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What I would say about Gakpo though is that he’d be a very good player in Serie A I think. He could benefit from playing in a slower league

No, and I don’t think he’ll end up being one in the future either

I’ve probably seen him ten times for Everton in full games and then in several highlights reels on MotD. Obviously that’s not a great sample size and I’d be interested to read what Grand Old Team have to say about him (although they invariably hate all their players). However, every game Ive seen him play, Ive seen him struggle to get the ball out of his feet, to move with the ball at pace, to receive the ball at speed and in tight spaces etc. He’s fine when he has a bit of space and can run into it, he’s fine making passes over twenty yards but he’s not particularly creative with his passing. My main issue is with him in possession and I see us as having a major issue there creatively so there must be better options out there. There’s nothing wrong with him out of possession

Son just hanging out offside for the rest of the match is he?

Villa have a very tough run in as well

It was a kick though rather than a stamp or going through him. Incredibly stupid but a kick is almost always going to be really painful but not nail someone

It’s not a red in terms of actual force going into the challenge but it’s incredibly late and a total unnecessary swipe. You’re unlikely to seriously injure someone doing that but it’s a red in my opinion

McGinn, such a radgie ned

Pretty funny watching Villa get smashed in a five minute spell

Really can’t see where the praise is coming from for Onana. Every time I see him, he looks so poor with the ball at his feet

Aye, I don’t normally go in for much in the way of speculation, however, you don’t spend four years to buy a club, invest a ton and then get out without seeing it develop. They won’t want their egos burnt by a failure as this is one of their biggest projects internationally (given the scope of football and the premier league). I’m just going to sit back and relax either way as I don’t like KSA so whatever happens is fine with me. We’ll be just fine

Seriously? Ah man, I was sure this one was a goer

Was thinking we should go for a sea based moveable stadium that travels between Blyth and North Shields with games taking place in a different location each fortnight. When you leave the ground you travel by water slide

Good thing Arteta got off that FA charge earlier in the season for one of the most aggressive attacks on officials ever

Would be an enormous injustice if this whiny little shit Arteta gets the PL trophy. He’s somehow more pathetic than Klopp. His team play completely in his image. Both Liverpool and Arsenal have gotten away with some disgraceful stuff on and off the pitch this season

Indeed, he must be a serious way off from Howe’s perspective. All we can do is hope he develops

Have we been linked with anyone other than McTominay and Onana? I wouldn’t want either. Branthwaite I’d be interested in although does he play LCB? Not sure if there are any other Everton players that are any good as it’s hard to tell in that team

It’s already pretty much guaranteed that he’s signing for us so he only goes back to Chelsea if we loan or sell him there

Crufts ain’t coming to Sunderland any time soon

The dagger

Bit of a shocker of games on today. At least tomorrow should be class

The ACL isn’t worrying but hamstrings that keep going are a bit of a disaster. Especially for a player who is partly defined by running the length of the pitch in bursting runs

Oooof, money off for dead hamstrings

They’ve completely fallen apart since they got rid of Mowbray. Was clear as day it was a terrible decision. Fucking idiots

Feels like a must-win game for Luton