New Everton recruit Christian Atsu looking to succeed where compatriot Alex Nyarko failed A sorry sight, perhaps the lowest ebb for any Everton FC player in recent history and a regrettable and embarrassing incident all-round for the club and individuals involved. The date was April 21 2001 and the venue was Highbury, north London. With Everton trailing 3-1 to Arsenal, a frustrated away fan takes to the field of play topless and tugs at the shirt of the Blues midfielder Alex Nyarko in a gesture indicating that he feels he could do better than the Ghanaian. His confidence already shot, Nyarko feels he cannot continue any longer and despite not being injured he requests that manager Walter Smith immediately substitute him. Replacement Idan Tal duly enters the fray at Nyarko’s expense and when the player indicates afterwards that he wishes to call time on his Everton career, he finds both sympathy and support lacking from his boss. Smith said: “Lots of questions come up – commitment, mentality. He gave up, which is not a great example to set.” Germany’s Benedikt Howedes (right) and Ghana’s Christian Atsu battle for the ball When asked on Nyarko’s plans to hang up his boots at Goodison, the Scot added: “I’ll need time to think about that…about five [...] liverpoolinnews/new-everton-recruit-christian-atsu-looking-to-succeed-where-compatriot-alex-nyarko-failed/
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