2024/25 Dwight McNeil

[GoldenToffee]

I wouldn’t tbh, not quick or aggressive enough to be a defender for me.

Yeah but he's got a massive third leg, so if the winger gets past him he can just throw it out and sweep up the ball with ease.

 

[den]

I think Ndiaye and McNeil are both really inside forwards, and what the team has a screaming need for is attacking fullbacks. These two can play on either side, but they're not wingers, and that's fine. Charly is a #10 who can play as a second striker, and he loves working with Beto and putting balls into space for him. Beto says that Charlie is always telling him, "today I make you an assist!" I think this quartet can be magic whatever happens with incomings, and if they played a full season together, could really shock a lot of people.

 

[Eggs]

I think Ndiaye and McNeil are both really inside forwards, and what the team has a screaming need for is attacking fullbacks. These two can play on either side, but they're not wingers, and that's fine. Charly is a #10 who can play as a second striker, and he loves working with Beto and putting balls into space for him. Beto says that Charlie is always telling him, "today I make you an assist!" I think this quartet can be magic whatever happens with incomings, and if they played a full season together, could really shock a lot of people.

….i do think the mobility and pace of Branthwaite provides additional cover for an attacking LB, maybe similar on the right if he’s partnered by O’Brien.

 

[John from Bootle]

We were basically a set piece team and he took every one, to slow and one footed and not good enough to be a regular for a team that wants to kick on, he will be on the bench next season and probably sold the following summer

He’s only got more than 4 goals once in 7 years in the top flight, his left foot can’t be that good, he also doesn’t get a lot of assists from open play. Ndiaye got more goals this season than he’s ever got in a season.

Okay, a player with a goal involvement every 114 minutes last season is not a very useful squad option.

Does he get enough enough goals? Probably not, but since he's found himself more central he's definitely started smashing some great ones in. He's 25 btw, and is 17 assists shy of being in the top 50 premier league assisters of all time. He's on course to finish with probably between 60-70 which would put him in the top 26, above people such as Scholes, Mahrez, Firmino, Baines, Mcmanaman and a whole host of others. Does he have fllaws? Obviously, but anybody who can't see he has qualities to offer the squad must think it's just dead easy to consistently supply assists. His 33 premier league assists is only bettered by 3 Everton players (prem era): Baines, Pienaar & Arteta.

 

[blueboy72]

Okay, a player with a goal involvement every 114 minutes last season is not a very useful squad option.

Does he get enough enough goals? Probably not, but since he's found himself more central he's definitely started smashing some great ones in. He's 25 btw, and is 17 assists shy of being in the top 50 premier league assisters of all time. He's on course to finish with probably between 60-70 which would put him in the top 26, above people such as Scholes, Mahrez, Firmino, Baines, Mcmanaman and a whole host of others. Does he have fllaws? Obviously, but anybody who can't see he has qualities to offer the squad must think it's just dead easy to consistently supply assists. His 33 premier league assists is only bettered by 3 Everton players (prem era): Baines, Pienaar & Arteta.

His assists stats are a bit misleading, the fact you mention, Baines, Pienaar and Arteta, proves it, when all them 3 are streets ahead of him as footballers. He’s spent the majority of his career playing under a manager who was obsessed with long ball and set pieces, he took every set piece under dyche at Everton and probably did at Burnley. From open play I’d guess he’s not in the top 250 for Asaists.

Baines finished 2nd for full backs across tge big 5 European leagues one season, behind Dani Alves and he wasn’t even on set pieces that season, as Arteta was still at Everton, I also think that season he was 4th in the premier league. It’s also
A bit of a myth he was great in the 10 role, he scored 3 goals and probably had a few good games, he wa also part of some horrendous performances, like 4-0 at utd the 1-0 at Southampton the performances v Fulham and 10 men Brentford, also poor performances.

He’s not a bad player, but bottom half premier league is his level, When he leaves Everton he will end up at a Leeds, Leicester or West Brom

 

[MACCA75]

Ward Prowse has 57 Prem goals and 47 Prem assists.

Stats don’t tell the full story on players.

 

[Walter Ego]

Ward Prowse has 57 Prem goals and 47 Prem assists.

Stats don’t tell the full story on players.

Pens and set pieces 99% of the probably