Iliman N’Diaye’s superb Everton impact

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A look at their new wide man and how good of a return he has had this season.

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00:00And let's just touch on Illman and Dye

00:03Do you feel he's been a real benefit to Everton this season

00:09and his future could be really impressive

00:12I mean he's popped up with a few crucial goals

00:14he seems like the calm head in the final third

00:16something that they certainly lacked under Sean Dyche

00:19and David Moyes has come in

00:21and obviously really given Dye a platform

00:23obviously he's been injured a few times

00:25but his impact on the side is clearly really positive

00:30and it certainly looks like he's aiming for a big season next campaign

00:34and he wants to make sure that he's a real starter

00:37and a real turn to proper number 10 for Everton next campaign

00:41Yeah well he hasn't played number 10 much to be honest with you

00:45and I think that's the position maybe he regards as his best

00:48he plays mainly out wide

00:50and he scored nine goals in all competitions

00:52which is a really good return for someone

00:55in their first proper season in the Premier League

00:58Everton were long-time admirers of him

01:04he obviously went to Marseille from Sheffield United to come back

01:06and probably some people looking at him

01:09thinking well if he failed in France

01:11are you going to do it here

01:12but he's been fantastic in most games he's played in

01:16he has a little bit of a quiet spell

01:17but he's picked up again

01:19picked up that injury

01:21and he's made his mark

01:23scoring against Arsenal from the penalty spot

01:26a real cool penalty

01:28and look if you can get 10 goals

01:30if you just had an element I'll score you

01:3210 goals at the start of the season

01:34a lot of people would have taken it

01:36now the only thing you need to add to his game

01:38I don't think he's got an assist yet

01:40and if you are the creative player

01:42then you need to start setting up goals

01:44as well as scoring them

01:45so that's something you need to add to his game

01:48but yeah I asked David Moyes before the Arsenal game

01:50number 10 is that something that you think he could do

01:53and he said that's what

01:55I want to try and have a look at him there

01:57in that position

01:58which makes a lot of sense

02:00because he is someone who can unpick a lot

02:04and if you've got Dwight McNeil back

02:06to play on the left maybe

02:08then you've got a winger there

02:09who will be getting crosses into the box

02:11and you've got to prop it out

02:12and out number 10

02:13someone who will work hard as well

02:15he's not afraid to put a shift in

02:17might be like Abdoulaye Dekore

02:19who's running power

02:20but he'll definitely graft for you

02:22but he's been a really good signing

02:24I think he's one that you look on

02:26I think he could be a real star

02:28of this Everton team

02:29if he stays for years to come

02:31there have been many a names

02:32the first spell under David Moyes

02:34and you think I like to be

02:36Steven Pienaar in terms of forwards

02:39Tim Cahill

02:40and others like that

02:42Kevin Morales

02:42that's a really good spell at Everton

02:44can he be that next player

02:48someone who you think is capable

02:50of going to the next level

02:51I think maybe it didn't work out

02:53for Pienaar or Tottenham

02:55and yeah I think he is the one

02:58that you look on

02:59if you carry on this sort of trajectory

03:00then there'll definitely be

03:02other teams who will be sniffing about him

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