Matthew Pennington

[Zatara]

What's really impressive is how your keen footballing eyes can spot how he's not good enough after two and a half games. It flies in the face of Koeman and giving him a contract extension.

But what does Ronald Koeman know? I'm with you lads. Flog him right away.

4th choice chico..4th choice.

(insert metaphor here)

 

[Woolly Blue]

He was plainly nervous and gave away the free kick leading to their second goal, but after about 20 mins he seemed to settle down, kept it simple and did fine.

Reminds me of the early days with Jagielka

Spot on that, I think they're pretty similar in many ways. It's too early to judge on how Pennington will progress, but he'll probably end up being a Steady Eddie somewhere, might be at Everton, might not.

 

[Eggsyblueskin]

Aside from that mistake, I thought he did well today , no complaints from me. Won't change the opinion of the Know-it-all snides like.

 

[mixed_up]

He's very good in the air and hopefully will learn from playing and training with Jagielka. Could be the new Jagielka.

 

[ste d' indica]

No idea whether this lad'll cut it or not at Everton but deserves a lot of credit for me, couple of horror shows last week and a rough start today but steadied himself, got stuck in and finished well. Good on him.

 

[Pabbers]

Is it just me that thinks he could be jags son??!! Plays just like hi!!

 

[argietoffee]

ranking of Centre halves at Everton 09.04.17
1 Williams
2 Jagielka
3. Pennington
4. FM

 

[Tin-Tin]

After a difficult start, he was very assured. Timed a few tackles well, won a couple of important headers and his distribution was good - just played it safe but no usless punts. Did well against the Man U onslaught too when he came on on tuesday.

CB must be the hardest position to gain experience, one mistake (like he did today) and teams are in on goal. As long as he's willing to listen and is a fast learner he will be fine. Koeman and Unsworth were both defenders and must think he has something to hand him a new deal.

 

[Zatara]

He's very good in the air and hopefully will learn from playing and training with Jagielka. Could be the new Jagielka.

Jagielka had a lot of pace whilst pennington looks as quick as jags does thesedays

 

[everton2004]

Looked really shaky at the beginning but was much better when he settled down. He needs more experience, and he's only going to get that by playing.

 

[PeregrineT]

With the young ones you have to expect mistakes, but see progress and see the things they do well. Thats how you determine whether they are one for the future. I thought he settled down well and played well considering he had to contend with Vardy for much of the game. Coleman when he was first here made a lot of mistakes, but you kept seeing the things he could do well, and slow improvement.

 

[Wat Tyler]

People are wanting him to fail now. I thought he did well

 

[Kever10]

I thought he did OK. That's 1 he'll of a week he's had, 1st start in almost 12 months after coming back from a long term injury, in an away derby, where we predictably and notoriously roll over, scores his 1st goal, gets criticised for his part in the entire team bottling it, gets dropped for Utd away, comes on as we get pummeled under second half onslaught, acquits himself quite well until his senior Centre half stupidly gets himself sent off, costing us a win in the process, and ensures that Pennington has to play again on Sunday, at home, to the resurgent, in form premier league champions, and gets more criticism for a foul near the byline leading to a flukey goal from a misshit cross.

Be interesting to see if he gets bored with the regular routine runs of games that come in a normal season.

 

[edge]

Though he was steady after his mistake, did the simple things ok.
Going to get a few games so let's see how he does.

 

[Zatara]

he would do well in a pulis side sitting deep