Anichebe glad to play and learn

David Moyes is no fool and despite reservations from some of our fans he can see that this boy can become a player for us. Obviously we have a couple of players that are ahead of him, and he readilly accepts that but I think he is a good option to come of the bench. So I would hope that he gets as much backing from the fans as some of our other players. Dont know why but some of our fans never seem to have as much patience with boys that have come through the youth programme as purchased players.

After he signed, the feeling was it was a waste of money, to give him a long term contract. That feeling is going to stay unless Anichebe gives us more goals like the one against Newcastle.

Anichebe has a bad habit of falling down too much, complain and whine while he is down on the ground. If he can learn to stand on his feet and use his strength better then he will have a chance.

I liked his goal vs Newcastle and hopefully we can see more goals from Anichebe.

He reminds me of this striker I had in my PC football manager days. Promising at 15, and as part of the furniture just had him hanging around getting about 1 game every 2 years but always scored off the bench. Total pants, but he still scored when required. Retired old and wealthy with about 10 appearances to his name.

Anichebe, to me, is an 'Enigma'

Enigma = a person or thing that is mysterious, puzzling or ambiguous

For Op.read Opus .

Opus = an artistic composition or musical work.

Now the nearest I can place the big fella to an artistic composition is to a work in progress so I guess he's more likely to be an 'Unfinished Symphony' or dare I say a 'Lost Chord'

Let's hope he's not a lost cause!!

He's a good option off the bench and is improving albeit gradually.

His ability to roll a defender and turn and shoot has been there from that first goal against WBA at Goodison ( Ferguson's last game and the botched penalty that he scored off the rebound to avoid becoming the only Everton No.9 to go a whole season without scoring! ). In that respect he is reminiscent of Kevin Campbell.

People seem to forget he suffered over a year out after that horror tackle by that turd, Nolan.

He's not perfect, but as supporters some of us should encourage more than we do.

If you look at his stats for 2012 you would struggle to ask for more from a 3rd choice striker

Apps 6(11)
Goals 6

I think I could see the potential that the club thought he had, he would obviously bulk out and become a real handful, and if they could add skill and technique with experience to obvious potential power he could be a real asset. I thought about it for a few seconds, looked at him again and thought “no, not for me…”

In my opinion Victor has bulked out but the skill, technique and power hasn’t grown with him, he’s just bigger, slower and continues to frustrate. The only game I really remember seeing what he was capable of was when he terrorised someone down the left wing (was it Villa…. or Fiorentina…..? I can’t remember). He was fantastic, and if we saw that kind of thing regularly I’d think he was great. But we don’t.

I don’t take any satisfaction in saying it, I’m not bashing him and I know he’s had bad injuries but I just don’t think he’s good enough, or developed his game enough over the past six years to make the grade.

The real shame is given Moyes penchant for loaning players out I think Victor’s one who really would have benefitted, and may have come back as the player we hoped he would be. I’d happily let him go out on loan now, despite our thin squad, to get him off the wage bill and see how he got on at a club where he’d play every week.

He is, after all, our most used sub of all time now and as it stands, personally, I’ve seen enough. But then I think I had six years ago.

I think he is still young enough to learn and be a real player for us. At the moment he has got a few players in front of him, Naismith, Jelavic and Mirrallas.

BTW - where is Vellios??