Everton’s Summer Signings Struggle to Shine as Moyes Faces Selection Dilemma

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Sometimes, the decisions managers don’t make tell you more than the ones they do. Everton’s 3‑0 home defeat to Tottenham on Sunday offered a stark example. With the team 2‑0 down at half-time, three summer signings — Tyler Dibling, Adam Aznou, and Thierno Barry — remained largely unused.

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00:00sometimes the decisions managers don't make tell you more than the ones they do

00:06Everton's 3-0 home defeat to Tottenham on Sunday offered a stark example

00:11with the team 2-0 down at half-time three summer signings

00:15Tyler Diblin, Adam Asnu and Tino Barry remain largely unused

00:19Barry only replaced Betu in the 66th minute by which point the game was effectively lost

00:25that trio cost a combined £70m but has made just three Premier League starts between them

00:31with Asnu yet to feature in a competitive first-team match

00:36Everton's slow integration of new signings is a part of a deliberate strategy

00:41manager David Moyes has signed nine players this summer

00:44and the squad is clearly still gelling as November approaches

00:49throwing all newcomers into the team immediately rarely works

00:53history shows it can damage results

00:55Moyes-like predecessor Sean Dyche has opted for a gradual approach

00:59particularly for players arriving from abroad

01:02The Premier League is the hardest in the world in terms of getting up to speed

01:07assistant Billy McKinley said

01:09the younger ones come from different cultures and leagues

01:14which is getting them up to speed with the pace and style of the game

01:19That explains why proven Premier League performers like Jack Grealish and Keenan Drewsby-Hall have

01:26featured most while Barry and Asnu are struggling for minutes

01:31The exception has been Merlin Roll, a loan from Freiburg whose performances in training have impressed Moyes

01:38and earned him opportunities, particularly with Idrissa Gay likely to leave for the Africa Cup of Nations

01:45Barry signed for £27 million is still adjusting

01:49He's shown glimpses of promise but is yet to demonstrate readiness

01:52Everton's summer recruitment was ambitious but Moyes faces the ongoing challenges of balancing development with immediate results

02:01Integrating high-cost young talent while demanding Premier League performances is never straightforward

02:08How he navigates this phase will define Everton's season

Everton’s Summer Signings Struggle to Shine as Moyes Faces Selection Dilemma

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