Christian Nørgaard

[blueforyou]

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Paul Power; Gareth Barry

[Big Nevs Vaz]

The average age of the 10 signings (if this goes through) since Moyes took over again, is now 23.

Gana out and Nørgaard in reduces the overall squad age.

If we have Nørgaard Hackney Garner Röhl, and KDH fighting for central spots then we can cope with injury.

It seems pretty evident that Armstrong needs another loan and maybe Charlie will be sold, and Tim, whilst he has some exceptional skills and has shown solid improvement, perhaps isn't good enough overall.

I've no problem with a bit of experience for some of the younger ones to play with, or transition into the team. It provides us the safety in case its too early to blood the younger ones for 40+games, but also the opportunity to keep playing the kids if they do well and can handle it.

I’m not at all adverse to the signing. He’s a good player and there’s not really a conversation to be had in terms of him versus Tim. Every single transfer we make can’t be buy young with potential. The only issue is Norgaard will give us 2 years with no sell on and in the meantime we haven’t developed somebody to come in and replace him. I suppose I’ll have to accept again that this will take a bit more time and maybe a different manager.

[Free Agent]

7m for 2 year service is still good value (in today’s market)

[toffee_scot]

Sounds it could be a fairly decent signing who effectively replaces Gana.

Agree it’s not very inspiring, I guess we are trying to go for safe and low risk signings because…Everton just lack the willingness to be a bit more innovative with signings and doesn’t help the market has been fucked further with some of the crazy prices paid for the likes of Elliot Anderson.

[Raptor]

The average age of the 10 signings (if this goes through) since Moyes took over again, is now 23.

Yet last year we still had one if the highest average starting 11s, alongside Fulham and Villa. If that doesn't tell people there is a disconnect between the manager and committee then nothing does

[The Doc]

To be fair to the recruitment.. Aznou, Dibling and George is approx. 55mil spent on young talent. Barry was a few years pre peak too, and Hackney similar age.

We've just lost Coleman and Gana from the dressing room. We need reliable starters and experience, looks like we're doing it. I get it.

[AjaxAndy]

I’m not at all adverse to the signing. He’s a good player and there’s not really a conversation to be had in terms of him versus Tim. Every single transfer we make can’t be buy young with potential. The only issue is Norgaard will give us 2 years with no sell on and in the meantime we haven’t developed somebody to come in and replace him. I suppose I’ll have to accept again that this will take a bit more time and maybe a different manager.

In terms of development it's probably better for our young players than signing a 25 year old.

This gives the likes of Armstrong a chance to go out on loan, or show what he can do to displace Norgaard over the next 12 months or so if not.

He also doesn't really play the role any of our younger players play anyway, as most seem box to box, so again shouldn't have a massive impact.

Will it mean less game time for Hackney? Possibly but it's up to him to put in the performances to start over one of Garner or Norgaard.

[4evablu]

Why don’t you just give him a chance before effectively writing him off…..like Andy said you’d be moaning if hull Coventry etc signed him…..

[4evablu]

Yesterday Moyes played 4-1-4-1……and he has this tendency to play 1 upfront….hamburg played through our midfield with easy 1 touch football as Tim and hackney didn’t have the understanding as yet for 1 goes 1 holds…..norgaard will give us that holding midfielder..
With a mixture of 3 “midfielders” and 2 “up front” so to speak….its whether Moyes wants change his formation style….

[Cods]

I’m not at all adverse to the signing. He’s a good player and there’s not really a conversation to be had in terms of him versus Tim. Every single transfer we make can’t be buy young with potential. The only issue is Norgaard will give us 2 years with no sell on and in the meantime we haven’t developed somebody to come in and replace him. I suppose I’ll have to accept again that this will take a bit more time and maybe a different manager.

I'm not sure we can 'open up' yet and spend big until the finances (revenues) grow to a more sizeable amount.

Probably got to play it safe for a while.

[sam of the south]

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[Robioto]

A solid but underwhelming signing.

[Juanito]

I’m happy with it. He can sit, strong, good positional sense and different from all the other 8’s we have. Maybe it will encourage Garner to be more forward thinking when they play together.

[sam of the south]

He offers quite a bit more than most of our midfielders. Good positional awareness, calm in the tackle, can pass with both feet, and good in the air all over the pitch.

The real trick is to find players like him when they are 20, then we really would finally have a good business model.

[kramer]

He offers quite a bit more than most of our midfielders. Good positional awareness, calm in the tackle, can pass with both feet, and good in the air all over the pitch.

The real trick is to find players like him when they are 20, then we really would finally have a good business model.

The aerial ability will be a nice add. I don’t think our midfield has been strong enough in that department.

When Garner goes, his replacement needs to be a young massive unit of an anchor man to get the most out of all the young players we have in the middle (Hackney, Armstrong, Röhl, etc.).