Evann Guessand

[Clampy]

Elliott being a disappointment what for not being given a chance?

Perhaps he hasn’t earnt it? Or perhaps Unai hasn’t picked him because he doesn’t want him? who knows but the short times he has been on the field he has been no better than Guessand

What games in particular are you talking about?

[eamonn]

For £30m I was expecting a bit more than nuisance value as an attribute and I'm not sure he's that convincing even in the nuisance department. Agree he needs time to settle but so far he's reminding me of Martin Carruthers.

Oh, God...really? That's bad

[eamonn]

I'm prepared to stick with Guessand because he's handsome enough to play for us. I will not entertain people called Harvey who look like squashed mobile phone salesmen.

You have a thing for black, erratic wingers with good hair.

[Sexual Ealing]

If you know any, pass on my number.

[eamonn]

Now you can tell some lies about the good times that you've had

[eye digress]

I know a lot is FFP type stuff but sangho, Elliot and guessard just looking like sizeable backwards steps from Ramsey and Bailey

And yet, last season’s versions of Ramsey (form and fitness) and Bailey (form) were not up to much at all.

Didn’t see the game last night, but recognise the description of his performance from other games.

All looks a bit Philogene-esque to me - expect him to be given opportunities through to Christmas, and if he fails to turn the tide, out on loan.

[Somniloquism]

I know a lot is FFP type stuff but sangho, Elliot and guessard just looking like sizeable backwards steps from Ramsey and Bailey

And yet, last season’s versions of Ramsey (form and fitness) and Bailey (form) were not up to much at all.

Didn’t see the game last night, but recognise the description of his performance from other games.

All looks a bit Philogene-esque to me - expect him to be given opportunities through to Christmas, and if he fails to turn the tide, out on loan.

I doubt he will be sent out on loan as we can't really bring anyone else in yet without selling a player or two to keep plus transfer balance.

[Goldenballs]

Against Liverpool, he apparently attempted five passes, one of which was successful.

[PeterWithesShin]

It's correct, he helped defensively though with his 0 tackles.

[Smithy]

I know a lot is FFP type stuff but sangho, Elliot and guessard just looking like sizeable backwards steps from Ramsey and Bailey

And yet, last season’s versions of Ramsey (form and fitness) and Bailey (form) were not up to much at all.

Didn’t see the game last night, but recognise the description of his performance from other games.

All looks a bit Philogene-esque to me - expect him to be given opportunities through to Christmas, and if he fails to turn the tide, out on loan.

I doubt he will be sent out on loan as we can't really bring anyone else in yet without selling a player or two to keep plus transfer balance.

I think he's a bit of a project.  He's physically imposing and has lots of raw ability; you could see that in the City game, where he took the ball on and held it up really well a couple of times towards the end, against a more-than-decent City side.  But then so did Keinan Davis, from time to time.

Given Unai's track record in spotting something the rest of us might have missed, I wouldn't write him off until he's had at least a full season here.  In Youri's first season under Unai, many of us worried we'd signed a turkey until his performances started improving in November, and he had plenty of Premier League experience already.  It just took a few months to acclimatise, then he thrived.

I'm hoping Evann is similar.

[Smithy]

It's correct, he helped defensively though with his 0 tackles.

"If I have to make a tackle then I have already made a mistake." - Paolo Maldini.

As long as he's getting back to do his defensive work, covering the space, tracking runnuers and forcing the opposition backwards or sideways, I'm not too worried about him not diving into tackles.  If he's AWOL entirely, that's an entirely different matter!

[pauliewalnuts]

I am yet to see anything to suggest he's not crap.

[PeterWithesShin]

Maldini must have been shit with how many tackles he did.

[eamonn]

He was probably better going forward then Evann too.

[ajmant]

He is so so out of his depth. I wish he wasn’t, I wish he was the £30 odd million pound winger or whatever he should be, but he isn’t. No idea what we might get for him but I cannot imagine it’s anywhere near that sum.