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Apart from that 8-9 game stretch. He’s been somewhere between bang average and poor this season. By his standards and ability, anyway. As for the attitude stuff. It’s impossible to quantify. But plenty of people are saying it and I don’t disagree. He doesn’t look as interested, not working on and off the ball like last season, he seems more greedy in his decisions and like he is over-playing with the ball a lot of the time. Not sure how that makes us all ‘stupid Everton fans’ I don’t want to sell him. I’d just like us to get him back to the levels that saw him as our player of the season. He’d be a long way down the voting this season. Of our regular sort of 14-15 players. He’s a lot closer to the bottom than the top. Based on his overall performances.

Don't think his work ethic has been a problem, just his quality on the ball hasn't been the same.

You'd think they would cancel .

Yeah that's the issue , we can all laugh at Man United for being shit but they have way more resources than we will ever be allowed to spend . They can blow pretty much anyone out the water with wages, so eventually they will get it right and end up near the top again. Unfortunately we have to be careful with every signing we make due to PRS and will never be allowed to pay the wages they can so are at a massive disadvantage.

More accurate would be football blowjob depictions in paint at this point

He’s a flaky personality, joining a side that’s on the down. It’ll end in a disaster. Want Rashford out for his attitude, signing someone with a poorer attitude because his output has been good in Prem.

Exactly this.

Ruddy and Gillespie are out of contract and Forster would be available on a free. Would make a lot of sense.

There used to be an English pub called The Bowler just off the Champs Elysee that would show loads of PL games. Have a google to see if it’s still there.

And I don’t understand WTF is wrong about his attitude? Didnt try his best to press? Being selfish? Start to blame his team mates? Showing laziness on the pitch? I watched nearly all his minutes this season and I saw nothing of the above. You can say his form dipped, and you can say he didn’t progress in the way we expected, you can also say he should control his temper better during important matches, but it is fucking shit to try to escalate this to the level of “attitude problem”. Gordon looks like fucking saint to me comparing to the likes of Marcelino Goma or even Hamaan. Stop acting like stupid Everton fans.

I think Popey has been pretty brilliant overall since he joined the squad. Perfect? Of course not.

The people wanting rid should remember how he helped save our season last year with all the injuries we had. He played injured and knackered many times when we’ve had plenty of players over the years who didn’t want to play even when fit. He absolutely deserves the benefit of the doubt and our support, not us “being open to selling him” because he’s out of form. No doubt if he scores on the weekend this will all be swiftly forgotten until his next bad performance.

I’d inject Joelinton with something and get him out there. Same with Trips.

Howe will probably go back to 4-3-3 For the last game of the season. The way he took Barnes off when we needed a goal shows to me anyway that he's not his main pick. So a Murphy isak Gordon front line Willock into midfield with tonali and bruno and a back four of Krafth schar burn and tino.

I reckon he wasn't great at the start of this season. There was some speculation on here at the time that the possible Liverpool switch might have turned his head. It might be that the stats don't back that up, I don't know. Not having a go at him, I think he's class and on his day unplayable. But Barnes to me has added more on LW late this season, and Murphy is better than either at RW. What a season he's had.

proper great post this. Can we strap JL up too?

Marco Silva wouldn’t set anyone on the beach yet.

Yep. Wingers in a 4-4-2 are wide midfielders, and in a 4-3-3 they’re wide forwards. You’d 100% expect a better goal return from a modern winger.

Just seen this now, but it reminds me of this photo from a local hairdresser's website, when Kate made the wrong jumper choice on social media day…

Form seems to have dipped since he signed that bumper contract, Haalands too, and Palmer - interesting 🤔

The difference is that players like Gordon are considered talented and Murphy not. Murphy gets a rough ride for the vast, vast majority of the time - even when he's playing out his skin (in terms of form) and players like Gordon get an easy ride even when he's not performing to his best (or even well) is my view. He deserves his criticisms - because his attitude is wrong. If his attitude wasn't wrong, I'd not be on his back (personally). I absolutely love Murphy because he is an absolute model pro and role model. He also has less goal involvements than both Barnes and Murphy in 1 less game than Murphy and one more than Barnes. (The last paragraph is from my previously edited post which may have been missed.)

Looking forward to surprise signings as we tend to do our business quietly

Hmmm, I don't know like, not playing as well as a previously high level is not something I'd describe as poor or shite but each to their own

Depressing Cunha going to Man U - liked watching him play

People know how good he can be and consistenly can be as a result. Therefore, he has been poor - because he isn't playing to his capability.