Everton fans tear into €17m man Niasse after full debut to forget

Everton went into the January transfer window with gaps to fill in their squad, so Roberto Martinez's decision to put the bulk of their budget towards a non-playing striker doesn't look too smart on reflection.

Martinez sanctioned a €17m move for Oumar Niasse, but the Senegal striker had managed just 16 Premier League minutes before being named in the starting line-up to face Bournemouth. This was surprising, considering the manager had suggested Niasse might not be ready for a return to action before the 2016/17 campaign. https://twitter.com/cdsmith789/status/726401669869752320 But it turns out Martinez may have been right in this regard, given the response to the former Lokomotiv Moscow man's performance. https://twitter.com/prenno/status/726416114717220864 https://twitter.com/TonyBarretTimes/status/726418790720872448 https://twitter.com/FinKitch/status/726419685470785536 https://twitter.com/RichardBuxton_/status/726419223459827712 https://twitter.com/theblueeyedkid/status/726423742390267904 https://twitter.com/19MLW85/status/726423501708648450 https://twitter.com/calumwoodss/status/726421799232241664

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Everton went into the January transfer window with gaps to fill in their squad, so Roberto Martinez's decision to put the bulk of their budget towards a non-playing striker doesn't look too smart on reflection.

Everton went into the January transfer window with gaps to fill in their squad, so Roberto Martinez's decision to put the bulk of their budget towards a non-playing striker doesn't look too smart on reflection.

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