David Moyes must give Tyrique George the chance to succeed at Everton

The newly signed Chelsea loanee cannot prove his worth sitting on the bench.
Jul 24, 2024; Santa Clara, CA, USA; Chelsea forward Tyrique George (32) dribbles the ball against Wrexham in the first half at Levi's Stadium. Mandatory Credit: David Gonzales-Imagn Images
Jul 24, 2024; Santa Clara, CA, USA; Chelsea forward Tyrique George (32) dribbles the ball against Wrexham in the first half at Levi's Stadium. Mandatory Credit: David Gonzales-Imagn Images | David Gonzales-Imagn Images

The good news is that the Tyrique George transfer situation didn't get anywhere near as long and drawnout as the Tyler Dibling Saga from the summer.

For one, there wasn't time, as Everton only logged their official interest a few days before the transfer window closed on Monday. The nature of the deal, a loan with a buy option, probably made the deal a little easier to hammer out, too.

Still, it leaves Everton with two young wingers (George turned 20 yesterday) on either side, with a fairly young striker leading the line in Thierno Barry (23). This makes Iliman Ndiaye, who'll turn 26 six days before Dibling turns 20, as the elder statesman of the front line (although Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall will be 28 in September, if you want to include him in the mix).

That's plenty for Everton to build on, for both now and the future, but David Moyes cannot afford to waste time with George the way he seems to have with Dibling.

You could make the argument that since Dibling is already permanently part of the Everton squad, that Moyes has slow played the situation knowing he's locked in. That may be true, but George doesn't have that available to him. Everton will need to decide in just a few months whether they want to pay the fee for him or allow someone else to take him off of Chelsea's hands.

And so the Everton manager must find a way to integrate him as soon as possible. That doesn't necessarily mean start him right away (although, if he's not going to start Dibling at right wing, the side could do worse than Ndiaye and George flanking either side of Barry). But it does mean that he needs to play as often as he can.

The same case could be made for Dibling, a player who already had a reputation as a quiet kid who would need boosts in confidence to stay engaged when he arrived. The talent is there, and Moyes is arguably doing him a disservice by not using him more.

And Moyes cannot do that with George. There will be opportunties, and the manager must seize them when they come, something he's often failed to do with Dibling, not to mention Adam Aznou.

Everton has a chance to develop a young core with George, Dibling, Aznou, Jarrad Branthwaite, Jake O'Brien, James Garner, and Ndiaye. This is a moment that must be taken advantage of for the future of the club.

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