🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Josh McEachran

[Blue Armour 4,439]

Everton? lol Josh had an OK year in the Championship. He's not going to get playing time for a team fighting to play in Europe? He deserved another loan back to the Championship or maybe a low Premier League side not to a top Premier League side.

While we can debate more about the level of McEachran's ability and whether he deserves to be playing for a top side, I personally feel he plays better around players making better attacking movements without the ball. Granted it was a long time ago, and for a limited amount of appearances, but he hasn't played better than he did for the Chelsea first team under Carlo.

Edit: Just to clarify, I'm not saying Everton would have taken him...just that it might have suited him more, if he was given a good chance with them.

[Stats 7,142]

Some say this is his last chance to prove himself.

I think he did this already.

He should had been loaned to a Premier League team.

There is no evidence to say a PL team actually wanted him though.

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While we can debate more about the level of McEachran's ability and whether he deserves to be playing for a top side, I personally feel he plays better around players making better attacking movements without the ball. Granted it was a long time ago, and for a limited amount of appearances, but he hasn't played better than he did for the Chelsea first team under Carlo.

Edit: Just to clarify, I'm not saying Everton would have taken him...just that it might have suited him more, if he was given a good chance with them.

Seems to me he will work well with Lukaku

[Gilvorak 3,734]

He clearly has the talent but lacks the worth ethic & mentality of top players. He's content with his current salary, his ugly girlfriend and eating at Nando's everyday.

You can even see it by his play on the field. He's incredibly passive whenever I've seen him play over the past couple of years. He showed more bottle in his first game for us and it all went downhill from there.

EDIT: Just realised I posted virtually the same thing only a few days ago. LOL

[Sir Mikel OBE 4,920]

He clearly has the talent but lacks the worth ethic & mentality of top players. He's content with his current salary, his ugly girlfriend and eating at Nando's everyday.

You can even see it by his play on the field. He's incredibly passive whenever I've seen him play over the past couple of years. He showed more bottle in his first game for us and it all went downhill from there.

EDIT: Just realised I posted virtually the same thing only a few days ago. LOL

Considering he's a championship footballer at best I think he is punching well within his weight with an actress like Brooke

[Jase 43,479]

Rosler eager to turn McEachran into a wonderkid again after Chelsea midfielder took pay cut to join Wigan on loan

[YouNameIt 1,511]

Ive said LONG ago when he was on our bench and people were hyping him all up, but he wont becoming anything special like many here believe(d). Definatley wont be a Lampard.

[Gilvorak 3,734]

Jesus, he's still only 20. Still seems like he made his debut ages ago.

[CHOULO19 24,332]

Assist on his debut off the bench

[Sir Mikel OBE 4,920]

Couldnt have started any better.

Wigan stole that lol

[herpthederp 122]

Was a really nice assist too. Great through-ball.

[Tomo 21,751]

Couldnt have started any better.

Wigan stole that lol

If the stats were anything to go by its Charlton that would have stole that had they held on.

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1:30 in. Nice ball.

[CHOULO19 24,332]

Great through ball:

Was he...running at defenders there?! Haven't seen that from him in ages! :')

[dee25 1,044]

Can't believe he's only 20. Certainly has time on his side.

I was really hoping there was something in the rumours that Real Sociedad wanted him. I think that's what Josh needs right now - to experience an entirely different football culture and get out of his comfort zone. In any case if a decent club comes in for him then I think we should consider offloading him (for his sake). He needs to be let off his leash and he needs a club where he can settle for a few years while playing regularly. These eternal, never-ending loans won't do him any good.

[Tomo 21,751]

Hopefully he can still make it here, he is far to naturally talented to give up on, this sounds like this could be his breakthrough loan which is good.

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"We brought Josh on to help push [Ben Watson] forward a little more, whilst still being able to start the play from the back. Josh enabled us to do that but it was also a chance for me to see where Josh is up to in terms of his fitness and I have to say he was magnificent when he got on the ball, moving it through the lines and creating the first goal." Rosler (Wigan manager)

I do like how he seems to have a personal interest in the player. Not the first quote he's made praising him individually. Seems to know what his play's all about - hopefully he can have a succesful loan here

[lucio 5,418]

if he develops a more aggressive style and work rate i think he will make it. talent on the ball alone wont cut it anymore

[Jype 6,398]

I do like how he seems to have a personal interest in the player. Not the first quote he's made praising him individually. Seems to know what his play's all about - hopefully he can have a succesful loan here

Exactly. Hopefully Josh can now get some regular first team football at Wigan and maybe continue there next season too if he gets his development back on track by playing there under this guy. In fact, Wigan aren't that far behind the play-off spots and could even be making their way back to the Premier League if they play well for the rest of the season, maybe then McEachran could even get some proper PL experience for the first time in his career.

[CHOULO19 24,332]

Apart from Swansea where he had absolutely no hope of getting into the team, is this the first team that we've sent him to that actually plays proper passing and possession football? I know that those are hard to come by in the championship, but the thing about Josh is that even after his failed loans I'd be thinking that he'll never make it here, then he'd come back here and play in preseason or play with the England U21 and he'd be a joy to watch on the ball and I'd say that we'd be fools to give up on him. The kid's just got so much natural ability.