William Carvalho

[RomanReigns]

Big Willy C dominating the midfield again, his presence is so calming, spreads the ball around like a modern isco

 

[Zezti]

Echo quotes Inter Milan are now front runners to sign him

 

[Highland toffee]

A midfield with him and Schneiderfraud in the middle would be the footballing equivalent of suicide.

Playing football with the handbrake on.

 

[4737carlin]

Good to see Carvalho keeping his head down tonight, all the agro in this game, wise man avoiding the ball and the potential for a nasty tackle from an Iranian, also looks hot out there so not running around to much is wise

 

[NorthernBlue]

Be horrendous in the premier league this fella. Hope we swerve it.

 

[Yarrgh]

Good to see Carvalho keeping his head down tonight, all the agro in this game, wise man avoiding the ball and the potential for a nasty tackle from an Iranian, also looks hot out there so not running around to much is wise

If that's wisdom, Ashley Williams needs a paternity test from Einstein.

 

[royalblue66]

Seen me Grandma going to the shops quicker.

 

[onlyme]

Carvalho is Portuguese for L'Escargot

 

[bullybeef]

Pedestrian cruise liner.

That’s how I’d describe him.

He wouldn’t be able to cope with the pace of the Premier League.

It’s a big NO from me!!

 

[KaiserEFC]

He would get found out spectacularly in the premier league. Good for a long pass but that’s about it. Can’t run, not a great tackler and can be turned and lost by players who aren’t even fast. Just imagine him against David Silva or even someone like Lanzini.

Made for a pedestrian league like Italy and France have to offer. I cannot for the life of me see how we could be interested in him at all.

 

[roy vernon]

He’s not for us. A good player? Undoubtedly, can he play in a league as quick as ours? I don’t think so.

 

[Zezti]

Looks very Schneiderlin-esque. Plodder and casual passer.
I'd even say he's even worse at tackling than Morgs.

 

[evertony]

If I didn’t know these comments were about Willy Carvalho I could be tricked into thinking they were about Matic....the fella who won a fair amount of silverware with Chelsea and Utd.....

 

[irishtony1878]

If I didn’t know these comments were about Willy Carvalho I could be tricked into thinking they were about Matic....the fella who won a fair amount of silverware with Chelsea and Utd.....

or Yaya Toure

 

[BigDunc'sFod]

Watched him for the first time against Spain when concentrating solely on his performance, and was surprised how much of the game passed him by. I think he only touched it twice in the first 20 mins having spent the whole time jogging round a 30 yard space in front of the back 4.

Spain and their midfield is probably the worst team to judge him against as they would make most players look lethargic.

After the first 20 his contribution did improve somewhat. When out of possession he patrols space rather than players denying that space to the oppisitiion. His positioning and reading of the game more than make up for his lack of pace. He has the vision and passing ability to turn defence into attack very quickly and in other games I've seen him control games when Portugal dominate possession.

He is clearly a very good player, extremely experienced and would allow Silva to play different formations were we to buy him.

Having said that, I don't think I've ever seen a less "Everton" type footballer. His one paced style is almost comical at times and the Goodison crowd will absolutely slaughter him. He will become the bext Osman/Barkely/Williams rolled into 1.

Hd will improve the team performance I've no doubt, but large sections of our crowd wont see that. They"ll just see the perceived lack of effort, even when we're doing well.

I hope we dont buy him. I'd rather we bought a btb type midfielder anyhow but this guy will end up slaughtered almost to the extent of ridicule if he came hete.

Gareth Barry