2020/21 Josh King

[Eggs]

Indeed....he's shoite

....I don’t mind bringing somebody like this in because they can make a difference short-term. There’s actually a striker at Forest called Gabban who is 33 and I‘d have preferred but I’d hope we are looking longer-term this summer.

 

[catcherintherye]

Yep. Personally I always thought his best chance of being useful was when he very first came in. DCL was injured and we had games coming thick and fast, so I thought he might get games and contribute. I said at the time, when he didn't start at West Brom I thought that might mean he never started a game for us, because once people were back and the games were one a week I just didn't see him getting a chance. Who knows, things might change, but unless we have more injuries I think his entire Everton career might last a couple of hundred minutes.

It was not a great sign in all honesty. The one cavaet there might be, is that they ee him as a medium-long player, and are using this season to really build his fitness levels back up/getting him used to other players. It's not generally what Ancelotti does though, so it unlikely but possible.

And yes you're right on training. I saw some fella on social media who's involved in recruitment (and looks a lot at numbers) put a poll up asking whats more important, the scouting data or how they train. The results were about 50-50 which he was surprised about as he felt the recruitment numbers would be much higher. I don't really understand that at all. Training will be the biggest indicator you can give that you're going to be able to play. I think most of the United players of the 90's said their intragame trainign matches of older v younger lads in the mid 90's were harder than the games on a Saturday. Thats what a coach is going to put stock in.

At a much lower level, when I was at university, I captained one of the lower teams (we had 7) and ended up picking a number of players who ended up playing for the 1st 11. 3 or 4 came from a training drill I did against them, which was for about 5 minutes, and I just knew they were quicker, stronger and better than me.

 

[Lawrence]

Even as a bench warmer, would he turn a game? David Faircough or even Stuart Barlow are last 15 minute men who can cause havoc. this lad is more Brett Angel

 

[APN_EFC]

Even as a bench warmer, would he turn a game? David Faircough or even Stuart Barlow are last 15 minute men who can cause havoc. this lad is more Brett Angel

That then comes back to our recruitment strategy - what are we really looking for? And we definitely all agreed we need people to make an impact, and just don't have any of them any more

 

[Death]

People are actually dying of hunger in this world. Its disgusting.

 

[Moonlight dribbler]

We need to be more attacking to finish off the season which means no Iwobi

Pickford
Coleman Keane Godfrey Digne
Allan Davies
Rodriguez
King DCL Richarlison

Thats currently our best 11 for me when fit just hope he starts playing it and not chop and change every single week.

Jonathan Creek is horrendous at the best of times but CM???

 

[TheBigIguana]

We need to be more attacking to finish off the season which means no Iwobi

Pickford
Coleman Keane Godfrey Digne
Allan Davies
Rodriguez
King DCL Richarlison

Thats currently our best 11 for me when fit just hope he starts playing it and not chop and change every single week.

Putting King into our best XI is some horrible Lucas Leiva effect

 

[Goat]

Putting King into our best XI is some horrible Lucas Leiva effect

I like the improvement TomTom has made, but putting him and Hamez in a 3 man midfield is some loco doco stuff.

 

[Lloydystark]

We need to be more attacking to finish off the season which means no Iwobi

Pickford
Coleman Keane Godfrey Digne
Allan Davies
Rodriguez
King DCL Richarlison

Thats currently our best 11 for me when fit just hope he starts playing it and not chop and change every single week.

agree with that team

 

[blue61]

People are actually dying of hunger in this world. Its disgusting.

Nosh King.

 

[summerisle]

Even as a bench warmer, would he turn a game? David Faircough or even Stuart Barlow are last 15 minute men who can cause havoc. this lad is more Brett Angel

 

[billyblue80]

I'll wait until he gets a run of games before I judge him

 

[evertony]

Nosh King.

Burger King more like

 

[MACCA75]

I'll wait until he gets a run of games before I judge him

Can’t see that happening anytime soon

 

[sladen90]

He's an improvement on tosun simply because he has pace..... That will do for me