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• I don't know if he's been told to do so but I've noticed on several occasions this season, especially at home, that Mykolenko stops directly behind Grealish on the touchline rather than carry on with the overlap. It almost looks like he's hiding there. I'm guessing he's the option if Grealish has to turn back outside but why he cant go down the wing and take a defender with him I have no idea. He could even come back and attract a midfielder to come across and cover him, but instead he just stops directly behind Grealish. I've never seen anything come of it yet, its just a waste of a man in the attack and he's not retreating to cover the eventuality of a counter attack if the move breaks down. ...
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• Live text of Everton v palace 65 mins Everton sub Iroegbunem for Keane 66 Alcaraz shot saved 67Tim Irg wins free kick in attacking half 71 Grealish wins free kick on left wing 73Pino wins free kick in defensive half 74 penalty conceded 74 goal Ilyman Ndiaye 77 corner Everton 78 attempt missed Beto 81 attempt saved Jack Grealish 81 Guehi wins free kick in defensive half 82 Gueye wins free kick in defensive half 87 Munis wins free kick in defensive half 90 attempt missed James Garner 91 attempt missed Charlie Alcaraz 92 attempt blocked Adam Wharton 92 attempt saved Beto 92 Goal Jack Grealish Your claim that Moyes didn't throw caution to the wind when OBrien came on, that they repeatedly missed some glorious chances in both halves According to the live match thread the only chance they had if even that was a blocked shot on Wharton. Indeed they 'missed' no chances. The game was exclusively played in Palace half from the substitutiion right up until the...
  Conor McCourt in Plucky depleted Everton sock it to The Villains!
• Darren (251) I beg to differ Darren Keane is the satety first player passing the ball across field to Tarkowski or the simple pas to Mylolenko who is usually marked and he passes it back to Keane who passes it back to Tarkowski or Pickford who restarts the process all over again who whoops it upfield to Beto or Barry who are marked by two centre half’s or it finishes in the crowd a lot of the time. Tarkowski will venture upfield a lot more than Keane who with loads of space in front of him never ventures much with the ball and the only time you see him in the opposing half is from a dead ball situation or on his way back from one, O’Brien is even less likely to venture forward with the ball not sure if it is because lack of ability or confidence he is relatively new to the premiere league. Out of the three of them Tarkowski is the only one urging them on throughout the game, Keane is having a decent season going by his usual standards but has made plenty of cock ups and got awa...
  Dave Abrahams in Plucky depleted Everton sock it to The Villains!
• This is what makes me despair Dave. Tarkowski has played around 140 games for Everton and Branthwaite or no Branthwaite. O'Brien or no O'Brien You will not have seen him venture too far away from the penalty box he is defending. He simply wont do it Unless we are chasing a game. he never did it before he came to us and certainly wont start doing it now. Keane on the other hand is more likely to show up in the opposing penalty area from open play than any center half we had since Derek Mountfield. He gets forward more than the other three put together Yet he is the one who makes us defend deep ? Its bollocks driven by conformation bias and it just doesnt stand up. Get used to seeing Tarks AND O'Brien standing deep in their own half against Leeds, because if we are not chasing the game or have a dead ball situation. You will not see them from the Leeds half without the aid of a telescope. ...
  Darren Hind in Plucky depleted Everton sock it to The Villains!
• O’Brien at centre back gives us a bit of pace that we don’t have with Keene and Tarkowski and he will improve with playing regularly in that position....
  Clive Rogers in Plucky depleted Everton sock it to The Villains!