Everton shelled out £40m on Tyler Dibling’s signature last summer.
After impressing for Southampton, Everton decided to push the boat out and make Tyler Dibling one of the most expensive signings of all time.
However, Dibling has really underperformed, and David Moyes has urged the 20-year-old to really step up now.
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With that said, Toffees supporters have been giving their verdict on Dibling’s future on TalkingPoints.
Everton fans debate what should be next for Tyler Dibling
Replying to the TalkingPoints below, Everton fans have been discussing the Dibling signing and what should be the next step.
Some have argued he should be sent out on loan, whilst others noted a position change would be highly beneficial.
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- “He looks to be in awe of other players at the club, totally lacking in confidence.”
- “He may or not be a mistake. He clearly isn’t ready for the PL. He does need games, so needs to go out on loan.”
- “He hasn’t set the world on fire but you don’t become a bad player overnight looked a good signing just hasn’t happened yet.”
- “Yes a complete waste of money. He is not being played as he has shown absolutely nothing. Very one-footed and a one-trick pony. But saying that, I would like to see him play as a number 10. He seems so easy to mark playing as a winger. But I really do hope he improves. Seems a very quiet, shy lad who needs a lot of encouragement. It’s not his fault we were ripped off.”
- “Personally, I am not convinced. Nobody remembered him playing for Southampton. He may have looked good in a very poor side. He is young and could develop into a valued player. For me, he needs game time, but out on loan.”
- “A “HUGE” waste of money given the alternative players we could have and should have brought in!”
Russell Martin said Tyler Dibling will become a central midfielder
There has been talk that Dibling would be much better centrally, and that has stemmed from what his former Southampton manager Russell Martin said.
Speaking last year, Martin explained: “He’s powerful, he’s really quick, both feet, can shoot. I worked with Harry Kane and physically the stuff I’ve seen him do at 18 in the Premier League with people just bouncing off him – he has something I’ve not seen in a British player in a long time.
“He’ll play as a No.8 or a No.10 eventually, but he’s 18, so we played him out wide, and he was incredible.
“He can play wide, we played him as a false nine in pre-season and he was our best player.”
Moyes should certainly consider using Dibling as an attacking midfielder, although that’d force Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall to drop deeper.
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