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View Badger11's Profile Badger11 Flag Beckenham 17 Jan 20 10.27am Send a Private Message to Badger11 Add Badger11 as a friend

I said when we signed him that due to his lengthy lay-off we would not see the best of him until next season.

So far he has done nothing wrong so I am hoping I am right, time will tell. Ayew didn't pull up any tree trunks last season it can take time to settle.

Edited by Badger11 (17 Jan 2020 10.28am)

 


One more point

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View TheBigToePunt's Profile TheBigToePunt Flag 17 Jan 20 1.18pm Send a Private Message to TheBigToePunt Add TheBigToePunt as a friend

In 'Moneyball' terms McCarthy was a no-brainer of a signing. For next to nothing we got a proven premier-league standard player still at what could be his peak. The injuries of course make him a gamble, but at that price the risk was worth taking.

The other thing about him is that he comes into the category of a 'known-quantity'. He has not only played in this league, but lived and settled in this country, knows this football culture, never demonstrated an attitude problem before, and is in no way a 'left-field' signing. If he does well over the next few years we could put him alongside Tomkins, Kouyate, PVA, Dann etc. They have all done exactly what they said on the tin, didn't cost the earth, and didn't let us down at all.

For now, he'd be better off in a central 2 than in a 3 man midfield. When he plays left of centre he has to cover too much ground covering behind Zaha. He barely has the legs for that job, and plainly isn't suited to making forward runs in the way Kouyate can. If he just sat in alongside one other holding player as a double-pivot he could let the game come to him a bit more, and could be a bargain.

 

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View Bexley Eagle's Profile Bexley Eagle Flag Bexley Kent 17 Jan 20 1.34pm Send a Private Message to Bexley Eagle Add Bexley Eagle as a friend

Originally posted by TheBigToePunt

In 'Moneyball' terms McCarthy was a no-brainer of a signing. For next to nothing we got a proven premier-league standard player still at what could be his peak. The injuries of course make him a gamble, but at that price the risk was worth taking.

The other thing about him is that he comes into the category of a 'known-quantity'. He has not only played in this league, but lived and settled in this country, knows this football culture, never demonstrated an attitude problem before, and is in no way a 'left-field' signing. If he does well over the next few years we could put him alongside Tomkins, Kouyate, PVA, Dann etc. They have all done exactly what they said on the tin, didn't cost the earth, and didn't let us down at all.

For now, he'd be better off in a central 2 than in a 3 man midfield. When he plays left of centre he has to cover too much ground covering behind Zaha. He barely has the legs for that job, and plainly isn't suited to making forward runs in the way Kouyate can. If he just sat in alongside one other holding player as a double-pivot he could let the game come to him a bit more, and could be a bargain.

Well said and I wholeheartedly agree.

 

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View Painter's Profile Painter Flag Croydon 17 Jan 20 2.07pm Send a Private Message to Painter Add Painter as a friend

I met a few Everton fans about 5 years ago on holiday, they thought McCarthy was their best midfielder and the team didn’t function anywhere near as well, when he wasn’t playing.
Unfortunately his bad injury has set him back, through playing he will get his form back, I expect to see the best of him next season.

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View Bangell's Profile Bangell Flag Oxford 17 Jan 20 2.40pm Send a Private Message to Bangell Add Bangell as a friend

Originally posted by chris123

£3 mill? Providing Roy wanted him - doesn't seem outrageous?

Yeah but you're factoring in wages as well, and we're paying for a very average player who's trying to recover his career from a serious injury period - and is 29 years old. Not to mention central midfield is a position where we're well-stocked, and money is tight - all funds should have been reserved for areas of pressing need, i.e. full-backs, strikers, attacking midfielders.

 

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View premier fan's Profile premier fan Flag BR4 17 Jan 20 7.13pm Send a Private Message to premier fan Add premier fan as a friend

He's been poor - get our money back if poss.

 

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View Willo's Profile Willo Flag South coast - west of Brighton. 17 Jan 20 7.29pm Send a Private Message to Willo Add Willo as a friend

Originally posted by Bangell

Yeah but you're factoring in wages as well, and we're paying for a very average player who's trying to recover his career from a serious injury period - and is 29 years old. Not to mention central midfield is a position where we're well-stocked, and money is tight - all funds should have been reserved for areas of pressing need, i.e. full-backs, strikers, attacking midfielders.

We signed a player who is 30 this year and had only made 22 appearances in the previous 3 seasons.

 

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View braunstoneagle's Profile braunstoneagle Flag the middle of bumf*** nowhere... 17 Jan 20 7.31pm Send a Private Message to braunstoneagle Add braunstoneagle as a friend

its all relative, innit.

we paid £3m for the guy, who had been injured for a few years and needed to get back to fitness, given evertons spending whilst he had been injured that seems a fair price.

i like him, he is a ball winning tenacious midfielder, who does have decent distribution and he works hard for the team.

he has fire in his belly and is up for the scrap, which lets make no bones about it, fits the club perfectly...which as a team mate you love to have that player lining up next to you.

we chastise watford for being a nasty team but you need that to survive in this league and he adds that.

would i start him above kouyate when everybody is fit? no, but im happy to have him & he cost is diddily squat.

 


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View taylors lovechild's Profile taylors lovechild Flag 18 Jan 20 5.17pm Send a Private Message to taylors lovechild Add taylors lovechild as a friend

I thought he was great today with him and McArthur hunting as a pack to shut down City's midfield. Keep playing like that and Luka might have a fight to get back in.

 

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View kennybrowns leftfoot's Profile kennybrowns leftfoot Flag Reigate 18 Jan 20 5.44pm Send a Private Message to kennybrowns leftfoot Add kennybrowns leftfoot as a friend

Originally posted by taylors lovechild

I thought he was great today with him and McArthur hunting as a pack to shut down City's midfield. Keep playing like that and Luka might have a fight to get back in.

Agreed... Thought that was the best he’s played so far. He just seems to pop up all over the place... I hope he can stay fit and carry on like that.

 


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View doombear's Profile doombear Flag Too far from Selhurst Park 18 Jan 20 5.54pm Send a Private Message to doombear Add doombear as a friend

Originally posted by taylors lovechild

I thought he was great today with him and McArthur hunting as a pack to shut down City's midfield. Keep playing like that and Luka might have a fight to get back in.

Didn't they have a successful stint together at Bolton?

 

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this humble pie is delicious

 

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