2025/26 Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall

[MikeH72]

Ultimately I’m on about the process at the club still being bad but for this period the results hiding it and everyone just not caring.

Which I understand to a point! Saturday was a blast.

But when we get back to reality this club needs to be evaluating what is and isn’t actually functioning here, and the isn’t list is longer than it might seem on the surface.

Tell us more about how much we miss Iwobi dude!

 

[gonetomorrow]

KDH is the greatest!

 

[MikeH72]

Here’s the thing: I’m kinda disappointed in Ndiaye’s season too. I wanted to see him take a step and I don’t think he has. Now the root of all this is the manager and I’ll concede that maybe a different manager with a more coherent attacking plan gets more out of everyone KDH included.

But for me when I watch Ndiaye I see him looking to play in the way I’d expect someone in his position to play, especially when he’s on the left. I just don’t see it the same with KDH. The risk reward balance is wrong. The constant attention to how to threaten and open up teams that the best creators have isn’t there. He’s more concerned with moving the ball along and completing passes imo, which has a place in a team, but that place isn’t the guy playing off the striker.

I know I’m very much alone in this opinion but whatever, it’s still how I see it. I’ve been very wrong about the guy generally and I’ll admit to that, I expected a disaster, but I still think his best role isn’t what he’s been doing this season. What we’re having him do now is limiting our attacking play.

Not trying to be rude at all but you have been correct about roughly 3 things in the time I’ve known you to post on this forum, because you were a late arrival to the sport and therefore display a lack of understanding of the very basic fundamentals that most of us learned while playing and being coaching to even the most simplistic grassroots level as kids. Again I’m not trying to insult you, your lack of understanding of the game just comes through in spades with every post you make. I appreciate you’re probably still in your educational phase and learning about the game, it’s just taking a bit longer to grasp than it does with most other people.

 

[Groucho]

If the only chance you create in a game is from a massive goalkeeping error from your opponent you’ve really not done enough to win the game, but football is football. The key is to take the wins like that and build on them through learning and improving. It’s here that I still see us falling short as much as no one wants to hear it.

What was the final score in that particular game?

If it was an Everton win then we clearly did do enough to win the game.

 

[LinekersLegs]

Always speaks very well of the club and what a good time he's having. Similar to Grealish.

I think things like this amongst the other more obvious things like improved league positioning will help in attracting players this summer.

He seems to have settled in very well, some lovely, genuine celebrations with the other players when they score or assist.

 

[NorthernBlue]

Not trying to be rude at all but you have been correct about roughly 3 things in the time I’ve known you to post on this forum, because you were a late arrival to the sport and therefore display a lack of understanding of the very basic fundamentals that most of us learned while playing and being coaching to even the most simplistic grassroots level as kids. Again I’m not trying to insult you, your lack of understanding of the game just comes through in spades with every post you make. I appreciate you’re probably still in your educational phase and learning about the game, it’s just taking a bit longer to grasp than it does with most other people.

I genuinely think he believes all teams can be like prime Barca and the Messi’s and Iniestas of the world can be coached just like that. Easy.

 

[LinekersLegs]

 

[TheBigIguana]

Not trying to be rude at all but you have been correct about roughly 3 things in the time I’ve known you to post on this forum, because you were a late arrival to the sport and therefore display a lack of understanding of the very basic fundamentals that most of us learned while playing and being coaching to even the most simplistic grassroots level as kids. Again I’m not trying to insult you, your lack of understanding of the game just comes through in spades with every post you make. I appreciate you’re probably still in your educational phase and learning about the game, it’s just taking a bit longer to grasp than it does with most other people.

Yes you’re right, what you did when you ran around as a 5 year old is super relevant to professional football.

 

[TheBigIguana]

What was the final score in that particular game?

If it was an Everton win then we clearly did do enough to win the game.

And once again we’re back to “yeah but the result” in a conversation that is specifically framed as not being about the results. Clockwork.

 

[MikeH72]

Yes you’re right, what you did when you ran around as a 5 year old is super relevant to professional football.

It’s more relevant than whatever “knowledge” you picked up from playing FIFA while shoving Cheetos and Twinkies in your face at age 23.

 

[MikeH72]

I genuinely think he believes all teams can be like prime Barca and the Messi’s and Iniestas of the world can be coached just like that. Easy.

That’s what happens when your base knowledge of the sport has come from playing FIFA and not against other human beings.

 

[TheBigIguana]

It’s more relevant than whatever “knowledge” you picked up from playing FIFA while shoving Cheetos and Twinkies in your face at age 23.

Good talk man.

Fact of the matter is the game is simple and also massively complex at the highest level. And while yes, the basics do matter and Everton is really great at those, there is more to it. We get the attitude right most weeks. We play hard, stay organized, defend set plays, and graft our way through it every week. It’s huge. There’s that other part at this level where we’re not all the way there. We’re not even really trying to get there. And to me that means the bottom can always fall out.

 

[Kevsleftpeg]

However, at home to Bournemouth our midfield was overrun time and again.

Much more solid on Saturday and refreshingly swift on the counter which is a huge change compared with Everton sides for decades.

Lots still to do, but KDH definitely a big addition overall.

No it wasn’t. We had a bad five minutes and both goals came from crosses I think. We dominated even with 10 men and they were hanging on at the end.

 

[Kevsleftpeg]

If the only chance you create in a game is from a massive goalkeeping error from your opponent you’ve really not done enough to win the game, but football is football. The key is to take the wins like that and build on them through learning and improving. It’s here that I still see us falling short as much as no one wants to hear it.

We hit the post in the first 30 seconds.

 

[MikeH72]

We hit the post in the first 30 seconds.

And had a perfectly fine goal disallowed.