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I think the main problem with the midfield is 2 off them is never enough soft lad insistes on playing a winger who does nothing to contribute to the midfield this seem a Moyes tactic so we end up with garner guye or tim holding KDH and jimmy garner trying to fill the midfield when most clubs come no matter wot formation the say with 3 in the middle and over run ours for me we need to either buy a proper attacking midfielder or try rhol in center midfield with KDH on 1 side and gardner on the other remember he playes right midfield for england or right back with the holding midfielder this give no room for a winger who doeds nothing anyway this is only to stop the leaks and take it from there rotate if we do get grelish again

Neil,

IF Patterson is let go?

May be wrong here but didn’t the Branthwaite/O,Brien partnership play games this season?
With few goals conceded when they played as a partnership?

Mark’s post @186 hits the nail on the head.

TFG’s vision published in December 2024 was:

– Strengthening the men’s first-team squad through thoughtful and strategic investment.
– Cultivating home-grown superstars through Everton’s Academy.

That dictated the heavy investment in young talent last summer to complement the younger players in the squad – Dibling, Aznou, Alcaraz, Rohl, Barry and George signed to add to Iroegbunam, Armstrong and Patterson. Excluding Barry and Tim Iro, the remaining 7 players were given 34 starts by the manager between them all season – less than FIVE each.

These are the questions for TFG whether their net spend is £50 million or £150 million in the summer.

1) Are you going to stick to your vision and invest heavily in young players given the manager won’t pick them?
2) Which Academy players will you expect the manager to bring into the first team squad next season?
3) Will your focus switch from your vision to spending your transfer funds on older players with premier league experience but little resale value?

Moshiri went for option 3), and lost over £200 million on players he signed whose inflated salaries the club had to cover until their contracts expired.

You either have a strategy or you don’t.

We certainly need a right back if Patterson is let go.
Ironically both right back in the club are considered good enough at international level but not at PL level.
On the call for Aznou to replace Myko, I still don't get this. I have seen nothing in Aznou to show me that he is better than Myko. People keep pointing out that Myko has his limitations going forward but for me he is a solid defender. I don't know what Aznou has done for people to believe he is a better option. Yes I would like to see but he must prove himself first.
As for our so called dream CH partnership of O Brien and Branthwaite, for me at the moment it is only a paper dream. The proof of the pudding is when they are paired together against a top PL side. I would love to see it work but I also fear that we are overhyping this as a dream partnership.

Robert,

Do you think the current owners programmed European Football in thier first season in the Prem?