22 Aug 2015 23:30:15
Hi Ed. what's the latest on yarmolenko. So many unfounded rumours flying about. Are you able to tell us exactly what's going on or do you have to keep a lid on some of it? Very frustrated, very impatient with it all and just want to know if anythings actually going to happen? Thanks.
{Ed002's Note - Everton are well positioned to complete a deal for Yarmolenko in the coming week - but it is certainly not completed at this time.}
23 Aug 2015 00:47:51
Thank you Ed!
23 Aug 2015 02:57:00
the more I think about it the less I feel we don't need yarmolenko
with Delboy, Barkley, Mirallas and Lukaku are all flare players and should be getting regular game time
yarmolenko just might make it too many cooks and all that
I'd take someone like Jamie Vardy instead
23 Aug 2015 06:36:42
BackoftheNet. You can never have too many quality players mate, for me it is about what positions they play in and not whether they are flair players or not. Yarmolenko would be the number 10 that we need, we have no one who can play there, Naismith isn't a number 10, Osman, Barkley and Cleverley have been tried in that role (Clevs with other clubs) and none of them are good enough at what a number 10 needs. He would also give us another option as a winger, Mirallas, Deulofeu and Pienaar are all right footed, all very predictable for me. Mirallas will look for an inside pass if he is on the right and will cut inside if he is on the left. Pienaar is too slow but offers a lot of creativity but can only cut inside, he cannot play on the right and cannot run on the outside and whip a ball in. Deulofeu will always try and beat his man and put a cross in or run through the middle and take everyone on. Yarmolenko has a rocket shot, offers us the same creativity as Pienaar, the same pace as Mirallas (not as quick as Doofy Loofy) and can take people on like Deulofeu. He would be the number 10 Martinez wants and the number 10 that we need. Not to mention added depth out wide, McGeady will hopefully never play for us again, take him away hopefully, Pienaar is always injured and neither Mirallas or Deulofeu are reliable for a full season due to their hamstrings. Over a full season each of them will get injured at different points, Pienaar is never fit so we need the extra man there. It's also worth noting he also gives us another optiom for corners and free kicks. I understand where you are coming from mate but I hope what I have said will make signing him a but more appealing to you mate, if not then fair enough. Would be brilliant business for me.
23 Aug 2015 07:51:20
Agree swanny, an attacking 3 of barkley, deulofeu and Yarmolenko would be deadly
23 Aug 2015 08:23:28
Yarmolenko can play up top on his tod if needed as well, great goal per game ratio (admittedly in a weak league) but he tore us a new one when we played Kiev last season. He's just class. "New Everton player Andriy Yarmolenko" sounds good don't it 😀
{Ed025's Note - it does steve..
23 Aug 2015 08:50:46
Spot on that Swan.
23 Aug 2015 09:26:32
Vardy over yarmolenko, are you having a laugh lad
23 Aug 2015 10:03:51
He's not a genuine #10 he's a winger. Sure, he can play there but if we're buying a square peg for a round hole then we already have a load of them for the #10 role.
I do think we need a left winger but I'm on the fence with this guy. I have fears, perhaps unfounded ones, of Billy II.
23 Aug 2015 13:37:54
Pod, I think something what seperates him from Bily is that Yarmolenko has pace and has shown many times what he can do against English teams but again, I do understand your concerns, they need to be out out there and it is a genuine worry.