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

[MaximusEvertonius]

Best things about tonight….

The final whistle.

 

[ChesterBlue]

Yeah ye know loads of clubs sign world class 100 M players don’t they, av a word with yeself, we’re currently competing in a crowded MASSIVELY inflated transfer market when our current competitors are West Ham,Palace,Leeds,Forest, just the way it is.

Sheet change

Go support someone with no standards you daft prick. I’m not asking us to sign ‘kin Pele, I’m asking us to look like a professionally coached ‘kin football team.

If you want us to be mediocre forever then ‘kin keep expecting nothing.

 

[Oddson]

Im trying to vote for a MoM but just cant! Nobody was over a 6/10 were they really

1.Garner
2.Pickers
3.Grealish (showed his class and done exactly what we need ,cut in draw the fouls, just gotta rely on Tarwks & Square head JOB to dispatch)

 

[MACCA75]

I know signing players isn’t completely straightforward but I think if you’d have said in May that we hadn’t brought in any pace, or any right sided players by the time the season started, they wouldn’t have believed it.

 

[MaximusEvertonius]

The standouts for me were honestly Keane, Garner, Gana, Tarks, and Pickford. That’s it.

But no true MotM. If I could, I’d give it to our fans in the crowd. They get my MotM .

 

[Abraders]

And yet, take a look at the motm poll, apparently he fooled quite a few other people into thinking he had a decent game.

Fair enough tbh - at minimum I wasn't convinced first half

 

[Oddson]

Go support someone with no standards you daft prick. I’m not asking us to sign ‘kin Pele, I’m asking us to look like a professionally coached ‘kin football team.

If you want us to be mediocre forever then ‘kin keep

Strap a tena lady n get to bed ye lemon

 

[billyblue80]

The standouts for me were honestly Keane, Garner, Gana, Tarks, and Pickford. That’s it.

But no true MotM. If I could, I’d give it to our fans in the crowd. They get my MotM .

I thought Tim put himself about he wasnt good on the ball but tried to be the physical DM

 

[mahermi1]

The lack of movement up front is now the issue. Look how Leeds can thread balls throughout the whole team. We run to the corner then pass back. While Tim did alright tonight we need someone who drives the ball from deep at pace It gives the balance and variation we need.

Leeds supported each other when they had the ball, we didn't simple as that, we made Jack Harrison look okay when they brought him on, because Jack had options all around him, when he was with us he ran down blind alleys with very little support. Apart from rare occasions this has been the norm at Everton, since Ancelotti left. It makes me wonder do we train with an actual ball

 

[MaximusEvertonius]

I thought Tim put himself about he wasnt good on the ball but tried to be the physical DM

Yeah, Tim was physical and made himself known. He just doesn’t have that next level imo. I feel like he’s an above average Championship player.

 

[BigBeto1]

every time VAR watch a replay and even they show it in sky. They should be forced to follow every slowed down replay with the actual full speed replay to add the context.

That was fast and took a deflection. At that speed it’s not possible to do anything else or even lean anymore

 

[Tennessee Blue Mike]

We looked like lumberjack’s plodding along. Disaster was written all over the tactical first half. Troubling early fear after a disastrous pre season. How can we turn the tide against Brighton as we seem very lost.

 

[ForeverEverton]

Ethan Ampadu gave our boys a footballing masterclass tonight!

When you encourage teams to have 20 odd shots on your goal you will have problems. They wanted it way way more than we did, forget the penalty because ultimately we got what we deserved, absolutely nothing.

The club will now try and react to that by trying to sign players, it`s too late that is points down the drain already. We haven`t won and opening game in which will be 5 years and it is 4 years since Benitez was the last manager to get us a win in August.

Something is inherently wrong, it is because we toss off pre season like it doesnt matter and sign our players way too late!

 

[ChesterBlue]

Strap a tena lady n get to bed ye lemon

Keep happy clapping crap you arrogant little bell

 

[PITA]

Matty, we’ve been dire lad, we deserve nothing from this game.

Not sure that that is how football works.