Christian Atsu

[ulvhedin 508]

how was he today? why was he substitued halftime?

[Shogun 721]

Before I say anything about Atsu, I will say that with our fans he never had much of a hope in the first place. A lot of Everton fans have clouded memories of Deulofeu being the next messiah (he really wasn't even that good) and Atsu is the like for like replacement for him in the team this season and he is constantly compared to him (with all Deulofeu's poor aspects forgotten, and there were a lot of them).

Regardless of how he's viewed by fans, he has really struggled for us this season. I think he started against Crystal Palace at home earlier this season (lost 3-2 ffs) and had a decent game but ran into opposition players a bit too much and had periods where he couldn't find a way into the game. He got taken off on the hour mark but I think that was pre-meditated.

He started against Krasnodar in the Europa League in Russia and he was abysmal to be fair. He had a spell of not being able to even make the bench after that and was correctly pulled off at half time in Russia. He came back into the fold against Lille at home the other week after we were 3-0 up and looked short of confidence. He ran into defenders again and then just stopped trying to take on players and took the easy option.

So all in all, it's not been great so far. I personally still have hope for him as I think it's just a case of him getting up to speed with playing in a league with actual defenders (quite different from the Eredivisie) as well as adjusting to a new area and integrating into a new team. With Mirallas out for the last couple of months he had a big opportunity but for whatever reason it didn't work out.

Most Everton fans will have written him off but let's be honest, what do football fans know? It's still only November and there's plenty of time yet.

[5354 204]

I rated him quite high after seeing his performance at Vitesse. WC was so-so for him.

Right now, he needs to regain his performance/confidence imo.

Is he rotting away at Everton?

[LAM09 6,783]

I hope he can regain some form at the AFCON.

[We Hate Scouse 10,286]

Is he rotting away at Everton?

He is and it's really disappointing to see. I've never got why teams get a player in on loan and don't even touch them, not even chance them.

[Sir Mikel OBE 4,920]

Just drew a penalty!!!

Looks very good!!

[Sir Mikel OBE 4,920]

Looks like I jinxed them......

[nyikolajevics 2,596]

Looks like I jinxed them......

He was pretty good.. He missed a great chance but was energic and dangerous.

[LAM09 6,783]

Showed a bit of life today, and should have doubled Ghana's lead when they were 1-0 up.

[robdog 2,084]

I checked Atsu's performance vs Algeria & he looked very lively. He was contributing to the attack. Defensively a bit shaky, but The Black Stars got the 'W'

[CHOULO19 24,332]

I checked Atsu's performance vs Algeria & he looked very lively. He was contributing to the attack. Defensively a bit shaky, but The Black Stars got the 'W'

Very sloppy at times, though. I read he had the lowest pass completion rate on the pitch.

[robdog 2,084]

Very sloppy at times, though. I read he had the lowest pass completion rate on the pitch.

you can't judge a performance by reading a stat's sheet mate. Come on now. Atsu got forward many times & had key passes for shots on goal. Ok they didn't convert, but he was helping to create chances. Again I did say he had some slip ups in his defensive responsibilities. Also Algeria are no mugs. Very talented side, who IMHO were unlucky to lose the match.

[CHOULO19 24,332]

you can't judge a performance by reading a stat's sheet mate. Come on now. Atsu got forward many times & had key passes for shots on goal. Ok they didn't convert, but he was helping to create chances. Again I did say he had some slip ups in his defensive responsibilities. Also Algeria are no mugs. Very talented side, who IMHO were unlucky to lose the match.

No, I watched the match (as I'm supporting Algeria in this AFCON) and thought he was sloppy. The stat was just to back it up. Yes, he did well to create a few chances, but he should not be giving the ball away as easily as he sometimes did.

Algeria have been playing pretty badly and well below their potential which they showed in the WC, but credit to Ghana who executed their match plan to perfection even if they did get a bit of luck.

[robdog 2,084]

Algeria have been playing pretty badly and well below their potential which they showed in the WC, but credit to Ghana who executed their match plan to perfection even if they did get a bit of luck.

Bro it was almost the last play of the match when Ghana scored the winner. Ghana played was in Brazil my friend & played Germany better than the Hosts Give some props to Ghana & don't be so harsh on Algeria, who IMHO are still favorites to win The Big Dance of Africa.

[bababoom 4,478]

It's also hard to judge him at the ACONs seeing as the quality isn't the highest.

[Sir Mikel OBE 4,920]

Everton Atsu on show right now...

[stroey 2,525]

https://vine.co/v/OtxBVrjmnYT

Great goal (afcon QF)

[xPetrCechx 13,563]

Great game today!

Grant