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Everton fans will hope Tony Grant’s big Tyler Dibling prediction comes true
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@sunderlandfan16 if you put uour self before the club then we don't need him and he slowes the game down
@chrisstafford1234 yes we need to win and as regards barry we need to try some one else up frunt alcatraz or dibling because sooner or later it will cost us you can't keep missing easy changes when you only score 1 out of 3 or 4
Tony Grant insists Tyler Dibling is going to the very top
Grant made an appearance on True Blue Everton to discuss all things Everton, and made the prediction that Dibling, even with his slow start for the Toffees, is going to go ‘to the top’.
He said: “I’ll be honest with you, every time I watch Dibling – second-half I thought he should have come off earlier, is what I thought, in the first game – but I thought he looks a player. The kid runs and handles the ball like a top player.
“He’s nowhere near there yet. But is he going to surprise me if he gets his head down, is he going to surprise me that he can go right to the top? No. He’s got the makings of a fantastic footballer, I really do (think that). If we can get him one-vs-one, I’ve been crying out to get two wingers, out-and-out wingers. At times I thought it was quite fluent (against Newcastle).
Dibling has yet to score for Everton, but managed to assist for the first time against Wolves in the third round of the Carabao Cup.
Opening his account is sure to provide a huge confidence boost and hopefully that can happen as soon as possible.
Whether he gets the chance to start against Newcastle again tonight, though, feels somewhat doubtful, as he didn’t shine as brightly as he did against Wolves and Ipswich Town.
Grant went on to argue that tonight’s game might not suit Dibling as it’s at St. James’ Park and the game could have an extra edge to it.
Leon Osman made a similar point about Dibling last week, when he suggested that Dibling might be more suited to home games at the moment, so that he can feel that support for him, rather than being in a cauldron
Tony Grant dismisses one Jack Grealish punishment some Everton fans are calling for
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Jack Grealish made headlines for the wrong reasons this week, but Tony Grant has questioned one suggestion of a further punishment.
Grealish was omitted from Everton’s squad on Thursday for the Carabao Cup game against Newcastle United, following a breach of club discipline.
The development was highly disappointing considering Everton are so short of players right now, and plenty of fans have been left disgruntled. Some have even called for his loan to be cancelled.
There have been more claims today about Jack Grealish’s behaviour which haven’t helped matters.
The situation is certainly far from ideal. But for former Toffee Tony Grant, one outcome of this should really not be on the table.
How should David Moyes handle Jack Grealish after his breach of club discipline? Is his time at Everton up? 😬 Let us know what you would do below! 👇
@sunderlandfan16 if you put uour self before the club then we don't need him and he slowes the game down
@chrisstafford1234 yes we need to win and as regards barry we need to try some one else up frunt alcatraz or dibling because sooner or later it will cost us you can't keep missing easy changes when you only score 1 out of 3 or 4
Tony Grant insists Jack Grealish must still be used by Everton
Grealish has been disciplined by Everton. Presumably he will have been fined, and it remains to be seen if he will actually be available for selection against Newcastle on Monday.
Some fans have been calling for Grealish not to play for Everton again following this episode.
But for former Everton midfielder Tony Grant, the situation with Everton’s small squad should dictate things and Grealish should still be used, not discarded.
He said on True Blue Everton: “Straight away you’re looking at punishing someone and you go ‘Well you’re not playing for two weeks’, and I get that. But we’ve got no players.
“Playing away to Newcastle, you probably need someone to hold the ball and take some fouls. He’s probably the best at that for us. If he’s out of the equation, you’re just down another body. And I’m thinking, ‘Ok, you can still play him if you want to play him, and still punish him’. But I think away from home to Newcastle we need everybody we’ve got.”
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Grealish can still turn things around at Everton, if he wants
There have been a lot of opinions about Grealish following the news on Thursday, and undoubtedly his actions are disappointing.
But there is still potential for him to turn things around if he wants to. At the end of the day, he is a quality footballer, and he’s at a huge club which he loves. And a lot of fans love him too, still. There’s a route back and it’s on him to make it happen for himself.
But Grant is right – Everton can ill afford to not be counting on players when the squad is this small.
That is another thing that could yet see Grealish come back from this. Granted, he hasn’t been in great form, but for Everton to just not use him would only increase the workload of other players.