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• Rob (6) Rob, Grealish had all those players around him at City but Pep decided he didn’t need him, it’s not like when he sold Palmer, who wanted more football but the manager couldn’t guarantee that and Palmer was on the way up and forced the move. Grealish loses the ball quite a lot, holds the game up and is on the way down, has his good moments like yesterday but is out of the game quite a lot. I doubt very much he has the energy, now, to play central where he would be in the game a lot more than he is now. I wouldn’t make it a priority to keep him next season....
  Dave Abrahams in David Moyes provides Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall injury update after Chelsea clash
• I think the big difference between the 2 teams was they had pace right through the team and sadly we don't and sometimes it costs us. We were also denied KDH making the runs into the box which he makes on a regular basis, as good a player as James Garner is he doesnt have the pace to get beyond our strikers like KDH, their chances largely came from the extra pace they have, and also I agree with Tony about finding space and Palmer finds space even in our box a really class act....
  Brian Harrison in Everton could only huff and puff after early loss of Dewsbury-Hall
• A rigid system only really works from a defensive point of view if you play tight and compact and don’t leave any space in between the lines. If you don’t you will eventually get exposed by the teams who have got those clever little footballers, who love finding little pockets of space, in between those lines. I always think that if wind is the enemy of football, then denying players space, is the enemy for most football teams!!...
  Tony Abrahams in Everton could only huff and puff after early loss of Dewsbury-Hall
• Mike @55, I think you can maybe add Grealish to that list. Off yesterday with a tight hamstring. Will be a real makeshift midfield next week, O’Neill, Dibling, Alcaraz, Iro all playing, with no subs bench to speak of. Going to be a tough Xmas period I fancy. Squad too thin, with AFCON looming. ...
  Ian Wilkins in Everton could only huff and puff after early loss of Dewsbury-Hall
• I think the reception our travelling fans gave at the end said everything about our performance today, no 9 men behind the ball and hoping for a set piece goal. Football can be a cruel game, and sometimes despite your effort you don't get rewarded, they scored 2 goals the 2nd just before half time was against the run of play, even the commentator said Everton wont want this half to end minutes later they scored their 2nd. Losing KDH was a big miss and so early in the game, and Alcaraz who isn't in the same class as KDH nearly gave a goal away with a negative back pass. We put in a decent performance and a striker worth the name would bury the chance Gana laid on, and at 1-0 it could have changed the game, also Grealish should have scored as well as Alcaraz in the 2nd half and Ndaiye miskicked when he had a chance to score. So to create so many chances with our main goal scoring midfield player missing says a lot about this team. I am sure Moyes will be massively disappointed i...
  Brian Harrison in Everton could only huff and puff after early loss of Dewsbury-Hall
• George, I know where your coming from with Grealish but disagree. Give him the ball and it sticks. He makes the right decision most of the time. Get better players around him like a decent full back and striker and he will look like the player City bought. 31 isn't old in today's game. He could play another 4 or 5 years at this level. I wouldn't mind seeing him play more central. We are better with him than without him....
  Rob Dolby in David Moyes provides Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall injury update after Chelsea clash