Match Thread Everton 0-0 Newcastle - Saturday 5th October - 17:30

[blueblood]

I mean it wasn’t pretty, and we play the most basic football style of any team in the league, but with the team we had available, and their central midfield options compared to ours, I’d have taken a point at kick off.

 

[crusade]

If you’re going to leave us and then go on about Gerrard being your idol and Anfield being the best atmosphere in the country then you reap what you sow.

 

[Exeter_Gently]

If Dom initiated contact, kicking Burns' leg, then should the referee not have called a foul on Dom? I mean, the dastardly lad... kicked him. No advantage should be played.

Seems nonsense after the fact justification by the ref and VAR bailed him out.

That Ref needs looking into.

 

[Street end man]

Garner was good today, a good solid Hibbo style game. Went for Pickford obviously though.

 

[Timbucktoo]

They are so much better than us in central areas. Magnola and doucoure and mcneill had poor games. Need to look after the ball more and give some options. For me Gana and Tim are better options.

It seems that whenever we pass the ball the player thats played the pass switches off for a few seconds. Its as if they play a pass and seem to think they become a spectator and don`t look to give the player on the ball an easy return pass. Early in the first half Harrison controlled a long ball brilliantly and played it to McNeill in the box but he seemed to not be ready for the pass.

 

[Daytripper]

Garner was good today, a good solid Hibbo style game. Went for Pickford obviously though.

Please don’t compare him to that mutant who some think is a legend

 

[BlueStevie35]

They won
And they deserved to win

On penalties because we had the only missed one in the shootout, they couldn’t beat us in 90 minutes

 

[ToffeeTim]

Why are sky saying that wasn't a penalty and wasn't a foul

If that happens 25 yards out its a free kick all day and no one thinks twice about it

Absolute certain penalty. How on earth was it not given. He's about to slot a rebound into the net.

 

[Dougie]

I find it strange that the pen ain’t giving because they say dcl kicked burns, yet I see week in week out players running full sprint and their legs get caught and a foul is given.

 

[Andy Gray Diving Headers]

Bizarre the way people make conrextless comments. NUFC spend last 5 yrs 400mill, EFC zip. Great effort by players!

Bizarre how people try to use a long word but muck up their moment of glory. Even more bizarre how anyone can be pleased with that performance.

 

[BlueShark]

Why are sky saying that wasn't a penalty and wasn't a foul

If that happens 25 yards out its a free kick all day and no one thinks twice about it

If that happens to someone in a red shirt it's a penalty all day and no one thinks twice about it either.

 

[Librarian]

On penalties because we had the only missed one in the shootout, they couldn’t beat us in 90 minutes

27% of the ball at home vs Southampton
And we only lost on penalties
Let’s celebrate

 

[GoldenToffee]

Good point. But ndaye is a headless chicken. Thought dcl worked hard today, little service. Not sure wots going on with tarky tho.

He's great, he's just got no quality around him at all. Hasn't got a full back that comes anywhere close to overlapping him, nobody in midfield can play short passes with him, when he's able to spin past a defender he'll either need to take on another 5 or the move will inevitably break down once he's given it to another player, maybe Harrison who runs into people, Doucoure who has the ball bounce off him or DCL who is always surrounded by three players.

 

[Mickey]

Why are sky saying that wasn't a penalty and wasn't a foul

If that happens 25 yards out its a free kick all day and no one thinks twice about it

It was 100% a pen. Burn makes no attempt to play the ball just steps across do and impeded him but they wanted any excuse not to give it.

 

[Street end man]

Please don’t compare him to that mutant who some think is a legend

Had better times with him there than we have these last 5 stinking years. No legend, just a solid right back who'd never have got the games he did if he was a "mutant"