Everton should rue not holding maintain of star who’s scored 52 objectives since 2022
Everton have been sensible defensively beneath boss Sean Dyche, with the Toffees having the perfect defensive file of any facet within the Premier League’s backside half with 42 objectives conceded.
The membership have additionally stored the joint second-most clear sheets within the division, with Arsenal the one facet in England’s high flight to register extra this season.
The Toffees acquired a six-point deduction earlier this marketing campaign, which has seen the membership float dangerously near the relegation zone, with their defensive file an enormous enhance within the membership’s battle to keep away from the drop.
Nevertheless, it is Everton’s assault that has halted them from pulling away from any relegation menace, with Dyche’s facet solely scoring 31 instances in 30 video games this marketing campaign, with solely bottom-of-the-table Sheffield United scoring fewer.
The membership might’ve benefitted from a former ahead who departed Goodison again in 2017, after an unsuccessful interval with the membership earlier than excelling in entrance of objective lately.
Enner Valencia’s stats at Everton
After becoming a member of the membership on a season-long mortgage from fellow Premier League facet West Ham United for the 2016/17 marketing campaign, striker Enner Valencia arrived at Goodison Park seeking to bolster the membership’s probabilities of reaching the Europa League.
He featured 21 instances for the Toffees within the Premier League, scoring 3 times for the membership, along with his first objective coming in his eleventh look for Everton within the 3-0 victory over Southampton.
Nevertheless, he would solely go on to attain two extra objectives throughout his non permanent spell on the membership, along with his different two objectives coming in opposition to Tottenham Hotspur and Hull Metropolis.
Everton had a £14.5m possibility to purchase in Valencia’s mortgage transfer, however his lack of objectives throughout his mortgage spell noticed the membership choose in opposition to any everlasting deal for the Ecuadorian ahead.
He would subsequently go away Goodison in Might 2017, with the striker transferring to Mexico, becoming a member of Tigres UNAL on a everlasting foundation.
Enner Valencia’s stats since 2022
Lately, Ecuadorian ahead Valencia has proven no indicators of slowing down along with his goalscoring, regardless of the previous Toffee being 34 years of age.
In the course of the 2022/23 season, he plied his commerce for Fenerbahçe within the Turkish League, with Valencia having fun with the perfect goalscoring marketing campaign of his complete profession.
Over the 48 video games he performed for the facet, he scored 33 instances, with the previous West Ham striker additionally scoring 3 times for his nation on the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
The 5 foot 10 marksman moved again to South America in 2023, becoming a member of Sport Membership Internacional in Brazil with the 34-year-old persevering with his stable kind. During the last yr, he is featured 40 instances in all competitions, scoring 19 instances, with Everton lacking out on a confirmed finisher.
The “medical” ahead, as described by Statman Dave, has been sensational lately as his 52 objectives since 2022 can attest to, with the Toffees lacking a trick by not signing him after they had the prospect.
Though now a veteran, his phenomenal goalscoring file would have doubtlessly been the distinction between a relegation scrap and mid-table safety for Dyche’s facet this season.
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