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

[Blue_in_london]

Have to say that was really bad. Zero to get excited about. Counted maybe 3 chances to get forward into their area with the ball for us and every time we turn away, under no real pressure and play all the way back to Pickford. Bizarre anti-football on show tonight.

 

[Zeke]

Don’t worry lads….we are just warming up….right…..RIGHT????

 

[Somerset Blue]

The movement from the midfield and forwards gives no outlet, that’s a really bad half of football by Everton.

 

[bluestevon]

Three changes minimum.

Beto off for Barry, tim off for Grealish, go back three and KDH left, garner central and Ndiaye right. Garner and Gueye central. Alcaraz and Grealish off Barry.

 

[siddharth]

Terrible watch that... Need to get McNeil as the 2nd choice LB. Timmy cannot work the midfield in this team. Garner and Dewsbury-Hall need to be in midfield with Gueye.

 

[MACCA75]

Beto has been anonymous.

Get him off and on his way Davie lad.

Not really his fault the ball hasn’t been passed to him once.

 

[joebocop]

Honestly surely a young left back who may not be quite ready is better than completely disrupting what little flow this team had. Really struggling not just because garner is not a left back, but it's shown just how much better than tim he is at centre mid. Please bring on mcneil for tim and play Mcneil at left back or something like that. I'll settle for going 3 at the back with rwb garner and lwb mcneil. Alcaraz has been awful, would love to see grealish on at half time, but if you don't think he's fit at least the 60 minute mark.

 

[Rita_Poon]

you got talksport on?

deeney is scum and whose else is doing it

matterface and aaron lennon.

 

[_jamlev]

The lack of balance out wide is very worrying.

 

[windymiller]

I thought Dewsbury-Hall was supposed to have a forward pass in his locker...

Needs someone to pass to. On the rare occasion we got forward with the ball, Beto, N'Diaye and Alcaraz just stand about. It's been a woeful first half from an attacking perspective.

 

[Shevin Keedy]

Football is back lads…

Where?

 

[EGWToffee]

If we are “that” short. Would it not have made more sense to put McNeil in at left back rather than Garner?

We can’t get the ball into midfield. O’Brien, Tarks and Keane distribution is shocking. One of the worst performances I’ve seen in a long while that first half

 

[JohnRoss23]

Don’t worry lads….we are just warming up….right…..RIGHT????

Only thing warming up is the team bus.

 

[ElGato]

Not surprised that Leeds came out the way they did or that we've opted to sit back, but shocking half in terms of attitude. Only Alcaraz has looked like he wants to be there. Super passive off the ball, no-one tracking runners or snapping into tackles, off the ball no one wants it under pressure either

Keane been shambolic as per, guy is frightened of his own shadow. At one stage was moaning that he didn't have a pass on while the game was being played out 10 yards away and he was needed as an option for Pickford. Disgraceful, for me I'd be hooking immediately under any other circumstances

These lot need a rollicking

 

[Bebeto]

Beto has been anonymous.

Get him off and on his way Davie lad.

He is totally on his own with no idea if one of the midfielder will be able to take control of the ball...has no idea where he needs to be, where he needs to run...manager to blame here, not beto...