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• Surely we are going to use the Loan market in the final stages of this window:rn- Grealish, paying his wages. I think we are well stocked with wide men, unless Ndiaye is sold and Grealish is late sop to fans rn- Rico Lewis, loan, option to buy rn- Ben White, loan option to buyrn- Delap, loan option to buy rnI wonder if there’s any legs in any of these..rn...
  Ian Wilkins in Pre-season Friendly against Lille ends in a late draw
• Martin (8) I honestly don’t know how other clubs have fared with young players coming through their Academy’s but I think that Everton’s Academy has been badly run the last ten years with the style of play being very robotic and individual play being ruled out. It has now been taken over by different staff — let’s see if they make a difference, they started well today with that 6-1 win v Leeds and there is quite a few individual young players in that squad with a few injured and plenty of players with potential, mind you that potential takes time to blossom....
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• Surprised people thought Rohl struggled to defend. I was sat on his side all first half.rnrnI thought he was good on the ball, made some good overlapping runs and defended well. Big, strong and fast.rnrnDibling had the opportunity to release him, and made the wrong decision a couple of times. One shooting, when the pass was a bettet option, and then the other way when rohl hit traffic.rnrnThat combination have potential. Rohl happy to overlap, and can cover the inevitable mistakes dibling will make. Dibling has a lazy looking style with those low socks. But look he is a talent, and has a good ability to cut in.rnrnLimited opposition, but I thought they looked promising. They will make mistakes.rnrn ...
  Ian Bennett in Pre-season Friendly against Lille ends in a late draw
• I feel sorry for Merlin Röhl - he is being pulled all around the park by Moyes. No wonder he looks confused, although he is a game trier. I would say that we need to sign on priority - a right back (duh), a striker and a centre back. None of Tarkowski, Keane and O\'Brien inspire confidence in me, and we all know that Branthwaite is injury prone. We need a good addition in this position, even if it is on loan.rnrnThe 1st half was excellent, but as soon as Lille starting getting control of the football, they started looking quite dangerous. In the 2nd half, I thought Tyrique and Aznou gave a good account of themselves. In the 1st half, Dibling, Armstrong and Hackney were excellent, and Ndiaye looked sharp. Brennan Johnson looked rusty, but he should come good. I am surprised that Norgaard is still not training, let alone being in the squad. Moyes has his work cut out this season.rn ...
  Ajay Gopal in Pre-season Friendly against Lille ends in a late draw
• N\'diaye found on the pen spot with just goalkeeper to beat. Was he offside?? Kick was taken from corner of 6 yard box so goal kick?rnrnBut that encapsulates our problem. The other 9 players don\'t contribute goals. Anyone decent would have buuried it amd the wondered about offside.rnrnBarry was miles better than Beto.rnPatterson certainly not good enough. Röhl struggled with defending and obvious that a partnerships with the wingers is needed.rnrnAnd I think we are going to miss Gana...
  Phil Roberts in Pre-season Friendly against Lille ends in a late draw
• Thought they were bright till the changes. rnrnRohl had a good game at right back, Dibling is getting brighter. Liked the flat 3 midfield.rnrnGarner for Hackney, and that is our strongest 11....
  Ian Bennett in Pre-season Friendly against Lille ends in a late draw