‘This is what Tyler Dibling has demanded from David Moyes after Everton arrival’
Tyler Dibling has faced a difficult start to his Everton career since arriving in a big-money deal from Southampton in the summer
Everton signed Dibling for around £40million, marking their biggest outlay of the summer transfer window.
The winger had enjoyed a breakout season at Southampton in the Premier League, and the Toffees were keen to bring that potential to the Hill Dickinson Stadium.
Dibling struggled in his first Premier League start against Crystal Palace on Sunday, and has failed to impress in his other displays so far.
In what was his full Everton debut, Dibling could not leave an impression against Wolves in the Carabao Cup.
Tyler Dibling wants to start for Everton
Dibling is Everton’s third-most expensive signing of all time, and will carry pressure on his young shoulders, even if the Toffees are patient with him.
David Moyes will be well aware of that pressure, with such a big price tag demanding almost instant results.
| Tyler Dibling | Vs Crystal Palace |
| Minutes played | 45 |
| Accurate passes | 6/7 |
| Touches in opposition box | 1 |
| Dispossessed | 1 |
| Successful dribbles | 0/3 |
| Duels won | 3/10 |
| Fouls | 2 |
But Dibling was never going to walk straight into the Everton team.
Whilst certainly impressing for Southampton last season, the winger spent much of the second half of the campaign on the bench, and scored just two Premier League goals over the course of the season.
Nonetheless, Michael Ball has revealed that the 19-year-old is already showing great hunger for a starting role at Everton.
Writing in his column for the Liverpool Echo on Tuesday, the former Everton defender wrote: “You want to see more from your most expensive signing of the summer.
“You want to see an instant impact, but while he’s played in the Premier League before, he’s still a young kid. The price tag is a number between the two football clubs though, it’s nothing to do with him.
“I’m told he wants to be a starter, well prove that then.”
Dibling will have further chances
Being taken off at half-time against Crystal Palace would have been gutting for Dibling, with the winger passing up his first big chance in the Premier League.
The 19-year-old was shifted into the middle in the absence of Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, and looked to struggle in an unfamiliar position.
But given Everton’s limited depth in attack, further chances will arrive for the teenager, and he must take them when they do.
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