Administrator Stan 18,394 Posted January 24 Administrator Share Posted January 24 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrangeKhrush 298 Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 He is a good player, I think his best position is a midfield cleanup, he is not big enough to be a center back and lacks awareness needed to play full back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LFCMike 3,012 Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 Forgot he existed. What happened to him, he seemed quite promising for Everton at one point Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber RandoEFC+ 7,670 Posted January 24 Subscriber Share Posted January 24 10 minutes ago, LFCMike said: Forgot he existed. What happened to him, he seemed quite promising for Everton at one point He hasn't been allowed to develop because some of our tragic recruitment (not having a backup right back or left back for about 3 years) left Ancelotti often playing him at full back where he did okay, but obviously stunted his development as a centre back. He also suffered really badly with long Covid during Ancelotti's era, had Benitez managing him briefly before Lampard, and he had a leg fracture on the first day of last season as well. Like many of our players, just hasn't been able to develop due to having so many different types of manager with different styles over the years. Nowadays, Dyche and his staff don't fancy him in a centre back pairing but are happy with him in a back three, so his opportunities have been limited to cup appearances and that Burnley game where Branthwaite was suspended for five bookings. His biggest strength is his athleticism so the long Covid issue was a real killer for him. I don't know if there's any truth in this rumour though because there's been nothing about it from the usual suspects on our end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coma 1,766 Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 Pete O'Rourke is not reliable. I stopped following him a long time ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas 3,828 Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 Might be lazy journalism chucking our name in to generate click bait. Farke had him at Noreich remember. Definitely can't see him here anyway if there is Serie A and Premier League interest in him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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