Everton coast to friendly win over MK Dons

Interesting line up with presumably Tarasaj and Delofeu up front.

Good opportunity for Pennington to show his worth

Come to think of it, seeing as he was supposidly such a nice guy, Roberto fell out with a lot of players. Hull will do well to avoid him.

I'm interested to know how many of you have signed up to get the pre season games on EvertonTV? I couldn't be arsed this year.

Quality was good apart from a 10 minute iffy spell with the streaming.

Much better than the early days.

Also Stecklenburg starting, wonder if Robles is now No.2 again.

I'm still waiting to 'feel' something about the new season... With a new manager etc I should be more interested than I am.

I must be getting old!

http://cricfree.tv/watch/live/everton-fc-vs-mk-dons-live-streaming

http://espn.go.com/watchespn/#sport/soccer-futbol/type/upcoming/

For any exiled Toffees in the States (like me), it's on ESPN3 (website) as long as you are subscribed to ESPN through your cable/satellite provider. They had the first 2 friendlies on already — same EFC TV commentary team, so I suppose Everton sold the rights to ESPN.

Via Mobdro/Kodi.

(Helmet on)

Kelvin should not too eager to score and not waste chance upon chance.

Don't think his lack of consistency over his career can be blamed on Martinez.

He's been the same all through his career. Shows flashes of skill but he needs more than. I could be wrong and he'll show that he can do a lot more, and I hope I am, but I seriously doubt it.

Why isn't Kone in the squad and why hasn't Lukaku reported back this week?

Thought Holgate and Conor Grant stood out again as did Barkley, Deulofeu and Baines.

Galloway had a much better showing and Besic grew into the game.

Davies, Pennington, Tarashaj and Dowell didn't do themselves justice tonight.

Jay @ 38 - if Lukaku is not back at the club by Friday, I reckon something's up .

Andy, the downer on McGeady is because he's never been good enough.

Davies continues to show promise, he shows real intent and puts proper effort into his performances.

Our midfield/forward line - hard to say how that will all shape up when the season kicks off, but hopefully, come Spurs, the manager will have a good idea of what will work best (some of the shooting tonight from 4 or 5 of them was woeful).

McGeady looks like he's got some kind of problem (taps temple) here.

My only real concern right now is our defence (including keeper).

I don't mean our defence tonight, I mean what's possible with the defenders in our squad.

The best 5/4 I can pick in my head are followed up with me saying.. 'really?'

Oh and as a unit, I don't believe we're physically as strong (50/50s, shoulder-to-shoulder, headers etc) as Stoke, Swansea, Leicester, West Ham...

Time will tell I suppose.

I recall a team that won every friendly leading up to Euro 2016, and guess what happened to them against other 'lesser' opposition???

Interesting he thinks Del is the main option if Lukaku leaves. Most interestingly he didn't mention anything about possible incomings. I like the way he's playing his cards close to his chest.

If he's right the club kept that quiet !

I thought the new keeper looked pretty solid too its just the wreck he's got infront of him though. I thought we looked pretty poor / shit at the back. We need a no nonsense centre half who sees balls coming over and just heads them out for fun and commands the others around him. And quick. In my opinion.

As for Holibobs Lukaku – not back till Monday? What is that all about? I guess he agent would know...

Lots of work to do still, but I think Ron might have a plan we've just got to sit it out.

(Geddit? ohh suit yourself dear.)

OK, I know the fact that McGeady missed an absolute sitter is no surprise, but what in heaven's name was he even doing on the bench, let alone on the pitch?

Unless we see this as the start of a longer-term improvement at Everton. It's not all about the first six months or so.

On another note, I was quite impressed with MK Dons stadium. It would put half the Premier League grounds to shame. The facilities, ease of parking and seating (cushioned) were superb.

It was a typical pre-season friendly, played at slow pace but it was good to run the rule over a few new and up-and-coming faces:

A lot has been said about Davies but he didn't shine tonight, the vast majority of his touches were sideways or backwards, it's only one game though and he's got potential. Holgate looked good, Deulofeu was easily my MotM, though it's apparent we need additional striking options as it seems by Koeman's comments that it's over for Niasse and Kone.

Stekelenburg looked assured but Pennington and Funes Mori backed off for their goal, the opportunity coming from Ross losing the ball further up the pitch. Saying that, Ross looked strong and committed.

I spent a bit of time watching McGeady, his confidence is shot. He spent a lot of time getting into positions he knew he wouldn't get the ball and his missed sitter summed him up. His time with us looks like it's coming to an end.

Its hard to judge, Everton changed 6/7 players at the same time, so it wasnt as fluid as first half. Dowell looked good when he came on.

One thing I didnt like was Delufeo shouting at one of our younger players for a bad pass - he went into a hissy fit. I think he needs to have someone take him aside and tell him to wind his neck in.

Great to see Coleman as captain.

Koeman said after the match that he was not happy, which better than the "phenomenal" bullshit we have had to listen to for the last couple of years.

McGeady is crap; I think we might struggle to get rid of him. I actually think that there are a few players, playing for their future at the club. Oviedo, McGeady, Cleverley... It looks like Kone, Barry and Niasse might already be gone.

Deulofeu was the star of the show but Barkley, Tarashaj, Mirallas & Davies also looked good. Nice to see a goalkeeper who will come off the line to claim a corner. Not something we have seen in a long time. Stekelenburg is an improvement on Robles, very solid.

Stones & Galloway looked very solid in the second half. Stones did not look like a player just coasting ready for a transfer. Holgate is definitely our best bet for a right back after Coleman.

Yes, it was only MK Dons, yes it was pre-season and yes at times the players looked a bit rusty and the fluidity wasn't always there - particularly in the second half after the mass change. That's normal for these type of matches.

However, even despite all of the above, I walked away quite impressed with what I saw. I thought we already look sharper and are playing with more purpose / tempo. All of the players seem fitter and leaner - even McGeady!!

Ross at times looked a different level on the ball - add consistency and he will become the player many believe he will be.

Stones oozed class and again looked a different level; nice to see him go towards and show appreciation to the fantastic following (3000 + for a midweek friendly 3hrs away from Merseyside...not bad!!). I'm not reading anything into that, it was just good to see from a player that, according to most media outlets, has requested to leave. At least he is acting professionally and respectfully if that is the case.

Must mention the keeper; when he was called upon, he pulled off a few really good point blank saves and seemed commanding. This is after all, someone who has appeared in a World Cup final. Good back up or astute business?

Seamus Coleman has been quoted this week as saying 'We need time to change our style to suit the new boss". I think it is essential they do this quickly because there are still a lot of Martinez's bad habits on show today.