Although Roberto Martinez's outfit Toffees outfit weren’t quite expected to set the Premier League alight in triumphant style this season, Everton have nonetheless proven somewhat of a disappointment throughout the campaign so far.
The team currently reside in the bottom half of the table without any signs of immediate improvement. Roberto Martinez’s starting XI looks partially void of ideas and creativity, and with the likes of Leicester City, West Ham and Southampton maintaining a strong presence in the top half of the table it remains hard to envisage just where Everton will end up this season.
However, in light of the recent capture of Oumar Niasse this January, the Toffees find themselves with a potential light at the end of the tunnel.
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The Senegalese international arrives on the back of some fine goal-scoring form with Lokomotiv Moscow, so could he eventually prove to be the man to restore some much needed positivity at Goodison Park this term.
Well, if the 25-year-old’s most recent performances with his now former employees are to offer anything to go, it seems Everton could have landed a real gem on their hands in the shape of Niasse, despite his sizeable £13.5million transfer fee.
When it comes to taking on defenders with relative ease in and around the opposition’s penalty box, displaying an impressive range of finishing in one-on-one situations, and simply spinning his counterparts inside the final third with effective turn of pace, this is a player who has certainly failed to disappoint throughout the 2015/16 campaign thus far.
Oumar Niasse seems to like taking on a somewhat daring approach whenever offered the chance to impress in front of his respective fan-base. The 25-year-old striker clearly knows how to find the back of the net in explosive style. But what is perhaps more significant about Niasse’s overall game in general is the fact that he rarely looks short of confidence when played through in front of goal, and seemingly isn’t scared of taking on the impossible either.
Everton therefore look to have found themselves on the end of a very promising January deal. The Goodison Park faithful have arguably been crying out for a fresh new striker to come in and do the business at their club for quite some time now, for although Romelu Lukaku has admittedly been in fine form this season, the Toffees simply can’t rely upon the big Belgian striker alone to make things happen inside the final third for their side.
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The recently acquired Senegalese international would theoretically provide Lukaku with the perfect strike-partner to work alongside in the forward department for Everton this season.
Niasse seems capable of reading all the knock-downs that will likely come his way at Goodison Park, his pace and power inside the final third could create a lot more room for Lukaku to weave his magic in front of goal, and although both players won’t necessarily start up top in every single starting XI put together by Roberto Martinez this season, the potential on offer between Niasse and Lukaku really could open some significant doors for Everton.
So although Oumar Niasse probably won’t go down as the signing of the season, Everton look to have improved upon their fortunes across the rest of the upcoming campaign with the 25-year-old Senegalese star.
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