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brap2
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Mon Feb 23, 2026 10:10 pm
Kerryblueboy wrote: ↑ Mon Feb 23, 2026 10:09 pm
Also what has happened ndayie since afcon
3 non pen goals all season.
He was exactly as he always is today. Incredibly talented, incredibly ineffective.
Cantoffee
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Mon Feb 23, 2026 10:11 pm
If we are going to play like that Moyes needs to get KDH off and bring in Rohl or Alacaraz.
Kdh was too slow and weak for how that game was going. Needed runners to win battles and KDH is not good at either of those.
Overall I dont like Branthwaite at LB. He should be in - dont really care if hes beside Tarks or Keane. Keane was again better than Tarkowski today.
Kerryblueboy
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Mon Feb 23, 2026 10:12 pm
Why has he completely benched Rohl since villa as well gana needed hooking there and played the whole game
777Kidnappings
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Mon Feb 23, 2026 10:17 pm
The absolute bottom line was the recruitment was a shocking failure. We cant keep getting it wrong
The Doc
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Mon Feb 23, 2026 10:18 pm
Said it many times this season already, but yet again, I hate seeing Gana trying to break a team down at home when we're chasing a goal.
We have Garner, Tim, KDH, Rohl, Armstrong - there's no need for him to be in there when we need some creativity.
Toddacelli
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Mon Feb 23, 2026 10:19 pm
brap2 wrote: ↑ Mon Feb 23, 2026 10:10 pm
3 non pen goals all season.
He was exactly as he always is today. Incredibly talented, incredibly ineffective.
He’s not helped though. Teammates give him the ball and then run away from him. No overlaps, no support. No Blue shirts in the same postcode.
Toddacelli
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Mon Feb 23, 2026 10:20 pm
Aah fuckinell! That wasn’t even football by the end.
Gash
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Mon Feb 23, 2026 10:26 pm
777Kidnappings wrote: ↑ Mon Feb 23, 2026 10:17 pm
The absolute bottom line was the recruitment was a shocking failure. We cant keep getting it wrong
Anyone else have 'recruitment' on their 777 matchday thread bingo card?
TheRam
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Mon Feb 23, 2026 10:50 pm
Tonight was fine, is what it is.
Issue is it comes after a load of abject performances at home to teams we should be beating.
We’ve been so, so bad at home this season.
The fans clapped them off and sing at the end so we’re starting to do our bit but we need more from the team.
The lack of pace and directness in the wide areas is killing us.
When we’re on the break we’re so slow I sometimes think the ref has blown up for something because it seems like everyone just stops.
Blueblood
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Mon Feb 23, 2026 10:52 pm
If O'Brien had of been available he would have played him, It's so difficult though for Everton having a negative manager and an awful forward in Barry, oh for a manager and a striker
Stumpy
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Mon Feb 23, 2026 11:04 pm
Blueblood wrote: ↑ Mon Feb 23, 2026 10:52 pm
If O'Brien had of been available he would have played him, It's so difficult though for Everton having a negative manager and an awful forward in Barry, oh for a manager and a striker
And a left back and a right back and some wingers and some pace.
We are lacking so much in this squad, but Moyes isn't helping with his negativity and obsession of playing players out of position