best in Europe and he won the title on thanks to a 1 goal difference. Other than Soton has he been successful anywhere?

it was pretty baffling how the mosh had such a hard on for him, confused me at the time and the general vibe I got from other evertonians was e was 'okay', but it was a chance to lure a bigger name in.

The reality is he and walsh were a disaster and Klassen was the biggest disaster of the lot, good to see an ajax fan come on and dispel the myths from lads with a four four two description and a half filled out loyalty card to an independent coffee shop

 

[Toffeelover]

For our and his good, needs to leave and go back to Tulip land.

 

[Saint Domingo]

Think he might have offered more than Davies or Rooney has done recently. Will be interesting to see if a new manager rates him or not.

 

[Darth Toffeeman]

He looked knackered after 20 seconds on Saturday. Just not cut out for this league and was obvious from day 1.

Hopefully we can shift him back to Holland for a reasonable fee.

 

[Number_25]

Not willing to give up on him.

 

[everton1953]

There is a player in there somewhere. (Only joking). Get shut or stay as a middle of the table crap team. Apply the same criteria to another 6 players and we may get somewhere sooner.