Everton Rumours 27256

09 Jan 2015 09:38:44
Something that concerns me with this link to Arron Lennon is that RM seems to go for players who have had some past experience and are either at the end of their careers or didn't quite make it. I would rather see signings of young up and coming players. eg John Stones, Baines, Coleman etc. The likes of McCarthy and Besic fit into this, but McGeady, Eto'o, Barry and now maybe Lennon are in my view not the way to go. Perhaps having one or two in the squad is a good idea, but to have three or four or more means big changes to the squad at the end of the season. When you think that Distin will also probably retire and Alcaraz is just not good enough, it means wholesale changes to an already struggling squad. Swan and me had some disputes about this last season, but I am really worried that our squad will have too many changes and what very nearly happened to Sunderland will happen to us. Squads need a bit of stability. If you also add in Osman, Pienaar, Hibbert, Gibson, Kone and Atsu will also not be here next season or at best will have limited playing time, then even if we don't sell anyone else, we may have to change 12 of our squad. In my opinion this will be devastating. If we stay up this season, we are likely to struggle the following one. Too many changes disrupts a squad.

Degsypulford

{Ed025's Note - fair point degsy..

What sums it all up is that the clubs looking at him are Stoke, WBA, Hull and Sunderland, he 's late 20's and not on the way up in his career, he's an ex international, and soon to be ex top 6 club player! Is that the way forward for Everton?

wakka57

No it is not the way forward but we are dealing here with a Manager who has never been comfortable in the Premiership, a Chairman that says one thing and then does another and now add into that mix a very unhappy dressing room.

DuncsMum

Rather see MAHREZ the leicester winger? Much younger than Lennon. Him on one wing and Mirralas on the other.Play 4-4-2 with Lukaku and Kone up front.

lemur

09 Jan 2015 14:43:33
Lennon and Mc Carthy in midfield, just need a George and Ringo now that would really boost our international appeal.

Rhapsody in Blue

{Ed025's Note - love it RIB..

09 Jan 2015 21:09:51
I don't agree our future without three or four new young signings defence stones browning Coleman garbutt Oviedo jagielka Baines few more years each midfield Barkley McCarty besic mirallas Naismith striker lukaku who I believe can will still become a world class striker promising youngsters like henen Galloway dowell long ledson grant few others for me very promising future under Martinez who is still the way forward IMO

Cobyone

{Ed025's Note - i think we all felt like that a few months ago coby, but i think you may be in the minority now mate, but things can change so quickly in football, and it would not surprise me if he turned it around..

Look even I'm slightly worried about our form but I'm sure it will change soon Martinez was a god last year brought belief to our club again now everyone wants him gone if we lost him who would we get right now not many names out there at the moment have faith people Everton will rise under Martinez future is bright :)

Cobyone

Cobyone, my post was not aimed as a dig at Martinez. Rather saying that we should be aiming at more youthful players than Lennon. If you consider our aging players.Howard, Distin, Alcaraz, Gibson, Osman, Pienaar, Kone, Hibbert, Barry, Jags. All these have at best one more season in them. We need to get in replacements. If we bring a senior player like Lennon or any other player with only a couple more seasons left in them, then that means we have to replace 11 players within 2 seasons. We also have to consider that we will lose at least one player to either injury or transfer to another club. That means we have to bring in probably 14 players within the next 2 seasons. No squad can cope with that much change. Whilst I have enjoyed the likes of Barry and Eto'o, they can only be viewed as one or two season players. I firmly believe that we need an influx of youth now. It is a similar situation to when Moyes joined us. He came in and turned the squad around. Got rid of dead wood and brought in more youth players. It is needed now or in 2 seasons we will really struggle.

Degsypulford

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