Tyrique George is Everton’s newest player, and David Moyes’ decision over his new signing this weekend should be clear.
George was Everton’s only arrival of the January transfer window, arriving on loan from Chelsea.
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Everton will have an option to buy George, which will reportedly be determined by his level of involvement.
It’s an exciting move by the club, who have been crying out for a bit of pace and unpredictability in the wide areas.
The youngster arrives with big promise, and fans are hoping to see him hit the ground running quickly.
And in order to do that, it’s important that he gets a show of faith from David Moyes as soon as possible.
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David Moyes should start Tyrique George vs Fulham
It is commonplace for football managers to withhold new signings from starting games when they have just joined a club.
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We see it all the time and Moyes is no different. Just this season, Moyes put Jack Grealish and Thierno Barry on the bench for Everton’s opening game against Leeds United, although he did start Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall.
Grealish was through the door almost a week before that game with Leeds and Barry had been signed over a month before.
Against Fulham, Moyes should strongly consider throwing new signing George in from the start.
George may have arrived late in the day on Tuesday, but he’ll still get a good few training sessions under his belt at Finch Farm before the game with Fulham on Saturday.
At the moment, Moyes has three other wing options to choose from and two of those – Tyler Dibling and Dwight McNeil – are not in good form.
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And in the case of McNeil, who knows what frame of mind he’ll be in after Crystal Palace’s poor behaviour on transfer deadline day.
There is a strong case for Moyes to just get George in from the start against Fulham to try and let him build up some momentum immediately.
What’s more, George has previous against Fulham, scoring his first Premier League goal at Craven Cottage for Chelsea.
George can bring an X-factor for Everton
Everton have not scored more than one goal in a game since the 4-2 defeat to Brentford on January 4.
It has been clear to see that Everton have trouble in the final third, but the arrival of George should give the Toffees a new kind of threat.
Tyrique George playing for Chelsea.
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He’s direct, and he’ll use his pace to get at full-backs.
He can go on the outside, get to the byline and cut back, or he can come inside and a get a shot off himself.
George is far from one-dimensional and in theory, this should create more problems for the opposition, and more opportunities for Everton.
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