Apprentice Task 2 - Everton Wonderkids

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Youth scouting

You are the scouting team for Everton and the Ginger Messiah has asked you to identify some up and coming players that may have slipped under the radar of the bigger clubs. He has asked that you provide a report which shortlists 6 players you would recommend to Everton, and then a recommendation of which 3 the club should buy. £15m has been set aside for these purchases.

Moyes would like to point out that Everton are not a rich club who can get £15m easily, so good value players who could quickly challenge for the first team would be looked upon favourably, especially those that could quickly solve some of Everton’s main problem areas.

Please submit your report by 3pm on Friday 20th July

I'm assuming you're on about the stats right?

Yeah ive added in Naughton's for last season

So we're going for Naughton, Ince and El Kaddouri? Who were the other three on the list? Do we need to write about them?

sodhat wrote:

Spoiler:

Their already done Viva

Good work guys, sorry I couldn't contribute as much.

Sodhat I seen that comment lucky for you the work experience has gone.

No worries all we need is Sodhat's piece on the other dude and we're done i think

VivaPaulScholes wrote:Good work guys, sorry I couldn't contribute as much.

Sodhat I seen that comment lucky for you the work experience has gone.

To a witness protection programme?

Will do El Kaddouri very soon, just flicking through contracts and work

Overall presentation

After studying the Everton squad closely with the rest of the team we decided that the club needed a new Right Back/Winger and a Attacking Midfielder. We looked across the globe for players we scouted South America with players like Lucas Ocampos and Europe with players like Mateo Kovavic but eventually we cut our list down and settled on our best 6 with 3 recommended signings.

3 Suitable but ultimately rejected players

Abel Hernandez

The Uruguayan international has three years of experience in Serie A without seeming to be a regular choice for Palermo and we believed we’d be able to tempt him with a move to the Premier League. He has a solid if unspectacular goalscoring record but despite this there was always the risk that we could get gazumped by a larger club for his signature – and he has been linked with many in the past. With the Olympics coming up in the UK so soon and him being in a much fancied Uruguay squad we may see him next season in the Premier League but I wouldn’t wager Everton would be his first choice destination.

The cost was not prohibitive, and £4.4m for a player of this youth and quality is something that played into his favour but ultimately we have decided he wasn’t quite under the radar enough.

Junior Hoilett

After a very impressive season where he more or less carried Blackburn’s relegation fight he seemed certain to be moving to Germany on a free transfer. However it is now clear that deal has fallen through and he is available. Everton seems like it would be a perfect destination for him, he can play both sides and would be an improvement on any other winger in the squad.

There were two reasons why he didn’t make our recommendation list and the first is down to cost. Although he is ‘free’ in real life, by the rules of the game we would be paying £7.9m for him and that is a massive chunk of the budget we were given, and it compromises us in other areas. The second reason is that he will have a great deal of interest in him and the risk again is that a larger club, or at least a richer club, will come in for him and make an offer that we couldn’t match.

Nathaniel Clyne

A fantastic prospect and a player of some experience in first team football considering the age. He has played at a great level in the Championship for Palace and has interested Premier League clubs on the back of it. Right back is an area that Everton are overdue an improvement at, and Hibbert would be ousted by Clyne in my opinion. He would work excellently in tandem with Baines on the other side with both players having excellent attacking instincts as well as solid defensive ones.

In reality, however, he has completed a transfer to Southampton this week and so he is off the table as far as the game goes. He was very good value for money though and fit the criteria perfectly. C’est la vie.


Our Recommendations

Kyle Naughton - 3.5m

We went for Naughton due to him still being relatively young and having Premier League experience already, He would be available to jump straight into the 1st team and would learn a lot from Neville. Spurs currently have Kyle Walker as their no.1 Right Back so would be open to offers for the young man.


Stats from Last Season
Date Team Opponent Competition Result Appearance G A SH SG FC FS YC RC
13/05 2012 Norwich H- Aston Villa Prem W 2-0 Started 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0
05/05 2012 Norwich A- Arsenal Prem D 3-3 Started 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
28/04 2012 Norwich H- Liverpool Prem L 0-3 Started 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
21/04 2012 Norwich A- Blackburn Prem L 2-0 Unused Substitute
14/04 2012 Norwich H- Man City Prem L 1-6 Unused Substitute
07/04 2012 Norwich H- Everton Prem D 2-2 On 74 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0
31/03 2012 Norwich A- Fulham Prem L 2-1 Started 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0
24/03 2012 Norwich H- Wolves Prem W 2-1 On 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18/03 2012 Norwich A- Newcastle Prem L 1-0 Started 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0
11/03 2012 Norwich H- Wigan Prem D 1-1 Started 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
03/03 2012 Norwich A- Stoke Prem L 1-0 Started 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
26/02 2012 Norwich H- Man Utd Prem L 1-2 Started 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
11/02 2012 Norwich A- Swansea Prem W 2-3 Started 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
04/02 2012 Norwich H- Bolton Prem W 2-0 Started 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
01/02 2012 Norwich A- Sunderland Prem L 3-0 Started 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0
21/01 2012 Norwich H- Chelsea Prem D 0-0 Started 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
14/01 2012 Norwich A- West Brom Prem W 1-2 Started 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
02/01 2012 Norwich A- QPR Prem W 1-2 Unused Substitute
31/12 2011 Norwich H- Fulham Prem D 1-1 Started 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
20/12 2011 Norwich A- Wolves Prem D 2-2 Started 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0
17/12 2011 Norwich A- Everton Prem D 1-1 Started 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0
10/12 2011 Norwich H- Newcastle Prem W 4-2 Started 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
03/12 2011 Norwich A- Man City Prem L 5-1 Started 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
26/11 2011 Norwich H- QPR Prem W 2-1 On 57 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0
19/11 2011 Norwich H- Arsenal Prem L 1-2 Started 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
05/11 2011 Norwich A- Aston Villa Prem L 3-2 Started 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
29/10 2011 Norwich H- Blackburn Prem D 3-3 Started 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
22/10 2011 Norwich A- Liverpool Prem D 1-1 Started 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
15/10 2011 Norwich H- Swansea Prem W 3-1 Started 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
01/10 2011 Norwich A- Man Utd Prem L 2-0 Started 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26/09 2011 Norwich H- Sunderland Prem W 2-1 Started 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0
17/09 2011 Norwich A- Bolton Prem W 1-2 Started 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
11/09 2011 Norwich H- West Brom Prem L 0-1 Started 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
27/08 2011 Norwich A- Chelsea Prem L 3-1 Started 0 0 2 1 2 0 1 0
21/08 2011 Norwich H- Stoke Prem D 1-1 Started 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13/08 2011 Norwich A- Wigan Prem D 1-1 Unused Substitute
2011/12 Season Totals Starts: 29 • Sub: 3 0 1 21 5 20 13 7 0



Thomas Ince

Profile
The young winger started his career at Liverpool, he struggled to break into the first team and was loaned out to Notts County where he enjoyed a good spell but it was clear to see that he was above this level. During the 2011/2012 he made a permament switch to Championship side Blackpool. A very impressive season at Blackpool gaining confidence each week and looking better as the season went on, he was vital in Blackpools bid for promotion and scored in the play off final loss against West Ham.

Stats 2010/2011
Date Team Opponent Competition Result Appearance G A SH SG FC FS YC RC
03/01 2011 Notts County H- Hartlepool L1 W 3-0 Started 1 0 6 3 0 2 0 0
01/01 2011 Notts County A- Walsall L1 W 0-3 Started 0 0 2 1 0 5 0 0
28/12 2010 Notts County A- Plymouth L1 D 1-1 On 63 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 0
14/12 2010 Notts County H- Bournemouth FAC W 3-1 Off 84 min 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
11/12 2010 Notts County H- MK Dons L1 W 2-0 On 79 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23/11 2010 Notts County H- Swindon L1 W 1-0 Unused Substitute
20/11 2010 Notts County H- Tranmere L1 L 0-1 Started 0 0 3 2 1 4 0 0
13/11 2010 Notts County A- Exeter L1 L 3-1 On 73 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
06/11 2010 Notts County H- Gateshead FAC W 2-0 Off 71 min 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0
22/09 2010 Liverpool H- Northampton CC L 2-2 On 105 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29/07 2010 Liverpool A- Rabotnicki Europa W 0-2 Unused Substitute
2010/11 Season Totals Starts: 5 • Sub: 4 2 1 16 8 2 15 0 0

Stats 2011/2012
Date Team Opponent Competition Result Appearance G A SH SG FC FS YC RC
19/05 2012 Blackpool H- West Ham LC L 1-2 Started 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/05 2012 Blackpool A- Birmingham LC D 2-2 Off 68 min 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0
04/05 2012 Blackpool H- Birmingham LC W 1-0 Started 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 0
28/04 2012 Blackpool A- Millwall LC D 2-2 Started 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0
21/04 2012 Blackpool H- Burnley LC W 4-0 Started 0 1 3 2 1 4 0 0
17/04 2012 Blackpool H- Leeds LC W 1-0 Off 89 min 0 0 3 2 4 2 0 0
14/04 2012 Blackpool A- Nottm Forest LC D 0-0 Off 88 min 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 0
09/04 2012 Blackpool H- Barnsley LC D 1-1 Started 0 0 3 1 1 4 0 0
06/04 2012 Blackpool A- Watford LC W 0-2 Started 0 1 2 1 0 4 0 0
31/03 2012 Blackpool H- Southampton LC W 3-0 Off 83 min 0 0 1 1 1 4 0 0
24/03 2012 Blackpool A- Reading LC L 3-1 On 63 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21/03 2012 Blackpool H- Leicester LC D 3-3 Started 0 2 0 0 0 4 0 0
17/03 2012 Blackpool H- Brighton LC W 3-1 Off 80 min 0 1 3 1 1 1 0 0
10/03 2012 Blackpool A- Peterborough LC L 3-1 Off 71 min 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0
06/03 2012 Blackpool A- Derby LC L 2-1 Started 1 0 2 2 3 2 0 0
02/03 2012 Blackpool H- Hull LC D 1-1 Started 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
25/02 2012 Blackpool A- Bristol City LC W 1-3 Started 2 0 2 0 2 3 0 0
18/02 2012 Blackpool A- Everton FAC L 2-0 Off 70 min 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
14/02 2012 Blackpool A- Doncaster LC W 1-3 On 73 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
11/02 2012 Blackpool H- Portsmouth LC D 1-1 Off 55 min 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0
07/02 2012 Blackpool A- Sheff Wed FAC W 0-3 Started 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0
04/02 2012 Blackpool A- Cardiff LC W 1-3 Unused Substitute
31/01 2012 Blackpool H- Coventry LC W 2-1 Off 81 min 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0
28/01 2012 Blackpool H- Sheff Wed FAC D 1-1 On 78 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0
21/01 2012 Blackpool H- C Palace LC W 2-1 Started 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
14/01 2012 Blackpool A- Ipswich LC D 2-2 Off 61 min 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
07/01 2012 Blackpool A- Fleetwood To FAC W 1-5 Started 1 1 2 2 1 2 0 0
02/01 2012 Blackpool H- Middlesboro LC W 3-0 Started 0 0 5 2 1 0 0 0
31/12 2011 Blackpool A- Birmingham LC L 3-0 On 60 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
26/12 2011 Blackpool A- Barnsley LC W 1-3 On 70 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
17/12 2011 Blackpool H- Watford LC D 0-0 Unused Substitute
03/12 2011 Blackpool H- Reading LC W 1-0 Unused Substitute
29/11 2011 Blackpool A- Leicester LC L 2-0 Unused Substitute
26/11 2011 Blackpool H- Birmingham LC D 2-2 On 80 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
05/11 2011 Blackpool H- Millwall LC W 1-0 Unused Substitute
02/11 2011 Blackpool A- Leeds LC W 0-5 On 74 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29/10 2011 Blackpool A- Burnley LC L 3-1 Off 72 min 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
22/10 2011 Blackpool H- Nottm Forest LC L 1-2 Off 82 min 0 0 3 1 0 4 0 0
18/10 2011 Blackpool H- Doncaster LC W 2-1 On 56 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
15/10 2011 Blackpool A- West Ham LC L 4-0 Off 71 min 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
01/10 2011 Blackpool H- Bristol City LC W 5-0 On 72 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
27/09 2011 Blackpool A- Coventry LC D 2-2 Unused Substitute
24/09 2011 Blackpool A- Portsmouth LC L 1-0 Off 74 min 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 0
27/08 2011 Blackpool A- C Palace LC D 1-1 On 89 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
17/08 2011 Blackpool H- Derby LC L 0-1 On 75 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0
11/08 2011 Blackpool A- Sheff Wed CC L 0-0 Off 82 min 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0
2011/12 Season Totals Starts: 29 • Sub: 11 8 8 49 24 24 63 1 0


After a long process we decided that Ince was the man we had to go for, he has picked up a very good Footballing education at Liverpool FC and has shown his willingness to learn dropping down a coulple of divisions to learn his trade at Notts on loan. He has shown that he is the player we need at Everton a quick, pacy winger who can play through the centre if we need. He has an eye for goal and is a threat when in the attacking third, I feel that is something we are lacking at Everton.

Omar El Kaddouri - £3.5m

A Belgian U21 international, the 21 year old forward currently plays for Brescia and has been touted for bigger things. He possesses excellent feet, great pace, and can play behind a striker or alongside them.

As Everton already have an out and out goalscorer, we are looking for complements to Jelavic, and El Kaddouri would fit the bill to both provide chances for him, as well as supporting him higher up the field.

In 39 Serie B appearances he has contributed 7 goals, and this is in a Brescia team that is far from the best in their respective league. The hope would be that around better players that Everton can provide, he will realise his ability further and become a key component in the side.

Brescia are a Serie B side, and so it wouldn't beyond the realms of possibility that we could sign him for Everton, and from my reading there is mild interest from Italian sides but nothing concrete enough to suggest he is being traced - I would say he fits the under the radar description well.

Sodhat

Good work Nando.

Omar El Kaddouri - £3.5m

A Belgian U21 international, the 21 year old forward currently plays for Brescia and has been touted for bigger things. He possesses excellent feet, great pace, and can play behind a striker or alongside them.

As Everton already have an out and out goalscorer, we are looking for complements to Jelavic, and El Kaddouri would fit the bill to both provide chances for him, as well as supporting him higher up the field.

In 39 Serie B appearances he has contributed 7 goals, and this is in a Brescia team that is far from the best in their respective league. The hope would be that around better players that Everton can provide, he will realise his ability further and become a key component in the side.

Brescia are a Serie B side, and so it wouldn't beyond the realms of possibility that we could sign him for Everton, and from my reading there is mild interest from Italian sides but nothing concrete enough to suggest he is being traced - I would say he fits the under the radar description well.

Think we are all done with the task now?

Good work guys.

Yeah.