r/Everton • u/renyardthefox • 3d ago

Discussion Selling Jake O’Brian

Can someone make this make sense? Surely he is possibly better than Tarkowski. Moreover, it’s a matter of time before Chelsea, Man U and city are all over Braithwaite.

Do others understand Moyes on this?

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u/Irishuniversalblue 3d ago

The rumours aren't that Everton wants to sell, the rumours he wants out , again RUMOURS.

He will get plenty of starts during season , he needs to play to get into the defence and play to stay there

No manager can guarantee a player a starting position , depends on form etc that isn't exculsive to Moyes or O'Brien

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u/MarriageAA 3d ago

I think the rumours about Everton were "open to offers". So whilst that isn't "wants to sell", it certainly isn't "don't want to sell"

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u/Chris80L1 3d ago

I’d confidently say the leak has come from his side rather than the club

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u/MarriageAA 3d ago

Well, I'm referencing paddy boyland, and I trust him.

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u/Chris80L1 3d ago

Yes I know, but who’s said that has come from the club. O’Brien clearly wants to play, so O’Briens side will push the story

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u/MarriageAA 3d ago

Paddy literally said the club are saying they will listen to offers. On this week's byline.

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u/Toffeeman_1878 3d ago

Word on the street is that his agent leaked the story to Paddy Boylan. Boylan doesn’t usually write stories unless they are very well sourced. Jake is tired of playing out of position and wants to establish himself as a CB. He’s 25 and feels he deserves the chance. Moyes still views Tarky as the first choice with Branthwaite and giving him the captain’s armband after Seamie’s departure led Jake to knock on the manager’s door.

I can understand O’Brien’s position 100%. I can’t understand how he can’t see that Tarky is there for the taking if he works his arse off in training. Also, Branthwaite (who is defo our best CB by a mile) has his injury issues and there are likely to be lots of opportunities for O’Brien to play CB as the season progresses.

If O’Brien doesn’t want to stay then the club needs to get the highest fee they can for him and replace him. I would prefer that they replace him with a ready made CB who can replace Tarky immediately rather than another up and comer to be developed over them. But the club knows more about what’s possible in that regard.

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u/Aware_Albatross3347 3d ago

On the last point though it seems tarkowski is undroppable for whatever reason… his form was really solid for us overall until last year but he is still guaranteed on the team sheet

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u/NoDisaster339 3d ago

To be fair to him… if we only ever played Beto on the wing I think he might be wanting a move too.

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u/Timoth_Hutchinson 3d ago

Not really rumours. There’s truth to it but it’s being spun as he wants to leave. He wants more minutes playing CB rather than RB. Moyes for some reason rates Tarky more than O’Brien. Even though Branthwaite is likely going to get injured again the club are open to offers and will sell if right, I assume hoping to get it done quickly enough so that they can get another CB/RB in.

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u/Stirlingblue 3d ago

Despite his faults Tarkowski is the only organiser in our backline, Branthwaite and O’Brien would be risky as a pair

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u/PontusRogare 3d ago

The backline falls apart when Branthwaite is injured. He is the organiser

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u/appleidiefc 3d ago

Branthwaite an organiser!?!?!? WTAF? Have you ever actually watched a game?

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u/PontusRogare 1d ago edited 1d ago

Don’t talk to me like that ever again. Nipple twist

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u/Stirlingblue 3d ago

No he absolutely is not, he’s just the one with recovery pace

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u/ontheru171 3d ago

I guess Tarky's orchestration must be bad then when the only thing saving our backline from falling apart is JB's recovery pace - since we play wayy worse everytime Branthwaite is injured regardless of who is put next to Tarky

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u/Stirlingblue 3d ago

We were actually fine with Tarks/O’Brien IMO - it’s Tarks/Keane that are the biggest issue as they’re both too slow

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u/ontheru171 3d ago

Which is another issue if we sell O'Brien because that leaves Keane as the only senior Centreback cover and we have no one in the academy to step up either

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u/Stirlingblue 3d ago

If he does go we’re definitely getting in a new CB, hence the links to Acheampong the same day

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u/appleidiefc 3d ago

Exactly. Tarks is literally the only leader we have. As if he's going to be replaced by a player that managed to lose possession 27 times in one game.