Everton duo Nathan Patterson and Amadou Onana both make WhoScored’s U21s team of the season so far
Everton duo Nathan Patterson and Amadou Onana have both enjoyed terrific starts to the Premier League campaign and have been named in WhoScored’s U21s team of the season so far.
The duo have become mainstays in Frank Lampard’s new look Toffees outfit and the pair’s solid performances have been backed up by statistics.
It will come as no surprise to Blues that Patterson and Onana have been named in the side, they have both become fan favourites this campaign.
Football’s largest detailed football statistics website WhoScored named their best U21s Premier League team based on match ratings from the campaign so far.
They were in classy company too, the Everton players lined up next to Arsenal’s Bakuyo Saka and Gabriel Martinelli as well as Southampton’s hot prospect Armel Bella-Kotchap.
If these stats are anything to go by, the future of Lampard’s Everton side is bright and it’s nice to see youthful sparks taking their command over a once ageing side.
Flourishing future.
The WhoScored stats prove Everton are onto something here and it bodes well for the kind of football that will be being played on Merseyside in the coming seasons.
Lampard is building something special at Goodison Park, a mixture of experience and youth is proving to create a scintillating recipe for Blues to feast on.
Granted, results haven’t fully gone Everton’s way so far, nevertheless, the attitude and performances of key players have highlighted what can be achieved.
Patterson and Onana have been at the forefront of this new-look Everton team and with age on their side, the Blues can reap the rewards of their talents for years to come.
The fact they are being rated as two of the best U21s in the Premier League says all you need to know.
Talent is there in abundance, it just needs to be harnessed by Lampard, there is potentially no better coach in football to do so.