Kone

lmurkder · October 7, 2013

MoutsGoat said:
Hes a superb player, as soon as he learns how to put 1 foot infront of the other im sure he will score at least a goal.

#Kone2013

Just like naismith

Goat · October 7, 2013

lmurkder said:
Just like naismith

Ok mate.

fozzy · October 7, 2013

billycopper said:
I think the logic is that Vic would have been third choice behind Lukaku and Jelavic for the lone striker role whereas Kone is more versatile. He can play between the lines and compliment a target man. Anichebe has played 187 minutes for West Brom and hasn't found the net yet. Maybe Martinez wanted a bit more experience and guile in his forward line too considering that Anichebe is 25, Lukaku is 20 and Vellios is 21.

erm what! did you honestly just say that?

lmurkder · October 7, 2013

MoutsGoat said:
Ok mate.

Which MoutsGoat is commenting about how great great naismith is today?

KonesGoat ?

billycopper · October 7, 2013

fozzy said:
erm what! did you honestly just say that?

Yeah, Vic is big and burly whereas Kone is more nimble and craftier, which contrasts better with Lukaku. I've just been watching the 'welcome to Everton' video of his goals. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3rA3nZarTY He gets some pretty rough treatment but just rides the challenges rather than Vic, who would hit the deck, beckon to the bench and then spend 3 weeks on the treatment table.

lmurkder · October 7, 2013

billycopper said:
Yeah, Vic is big and burly whereas Kone is more nimble and craftier, which contrasts better with Lukaku. I've just been watching the 'welcome to Everton' video of his goals. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3rA3nZarTY He gets some pretty rough treatment but just rides the challenges rather than Vic, who would hit the deck, beckon to the bench and then spend 3 weeks on the treatment table.

You missed off give someone a push.

And stand in front of the keeper and then waste our corners.

billycopper · October 8, 2013

Kone looks to be a confident finisher too. He can lash a ball and he's composed enough to dink the 'keeper. Vic very often looked worried to me when he was bearing down on goal and, earlier in his career especially, I think that he went down rather than risk missing. I feel that Arouna has more natural killer instinct.

Zatara · October 8, 2013

billycopper said:
Yeah, Vic is big and burly whereas Kone is more nimble and craftier, which contrasts better with Lukaku. I've just been watching the 'welcome to Everton' video of his goals. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3rA3nZarTY He gets some pretty rough treatment but just rides the challenges rather than Vic, who would hit the deck, beckon to the bench and then spend 3 weeks on the treatment table.

If you're calling Kone 'crafty' then safe to say you haven't seen him play....

Christiffa25 · October 8, 2013

Kone is completely different to what we had/have when Martinez signed him. Moving into a passing phylosphy he offered what jelavic and Vic didn't. He can also play off another striker if needs be, because yes he will drop between the lines.

I said when we signed him, I was sure RM had signed him with the view of being jelavic's or Vic's replacement but not as the answer to be our No.1 striker moving forward. I still believe this is the case.

McBain · October 8, 2013

He Ramadams like it's 1999.

blueblue · October 8, 2013

Kone is a good player and in time will prove it.
But , then there will be somebody else to pick on, it's the way for some so-called supporters.
At least, the pick on McCarthy crusade didn't last very long.

StDomingosGringo · October 8, 2013

The fact that McCarthy won everyone over so quick has hurt old Kone. He's now got a fair few folk lining up to have their "I called him gash first/most often/ in the most witty manner." moment. They won't give that up easy. It is the natural order of GOT.

billycopper · October 8, 2013

Zatara said:
If you're calling Kone 'crafty' then safe to say you haven't seen him play....

Here we go! Crafty as in sly or sneaky rather than 'creatively expressive'. He'll rob defenders, hussle them and use any body part he can to bundle the ball over the line.

billycopper · October 8, 2013

Christiffa25 said:
Kone is completely different to what we had/have when Martinez signed him. Moving into a passing phylosphy he offered what jelavic and Vic didn't. He can also play off another striker if needs be, because yes he will drop between the lines.

I said when we signed him, I was sure RM had signed him with the view of being jelavic's or Vic's replacement but not as the answer to be our No.1 striker moving forward. I still believe this is the case.

Agreed. He's a clever player and he's quite unorthodox. He's more of a poacher than a target man but I think he can do a bit of everything. He likes to defend from the front, he's quick, he's got a very good shot on him and he can head the ball. He could play with a partner or by himself if we needed him to.