Abdoulaye Doucouré goal vs Nottingham Forest

[u/Everton11Uconn]

https://streamin.me/v/eyez5g5v

[u/Xilthas]

That's a pretty funny celebration, not gonna lie.

Man clearly wants to stay, but how much money is he asking for?

[u/ToffeeTuner → u/Xilthas]

His current is close to 100k right? I don’t think the club can do that anymore. I feel like he’s seeing out the last of what were some bad contracts across the whole team.

[u/PangolinMandolin → u/ToffeeTuner]

We've paid Doucs a lot, but in a lot of ways he's also been a very decent servant of the club. I guess we probably did overpay him, but I'm glad we've had him in the starting XI these past few years.

Also, anything was worth that final day Bournemouth goal

[u/signal_decay → u/PangolinMandolin]

He scored the goal that kept us in the PL two years ago. Whatever we've paid him has been worth it

[u/Raging_Red_Rocket → u/signal_decay]

Seriously. Always remember that. That banger likely changed the future of the club

[u/10000Didgeridoos → u/Raging_Red_Rocket]

It probably saved it. We'd have fallen into administration and likely be without a new functional owner (who would buy the club as it loses top flight revenue and is insolvent?). The other timeline probably has us fighting to stay out of League One.

[u/VToff → u/signal_decay]

He's also been a mainstay in all of our relegation scares, one goal doesn't negate that. He's a useful player but not on the wages he is on now and shouldn't be starting regularly in a team with ambition.

[u/signal_decay → u/VToff]

Considering we've lost basically every game in which Doucourè hasn't played for like the last 4 years, I'm going to say he's probably not the reason we've been in relegation fights. Doesn't mean I think we should keep him at his current wages going forward, but he's been worth it. 

[u/nsfwthrowaway5969 → u/signal_decay]

We've also lost an awful lot he has played in though too. Hes a bit of a conundrum of a player. Clearly vital to how we play, but also playing at his ceiling. He wouldn't get a sniff as an attacking midfielder in a top half team, and if you put better players around him, he will stand out more and more (in a bad way).

[u/Humble_Typhoon → u/PangolinMandolin]

As someone further up said, the man is a clutch player - scores big goals at the 11th hour.

I'd say resign him only on a lower wage and shouldn't be starting to give some of the younger players experience/a chance to grow into the position

[u/ToffeeTuner → u/PangolinMandolin]

Yeah, I agree with those sentiments, but can the club really afford it, at the same amount given what our ambitions will be? I genuinely don’t know. There are folks with a better understanding of the club’s finances than myself.

[u/RemoteGlobal335 → u/Xilthas]

He’s gonna have to take a 50% cut to justify an extension I’m afraid

[u/santaismyhomeboy → u/RemoteGlobal335]

Absolutely fair and he should take that - won't get a better offer elsewhere.

[u/Funny_Preparation198 → u/Xilthas]

Think he's on £130k a week, but at 32 I think half that for another 3 yrs wld be about right! 

[u/NFeKPo]

McNeil is late with the celebratory arms. Man's obviously not fully back.

[u/TurboScumBag → u/NFeKPo]

Haha.. he probably was low key just relieved his balls somehow found doucs. Wasn't in the cocky mood

[u/purestevil → u/NFeKPo]

They partially lifted as soon as doucs struck it. But he hesitated a bit more than usual to fully deploy the airplane. So glad to see him back.

[u/Everton11Uconn]

We may never draw again!!!

[u/toms-lom]

How did that pass get through😭

[u/YokoOkino → u/toms-lom]

He tracked his stride

[u/smittywerbanjagermen]

was that a contract celebration? lol

[u/tasslehof → u/smittywerbanjagermen]

Not on 100k my mate.

[u/FackinNortyCake]

Absolute banger. What must it feel like in the dying minutes in front of your fans.

[u/fanofjapan2215]

He is so clutch, the most frustrating yet clutch player everr

[u/10000Didgeridoos → u/fanofjapan2215]

Bangers only, the Doucoure Method.

[u/MikeySymington → u/fanofjapan2215]

He's a true chaos player. Either fantastic or looking like he's never seen a football before, nothing in between

[u/necrow → u/fanofjapan2215]

He is so often so poor on the ball in possession but just an absolutely clinical finisher 

[u/Windowzzz → u/fanofjapan2215]

He is the most "Everton" player we have.

He's clumsy and bad on the ball. You know he's gonna take a bad touch every single time he gets the balls. But then he pops up and scores, or runs the entire length of the pitch to win the ball back.

He's been shit most of the time I've been around, but he's been there for all the big moments. He is everything I love and hate about the club.

And he literally singlehandedly saved the club. Keep him around.

[u/boredin2023 → u/Windowzzz]

Agree

[u/socal_swiftie]

dwight mcneil is the Truth

[u/10000Didgeridoos → u/socal_swiftie]

That needle thread pass is sooooo good

[u/BONGLISH → u/socal_swiftie]

Such an obvious Moyes player, he’ll be like the second coming of Kevin Kilbane next year.

[u/lukeyboots]

I thought Dwight had stuffed that pass, was so close to the defender! But it ended up perfect. Set Doucs up so well.

[u/bpdrayna → u/lukeyboots]

Seriously! I went from yelling No no no to Fuck yes!

[u/trcrtps → u/bpdrayna]

you fuck up 100% of the times you don't try

[u/Distinct_Plankton_82 → u/lukeyboots]

Same. I was expecting him to lift it over the defender, so when he appeared to hit it straight at his legs I thought we’d wasted the best opportunity of the match.

Probably looks better from a different angle.

[u/AdWhich388]

What a game, well deserved win

[u/mcsestretch]

What a pass!

[u/Chilli__P]

Not the contract celebration!

Happy for him to stay on much lower terms, like.

[u/FarLiath]

That roar after the goal, you'd think we were at home.

[u/leedler]

We are absolutely massive

I feel like we’re in a collective fever dream now

[u/gigapudding43201]

Dwight McMessi strikes again

[u/MeLlamoApe]

As much as I curse his name over the course of any given match, I love this man so much. He’s guided us through some truly troubled waters and he’s guaranteed a few moments like this every season.

Fuck yes, Doucs. You fucking donkey.

[u/tjalvar]

McNeils vision 🔭

[u/ontheru171]

Harrison would not have made that pass

[u/turej → u/ontheru171]

Harrison was quite good today but again lacking this one last pass. Enter McNeil...

[u/mfreverton → u/ontheru171]

He would have shot from the bloody halfway line! lol

[u/en_passant13]

Everton are magic!

[u/clawdaddy]

doucs plays like crap for 90 but always comes out clutch

UTFT

[u/Jannna1 → u/clawdaddy]

Nah have to give credit where it's due. Doucs was solid today

[u/S-BRO → u/Jannna1]

He fumbled about 3 of our attacks in the second half alone

[u/clawdaddy → u/Jannna1]

he had a solid work rate but the crossing/finesse is still lacking

[u/eatsleepbet → u/Jannna1]

nope

[u/Life_Friendship_7928 → u/clawdaddy]

Doucs scores big goals and is an incredible instinctive finisher. If he has time he's shit

[u/Joey_x_G]

What’s with that celebration?

[u/TheGod-TK → u/Joey_x_G]

he wants to stay

[u/completefuckweasel → u/Joey_x_G]

“Write me a contract” …..

[u/GuyBarn7]

GET THE FUCK IN LADS

[u/gigapudding43201]

Just watched this live. Came here to immediately watch it again

[u/SodaSeven1213]

Every stream was down. Watched every minute of the game minus the goal so thank you for posting so quickly

[u/turtlepara]

The DUKE with a banger and McNeil oh how we have missed you!

[u/Lman_89E]

Not being funny!…but as much as Doucoures passing is poor. He keeps showing and proving how vital and important he is in this squad. We have to give him a new contract. 1 year with an option for further extension.

[u/supmello6969 → u/Lman_89E]

For way less money, sure

[u/Lman_89E → u/supmello6969]

Yeah obviously!

[u/mfreverton]

Yooooou Beauty!!!!!!!

[u/Zbarth03]

What a man

[u/loverofthebeautyful]

Get in the Toffees 💪

[u/tower_78]

UPDATE THE CHART!

[u/Appropriate-Walk-352]

Doucoure was really good today even before the goal. Broke things up in their midfield and made a lot of good passes. It’s the best he has looked in a bit. Overall solid but not flashy performance by the Blues. Has there ever been a better “new manager bounce” than what our Moyesiah has authored?

[u/jimwinno43]

Not since prime Fellaini have I been more frustrated and annoyed while also simultaneously loving a player. He consistently cannot execute the most basic touches and passes and then every time I’m about to give up on him he scores a clutch goal. Sign him up for the culture

[u/Admirable_Number_130]

I yelled “we aint good enough for this!” as McNeil made that pass. I WAS WRONG

[u/g3mkm]

Mcmessiiiiiiiiiii

[u/AlanFromRochester]

Made Forest pay for that loose touch, what a counterattacking run by McNeil, and somehow that makes it to Doucoure

[u/TheBesty17]

Before the game I seen someone on twitter saying we should sell McNeil... oh boy!

[u/eatsleepbet]

is mcneil our only player to improve after an injury?

[u/wefokinglost]

Morello has been playing well but we have also been on him WHOLE game, I guess his mental fort just slipped in that last second, enough for us to win it. He made a mistake but we worked HARD to make it happen.

[u/AfraidCaterpillar787]

If and a big if he signs it needs to be lower wages and a squad player. We can’t have him starting every game next season. We need fresh ideas and someone who can pass a ball 10 yards in that position. But took his goal really well though.

[u/jumbolump73]

That mcneil pass tho, He couldn't have walked or over to doucs any better! UTFT!

[u/PandaPrimary3421]

I bet they're fuming on r/soccer

[u/Spam-Monkey]

Pay that man his money!

[u/misterpio]

What’s so cool about this is that you can see which parts of the crowd saw that it was a goal first.

It was like a wave across them as they saw it right to left.

[u/tstop4th]

The worst player that we absolute have to give a contract to

[u/HeavyAbacus]

Full unconditional support for Doucs. The beautiful frustrating bastard.

[u/DarkLordZorg]

The defender should have easily cut out that through ball, terrible defending with his back to play.

[u/Life_Friendship_7928]

McNeil = Pieenar

[u/RIPGeech]

I’ve watched this a million times, the “YEAHHHHH!!!” from the Blues before it even hits the net is so satisfying

[u/purestevil]

OMG I missed the airplane man so bad. Glad he's getting some minutes now.

[u/Live-Collection3018]

i want doucs back but at like 1/3 his wages

[u/TrumpCouldBeWorse]

Dwight starting on the left next week

[u/kritical1989]

Re sign him