da realsbet： In an odd turn of events, it looks as though Everton have made one of the best signings of the summer in Idrissa Gueye. Investment at the club has hardly been big over the previous few seasons and regularly finding value in the market has proven itself, in particular, to be a challenge.
da esport bet： Times have been hard for the Toffees of late. Fortunately, they have secured one of the continent’s best managers in Ronald Koeman. A man who is as sensible tactically as anyone in the league, but unafraid to make the big calls that turn a match, just as he did last Monday.
Pivotal to the Everton midfield, Gueye has performed remarkably from the start of this campaign. It was a shock to some that so few expressed a meaningful interest in him over the summer and Everton pulled off a real coup.
Premier League clubs might just be scratching their heads at how they missed out on this star…
Numbers don’t lie
Stats can be foolishly overlooked, but they must be appreciated. They are the future of football and by many metrics Idrissa Gueye was one of the Premier League’s best ball-winning midfielders last season.
Easily clouded by the weaknesses of the team he was in, Gueye may have been overlooked because of his team-mates’ failings. Individually, however, he was a class act, he was the same midfield play-breaker that he has shown himself to be this season.
He is more than just a tackling machine, too. Gueye demonstrated crucially against Sunderland how he can dominate fast transitions, particularly in the latter stages of a game, and proved his worth as a cog in the attacking phase of the game too.
A rare star
Players of Gueye’s ilk are rare. Able to stamp their authority on a game with tackles and interceptions or through line-breaking runs to send the opposition midfield running in the opposite direction, he can impact the game in all thirds of the pitch.
His capability of playing in a number of roles and cover sufficient ground to compensate for playing in a two man midfield makes Gueye one of the signings of last summer. Other clubs might be wondering why their scouting team did not flag a player so well suited to the Premier League.
With the continued obsession with number tens and a persistence from many clubs on the 4-2-3-1 system, players who can adapt tactically and are physically capable are vital.
Bargain sensation
Gueye’s price puts him alongside players with far less Premier League use than him. Value for money was rare this summer, but that didn’t seem to stop Everton picking up a real gem of a midfielder for comfortably under £10 million.
Questions should be asked of Gueye’s transfer, as much as Everton should be applauded. For a player who could make such a significant difference for so many Premier League teams, there must be a pondering as to why other clubs did not, or so it seems, have any interest in him.
Everton’s scouting team – and Ronald Koeman – deserve all the plaudits they will receive for an excellent signing that could push them towards European football this year.