Mina: Everton move was the best decision I could have made

He needs to be a Defender ++, to mimic the colloquial vogue.

Slightly concerned though about his mobility, especially alongside Keane.

Zouma has the pace we need in the centre of our back-line, alongside Keane or Mina he's essential.

Very happy Mina is getting a game, but we should try and sign Zouma on a permanent deal to be our third man.

Generally speaking though, it is gratifying to see how all of the Barca lads appear to be buying into the club and the warm welcome from the fans. First two look class, no doubt Yerry will be too.

Obviously, like everyone else, I hope he can boss our area too, along with Keane. After all he is a defender! I'm hoping they can develop into a really strong partnership, along with Coleman and Digne.

One things for sure he seems to be larger than life and will be a really positive influence on the field and in the changing room. We need characters and team spirit.

Tomorrow will be a bit early to judge. But I'm hoping we get glimpses of things to come.

One things for sure he seems to be larger than life and will be a really positive influence on the field and in the changing room. We need characters and team spirit.

I couldn't agree more. This kid has charisma. And if he stays happy, it will only lift others around him up.

And that kind of chemistry in any sport is invaluable.

Over 20 yards Mina is reasonably fast. Perhaps he's not the quickest from a standing start but you can't label him as slow. He's also got a good skill set and was seen regularly charging down the pitch with the ball and beating people with his pace.

Just go to YouTube if you want to see it with your own eyes.

Mina has embraced the community work and spread that infectious smile of his.

A huge credit to the lad's outlook and the team spirit the new regime is cultivating among the likes of Digne, Gomes and Zouma.

There is an article in the Echo about Barca refusing to discuss selling Gomes. The article also points out Chelski had the same stance with Zouma. The Gomes situation will be difficult to solve but Zouma could become a minor point if Mina can step up.

It would be far from ideal if both of these players become a hugely influential part of out team, just to lose them both next summer. In the meantime, let's gets as many points on the board as possible, starting with three today.

Credit were it's due, plus he's our player, so imo he starts now vs Cardiff and the place is his to lose.

Well done today to Yerry and welcome to the blues.

He doesn't have Zouma's depth of experience, so he'll make some mistakes, but they'll be mistakes of aggression, not passivity. And as I mentioned on the Forum, his man-marking instincts are ten times those of Zouma, who watches the ball as if it were Kate Upton topless.

Mina will blunder. He'll get caught on the ball in bad positions because he's supremely confident in the dribble. He'll give away a pen or two because he loves to tackle. But we'll be patient past those, won't we, people?

Star in the making.

I don't want to get ahead of things but I also think he has star potential. I'll happily forgive the odd blunder as I did for Joey Yobo, whose worth to the team over the years more than made up for it.

I think Mina probably has a good top speed once those long legs get motoring. But his acceleration from standing is not so good as far as I can see.

Difficult to prove these things but I do worry that Keane and Mina lack that searing recovery gas (acceleration in big part) that's gets you of trouble on occasion. They obviously did very well against Chelsea but there were a few times that balls behind were not caught up with. Time will tell.