For the first time in years, Everton have what you might consider a glut of attacking options.
Sure, it's an interesting mix of young, unproven players like Thierno Barry and Tyler Dibling alongside more veteran guys like Jack Grealish and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, and someone like Iliman Ndiaye, who is a solid combination of both at just 25. But the group has great potential to be exciting when at its best.
And yet, despite Grealish leading the Premier League in chances created, Everton have scored just seven goals in six league matches (and just nine in eight total matches), with three of those coming in a late August win over Wolves.
Part of this is an issue of the strikers, both Barry and Beto, not taking advantage of the opportunities given to them, although most of Grealish's chance creations have not found the strikers anyway. This becomes a bit of a chicken-and-egg scenario: are the strikers not scoring because the chances aren't coming their way, or are the chances not coming becuase they aren't trusted to score?
It's certainly something to consider, and part of that may be looking into alternative options, something David Moyes has shown himself capable of doing at other times in his managerial career.
But another outside the box idea could also be taken into consideration, and may also help to unlock one of Everton's best players who is being wasted in his current position: Iliman Ndiaye.
Ndiaye isn't useless as a right winger. He is, after all, a right-footed player, but his dynamism mostly comes from cutting inside and using his elite dribbling skills to create shooting opportunities for himself and others. His crossing isn't his best talent, and playing the Senegal international on the right forces him to use that more than he'd probably like.
His being there is also blocking Tyler Dibling from seeing much of the pitch, something that isn't good for the young player's development.
This all begs the question: if the strikers aren't performing and the goal is to get your eleven best on the pitch to start the match, then why not consider Ndiaye to lead the line?
It wouldn't work for every match, as Ndiaye isn't the physical specimen that Beto and Barry are, at least in terms of height. The plan would have to change, because hoofing the ball forward to Ndiaye is never going to work.
But if Everton keep the ball on the ground, something the likes of Grealish, Dewsbury-Hall, and Dibling do well, and get it to the feet of Ndiaye, he's shown enough in front of goal to suggest that he could be a threat to score.
Just think back to the goals he's scored so far this season. The opener against Brighton came off an outstanding run off the right side, but there's no reason to think that couldn't be done more centrally to great effect.
His goal at Wolves came on a very similar play, with Dewsbury-Hall finding him making a move toward the back post. And yes, Beto's presence was important to Ndiaye finding ample space to score, but as with the Brighton goal, the movement indicates the Senegalese could be an effective striker under the right circumstances.
Again, this isn't a week in/week out solution, but in situations where Everton need to take advantage of less time on the ball, it's possible that rethinking the striker situation could help amplify Everton's strengths.