Stalemate ensured by late Pickford wonder save

West Ham United 0 – 0 Everton

Everton travel to the London Stadium this weekend to face fellow strugglers West Ham, with Jarrad Branthwaite finally selected to make only his second start his season with Michael Keane making way.

Abdoulaye Doucouré also returns alongside Gana and Mangala in a rare 3-man midfield but Seamus Coleman has suffered a relapse with a minor hamstring strain that keeps him out of today’s clash.

Dwight McNeil has not recovered from his injury sustained last week. Armando Broja is getting closer, while Youssef Chermiti has some distance still to go.

There was talk of youngsters being called up and the new name on the bench is that of Callum Bates, a solid performer for the U18s and more recently the U21s.

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The Hammers kicked things off with a Pickford style hoof upfield from Fabianski, Antonio taking an early tumble. Doucoure was too slow to chase a flick-on at the other end. Everton then shaped a decent break but Gana’s shot deflected behind off Mangala.

A pattern of scrappy transitions followed until Bwen forced a corner of Branthwaite. But Everton broke at pace, 4 in Blue surging over the half-way line in support of Calvert-Lewin but Doucocure again wanting too much time, his shot blocked at source.

Branthwaite drove forward and Mykolenko cut inside, firing low for Fabianski to save. Everton looked lively with pressure around the West Ham area, Young fouled wide right for Lindstrøm to deliver in hard at head height but West Ham cleared it.

Everton tried to play it out from the back but it was messy, Young giving up a throw-in. West Ham finally broke another sequence of transitions Antonio feeding Bowen who had strayed offside.

Ndiaye did well to advance and feed a ball toward Calvert-Lewin that he could not pick up, and West Ham surged back up the other way, the game fairly even. Bowen got a free-kick when Ndiaye bundled into him but it was nicely delivered into Pickford’s hands.

Young put in a second decent cross but it was cleared, another headed weakly wide by Ndiaye as Everton lacked the guile to get close enough to really threaten. Calvert-Lewin almost dispossessed Fabianski well outside his area.

A 50-yard pass from Tarkowski found Myklenko advancing down the right but his cross found a defender instead of Calvert-Lewin, the corner easily cleared. But another brief period of Everton pressure in the final third again produced little to nothing.

At the other end, Branthwaite read the danger from Paqueta and Bowen, intercepting vitally before anything came of it, and both sides continued to neutralize each other in a manner that made the game very flat.

Lindstrom looked to cut in down the inside right channel but his woeful ball was well away from Calvert-Lewin, easy meat for Fabianski. Branthwaite’s deep cross to the far post for Calvert-Lewin was easily collected by the West Ham keeper.

Everton tried to play something approaching front-foot stuff but the final ball in to Calvert-Lewin saw his long-range header easily saved. Another Young cross was overhit and eventually cleared into something of a break by Antonio, another vital boot extended by Branthwaie to slow his progress, Bowen’s final shot parried brilliantly at the near post.

The corner into a crowded 6-yard box was headed goalward by Paqueta but cleared. Then Bowen anticipated an awful midfield pass by Tarkowski, with Pickford having to come out wide to stop Antonio’s approach at the expense of a defended corner that ended a largely very flat half of poor quality lower Premier League anti-football.

Doucoure kicked off the second half, Calvert-Lewin getting brought down by Emerson… big chance for Lindstrom: decent enough ball but headed behind for an early Everton corner, and shouts for a penalty but it actually hit Kilman on the knee.

At the end, Branthwaite was totally bamboozled by Bwen, his shot then deflected for a West Ham corner that was eventually cleared. A decent Everton move down the left ensued but with Calvert-Lewin crossing to Lindstrom and a weak header wide the almost predictable result.

Better Everton play saw Young cross to Calvert-Lewin at the far post but he was the wrong side of the defender who headed behind. Young needed treatment after an earlier elbow in the neck from Soucek.

A bullet from Rodríguez through the crowd was well tracked and parried away by a diving Pickford. At the other end, Ndiaye danced in and Mykolenko belted the ricochet wide, but deflected for the corner that was wasted. some great work from Ndiaye and especially Managal who dug out a cross that was too high for Calvert-Lewin.

More positive play saw Calvert-Lewin doing the hold-up thing rather than shooting, Mangala shooting wide. Some neat passing play won an Everton corner but played out and round to little effect, Gana’s shot blocked, followed by fresh legs for West Ham in a triple change.

West Ham came forward a bit more often as Everton flagged, but with little effect until Young punted it forward but Calvert-Lewin wasn’t interested. Summerville had come to life and he got through onto a fine ball from Paqueta but put his shot onto the far post with Pickford beaten. Beto on for Calvert-Lewin.

Gana got the first card for a foul to stop Somermmerville getting through again. Everton finally got forward but Lindstrom’s goalbound shot hit Beto and screwed well wide.

Coufal forced a corner that caused havoc, with Branhwaite heading behind. Bowen’s second attempt was good but headed clear. Young blocked Guilherme for only his second yellow card of the season., Harrison replacing Doucoure.

Branthwaite’s poor clearance was pounced on and it looked like a certain goal for Ings but Pickford got down well to parry it away. Mykolenko tried to play the perfect cross but it went instead straight to Fabianski in a rare Everton advance.

With 4 minutes added, both sides seemed to have accepted a point apiece. But Danny Ings was convinced he would score as his shot deflected wickedly off Tarkowski. But the reaction save from Pickford was nothing short of incredible.

West Ham Utd: Fabianski; Wan-Bissaka (67′ Coufal), Todibo, Kilman, Emerson; Soucek, Rodríguez (67′ Soler), Paquetá; Bowen, Antonio (67′ Ings), Summerville (83′ Guilherme).

Subs: Foderingham, Cresswell, Mavropanos, Irving, Scarles.

Everton: Pickford, Young [Y:85′], Tarkowski, Branthwaite, Mykolenko, Gana [Y:76′], Mangala, Doucoure (86′ Harrison), Lindstrøm, Ndiaye, Calvert-Lewin (75′ Beto).

Subs: Virginia, Begovic, Patterson, Keane, O’Brien, Armstrong, Bates.

Referee: Stewart Atwell
VAR: Darren England

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Christy Ring

1 Posted
09/11/2024 at
13:53:47

Branthwaite back at last.

Definitely down to the journalists and fans pressure in my opinion.

Dennis Stevens

2 Posted
09/11/2024 at
14:03:23

4231?

Mike Hayes

3 Posted
09/11/2024 at
14:04:59

Two goalies AGAIN ffs – blank firing DCL on – only good news JB back in – fingers crossed for a decent game and 3 points WE NEED IT 💙

Alan J Thompson

4 Posted
09/11/2024 at
14:06:42

Probably see a couple of late changes that sees Keane upfront alongside the dynamic duo Beto and Bego.

Raymond Fox

5 Posted
09/11/2024 at
14:16:12

You could get 2 goalies injuried Mike, not often granted but you never know.
I’ve no objections to the team picked, its looks more like an attacking side to me.

I think it will be a good game today, they are favs but I’m hoping for a positive result for us.

Robert Tressell

6 Posted
09/11/2024 at
14:17:30

Decently balanced side that looks a bit more 433 than 4411 – hope so anyway. Good to see Branthwaite back and it’s a big opportunity for Lindstrom. COYB

Clive Rogers

7 Posted
09/11/2024 at
14:19:00

The two fullbacks are our weak link defensively imo.

Chris Lyons

8 Posted
09/11/2024 at
14:19:21

I don’t get why Dyche keeps putting 2 keepers on the bench. Not only does it give the supporters something else to moan about but it adds 0 value.

He may as well use the space for a youth player who although highly unlikely to get on the pitch will get more development from it than Begovic.

Perhaps we are so broke we can’t afford the bus fare for the extra player.

Mike Hayes

9 Posted
09/11/2024 at
14:21:28

What’s the odds on two goalies being injured? Two outfield players, yes. It’s just Dyche being his useless self.

Fingers crossed we get at them from the off and take all 3 points.

Brian Wilkinson

10 Posted
09/11/2024 at
14:22:47

He’s dropped the wrong centre-back for me. Tarkowski, whether it is with carrying an injury, has been the weaker link and should have been the one to drop out instead of Keane.

Not even stubborn Dyche could risk leaving Branthwaite on the bench again, he has to be in the starting 11.

Could have bet your life savings he would bring Doucoure straight back in the team.

Barring a sending off or injury, only three subs you will see will be Beto for Calvert-Lewin, Harrison for Lindstrom ,and Michael Keane for one of the centre-backs; forget Bates or Armstrong getting any game time, if so 4 mins max.

Same old, same old; prove me wrong, Dyche, and pull out a master display today – god knows we are due one.

Up the Toffees.

Derek Powell

11 Posted
09/11/2024 at
14:29:20

I just want Dyche out.

I’m sick of the ‘grass’, ‘smell’ story bullshit.

Dennis Stevens

12 Posted
09/11/2024 at
14:36:29

I do agree that Keane has played quite well and Tarkowski hasn’t been quite his old self this season.

However, Keane lacks the leadership qualities of Tarkowski and that may have made the difference.

Robert Tressell

13 Posted
09/11/2024 at
14:39:39

Seriously who gives a shit whether we have 2 goalies on the bench? Loads of teams put 2 goalies on the bench.

There are plenty of things to moan about that actually matter but this is completely inconsequential – especially since we’ve already got 2 teenagers on the bench to experience the matchday.

Billy Shears

14 Posted
09/11/2024 at
14:42:51

Dyche is one stubborn fucker!

Sadly more away day misery… 2-1 Hammers.

Ian Wilkins

15 Posted
09/11/2024 at
14:52:56

West Ham have two fast tricky wingers, Bowen and Summerville.

The management of these by Young and Mykolenko will play huge part in determining the outcome of this game.

Lee Courtliff

16 Posted
09/11/2024 at
14:56:44

Anyone got any decent streams, please?

Mike Hayes

17 Posted
09/11/2024 at
15:03:09

Any players looking to advance to the first team may give a shit about two goalies on the bench again.

Colin Crooks

18 Posted
09/11/2024 at
15:07:36

You cant help laughing.

“Dyche doesn’t listen to fans” They say. Yet, when he’s confident he can select the centre-back he preferred all last season – is preferred first choice – apparently its down to “fan pressure”!!!

It’s not so much the daft comments, it’s the idea that those making them think they have an influence on the team selection and it was their idea.

Very funny.

Ben King

19 Posted
09/11/2024 at
15:09:25

Colin #18,

Exactly. Some ‘fans’ are just idiots. Zero objectivity.

Si Cooper

20 Posted
09/11/2024 at
15:22:58

We’ve got 2 youngsters on the bench. Anyone really expecting us to need to have 3 or more?

So it’s 2 goalies, 2 youngsters and 5 ‘more likelies’. You could even class O’Brien as an inexperienced (at this level) player. Which youngster is really missing out?

The team is pretty much what I’d pick myself with Keane or Tarkowski and Patterson or Young being where I could have gone another way.

Bonus that Bowen is absent for them. Hopefully we start the season afresh from here.

Colin Malone

21 Posted
09/11/2024 at
15:39:07

We are huffing and puffing. Will we bring the house down?

I cannot understand why Ndiaye is not playing Number 10, with Harrison on the left wing.

Alan J Thompson

22 Posted
09/11/2024 at
15:53:32

A bit of a nothing half with neither side looking up for much.

We seem to play the long ball over the top when the West Ham defence pushes up or almost makes a mess of trying to play out from the back which usually ends up in Ndiaye making it look better or Lindstrom making it look difficult.

Tarkowski looking a bit of a liability at the back.

Clive Rogers

23 Posted
09/11/2024 at
15:55:00

So, Bowen is playing.

Mark Murphy

24 Posted
09/11/2024 at
16:09:47

Yeah – so much for Bowen not playing!

Colin Malone

26 Posted
09/11/2024 at
16:37:37

That was a surprise, Beto on for Calvert-Lewin.

The man’s a fucking idiot.

Merle Urquart

27 Posted
09/11/2024 at
16:39:11

Another joyless shitfest.

Colin Malone

28 Posted
09/11/2024 at
16:52:29

West Ham are shite and Pickford was the busier goalkeeper.

Fucking awful.

Mark Andrews

29 Posted
09/11/2024 at
16:57:07

‘2 bald men fighting over a comb’.

Alan J Thompson

30 Posted
09/11/2024 at
16:58:50

The usual poor service from Optus ruined the second half but both sides seemed to lack attacking intent, interrupted by West Ham hitting the post and a great save by Pickford at the end.

I suppose we’ll get the usual “point away from home is great” but the performance again was not up for much as we didn’t create too many scoring chances.

George Cumiskey

31 Posted
09/11/2024 at
16:59:43

West Ham the worst team we’ve played this season and Dyche never ever tried to win that game, shocking.

Michael Lynch

32 Posted
09/11/2024 at
17:02:01

Should have beaten these but to be fair, their triple substitution changed the feel of the game.

We have nothing on the bench, and that’s what might be the difference between us going down and a team like West Ham going down.

That was an absolutely outstanding save by Pickford at the end though. Incredible!

Anthony Jones

33 Posted
09/11/2024 at
17:02:58

That is not a good team, but the manager doesn’t help.

Christine Foster

34 Posted
09/11/2024 at
17:03:43

Quality was dreadful, a point is a point. Both central midfielders poor, Doucoure was non-existent as was Calvert-Lewin and Lindstrom.

Ndiaye our best outfield player, but Pickford’s saves were world class.

Huff and puff. Crossing from Young and Mykolenko was awful.

John Wignall

35 Posted
09/11/2024 at
17:05:05

2 poor sides there for the taking.
2 full-backs offer nothing; poor overall.

Neil Tyrrell

36 Posted
09/11/2024 at
17:05:15

Thanks Jordan!

Barry Rathbone

38 Posted
09/11/2024 at
17:07:31

Well in, Blues — another precious point in the bag and the quest for 4th from bottom or even a lower mid-table berth continues.

Beggars can’t be choosers

Cut your cloth accordingly

Be thankful for small mercies

Slowly slowly catchee monkey

Can’t make a purse out of a sow’s ear

Can’t polish a turd

Feel free to add.

Brent Stephens

39 Posted
09/11/2024 at
17:08:34

A lot more possession and territory than usual but we’re not good enough to take advantage of that. A couple of close scrapes (post and Jordan to the rescue).

Lindstrom didn’t impress. Ndyiae busy as ever, love him.

Danny Baily

40 Posted
09/11/2024 at
17:08:45

A point gained today.

Liam Mogan

41 Posted
09/11/2024 at
17:09:33

4 points clear of bottom 3 after only 11 games. Keep this up and we will be well away from relegation places by the end of season.

Dyche for President!

Joe McMahon

42 Posted
09/11/2024 at
17:09:33

Barry, you forgot “Be carefull what you wish for”

Joe McMahon

43 Posted
09/11/2024 at
17:12:30

Liam, when Pep leaves City, they will move hell and high water to Land “The Phrophet of Football” Sean Dyche.

Christy Ring

44 Posted
09/11/2024 at
17:13:13

Imagine if the manager was more adventurous!

Taking off Calvert-Lewin was totally ridiculous, he should have put Beto beside him, and taken off Doucoure, who missed a sitter with his poor first touch.

Why play one striker when we had two holding midfielders?

Liam Mogan

45 Posted
09/11/2024 at
17:15:32

Let’s face it. Watching Everton is fecking grim. Glad there’s no game next week.

What a send off to Goodison this season is.

Nigel Scowen

46 Posted
09/11/2024 at
17:16:00

Should have started with Beto and Calvert-Lewin and had Ndiaye behind them both.

Still, a point away from home… but West Ham were there for the taking with a bit more adventure.

Lee Courtliff

47 Posted
09/11/2024 at
17:17:22

I thought Lindstrøm looked a bit fitter, stronger and sharper in that second half. Small mercies, I know.

Can’t really say anything else besides at least we didn’t get beat, it was another generally dire afternoon.

Derek Knox

48 Posted
09/11/2024 at
17:17:49

Barry @ 38,

‘Blockbuster fart in a Wind Tunnel’?

Myko, Doucoure (as expected) Gana all pretty much going through the motions, without producing much at all.

No, surprises from the bench, just same as, same as!

Gingasaurus Bellendi!

Merle Urquart

49 Posted
09/11/2024 at
17:19:16

Christy, l’ve had my fill now of Calvert-Lewin tbh but we never won a single header after he went off.

Could it be possible that, just for one game, this manager of ours will consider starting with two up front?

Frank Sheppard

50 Posted
09/11/2024 at
17:19:55

I am begining to wonder if the players can even score goals in training.

Steve Brown

51 Posted
09/11/2024 at
17:19:59

Mark Andrews @ 29 sums it up best.

Doucoure at number 10 instead of Ndiaye. Then Harrison replaces him!

Dyche makes it almost impossible to support him.

Mick O’Malley

52 Posted
09/11/2024 at
17:21:33

Liam agreed, I can honestly say this is the worst football I’ve watched in 40-plus years, there’s fuck-all to latch on to, soulless shithouse cowardly football.

We are atrocious to watch, every game is drab. I can’t remember the last time we absolutely bossed a game and gave someone a hiding, it’s soul Destroying

Dave Lynch

53 Posted
09/11/2024 at
17:21:50

Hate to think what would of been if Branthwaite wasn’t playing, he was superb.

Paul Jones

54 Posted
09/11/2024 at
17:23:41

Dyche should launch an appeal with the Premier League. How come our opposition are always allowed to make subs before the 65th minute?

And how the hell are they allowed to bring on subs in different positions, not like for like? Corruption I tell thee.

Merle Urquart

55 Posted
09/11/2024 at
17:23:47

Dave @53,

l thought he had a few dodgy moments for him but it’s forgivable as he’s missed a quarter of the season.

Mike Allison

56 Posted
09/11/2024 at
17:24:15

Liam (41), we’re on course for 34/35 points at the moment. And that’s with a relatively ‘easy’ set of fixtures.

We’re in big, big trouble. The only chance we have is that 3 or 4 other teams are even worse than us at picking up points. Southampton and Ipswich look like they’ll oblige, we need one more.

Martin Mason

57 Posted
09/11/2024 at
17:27:59

Very clear for me now what Dyche’s game is and that is 100% not to lose – even if that will mean not winning. It’s playing the percentages that the current Bottom 3 can’t average near to a point a game and we’ll likely need just over 30 to stay up.

No functioning wingers or winger crosses only down that furrow in the middle. That’s the last time that I’ll watch while he’s still here because, while it may keep us up, who wants to see it? Branthwaite was superb and without him, we would have lost.

Peter Gorman

58 Posted
09/11/2024 at
17:28:03

This “safe pair of hands” is doing more damage to Everton than his paltry ability to collect points.

Which player in their right mind would want to play for him?

Liam Mogan

59 Posted
09/11/2024 at
17:28:40

Sorry Mike 56, my comment was firmly tongue in cheek. We are beyond horrible to watch and it’s as if being clear of relegation is something to celebrate.

I think we’ve got worse this season – especially from an intensity and attacking perspective.

Sam Hoare

60 Posted
09/11/2024 at
17:29:56

It’s not easy. I’m sure a few on here were calling for Lopetegui last year but he’s making a much better squad than us look almost as bad!

Last season, I thought Dyche deserved some credit; this season, we’ve gone backwards instead of forwards with 5 less points against the same opposition despite having some better players. Perhaps injuries (to Branthwaite in particular) played a part but the general team play has been poor.

A point away is always decent but, if we fail to beat Brentford next time out, we will be a little too close to the relegation zone for my liking with a pretty tough run of fixtures in December.

Christy Ring

61 Posted
09/11/2024 at
17:32:34

The only plus is that we might have Broja, McNeil and Garner after the break, but then again, Dyche will pick the same formation, and one striker.

Just reading Shearer said it was an awful game. Our two fullbacks don’t go past the halfway line, when did we ever see them overlap our wide men?

Dyche is sticking to his dire defensive formation.

Bill Gall

62 Posted
09/11/2024 at
17:35:23

I was going to say another poor display, but I guess another tactical Sean Dyche game would more than describe it.

I wonder if our new ownership ever watch any of these games or does someone from the club give them a written report of their view of the game?

One short report could cover it with “The only positive from this game was the 1 point earned by our keeper”.

Mike Hayes

63 Posted
09/11/2024 at
17:35:23

Don’t panic, Mr Mainwaring…

Dele Alli is almost fit – he’ll save us!

Merle Urquart

64 Posted
09/11/2024 at
17:36:44

Martin @ 57, I’ve been screaming this to my mates for the last 12 months!!!

He starts every match not risking the bird in the bush… it’s so obvious.

We never attempted to score after about 60 minutes today and retreated to the 18-yard box to eek the game out.

Nigel Scowen

65 Posted
09/11/2024 at
17:36:45

Pointless us playing wide players with the options we’ve got, we have no pace.

I would pack the midfield and play Ndiaye in the centre.

I miss Garner in our team.

Jeff Spiers

66 Posted
09/11/2024 at
17:42:12

Please feel free, anyone, to recall the last game that you went to and came away satisfied?

And can you name the manager?

Martin Mason

67 Posted
09/11/2024 at
17:42:40

Sorry Merle @63. I just believed that he wasn’t doing it deliberately but he is.

He’s starting with a point and playing to hold it but willing to lose to better sides unless throwing Keane forward at the end magically works.

I withdraw any implied criticism of Calvert-Lewin too, how can any forward play in that system?

Ajay Gopal

68 Posted
09/11/2024 at
17:43:30

In the last 2 games, we have played 2 very poor football teams. But have managed to score a grand total of Zero goals. Today we looked especially poor, the team seemed low on energy., especially the midfield. The team needs players coming back from injury to freshen things up. The bench is pathetically weak most games.

Steve Hogan

69 Posted
09/11/2024 at
17:48:18

My observations, Ndiaye was the best player on the pitch today, his workrate is incredible and the one Everton player capable of putting the opposition on the back foot.

Has anyone noticed, he is a remarkable passer of the ball, short or long, and never gives the ball back to the opposition.

I watched Beto come on as sub. He never won one aerial duel and his ball retention is awful, it just come straight back. For all his faults, you can see why DCL starts most games.

Both teams were pretty ordinary, and having spent £150m recently, West Ham fans will be well pissed off.

Pickford saved us a point. Lindstrom should have been swapped at half time, his final pass was dreadful.

Mick O’Malley

70 Posted
09/11/2024 at
17:56:40

Jeff when we beat Utd under Silva, since then it’s been pretty sparse , also the Derby last season but that was a one off under Dyche

Anthony Dove

71 Posted
09/11/2024 at
18:03:04

A quote from the Hammers fan site ‘If we had played a
better team we would have been soundly beaten
It says it all really.

Danny O’Neill

72 Posted
09/11/2024 at
18:04:01

As always I’ll take time to digest. Message from my son: “90 minutes of your life you won’t get back”.

I always say he’s the wise one!!

Derek Wadeson

73 Posted
09/11/2024 at
18:06:57

Jeff (66)

Dyche – Liverpool home last season.

Allan Board

74 Posted
09/11/2024 at
18:10:50

This manager is clueless, negative and lacking in nerve to win games. If you are all happy with around a point a game average over a season then you deserve all the grief and frustration that’s coming your way. This team is much better than this cretin deserves and it won’t change. I have already written this shit off till next season. A joke coaching team, who ruin any creativity in player’s. Acceptance of this shit is the biggest problem at Everton- our beloved neighbours would never put up with this shite.

Colin Metcalfe

75 Posted
09/11/2024 at
18:11:45

Hoping we can get another 24 pts which should be enough this season and then Dyche can thankfully walk away because contrary to a select few of posters on here he doesnt deserve another contract if he keeps us up because the turgid dogshite football he serves up every week is mind numbing and we deserve so much more !

Merle Urquart

76 Posted
09/11/2024 at
18:11:46

Everton Football Club have forgotten that they are in the entertainment industry

Mike Gaynes

77 Posted
09/11/2024 at
18:12:38

Jeff #66, Bournemouth last season. What a goal by Harrison.

Frederick Parchment

78 Posted
09/11/2024 at
18:13:47

From a Dyche standpoint. Perfect! The opposition didn’t score. Unfortunately, we can’t win games if we don’t score goals ourselves. I honestly believe this is the best this manager has to offer. To relentlessly play one attacker up front urks me. Ndiaya should play behind dcl and beto.

A more competent manager would play two attackers. Dyche’s selection today from a mid field standpoint wasn’t too shabby. I personally would have started Garner instead of Doucoure.

In fact I would have started 3 cbs Keane Branswaite and O’brien 4 mid fielders beto and dcl up front with Ndiaya playing behind those 2. It wouldn’t surprise me if we scored plenty of goals.

But we’re set up to not to make the opposition score.

Dyche please go. No just go. Leave. Get the hell out. You’re so bad at managing, I have started to watch the games from my bed now drifting in and out of sleep though sheer boredom. Like I said last week, when we win I feel bitter sweet. Sweet for the victory but bitter because was have him as our manager for another phucking week.

Unless. He actually changes his style/brand of football. Rant over.

Raymond Fox

79 Posted
09/11/2024 at
18:16:28

West Ham were 1/1 fav to win this game so a point away from home is not a bad result.

Of course we would sooner have 3 pts and exciting stuff instead, but we are realy a scratched together side of loans and who’s not good enough to have be been sold players. Exceptions being Pickford and Branthwaite.

Our forwards are powder puffs in front of goal, its a great suprise when they actually do score one.

Nigel Scowen

80 Posted
09/11/2024 at
18:17:39

I was entertained with Pickfords save though Merle, one of the best Ive seen in a very long time.

Liam Mogan

81 Posted
09/11/2024 at
18:21:44

Jeff 66

Last season at home

Chelsea

Newcastle

The Shite

But I definitely feel we have gone backwards this year. Dyches approach is always attritional and pragmatic, but this year seems even worse.

There were occassional flashes of intensity and excitement. Now it’s just sporting Mogadon

Conor McCourt

82 Posted
09/11/2024 at
18:27:08

I keep hearing these calls for two up top and I don’t get it.
Firstly the striker gets no service so it would just mean two strikers get no service.
Secondly those two would not be compatible

Robert Tressell hit the nail on the head pre-match: that looks a 4-3-3 to me. You would think so with the personnel, nope same set up as usual.

Darren Ambrose said Ndiaye looks Everton best player, he said Lindstrom looks Everton’s most dangerous player. He was right on both counts.

Unfortunately for about 70 mins Lindstrom spent tracking back and almost playing like a wing back. Ndiaye gets the ball in his own half beats three men but it doesn’t lead to anything because he picks it up so deep.
These players are not McNeill and Harrison, someone needs to tell Sean Dyche.

In the first half you see Doucoure and one of our holding players further ahead of both widemen. What is the point? How are we going to score or create chances. How is Dominic going to get service?

To compound things he brings on Harrison as a number ten WTF.

Ndiaye and Lindsrom are number tens being asked to play like wing backs. Not a wonder most of our fans things that they and Dominic Calvert Lewin are shit.

We escape with a point because they are without Fullkrug and Kudus and because we have one of the best keepers in the league.

Tony Hughes

83 Posted
09/11/2024 at
18:28:42

Another plate of deep fried shit served up by Chef Dyche.
The December fixtures could leave us right in the mire.
Today’s opposition was the type of game we should have gone all out for three points before December hits us hard.

Peter Mills

84 Posted
09/11/2024 at
18:30:41

In his pre-match preview, Lyndon threw in a line to the effect that it had been a long time since West Ham had kept a clean sheet at home in a Premier League game. (I believe it was 2nd January 2024).

The writing then was pretty much on the wall – we were not going to score today. So, I am grateful to Jordan Pickford for his performance for saving us a point, and to the gods of fate that I couldnt watch the game.

Martin Mason

85 Posted
09/11/2024 at
18:32:54

Am I wrong in believing that while Gana does very good things defensively, his rate of losing the ball in dangerous areas is worrying and we play 2 similar DM’s with little creativity between them. Mykolenko was better but that is only until he gets fast pressure against him. Young played well but like many in the squad he isn’t the future. In an EPL squad you’d accept now for next season who would get in?

Pickford, Branthwaite, Tarks(?), Ndiaye, DCL, McNeil (?)

Patterson and Mykolenko in a non-Dyche side? Maybe, because we haven’t seen how they can play

This worries me, we are no better than a botched up relegation squad that one day we hope to see compete in the EPL.

Growth now really has to be organic from within the club and incoming young players with the odd higher value buy and no Marquee signings which are what got us here.

Why would anybody become an Evertonian now? This Dycheball is the end.

Neil Lawson

86 Posted
09/11/2024 at
18:33:14

Jeff 66. Swansea 0-2 Everton. About 2012 and I think it was Martinez. I don’t get to go very often. Next visit is the Brentford game. Absolutely no chance of our Manager turning out a team that will send me away satisfied from that game unless Dyche is sacked before then.

Jeff Armstrong

87 Posted
09/11/2024 at
18:35:28

I think Dyche knows this is his last season at EFC, his contract runs out at the end of this season, and whilst its true theres nobody here to sack him,its also true theres nobody here to extend his contract either.
If new owners do take over by January then they will need him to finish the season in the EPL then let him go, hes just going through the motions at the present time by picking points up here and there and keeping his reputation intact.

Jay Harris

88 Posted
09/11/2024 at
18:37:00

Conor,
An excellent point that I believe too.

Our MF and forwards are tasked with defense first priority which means when we break forward not enough bodies are there and so there is no one to pass to.
This also knackers the players so for the last 10/15 minutes some players are totally out of gas.
West Hame have one of the worst defensive records and we hardly laid a glove on them in the final third.

Derek Taylor

89 Posted
09/11/2024 at
18:41:22

Please try not to be too negative, guys, in case the Freidmeister reads it and buggers off !

I’m told he has bridges to climb yet before the takeover is complete- and workable. So careful does it !

Martin Mason

92 Posted
09/11/2024 at
18:45:58

To be fair West Ham fans have as much right as us to be disgusted with how their club is run . But like voters and government fans are held in contempt by clubs, owners and EPL. They were awful today too as any decent team at home would have slaughtered us, they deserve better as one of the Legacy Clubs. It has to end but it can only come with the end of Sky and EPL dominance. I fully support the rules for sustainability they are superb. VAR no, that must end in its present form.

Mick O’Malley

93 Posted
09/11/2024 at
18:52:57

Allan at 74 couldn’t agree more, I’m astounded how some of our fans swallow the shite Dyche serves up, it’s embarrassing watching this cowardly shithouse football that this gobshite inflicts on us

Bill Gienapp

94 Posted
09/11/2024 at
19:05:15

Obviously not the main takeaway from the match, but people carping about two keepers on the bench has officially become my pet peeve. It is such a complete and utter nothingburger of an issue to be whining about. We have a bunch of injuries at the moment. Are you truly that bent out of shape because some youngster who has a literally 0.0% chance of seeing the pitch isn’t picking splinters out of his butt instead of Begovich?