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• Great piece Micheal!rnrnThink it\'s becoming clear now how Tarkowski\'s form drops off a lot when he plays with Keane (not blaming Keane). But he is making persistent mistakes.rnrnReally, the club should be looking for next season to be that O\'Brien-Branthwaite partnership, with Tarkowski being at an age where he should be starting to be phased out (as in not starting 35+ games per season!)...
  Patric Ridge in Is Tarkowski the Dependable losing his touch at the heart of Everton's defence?
• As regards Moyes all I will say is most people have short memories of where we were when he came in and I\'m sure most will have been delighted with a draw before the game.rnrnAs regards the players Jimmy Garner gave Doku the space to score a world class goal in the first half, Illiman Ndiaye should have scored a hat trick or laid the ball off to better positioned players and the flatfooted CB pairing in the absence of Jarred got left for dead by one of the worlds best strikers and once again we were denied a blatant penalty..rnrnKudos to Rohl for showing what he is capable of and the team overall for a great second half performance....
  Jay Harris in Everton vs Manchester City: Player Ratings
• Kevin I would have done exactly as your hero did. I would have taken off our most impressive player who with JOB had slowly but surely turned the tables on Doku and O'Reilly and I would have put on a full back (who I clearly don't rate) and expected him to get up to High octane speed the game was being played at in the 170 seconds that were left. THEN...I would have stood with a gormless look on my face as the stone cold full back (who I didnt rate) slipped and let Doku have a free strike to equalise. Oh and then I'd stood in front of the TV cameras's and blamed the players for me not having the courage to win the game. Ask a stupid question........
  Darren Hind in Everton vs Manchester City: Player Ratings
• Tony yes, Rohl felt like we'd been loaned a player from one of the elite clubs last night. His mentality was superb. Re Tarks, I'm inclined to agree, he's been dropping some proper clangers, but I also understand why he's still getting picked. Harland didn't get a kick last night, and that fellow can really bully centre halfs. Like with Kohl, Turks has that big game mentality. Even if he is switching off all the time!...
  Kevin Molloy in Everton vs Manchester City: Player Ratings
• If Tarkowski, is taking the blame for City’s goal, then maybe he his behaving like a true captain, and protecting a lot of his teammates? He was poor, very f***ing poor, but so was every single Everton player, who was in front of our two central defenders…. The phrase that comes to mind, is schoolboy football. Doku, was having a field day during that first half Kevin, but he must have been getting frustrated with Merlin Rohl, because the kid never put his head down once and he just kept getting on with the game. I thought Rohl’s discipline was exceptional, and Jake O’Brien, must have been delighted with the help he received all night, imo....
  Tony Abrahams in Everton vs Manchester City: Player Ratings
• Brian@7, is the first person I have read criticising the first half performance but I have to agree with him.rnrnI think City, were beginning to get a little bit frustrated before they got the breakthrough, but it might have also been the best thing to happen to Everton, because we were a much brighter team in the second half.rnrnI never went, even though I think I will always be a person who prefers to watch a game from inside the stadium, rather than on the television, but the thing I learned the most from watching on TV, was that Barry, has been doing loads of weights on his arms.rnrnPurple Aki, wouldn’t have left him alone after seeing those biceps, so let’s hope those two goals do him the power of good, plus his Arsenal mates, would have also been absolutely buzzing last night!...
  Tony Abrahams in What we learned from Everton 3 - 3 Manchester City