You can almost make 2 different lists, the best players who've played a reasonable number of games during the decade, which rewards longer service and consistency, and the most talented players which is those who looked really good, got flogged and went on to better things or were only here for a short time...
"longer service team" Hamer Solly Morrison Bauer Wiggins JBG Cousins Stephens Jackson Kermorgant Taylor
Pope Solly Gomez Bauer Wiggins Gudmundsson Diarra Shelvey Lookman Kermorgant Taylor
Quite like that I have 5(ish) academy products in there.
Pope was just coming into his own as he left.
Solly deserves his place for consistency. Gomez was outstanding and has outclassed the likes of Raheem Sterling multiple times. Shelvey is a class footballer. He is still an outstanding player and like Gomez continues to do it at the highest level. Lookman was easily our best option when here, he should have kicked on but I feel Everton really fudged his development. Wasn't really a full academy product.
Pope Solly Gomez Bauer Wiggins Gudmundsson Diarra Shelvey Lookman Kermorgant Taylor
Quite like that I have 5(ish) academy products in there.
Pope was just coming into his own as he left.
Solly deserves his place for consistency. Gomez was outstanding and has outclassed the likes of Raheem Sterling multiple times. Shelvey is a class footballer. He is still an outstanding player and like Gomez continues to do it at the highest level. Lookman was easily our best option when here, he should have kicked on but I feel Everton really fudged his development. Wasn't really a full academy product.
I also think that any team without Jackson in it just can’t be right. What he did for us in the early years of this decade was phenomenal. Without that leadership and those goals in key moments, we wouldn’t have had the success we did at times.
Quite difficult this without emotional attachment, for instance I would want Jacko for his service and goals for us but if it's based on how good players are altogether even after Charlton then he deffo doesn't make the cut.
I would have to go
Pope Solly Konsa Gomez Wiggins JBG Stephens Coquelin Lookman Yann Taylor
Pope (it's not just what he's become, he was excellent the second half of our relegation season) Fanni Konsa Bauer Gomez JBG Coqelin Diarra Lookman ............... Holmes ................ Yann
A bit of a contrarian team because I think Sky's is very good. But I do think Diarra needs to be there. And as for Coquelin, he was absolute class. Got to see him play in person in two of his games for us, a level above.
Fanni is another one who, after taking a bit to settle in, looked class. It was a shame he wasn't match fit when he joined.
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Hamer ( more for character and memories)
Solly, Bauer, Gomez, Wiggins
JBG, Gallagher, Aribo, Jackson
Kermorgant, Taylor
Solly Gomez Bauer Wiggins
Gudmundsson Diarra Shelvey Lookman
Kermorgant Taylor
Pope was just coming into his own as he left.
Solly deserves his place for consistency.
Gomez was outstanding and has outclassed the likes of Raheem Sterling multiple times.
Shelvey is a class footballer. He is still an outstanding player and like Gomez continues to do it at the highest level.
Lookman was easily our best option when here, he should have kicked on but I feel Everton really fudged his development. Wasn't really a full academy product.
I would have to go
Pope
Solly Konsa Gomez Wiggins
JBG Stephens Coquelin Lookman
Yann Taylor
Honourable mentions: Karlan, BWP, Jacko, Morrison, Bauer, Hamer, Shelvey, Aribo and Buyens
Fanni Konsa Bauer Gomez
JBG Coqelin Diarra Lookman
............... Holmes
................ Yann
A bit of a contrarian team because I think Sky's is very good. But I do think Diarra needs to be there. And as for Coquelin, he was absolute class. Got to see him play in person in two of his games for us, a level above.
Fanni is another one who, after taking a bit to settle in, looked class. It was a shame he wasn't match fit when he joined.
Henderson
Gomez Ben-Haim Fanni
Gudmonsson Gallagher Diarra Jackson Wiggins
Lookman Kermorgant
Subs; Hamer, Watt, Buyens, Vetokele, Taylor, Solly, Holmes