Examining Kenny Tete’s injury record

Personally I couldn’t care less about his injury record.

The injury he got last year was due to a bad tackle by Joe gomez which can happen to anyone.

He’s a massive improvement on O Brien and Patterson as a right back.

A very good full back when fit. The injury record is a concern but he’s been unlucky in some of those instances (think he was injured by a bad tackle from Gomez last season).

He’d come in and be a good first choice straight away and with O’Brien as back up (as well as Coleman, Patterson and Garner) we’d have cover for him.

Stating the obvious here but given how many players we need to sign to get a good RB on a ‘free’ that could sort the position out for 3 seasons (injuries permitting) would be a great bit of business and allow us to spend more money in some of the other problem areas.

I’d be delighted if we signed him.

The tackle from Gomez and Covid are obviously very different from an actual injury-prone player. They could have happened to anyone.

We might only need or use him as a squad player depending on formations/fitness/rotation/form anyway and I highly doubt he’d be on the same wages as someone like Kyle Walker. Even if he’s only fit for 20 odd games, it still represents an improvement on our RB options over the last few years. And we need numbers.

Although I still hold out hope that Patterson could finally do something, I think we all know that isn’t happening in reality.

Some good, sensible comments by the likes of Ryan, Chris, Andy and Lee.

You can’t hold something against a player for getting injured, especially if taken out by a shit house tackle. Adrian Heath, Seamus Coleman, there are probably more. And then Covid. Something the player had no control over.

I obviously never know, but I can see Patterson being retained. For the right back berth, and if Tete happens,, that’s Tete, Patterson, possibly Dixon, with O’Brien as an option. The defence is looking fine.

If we get this done, we can move on to other areas of the squad.

Anjishnu, “nothing short of spectacular“??? I would call that a wild overstatement.

Tete wasn’t even close to being the best defender on his own club, not with Robinson and Bassey around. Statistically he’s one of the top defensive fullbacks in Europe for tackles and interceptions per game, but he’s not a contributor in attack.

Si, he’s missed 51 games in the last four seasons. Not half, certainly, but not exactly a stellar record of durability.

Ryan and Lee, the knee injury (which was a clash with Gomez, not a bad tackle) isn’t my concern. What bothers me is all the muscle injuries. Groin, thigh, calf, hammy… six in six years. They tend to recur as you get older.

Danny while I’m encouraged by getting someone like Tete on a free I am hoping for a much better-quality RB or RWB as first choice.

IMO Tete is a squad player, and full backs have become one of the most important positions these days but we need cover for both FB positions so I really hope we get more than Tete.

I know Jake did a real good job there but with Tarks injured and Jarrad’s potential injuries I see him as CB cover or even first choice.

The problem is we need so many players and it is ok to identify who or what type of player you need but it is a different matter landing them

Mike G., how about these other adjectives and descriptors that are written by Chat GPT/Anjishnu but don’t reflect football knowledge: “indispensable” despite all the missed games, “virtually no downsides” despite all the missed games, “consistency is unbelievable” despite all the missed games, “will reserve resale value” except that he’s 29 and in the event of lots of missed games/injuries for us.

Oh, and “saving money to buy talented forwards?” How many strikers does he think we’re going to sign, while ignoring the one position, winger, every person on TW agrees is top priority. These articles are becoming a total joke.

At least the mostly intelligent comments remain.

Jay, I hadn’t paid much attention to this player other than the odd occasion I’ve watched him play against us.

Don’t get me wrong, I’d rather sign someone like Denzil Dumfries, but we’re not in that space right now.

I agree with you, Jake will likely still feature more as a centre back. As I mentioned previously, with this addition, if it happens, would be an addition to cover in that position.

Jonathan, a winger is a forward; certainly the way it has been used in the OP. He means to fill the 7/11/10 & 9 positions.

We need around 5-6 free transfers in order to spend money on 3-4 decent forward players.

You’re generally right about the way these articles are written though. I can only assume they’re non-Evertonians who think that ‘optimism’ and enthusiasm sells – how little they know about our mentality.

Andy – I also think that Patterson is potentially decent and am surprised at his treatment thus far.

That’s true, Mike, those kind of injuries will almost certainly increase with age. I’m expecting Tarks to miss more and more now he’s suffered a hamstring injury, despite his previously outstanding record of fitness. He’s 33 in December and this injury will probably have a knock-on effect.

But given our limited options at RB, along with budget/PSR concerns, then I’m quite happy to take a chance on an experienced PL player like Tete on a ‘free’ transfer. Its a gamble but so is every signing, to a degree.

I still fancy Walker-Peters as a squad player too, his fitness record is very good from what I’ve read online. He provides cover at both full back positions and is just turning 28 yrs old so should be good for a few years or at least a small fee if things don’t work out.