Bolasie: Support has been incredible

Your comment has actually cheered me up. Well said.

I'd still have both of them around the team though. There's not many ways we can introduce some pace into the attack. At least you know Bolasie won't be playing narrow and passing backwards.

The Straq wasn't a good player either... but he was the right choice when we needed someone to inject a bit of effort into the side.

I get the feeling some people are never happy. We all moan about the boring sideways crap we are being served up. Here we have probably one of the most direct players in the league and it's still not right for some.

I don't know who you've been watching but this guy is a mercurial talent. When he played for Palace at Goodison in January '16 he looked like Maradona such was his time and composure on the ball.

The only thing I was concerned about when we signed him was if he would be a bit enigmatic but since he's arrived at Goodison he's been one of the few players you could be sure would give 100% every time he got on the field.

I know you're not alone in your opinion and I see plenty of posts like Clive's but I'm afraid stats and sublime passing don't tell the whole story and this guy is one of, if not our most, dynamic and dangerous players when fit and he seems like a bloody nice chap to boot.

Obviously that's not going to happen now (unless Manure buy him)... But maybe we could hope for Bo-rooney or D-CLasie? Bo-anything really - I can only think he will improve the team.

Pickford
Coleman, Keane, Williams, Baines
Davies, Gueye, Rooney
Bolasie, Calvert Lewin, Lookman

I'll keep dreaming. Nothing better to do football wise.

Be careful what you wish for.

If he played up front with Rooney we could have a Bo-loony.

Bolasie, there's the width we keep going on about;
Coleman, bombing on and getting behind defences;
Barkley has been very quiet, I wonder where his mind is at?
McCarthy, he has had great days in an Everton shirt;
Funes Mori, can play across the back four – he's no worse than what we've seen there so far this season.

Brian Oviedo is a prime example. Funes Mori is in the same boat also. The break to Coleman's leg was horrific
I wouldn't be expecting too much from any of our Injured players when or if they return.

His decision making is beyond awful. He'd much rather be flashy than effective. He's Mr Woo with pace.

"I know we are struggling and not doing that great but Bolasie is quality through and through and he will come back a better player which will give us options going forward"

What are you basing that bold statement on?

In footballing terms, he is no spring chicken, so just wondering why you think he will come back better?

Drew 20

Not really a hard thing to look good against us when we were playing shite.

My overriding memory of him is where he made himself look like a twat on the touch line, unmarked and trying to act like a smartarse and lost control of the ball for a throw in.

I hope he comes back as fast as he was, as we are sorely missing some pace I doubt it though

I truly believe Koeman's job has been made that much harder by not having these two, as it has by not replacing Lukaku.

Eduardo was clearly not the same after his injury. It's also a lot different coming back from a major injury as a teenager (Barkley) than when your 28 (Coleman).

The injury Coleman sustained means that it is almost inconceivable he will return the same player. He was at his peak.

Bolasie did an ACL & has had 2 operations on his knee. He will not be as quick. Again, that is virtually certain. But as he was very, very quick anyway, he will still have very good pace. But he can't be the same. You don't do an ACL & come back the same. You just don't.

I don't particularly rate Bolasie & thought that in terms of age, fee & "productivity", it was a bad buy. However, as the construction of this squad has been mis-managed ,we really miss him as he has qualities that we just don't possess and his presence would provide the team with some much needed pace and balance.

It's strange. When we signed Bolasie and were then looking to get Sissoko (bullet dodged), I thought that there was a clear policy of trying to get more strength, pace and physicality into our team and midfield. Wanyama types. Since then we appear to have gone in a different direction.

The transfer policy is all over the place. They need to review the summer & sort things out before they spend anymore money. Spending another 㿀 million plus on Giroud, in his 30s, on massive wages, on something like a 3-year deal, makes very little sense to me.

I like him but from what I saw he isn't going to offer much more than frustration. I think my main objection was that Koeman played him come rain or shine often at the expense of Ross yet when Bolasie got injured, our form improved.

Hope he comes back fit but under a different manager.

You know Seamus reads TW?

How? You been hacking him?

Seriously though, I think Seamus is a wonderful player born at the wrong time like Leighton. Those two full backs would easily have got into our Championship sides of the 80s.