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Post by dorf on Dec 11, 2017 12:56:31 GMT
 Yannick Bolasie has been named on the bench for Everton Under-23s’ Premier League 2 match at Leicester City on Monday afternoon.The winger has made a key step in his recovery from a serious knee injury by making his first match squad since suffering the setback against Manchester United last December. Bolasie, a 2016 summer signing from Crystal Palace, returned to first-team training last month and manager Sam Allardyce said in his pre-match press conference on Friday that the 28-year-old could be back in his plans in “a number of weeks”. Everton Under-23s to take on Leicester: Hilton, Jones, Garbutt, Gibson, Feeney, Foulds, Charsley, Baningime, Hornby, Adeniran, Henen. Subs: Sambou, Renshaw, Bolasie, Evans, Broadhead. Everton FC |
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Post by pb78 on Dec 11, 2017 17:02:40 GMT
i see that bolasie is now back, he will now offer much needed pace on the wings, anyone know about Ross Barkleys fitness yet. at the start of the season he was meant to be 4 weeks away.
do we think he will play for us again, seems his injury is taking a lot longer than first expected.
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Post by Everton News. on Dec 11, 2017 17:17:39 GMT
 Yannick Bolasie made his long-awaited return from injury in Everton Under-23s' 2-1 Premier League 2 defeat at Leicester City. The winger came on as a substitute for the final half hour for his first taste of competitive action since sustaining knee ligament damage against Manchester United last December. The young Blues had led through Fraser Hornby’s fine first-half solo effort, but two late goals condemned them to defeat. The game started brightly, with Gethin Jones and Dennis Adeniran both having efforts blocked for Everton, before Joe Hilton saved comfortably from Ahmed Musa. Both sides continued to create chances as Hornby – who made his first-team debut in last week’s 3-0 Europa League win over Apollon Limassol - tried his luck from long-range but failed to really trouble the keeper, and Hilton saved from Sam Hughes, Leicester’s Wirral-born defender. The opening goal was one of real quality. Luke Garbutt fed the ball to Adeniran and his perfectly-placed pass was collected by Hornby who wriggled past two defenders before planting a low shot past Eldin Jakupovic. David Henen then had a low drive smothered, and a free-kick from Garbutt almost deceived the home the keeper, who needed to help the ball over the bar after it bounce in front of him. The Foxes should have levelled on the half hour but Musa fired wildly off target when Everton failed to clear a corner. Before the break, George Thomas curled a direct free-kick from 25 yards high over the bar. The hard-working Toffees were good value for their interval lead and almost doubled it in the opening minute of the second period when Hornby headed a delightful free-kick from Garbutt just wide. There was a let-off for Everton on 53 minutes when a header from Hughes clipped the top of the crossbar. Bolasie’s first contribution after coming on was to head the ball back across goal for Morgan Feeney but the defender’s volley was blocked. Having gone close to a 2-0 lead, Everton were undone by two late goals from Leicester defender Yohan Benalouane – the first a close-range shot and the second a hooked volley. |
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Post by Avinalaff on Dec 11, 2017 18:07:29 GMT
i see that bolasie is now back, he will now offer much needed pace on the wings, anyone know about Ross Barkleys fitness yet. at the start of the season he was meant to be 4 weeks away. do we think he will play for us again, seems his injury is taking a lot longer than first expected. No idea mate. Our club don't offer any news on him. |
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Post by rugbytoffee on Dec 11, 2017 18:24:38 GMT
Yannick Bolasie revealed he was “overwhelmed” and felt “good to smell the grass again” after playing competitive football for the first time in more than a year in Everton’s Under-23s’ defeat at Leicester.
The winger came on as a 61st-minute substitute in the young Blues’ Premier League 2 clash – another key step in his recovery from the serious knee injury he sustained in the 1-1 draw with Manchester United last December.
After Bolasie returned to training last month, Everton manager Sam Allardyce revealed in his pre-match press conference on Friday that the 28-year-old could be back in his first-team plans in “a number of weeks”.
And the DR Congo international vowed to keep working hard to make that happen.
“Playing again was overwhelming,” Bolasie told evertonfc.com. “When I got on I felt good. I knew about two weeks ago I was going to play in this game so it’s good.
“There wasn’t any nerves! Now that I’ve played the 30 minutes there isn’t any. Maybe before there was some because it’s been a long time. Training is training – it’s totally different in the matches when it matters so, yes, I’m happy.
“I want to be with the [first team] boys. Right now the team is doing really well so you’re going to have to try to fight your way in but there’s no rush for myself. I know what my role is because a year out in football means it will be a month or two before I’m really back at it but the main thing is that I feel okay.
“Just the smell of grass again in the game was great.”
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