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[GrandOldTeam]

A game utterly bereft of quality from both sides ended goalless and with the spoils shared. Both sides demonstrated in spades how much work their respective new managers have to turn their fortunes around in the second half of the season.



Decembers’ game kept coming thick and fast as the visit of Arsenal to Goodison just three days after the penalty shootout exit of the Carabao Cup gave Duncan Ferguson his fourth game in temporary charge of Everton.



The home crowd were expectant of an appearance from managerial target Carlo Ancelotti in the directors box as press reports throughout the week had indicated he was the preferred candidate and that an announcement of him joining the Blues was imminent. A little over an hour ahead of the kick-off came the news Blues everywhere had been awaiting, that the Italian with a host of titles to his name was indeed confirmed as being the new manager of Everton Football Club.



And in his first interview, he commented, “This is a...

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[Ibby]

Very poor game.

 

[MrGrumpy]

Awful game completely ruined when Tosun came on..

Sorry Dunc but that was clueless

 

[daza_1973]

That's Everton (that's Everton) that's what people say
You're riding high at 10.30 in the morning
Shot down in by quarter to three the same day....

 

[Eggs]

.....Kean subbed as sub, Tosun subbed as sub suggests we have a void up top.

 

[Joey66]

Any insomniac needs to buy that game on DVD......

 

[Ring master]

Awful game that looked like it was going to end 0-0 for so much of it,or was one that had me thinking that we were going to conceed and lose 1-0 late on

 

[NewRadical]

Any insomniac needs to buy that game on DVD......

The anger at the incompetency on display would keep them awake!

 

[Toffeelover]

Any insomniac needs to buy that game on DVD......

No way Joey, it would give one nightmares.

 

[McMagicT]

The game was set when the ground roared for the first 2 corners. Do I need to say more?

 

[LEONARD]

We have all witnessed too many performances like this in recent times.

A collective mindset of mediocrity, and we need a clear out.