2024/25 Vitalii Mykolenko

[Vaughan]

It's strange with Myko, sometimes he looks decent, other times he looks out of his depth. If he starts well he's generally great, if he has slightest knock to his confidence he loses concentration.

that’s because he’s a bottom half player offensively

no doubt we need a different option to him

even if he starts most games but we have a more dynamic, faster and skilled option to come on when chasing a result will be sound by me

 

[Marius57]

Probably not the full time LB to take us forward, but he’s done enough since Moyes came in to not make that position much of a need in this window. His attacking abilities have defo improved under Davey though.

Prior to us, he had a decent record offensively. (Yes, weaker league, stronger team within that league etc).

Then came to us as a shambles of a club as his country was just going to war. Benitez just sacked. Tactically poor Lampard appointed before the ultra negative Dyche.
First season - 1 g/a in 13 games.
Next season (lampard/dyche) - 0 g/a in 34 games.
Next season (Dyche) - 2 in 28.

This season.
0 g/a in 17 for Dyche.
3 g/a in 18 for Moyes.

So he had 3 g/a in 92 with crap managers. So a g/a every 30ish games.

Under a good manager now has a g/a every 6 games and is still improving.

Moyes is clearly improving him and it’s night and day when you actually watch him that he is actually being worked with on it.

 

[NortheastBlue68]

that’s because he’s a bottom half player offensively

no doubt we need a different option to him

even if he starts most games but we have a more dynamic, faster and skilled option to come on when chasing a result will be sound by me

That's just stuff you've heard other people say. You can't possibly be watching the games and standing by that nonsense.

 

[MACCA75]

He’s grown on me tbf.

 

[Vaughan]

That's just stuff you've heard other people say. You can't possibly be watching the games and standing by that nonsense.

i watch all the games, and most of the home ones in the ground

he’s not good enough going forward, a lot of attacks break down with him

yes he got an assist today but that was more alcaraz’s run than it being a perfect cross

he’s an average player. we want to be more than that

 

[HalfTimeSayers]

Best shutter-down of really good wingers in the league.

 

[james2805]

I think when we have been used to a Baines or a Digne, the lack of quality becomes apparent in comparison, I like him as a squad player/backup, but I'd definitely like to see a better offensive wingback replace him as a starter

 

[Marius57]

i watch all the games, and most of the home ones in the ground

he’s not good enough going forward, a lot of attacks break down with him

yes he got an assist today but that was more alcaraz’s run than it being a perfect cross

he’s an average player. we want to be more than that

He literally did the same cross earlier in the game that Alcaraz nearly scored from. don’t try and pretend it’s all on Alcaraz.

 

[Marius57]

Everton have just shared the goal video.

When Gana wins the ball back, Myko is actually sprinting to track back and goes past Gana and the ball the opposite way and back into our own half. Showed some bloody desire to get up back into the space out wide to support the attack.

 

[Number_25]

There's a player there.

 

[EGWToffee]

Turned into a top left back under Moyes another assist.

 

[pfim]

Everton have just shared the goal video.

When Gana wins the ball back, Myko is actually sprinting to track back and goes past Gana and the ball the opposite way and back into our own half. Showed some bloody desire to get up back into the space out wide to support the attack.

Yeah he’s not even in the play when we win the ball back. A full preseason with Baines/Moyes and Ndiaye and he’ll be finding a lot of space on that wing

 

[Frenk]

His defensive abilities are very good in my opinion, for example he handles Salah no problem most times. I just see things breaking down a lot with him or we go backwards when we are trying to drive forward. To be fair to him he has come in during a difficult time, maybe we can get more out of him on that front?

 

[den]

In the 38th minute, Mykolenko played a perfect ball into Alcaraz, whose header was on target with a lot of power. Pope made a great save, but he couldn't do anything the second time Mykolenko and Alcaraz connected for the goal. I don't know how anyone could watch his recent development and not feel good about the impact Baines is having on him. He was terrific today.

 

[blueblueskies]

Very underrated in my opinion. If we chose to sell we wouldn’t be short of interested clubs