BOF Posted August 2, 2016 Moderator Share Posted August 2, 2016 This is allegedly him wrapping up his move. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLDVILLAIN Posted August 2, 2016 Share Posted August 2, 2016 gueye and clark gone..pity we cant sell gabby,lescott and richards...xia should just put them on a container ship straight to the chinese superleague.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted August 2, 2016 Moderator Share Posted August 2, 2016 A good modern midfielder, bundles of energy, positionally sound and looked very good for us in the second half of last season. I think he'll do okay at Everton. For the money they're paying he's an absolute bargain for them - a 2015 £7m release clause is a 2016 snip of a buy. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phumfeinz Posted August 2, 2016 Share Posted August 2, 2016 He was bang average, slightly below even. Not a loss. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCJonah Posted August 2, 2016 Share Posted August 2, 2016 7 minutes ago, OutByEaster? said: A good modern midfielder, bundles of energy, positionally sound and looked very good for us in the second half of last season. I think he'll do okay at Everton. For the money they're paying he's an absolute bargain for them - a 2015 £7m release clause is a 2016 snip of a buy. I think he got worse. Towards the end he put in some awful displays. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PieFacE Posted August 2, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted August 2, 2016 I think he will be a very astute signing for Everton. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont_do_it_doug. Posted August 2, 2016 Share Posted August 2, 2016 30 minutes ago, OutByEaster? said: A good modern midfielder, bundles of energy, positionally sound and looked very good for us in the second half of last season. I think he'll do okay at Everton. For the money they're paying he's an absolute bargain for them - a 2015 £7m release clause is a 2016 snip of a buy. Are you his agent? I liked Gana, in fits and starts, and would like to have kept him if he were motivated, but his mental weakness will always hold him back. That and the fact he can barely pass the ball 5 yards. Not really sure what part of that is 'modern'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slovenian Posted August 2, 2016 Share Posted August 2, 2016 30 minutes ago, Phumfeinz said: He was bang average, slightly below even. Not a loss. and yet one of the best we had Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted August 2, 2016 Moderator Share Posted August 2, 2016 I'm with @OutByEaster? on this one. I think he's an absolute bargain and I think he'll be brilliant for Everton. I know statistics can be deceptive, but to have had the season he had playing in our side last season almost boggles the mind. It'll be interesting to see what he can do in an actual Premier League quality side. He's one of very few who deserves an immediate return to the Premier League and I don't begrudge him or Everton this move one bit. Best of luck to him. He can certainly hold his head high IMHO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villaphan04 Posted August 2, 2016 Share Posted August 2, 2016 Confirmed on Villa's Twitter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artetasgirl Posted August 2, 2016 Visiting Supporter Share Posted August 2, 2016 I'll wait and see him on the pitch before I pass judgement. Seems that his main attributes are what we've been lacking though....energy, pressing and winning the ball back.... can't complain at the price either given some deals this summer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCJonah Posted August 2, 2016 Share Posted August 2, 2016 38 minutes ago, BOF said: I'm with @OutByEaster? on this one. I think he's an absolute bargain and I think he'll be brilliant for Everton. I know statistics can be deceptive, but to have had the season he had playing in our side last season almost boggles the mind. It'll be interesting to see what he can do in an actual Premier League quality side. He's one of very few who deserves an immediate return to the Premier League and I don't begrudge him or Everton this move one bit. Best of luck to him. He can certainly hold his head high IMHO. I don't think it boggles the mind. He played in a team that never had the ball and were always being played through. This team gave him a lot of opportunities to intercept the ball. He had no impact on the team and did nothing to protect the defence or assist the attack. I'm sure he'll do ok in a better team but he's not a key player. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted August 2, 2016 Moderator Share Posted August 2, 2016 1 minute ago, DCJonah said: I don't think it boggles the mind. He played in a team that never had the ball and were always being played through. This team gave him a lot of opportunities to intercept the ball. He had no impact on the team and did nothing to protect the defence or assist the attack. I'm sure he'll do ok in a better team but he's not a key player. Yep fair enough response. I think he'll flourish but we will see soon enough 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont_do_it_doug. Posted August 2, 2016 Share Posted August 2, 2016 22 minutes ago, Artetasgirl said: I'll wait and see him on the pitch before I pass judgement. Seems that his main attributes are what we've been lacking though....energy, pressing and winning the ball back.... can't complain at the price either given some deals this summer! I think you're right to wait and see. Those attributes you list he does have, at least for 60 minutes of a match. For us though he was very weak mentally and I'm not convinced that's all down to our relative position nor am I convinced that he's good enough technically for anything but a lower half Premier League club. However with decent coaching he could improve. I think he's probably found his top level at a club like the current Everton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted August 2, 2016 Share Posted August 2, 2016 I thought everton had "100m" to spend? i seriously thought everton would be targeting better players than gueye. would have expected someone like Bournemouth or Swansea to come into him not everton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VILLAMARV Posted August 2, 2016 Share Posted August 2, 2016 https://www.avfc.co.uk/News/2016/08/02/gana-joins-everton Confirmed on the OS Quote Idrissa Gana has joined Everton. The midfielder has signed at Goodison Park on a four-year deal. He joined Villa in July 2015 from French outfit Lille and despite some niggling injuries along the way, generally played when fit under Tim Sherwood, Rémi Garde and Eric Black. Best wishes to Idrissa in his future football career. Bye then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted August 2, 2016 Moderator Share Posted August 2, 2016 For £7.1m in the Premier league you get a back up midfielder - I think Everton have got a guy who will start a lot of games for that money, for me it's a bargain. I'm not sure I saw a mental weakness DDiD - for me his weaknesses are the things he can't do on the ball, he's not creative and he's not someone who's going to score a lot of goals, but as a player who can put pressure on the ball and help turn it over I think he's got some good qualities. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted August 2, 2016 Share Posted August 2, 2016 Everton fans seemed to initially be underwhelmed by the link, then slowly convinced themselves otherwise, after comparing him to Kante. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimzk5 Posted August 2, 2016 Share Posted August 2, 2016 One of our better performers but he was still a 'meh' for me. whoever put a clause to sell him for £2million less than what he cost needs **** with a broken milk bottle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted August 2, 2016 Share Posted August 2, 2016 Meh for me... was looking for better things the moment he signed He wouldn't have been the first I would have sold and I'm sure he will look better with better players. I just hope this doesn't mean the useless lump Sanchez is going to start Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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