Some Everton fans have been praising ex-player Ramiro Funes Mori on social media as the club’s official Twitter account shares footage of the Argentinian to celebrate his 29th birthday.
Everton’s official Twitter account posted a video sharing footage of the Argentinian defender’s knee-slide goal celebrations from his tenure at Goodison Park. According to Transfermarkt.co.uk, the centre-back scored five competitive first-team goals for The Toffees in his three seasons at the club,
The recent footage shared by Everton’s official Twitter account, which features five clips of the 29-year-old’s knee-slide celebrations from his time with the club, praises the centre-back’s goal celebration before wishing him a happy birthday.
Some Everton fans have reacted positively to the recently shared footage of Funes Mori, with some Toffees supporters praising the ‘passion’ that the defender displayed during his time at the club. Read the positive posts from some Everton fans regarding Funes Mori in the tweets below.
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HB, @funesmoriofi25! ? #EFC pic.twitter.com/2DmFgvX8JV
— Everton (@Everton) March 5, 2020
biggest passion merchant to ever grace goodison
— Isaiah ? (@ftbl_isaiah) March 5, 2020
One player I was disappointed we sold ?
— DJSPARKY (@140samshadow) March 5, 2020
Should of kept him
— Gary Clarke (@Hilljogger1878) March 5, 2020
He absolutely loved us. ??
— Ancelotti’s Eyebrow (@ancelottisibrow) March 5, 2020
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His passion on a level with mine ??
— Julie (@JulieHob1878) March 5, 2020
I loved this guy played with passion
— Edgar Abraamyan (@edgabraamyan) March 5, 2020
Met him once, spoke about 3 words of English. Nice fella though ? could tell he cared
— Joe EFC ? (@the_Joe10) March 5, 2020
We let him go too soon if you ask me, good player
— Tom Floyd (@TomFloy77447574) March 5, 2020
What do we think?
Funes Mori, who is valued at £5.4 million (as per Transfermarkt), enjoyed a mixed spell during his three seasons with Everton. In his first season, the Argentinian burst onto the scene in Merseyside with some impressive performances. Funes Mori earned an average overall rating of 7.18, according to WhoScored.com, for his performances during the 2015/16 Premier League season.
The centre-back was Everton’s third-highest rated player that season. He also won an average of 2.7 aerials per game according to WhoScored. Only Phil Jagielka won more aerials than the Argentinian centre-back in the 2015/16 season.
Everton fans and Funes Mori both might look back on his final season with the club less fondly. The 29-year-old made just four Premier League appearances during the 2017/18 season. According to Transfermarkt.co.uk, a knee injury kept the centre-back out of action from the 17th of July 2017 until the fourth of February 2018. The 29-year-old was subsequently sold to Villarreal in the summer of 2018.
Despite injury plaguing his final season with the club, it may be fair for some Toffees fans to look back favourably at Funes Mori given the impressive performances delivered by the 29-year-old upon arriving at Goodison Park in the 2015/16 season.