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  • FortuneseekerFortuneseeker
    OCS, I would like a proper LB but there is a belief that DM likes players that can cover a few positions. Your option 2 looks a better formation IF all the players were to sign?
  • OldCastleSwiftOldCastleSwift
    My concern with that would be the defensive ability of our left hand side. Going forward they'd be great, but I could see teams continuing to target that flank.

    Maybe we're all thinking too much about a rigid formation though. Maybe Moyes wants more fluidity in his team and to hell with convention.

    Moyesball is the future.
  • IronHerbIronHerb
    No Scamacca? Money well spent.
  • LukerzLukerz
    edited July 2022
    IronHerb said:

    No Scamacca? Money well spent.

    Eventually but he’s not replacing Antonio in the short term.
  • LukerzLukerz
    edited July 2022
    OldCastleSwift said:

    My concern with that would be the defensive ability of our left hand side. Going forward they'd be great, but I could see teams continuing to target that flank.

    Maybe we're all thinking too much about a rigid formation though. Maybe Moyes wants more fluidity in his team and to hell with convention.

    Moyesball is the future.

    Moyes has always hinted he likes the idea of a back 3. He moved into a back 3 in just his second game of his return as manager, even though we beat Bournemouth 4-0 in his first game playing a back 4.

    In his first spell, we moved to it straight after his first game in charge. Again, Masuaku transitioned between a LWB & a LW, whilst Cresswell moved from LCB to LB, during the games.

    The last two years have seen us settle on a back four, but this hasn’t stopped him randomly bringing out the back 3 at various points. Many games where we see Masuaku back in the line-up & think ‘why’s he done that’?

    Masuaku has never fully convinced Moyes, so I can see why he has targeted Raum, Henry, Kostic. He wants an upgrade on him as an option that might make the back 3 more sustainable.
  • OldCastleSwiftOldCastleSwift
    Fortuneseeker said:

    OCS, I would like a proper LB but there is a belief that DM likes players that can cover a few positions. Your option 2 looks a better formation IF all the players were to sign?

    The more I think about it, the more I like the idea of Diallo. Though primarily a CB, he's played 62 times at left back, so clearly knows that role. Play him as LCB with Kostic beside him and he can cover the left side when Kostic is attacking. Rice tends to play on the left of CM too so between him and Diallo we don't actually need a conventional LB.

    Not sure what happens when Aguerd is back, but that's Moyes' problem.
  • SlackerSlacker
    Honestly? I don’t really mind who we sign or don’t, what formation we play or what their shirt numbers are, I’m just looking forward to seeing the boys back out on the pitch and giving us another rollercoaster season.
  • buffybegoodbuffybegood
    Abdou Diallo is someone that's been mentioned on KUMB. Currently plays for PSG, can play either CB or LB. Suspect he's a little way down the pecking order there, has only played 50 games in 3 seasons (only 12 last season).

    Loan with an option could be a good bit of business; we let Diop go while we can get a decent price for him, have cover at CB while Aguerd is out and Ogbonna has yet to prove fitness or form, and potentially a better LB than Cresswell. He has even occasionally played as a defensive midfielder as well. Get him in now, if it works he could be a natural successor to Ogbonna next season.
  • thornburyironthornburyiron
    It doesn’t matter one iota whether we can see certain players fitting into what we perceive to be Moyes “preferred” formation. He obviously does and that’s all that matters.
  • FortuneseekerFortuneseeker
    Simple solution to this debate would be just to sign a new LB and be done with it. =) =)
  • LukerzLukerz
    No Zielinski

  • FortuneseekerFortuneseeker
    Hopefully there are still several targets, as good as him, if not better, on the list?
  • ASLEFshruggedASLEFshrugged
    Dwight McNeil signs for Everton £20m


  • Pearces_Left_FootPearces_Left_Foot
    Reckon we will go for cornet from Burnley
  • FortuneseekerFortuneseeker
    I do mind who we sign or don’t find replacements for. It will be a rollercoaster of a season if we can’t or won’t strengthen the squad in a couple of areas which we still haven’t done fully. 👍
  • alderzalderz
    Just thinking about how immense we’d be at set pieces if we played with this side:

    Fab; Zouma Dawson Aguerd; Coufal Rice Soucek Cresswell; Bowen Scamacca Antonio.

    Imagine seeing Dawson, Zouma, Aguerd, Rice Soucek and Scamacca get in the box while Antonio stands on the keeper. Good luck my stopping that.
  • BazshuayiBazshuayi
    Coincidentally...

    Everton are set to receive a sell-on fee for Ademola Lookman with Atalanta having agreed to sign the Nigeria winger, 24, from RB Leipzig for 15m euros (£12.5m)

    In todays market, at his age with still unfulfilled potential, I actually think we should've been all over that
  • jay_in_cptjay_in_cpt
    IMO Lookman is a strange one, he’s been passed on quite a few times in his career so far, perhaps he just isn’t “ the full package “ and possibly these managers know that 🤔
  • OldCastleSwiftOldCastleSwift
    Not sure if it's been mentioned on here yet, but apparently Mason Holgate is one of the CBs we're looking at to replace Diop.

    Several outlets are running with the news that we're interested. Can't say I'm overwhelmed with the link, but a home-grown 25 year old with good PL experience wouldn't be a bad option to cover Aguerd and, potentially, replace Dawson next season as 3rd choice CB.

    That said, I think I'd rather we bought in Diallo.
  • WHU_Champo_league_in_7_yearsWHU_Champo_league_in_7_years
    jay_in_cpt said:

    IMO Lookman is a strange one, he’s been passed on quite a few times in his career so far, perhaps he just isn’t “ the full package “ and possibly these managers know that 🤔

    Yea I'd pass, he's very inconsistent

    He struggled after his move to Everton, but had a good half season on loan at RB Leipzig....but then when he move their permanently he couldn't replicate that loan form

    Seems like he had an average loan at Fulham, then did ok at Leicester last year

    Hes a depth option at best
  • BazshuayiBazshuayi
    Holgate has played in a defensive midfield position for Everton (spit) as well as CB. That may be an additional thing theyre taking an interest in...
  • FortuneseekerFortuneseeker
    Baz, Another example of David Moyes "Swiss army knife" approach. =)
  • alderzalderz
    edited July 2022
    I think Holgate is decent, tbh. He’s definitely not the CB I’d be replacing if I was Lampard. (It would he Michael Keane, because he is a diabolical defender)
  • PrestonHammerPrestonHammer
    Nobody would buy Keane though.
  • whupathmanwhupathman
    for some reason my YouTube feed is suggesting Arsenal channels, no idea why, they seem to think they will get Bowen for £40m, make us seem positively sensible
  • IronHerbIronHerb
    It their You Tube channel is anything like Arsenal Fan TV then you would understand why.
  • LukerzLukerz
    News coming out of BILD is that Kostic will only join Chelsea if he moves to London.
  • OldCastleSwiftOldCastleSwift
    If true, we need to move quickly on to our Plan B, who is apparently close to joining Everton.

    Do Chelsea actually need a left midfielder though?
  • LukerzLukerz
    I think there’s doing over Alonso & Emerson remaining, & they play with WBs.
  • BazshuayiBazshuayi
    I'd say that Chelsea would want another left sided wing back to cover Chillwell. Emerson (is nothing without Lake and Palmer) is not near the first team and it seems Alonso wants to go. I believe Kenedy was used there and Saul but Kostic would seem like a player they'd want and he'll be cool with them being in the CL. I would've loved it if we had got him but I should be grateful for a striker for the first time in ages
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