Match Thread Leeds 1-0 Everton, Mon 18 Aug, 8.00pm

[Barrowjohn]

We were rubbish, no excuses. We are in for another tough old season going off that display.

 

[Pittsburgh Footy]

We can say how terrible we were first half - true.

But we did play better that second half. And countless times I've seen shades of that same "handball" be not called a handball. It hit him above the elbow with no daylight between his arm and chest, off of two ricochets

It's just not a handball. That's a drab 0-0 and we move on to next week.

Tough decision

 

[Zezti]

OK, mate but I’ll tell you this the day we stop looking for everything we can to blame for the state of this club instead of the club itself will be the day we finally move forward. Until then the new stadium etc is just another false dawn. The attitude is all wrong.

The referee having a mare and costing us a goal and us being crap are not mutually exclusive things. They can both be true.

 

[Gilbert..]

Sh!te performance
Sh!te ref
You're hard work Everton you really are.

 

[Zatara]

At least it is good to see Moyes ripping into the refs. Should’ve been more prepared.

As he had a face like thunder i wondered who he will blame but himself.

All on him this. Absolutely dreadful selection, tactics and subs.

 

[bluestevon]

……no way to disguise it, it was a poor performance we almost got away with. No strong views on the penalty as long as that’s the bar set and the same incident is a penalty throughout the season.

We looked woefully inadequate as an attacking force, offering little or no threat. I thought our two stand-in defenders were probably our best performers, Michael Keane & James Garner.

Given the threat James gives for Leeds, I’ll go for Garner as MoM.

Sorry mate, but never a pen, also garner and Keane were as bad as the rest, garner first twenty literally gave it constantly away, O'Brien has a shocker which maybe is more his natural level there without a grafting defensive player ahead. Alcaraz can't phsu right, as for Beto..... Arguably the worst CF performance I've seen from an Everton player today... Moyes leaving him on I feel was more him trying to make a point ...

Dibling or any right winger doesn't fix this like...

 

[PhilM]

Why are we the only ones that can see that isn't a penalty? Is it the promotion team love fest? I'm baffled.

The general consensus on the BBC live feed was that it was not a penalty.

 

[Smurph]

Why are we the only ones that can see that isn't a penalty? Is it the promotion team love fest? I'm baffled.

Dunno. You can’t deliberately handle the ball just cos your arm is at your side. Not saying Tarks did but it’s one that can be given because he’s the one moving towards the ball.

 

[Gwladys St. Glory]

Enter the ninja...hours of joy this will be.

 

[JobForTheMoyes]

Keane was fine

He was one of the better players today!

 

[ford_uk]

Sky getting the script they desperately wanted….no surprise there…it’s not football…it’s more like wrestling!

Yes they're buzzing

 

[Ron Burgundy]

You literally couldn't have picked a worse opening fixture. Away on a Monday night, live on TV, to a promoted side.

 

[ChoccieStarfish]

Never mind - when they wake up they will still be Yorkshire

Garner was uncomfortable in the first 10 but then was solid for the rest

Keane also did well, in fact hard to criticise any of the defence

But that was hilarious on 93 mins when Gueye roamed forward waiting for the right winger to be available and you could literally see the moment he realised “fk! We don’t have one!”

 

[TrachyBlue]

OK, mate but I’ll tell you this the day we stop looking for everything we can to blame for the state of this club instead of the club itself will be the day we finally move forward. Until then the new stadium etc is just another false dawn. The attitude is all wrong.

I didn’t say we played well. Do you honestly believe that would have been given if he was a RS or Man U. Player?

 

[ForeverEverton]

LMFAO, the great Rafael Benitez still the last man to win a game in August!!!!