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With Everton looking for a major boost in form going into the last few games of this campaign, it could be time for Sam Allardyce to call on a man he has seemed reluctant to over the last few months.

The Blues could do with Nikola Vlasic being given a go again.

The winger has, for one reason or another, become a bit of a forgotten man at Goodison Park these days.

Vlasic's last appearance was his rather surprising start in the 1-1 draw at home to West Brom all the way back in January, with only a few places on the bench to show for his last two months on Merseyside.

The signing of Theo Walcott and the return to fitness of Yannick Bolasie have both played their parts in the 20-year-old having reduced game-time, despite the departure of Ademola Lookman on loan and Aaron Lennon permanently in January.

The Croatian international came with a lot of expectation from Hajduk Split fans when he first made the move to Goodison Park in the summer, having cemented himself as one of his country's brightest talents.

However, despite a number of promising performances for the Blues during his time with the club so far, Vlasic has struggled to regularly nail down a place in the starting XI under Allardyce .

Under the tenures of both Ronald Koeman and David Unsworth it was a different story.

The 20-year-old made his first start for Everton in the 3-0 defeat to Atalanta in the Europa League in September, but quickly put the disappointment of that result behind him to put a solid display in for the League Cup win over Sunderland in his next match.

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The home game against Apollon Limassol brought Vlasic's first goal for Everton and looked to be his chance to kick on - and to some extent he did.

The winger was moved into a central role for the 5-2 home defeat to Arsenal but provided one of the few shining lights on that day with some exciting skills and unpredictablity.

He didn't make a Premier League appearance after that match for over a month.

Now, Vlasic has spent over two months sat on the sidelines, with his only other goal for the Blues coming in the reverse fixture against Apollon Limassol in December.

Walcott's emergence into the Everton team has shown what having pace and guile on the wing can do for the club's attacking play.

Vlasic could very easily provide that on the opposite side, and seriously bolster the Blues options going forward.

After a shocking performance against Manchester City, Allardyce's side absolutely have to respond against Liverpool this weekend and need to take the game to their arch rivals.

The 20-year-old provides an unpredictability that Everton have been desperately missing since Lookman was allowed to leave the club on loan - and remember how good he looked in the second half of the FA Cup fixture at Anfield?

Is it time for Everton's forgotten man to be remembered?