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Sigurdsson is not a bad player; he's simply a bad player in that type of team.
It is no coincidence that he has looked decent this season when Richarlison and Walcott have played either side of him, as they push teams back with a fear of their trickery and pace respectively.
But as soon as you take Richarlison away and have a blunt instrument like Calvert-Lewin instead, teams can push up five yards and come more central and Sigurdsson is totally ineffective.
He's not a playmaker; he's an exploiter of play when good, nimble footballers are doing the work around him.
Today, we should have dropped him deeper alongside Schneiderlin as more of a central midfielder who can step forward, and played a front two instead. Silva is 100% responsible for tactically throwing that game away today. How many times Everton have to make the same mistake of having two crabs in midfield and expect miracles is beyond me.
As for Gylfi's long term future at Everton, I actually think he has one - but it'd mean building a side with depth so that we don't have DCL on the left wing ever again. We were simply unfortunate that Bernard and Richarlison were both out.
It is no coincidence that he has looked decent this season when Richarlison and Walcott have played either side of him, as they push teams back with a fear of their trickery and pace respectively.
But as soon as you take Richarlison away and have a blunt instrument like Calvert-Lewin instead, teams can push up five yards and come more central and Sigurdsson is totally ineffective.
He's not a playmaker; he's an exploiter of play when good, nimble footballers are doing the work around him.
Today, we should have dropped him deeper alongside Schneiderlin as more of a central midfielder who can step forward, and played a front two instead. Silva is 100% responsible for tactically throwing that game away today. How many times Everton have to make the same mistake of having two crabs in midfield and expect miracles is beyond me.
As for Gylfi's long term future at Everton, I actually think he has one - but it'd mean building a side with depth so that we don't have DCL on the left wing ever again. We were simply unfortunate that Bernard and Richarlison were both out.
havrey0123
Player Valuation: £25m
No one is going to buy him for 25m, when he will nearly be 30, and then of course there is the 150k a week wages. It's his last big pay load in his career and he has 4 seasons left by which time he will be nearly be 33.
Zatara
Player Valuation: £100m
You're saying that a team who are going to be bottom half and who stand to gain 100mil+ from being in the league wont look at Sigurdsson as being a key to them staying up and safeguarding their status...
I think he would be in demand from someone like Palace.
We wont be selling him anytime soon.
sageyefc
Player Valuation: £90m
Of course not frándal, the windows closed for now
Paul E
Player Valuation: £1.5m
Nar mate, Bernard isnt a number 10.
He will play cos he cost so much money, every week, trust me.
Ran around a bit today.
I dont see how all attacks were aimed down the flanks. I watched today's game and i thought we tried to many passes straight through the middle which were blocked.
billyblue80
Player Valuation: £70m
Good player but what we need is a deep lying playmaker. I hope Gomes is that man?!
dannyboy
Player Valuation: £70m
I completely understand that at Swansea he wasn't the lynch pin of their attack but while he was there everything he touched seemed to result in something. Was so frustrated with him yesterday, we needed so much considering the opposition and the players we had out injured.
The beautiful Brazilian will be first choice by Christmas. Sigurdsson jettisoned to the bench for sure.
So poor on saturday, like many others.
Just 1 game, so lets hope the break does them all good, and we smash west ham.
Just 1 game, so lets hope the break does them all good, and we smash west ham.
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