Evann Guessand

[eye digress]

Been reading a bit around French forums from last season. What I can glean is that over several years, he was perceived as having a lot of unfulfilled potential and needed to work on his touch, finishing and chance-creating. This time last year, he went on a bit of a run, starting with en eyecatching performance against PSG. Found a funny quote from a French pundit: "Have you ever heard anyone talk about Guessand and instinctively say, ‘I think this bloke's good, I really believe he's on the verge of something’? But since last year, last winter, he's gone up a level."

We can only hope...

Somebody mentioned Palace wanting him earlier in the thread. Canvot (who we were trying to sign at CB) started for them, and gifted the winner to Larnaca.

[SamTheMouse]

Looks like a temu version of diaby.  Would be sUprised if he gets more than 5 league goals this year.

His work rates good, and defensively  good.  But going forward  is god awful

Diaby? Poundland Rudy Gestede more like.

Haha. I forgot about good old rudy. What the hell ever happened to him?

Boiled down to make Bostik, most likely.

[rougegorge]

Looks like a temu version of diaby.  Would be sUprised if he gets more than 5 league goals this year.

His work rates good, and defensively  good.  But going forward  is god awful

Diaby? Poundland Rudy Gestede more like.

Haha. I forgot about good old rudy. What the hell ever happened to him?

Boiled down to make Bostik, most likely.

Gestede is head of football at Blackburn, so not doing so well.

[Clampy]

After some of the stick he got the other night, it's only fair to mention how well he did when he came on. Really helped us see the game out.

[PeterWithesShin]

Didn't score though.

[Smirker]

Didn't score though.

Neither did Konsa.

The thing they both have in common is that neither of them are strikers.

Also you are every bit as bad as I get accused of being with pushing an agenda because I've seen numerous of these sly comments outside of the Watkins thread from you now. Stop dragging it onto other threads.

[PeterWithesShin]

Guessand is a forward.

And they aren't sly, they are blatantly taking the piss.

[Smirker]

Guessand is a forward.

And they aren't sly, they are blatantly taking the piss.

You're referencing my posts on the Watkins thread again, if you're upset that I criticise Watkins and want to keep having digs at me for it at least keep it to one thread.

[Richard E]

He did the job we needed him to do really well today.

[paul_e]

He did the job we needed him to do really well today.

He has done that in most of his appearances to be fair, which is why he's playing more than Malen, Sancho and Elliott. It's not spectacular and we all want more creativity from him but if that's not coming then the next best thing to do is follow instructions and make life difficult for the opposition. He failed to do that on Thursday and got 3-4 pages of shit on this thread but it's only the 2nd time where I think it's been fair to say he wasn't doing what he was there to do.

[cdbearsfan]

Yep, good cameo.

[tomd2103]

He did the job we needed him to do really well today.

Battled well when he came on.  Just needs to add that final product to his game. 

[Richard E]

Yep, good cameo.

Word up.

[PaulWinch again]

Did nicely today.

[Chris Harte]

Got a good feel for Guessand.

He's fast and skillful, did alright today.

I'm wondering if he'll have a big impact in his second season like Leon Bailey did, and in the same way Moussa Diaby might've done had we not sold him after a season.