Tyler Dibling continues to impress David Moyes behind the scenes

Well, he’s going to get a good run in December, that’s for definite. The talent is there, no question. But he’s still a teenager.

I remember thinking Trevor Steven flattered to deceive when he first arrived, so what do I know. I think once he gets into his stride, he’s going to be terrific.

Arjen Robben and Franck Ribery. Oh my, that is some standard to look up to!

I read from a poster on here he has potential to be a Chris Waddle type of player. Again that will certainly do.

Joe

I sincerely hope he doesn’t try and emulate Robben. That guy has been a talking point here among a few football friends for years. In that, his only move was to head down the wing, cut inside running across the top of the penalty area then try and curve one into the top corner from about 30 yards. Usually he failed. But that was it. Never a cross, never a little pass to feed someone in, never got to the byline. Just the same single move each and every time he got the ball. Ribery on the other hand was actually skillful and unpredictable.

Kieran — absolute nonsense,

As soon as Robben ran across the top of the penalty area, he would take a dive.

The manager is the voice of reason here and he makes a good point about nurturing the player. I see again the impatient odd moaner on here and I don’t get it. The lad is 19 and if you expected a world beater at that age in the Premier League, then you’re deluded.

What is not delusional is that this young player has immense potential and talent, you only need to see his clips. The manager will utilize his skills to the team’s best advantage.

In time, this lad will have fans off their seats… just have patience.

He is 19 years old, for fuck’s sake!

Give the guy a chance — the cat’s still trimming his beard with his tongue.

Funny how we remember things differently.

Prime Robben would walk into our team today.

Kieran & Peter,

I’m clearly on my own, but I liked watching him play. Ran with the ball and, yes, he could shoot (and score). He has a few major medals so he must have done something right.

Tyler Dibling is a young man; we just have to hope The Moyesiah and his team develop his play.

I think world football would find it hilarious that some Everton fans are unconvinced by Robben.

There’ll be people on here saying Messi didn’t track back next…

Kieran @ 2, apparently so!

It is very mystifying, and worrying too, where he manages to conceal two packs of cards and a top hat whilst only wearing a pair of shorts, and an Everton bib! 🙂

Robert,

He was a one-trick pony with one foot — it’s not really controversial. Yes, he had success in the non-competitive German league doing the same thing over and over again.

But he never played successfully in a competitive league where coaches would likely have said, “Hey, push him onto his other foot when he tries this same ‘cut inside & shoot’ routine five times every match.”

Arjen Robben: Major Trophies (there are more minor trophies):

2 Premier leagues
1 FA Cup
2 League Cups
1 La Liga
8 Bundesliga
1 Champions League
1 World Cup runners-up.

Yeh… but he wasn’t that good though!!🥴🥴🥴

What a thread so far.

Apparently Moyes can fuck off for daring to suggest it might take a teenager time to adjust. Apparently, all those appearances for Southampton are enough, and playing in our team must be exactly the same. Apparently, Robben was overrated.

Only on ToffeeWeb. Always an educational read!

So, we’ve paid 35M for a player whose demonstrated skills in training have impressed the manager, but he’s still not yet ready to be played for 90 plus minutes until two equally well-paid assistant managers have shown him some video clips of two previously top players?

Surely, we can expect our highest paid signing this season to earn his salary for at least 90 minutes a week and use all the rest of his time to “adapt to the club” and get “used to life on Merseyside”.

Jeff

Based on that Wes Brown must be world class as he won 5 EPL titles, 2 FA Cups, 2 League Cups, 2 champion leagues. As I said, Robben was a one rick pony as has been well documented.

Robben as one trick pony:

From The Guardian upon his retirement:

“There is beauty in the unexpected but sometimes even more so in the expected. Everyone knew what Arjen Robben would do, yet they could do nothing to stop him.

He would pick up the ball on his right flank, feign to go down towards the byline, then cut inside and score. And then he would do it again.”

From Bayern Munich’s website on his retirement:

“What did Cesare Prandelli say to his players at half-time on that cold winter’s night? Maybe: “He cuts inside on his left foot! You have to watch that! On the left foot!” Again and again. It’s 9 May 2010, Champions League round of 16, second leg. FC Bayern had won the first leg 2-1. “He’ll try to catch you on the wrong feet,” Prandelli could’ve warned his defenders. “He’ll run at you at pace, move the ball onto the left foot, cut inside and look to shoot. Don’t let him shoot!” And the defenders probably thought: “OK, we already know that, we know the move!”

From The Frankfurter:

” “Robben is not someone who seeks out duels and draws opponents towards him in order to create space for teammates. He prefers to go for goal himself. That makes him unpopular with teammates, and predictable to opposition players.”

From ESPN:

“You would think that opponents would have wised up to the move right now, but they seem as unable as ever to do anything against it. In mid-December, he scored in such typical fashion against VfL Wolfsburg’s Ricardo Rodriguez, who’s considered one of the Bundesliga’s best left-backs.”

From the man himself on Le Robben:

“Yes, it’s a weapon,” Robben told ESPN FC in an interview in Munich last week. “When something works, you just keep going. But I’m not the right person to explain why it works.”