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I think your post has done more than I could ever do to make you out to be one yourself

I find it hard to believe that the team consistently played in a certain manner, game after game, without this being the managers instructions. The backline was left exposed consistently in the early part of the season, because the midfield was all pressing the ball. Was that just down to Gana...

As a side note, 1 defeat in 7 is pretty good form 👍

I wondered why Dyche always seems to struggle to clear his throat.

I think you’ll find that the big improvement in performance was once the midfield was functioning properly. When Garner and Onana began playing as a partnership with Doucoure playing as a number 10, that aligned with the return to fitness of McNeil and Harrison whose work rate and defensive...

The defence looked shambolic even with Tarks and Branthwaite playing. He basically left the back 4 to fend for themselves against Premier League opponents. You could play the best defenders in the history of the game in such circumstances and they would have struggled and looked poor players...

I was encouraged by the Man Utd performance, we played some very nice football, held onto possession well for long periods of the game. Pickford and the 2 centre halfs played the ball out from the back more often, consequently Pickford punted the ball long less often. And I thought we looked...

I disagree, he had too many players committed to pressing high up the pitch and we paid the price. Have you noticed that we are not committing so many players to pressing so high, so often now? It’s made us much harder to play through and gives our backline cover. He made the adjustments because...

He’s made improvements and adjustments. That’s what I wanted to see, let’s see what he can do in the medium, longer term. He has some good players, admittedly a thin squad, but a very decent 13/14 or so players.

I disagree, we got beat because the team was imbalanced and susceptible to counter attacks. Let’s not try to rewrite history. He had the whole team pressing except the back 4, like a schoolboys game. There was no protection in front of the defence. In fact there was a 20-30 yard space in front...

I realise not everyone was lucky enough to watch the Glorious Scots play against Norway recently. But above is the link to the highlights of the game. If you go to the 4:50 minute mark on the video, you'll see the quality that Patterson has, an absolute beauty of a delivery ruined by a shambles...

He’ll get better, I think in time his game will improve and he’ll become a more “ well-rounded” player. What I do think would help him is a change in formation, I think we’d see more from him if he had more support, if there were more players closer too him than usually just 1.

I’ve heard a rumour, and to be honest, it wouldn’t surprise me in the slightest if there’s some truth to it. Branthwaite’s lifts his performances when Steve Clarke visits Goodison to check on Nathan Patterson.

Competition is good 👍

I almost smiled when the full time whistle was blown, luckily all those years of walking into gale force winds has conditioned my facial muscles and I thankfully managed to restrain myself.

I’m sure it once belonged to us

Branthwaite definitely sounds like he has some Scottish ancestry

The lad is a very good footballer, he just needs to put it all together, for it to click, similarly to Myko and his performances. That’s my opinion of him.

I thought he was decent, but I think he would be better suited in a 2 behind the Centre Forward. ie. Harrison. McNeil DCL It means he doesn’t have so much ground to cover on his own, with McNeil playing to his left.

Decent 1st half, was quite impressed with Harrison, he looks better playing higher and more central and with space to drop into. Would like to see 3/4/2/1 with him as one of the 2 behind the centre forward at some point in the future. Considering the makeshift midfield, the team has done well...