Yeah he has a fairly poor record with strikers, only like Jelavic really of what I can remember of Everton strikers for long time now.
And sorry I tend to avoid Everton-Pool games, so I cant judge, they allways are such tediously boring games for me, mainly for the Pool part, its a tradition since Benitez days, even if Rodgers messy team is bit more fun, with a Coutinho dancing through opponents.