More than an entertainer?

Friday Night Football returns to the Premier League this week and the meeting of Everton and Crystal Palace promises to be a stirring one for one player in particular. Martin Laurence of WhoScored.com assesses Yannick Bolasie’s start to life on Merseyside…

The game at Goodison will be the first time that Yannick Bolasie will face his former club after a move in the summer ended a run of four years at Selhurst Park.

The £30m transfer, making him Everton’s record signing, was a move that the winger claimed was a “no brainer” yet one he was not ready to take last year. Having, as he conceded, removed some mistakes from his game, Bolasie finally felt he was ready to move on.

Although Everton fell to a shock first defeat of the season at Bournemouth last weekend, it’s been a strong start to life under Ronald Koeman, and their big money signing has so far adjusted very well. Bolasie admitted, “The Dutch way of playing, the Dutch way of doing everything is totally different to what I’ve had (in the past),” but so far the signs are encouraging and suggest that the 27-year old’s game is already developing under his new boss.

A player that has divided opinion since promotion to the Premier League with Palace, making the fee spent on his services all the more alarming, Bolasie has faced criticism in the past for lacking end product. It’s criticism that has certainly been justified – he has never scored more than five or assisted more than six in a season – but few players in England’s top-flight have the same ability to bring about both joy and bewilderment in equal …

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