Supporters of Everton have taken to social media to air their thoughts on the Toffees’ former Nigerian defender Joseph Yobo.
On Sunday, @EvertonNewsFeed posted to Twitter about the man who was signed by David Moyes while he was manager of the Toffees, which had lots of fans talking.
??Joseph Yobo??
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?Signed: July 2002
?257 Games for the blues
??10 Goals
??2 Assists
??Left: August 2012
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David Moyes first Everton signing and not a bad one either! pic.twitter.com/P1empEIZfX— ??? ?????? ????? (@EvertonNewsFeed) April 26, 2020
Prone to a mistake but overall a good signing, don’t think he cost much either?
— Jay Howard (@thejayhowardd) April 27, 2020
£4.5m, was the 1st of a different breed of signing that Moyes brought in..we were skint and Yobo was like a breath of fresh air.
— USMStublue79 (@stublue79) April 27, 2020
Absolute class, cant believe how lucky we were to have him
— Bradley Navarro (@bradleynavarro) April 26, 2020
Would you take a prime Joseph Yobo in Carlo Ancelotti's current squad?Yes, would do a job
No, not good enough
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Yobo was situated in Merseyside between 2002 and 2012, having initially arrived on loan from Marseille before the move became permanent and he later departed for Fenerbahce (per Transfermarkt).
While at Goodison Park, the retired defender made 257 appearances for the Toffees, during which he bagged ten goals and two assists (per Transfermarkt), which left fans with a lot to say about the 39-year-old.
Decent player, except when he was asked to play midfield ?
— Neeruj Luthra (@Nee_1974) April 27, 2020
His last couple of seasons with us he got absolutely slated.
— Si (@si86efc) April 26, 2020
Great player from the club! Thats when we was able to play out from the back without hoofing it! He helped change our style
— The Blue Oracle (@Ratters2011) April 27, 2020
Massively underrated
— Sean Ready (@ready1878) April 26, 2020
What do we think?
As can be seen in the responses from Everton supporters, while there were a few doubts from some, most supporters highly rated Yobo and felt that he was an impressive player during his time at the club.
Having made 257 appearances for David Moyes’ Everton side (per Transfermarkt), he must have been doing something right to continue being selected.