Silva: Full support for Lookman

I hope he isn't gonna be blow hot, blow cold like a certain Kevin Mirallas.

He'll need to show he's committed to Everton FC over this season.

Remember being 18-21? I avoid doing so at all costs... :D

Well, he was brought to Everton as being a very hot prospect, then he gets ignored – even after his game vs LFC... And he finds he can play to his best for someone who eventually not only accepts him, but seemingly loves him? No-brainer for an ambitious young man!

Lookman is very much what we need, he can do the unexpected and has self-belief enough to try. He's been on and off, like all youngsters meeting very experienced opposition, as opposed to what he found at younger levels.

So I hope he buckles down and takes on board everything Silva and the more experienced players can load onto him, then makes his own nest among all that!

I can well understand how he wanted to go back to Leipzig where they took a chance and he performed very well for them; so much so, they were prepared to pay in excess of 㿀 million for a player who had only played a couple of games for us coming off the bench.

I have to say his body language didn't look great when Silva brought him on against Huddersfield. But even a disenchanted Lookman still created a great chance in the 15 minutes he was on the field.

I also read what Aidy Boothroyd, the England Under-20s manager, said when Lookman played against Latvia in the week. He said, "Ademola is a very talented footballer but whether it was the on-off transfer to Leipzig that has affected him, I don't know, but the player lacked focus tonight."

I just hope that he knuckles down and puts the transfer to Leipzig behind him but, if he can't and has decided, whatever happens in the coming weeks, then we will have no option but to sell.

When joining Leipzig he was asked what flaws he had in his game, he replied, "I don't have any".

His biggest flaw is his personality. Dunno if that will ever change...

The window has been shut for weeks now. It does not bode well that the player still seems to be affected negatively by it.

I suspect that Everton may never see the best of Ademola Lookman which is a shame as he could be a good player. Leipzig know young talent when they see it.

He is talented but to succeed he needs to be 100% on his game physically and mentally. Perhaps he is one of those lads who needs an arm round the shoulder rather than a kick up the arse.

I do get your point, yes. I didn't understand how Koeman just shoved him into a cupboard after his wonderful first game and goal against Man City.

Well, Silva apparently plans to use him, so maybe he'll get his chance to shine and show some invincibility for us.

It's in everyone's interest for him to perform, nobody wants to sign a sulk so, if he wants the Leipzig move (or indeed any move), he will need to play, and play well.

I think you may have nailed it with the Saido Berahino comparison. I was trying to find a good match: Balotelli, Ravel Morrison, but Bera fits. What a wasted 3 or 4 years he has had.

I am glad to see that he seems to have finally turned the corner. I am not a fan of Stoke, Burundi or him particularly but it is a shame to see a guy waste his talent.

Happy to be proved wrong but I suspect he's not going to live up to the hype.

The new Jeffers, Barkley, Rodwell, Vaughan... [Insert name here]

Unlike the three wankers you mentioned, Vaughany was actually a decent lad and player. Just had terrible luck with injuries. I am glad to see him doing well at Wigan with Robinson and Connolly.

He could've done much more but he has forged out a solid career for himself considering his terrible luck. He is one ex-Blue I would welcome back as a coach as opposed to jokers like Jeffers.