The nerve of the big six complaining about the rest of the Premier League not voting in rules that favour them months after trying to leave that same league in the lurch by creating their own. Is it really unfathomable to them why they face opposition?
Everton in fifth, two points from title challengers Tottenham with six first-team players out injured, including both their full-backs & now both of their key midfielders, and not a word of complaint from Ancelotti or mention of it by the press. Funny that.
I was far too pleased to say last night but Carragher was horrible on Sky after the game. His attitude stunk and he was pretty condescending to Rooney, who I think was making valid points about Klopp and the timing of his departure. It was very sore loser behaviour.
It's genuinely rather impressive for the manager of one of the world's richest teams with the world's most expensively assembled squad that dwarfs any other in size to complain about fixture congestion on live TV isn't it? The sheer brass neck of it is astounding.
The big thing for Everton fans is they're tired of being the joke club, the team that these things always happen to. It's exhausting. If Everton aren't being crap on the pitch, there's some nonsense off it. It's been nonstop for years and Everton fans are tired.
Since Everton last won a trophy, only one other club in the entire Football League has not managed any success and that is Oldham Athletic. Every other side has had something to celebrate, be it a promotion or trophy win of some sort.
Imagine coming out of this praising Jurgen Klopp. He was put in a difficult position before Leeds game and after but elected to attack the man on his side rather than call out the situation, not quite the heroic act that's being made out.
Sean Dyche asked his Everton squad if they were repeating history after the loss to Chelsea and wanted him sacked. They've responded with a massive win over Nottingham Forest and a first win over Liverpool at Goodison Park since 2010. Suggests they don't want him sacked at all.
One thing I can't understand in any of this is hating Everton. They did everything to get Ancelotti, gave him as much support as possible and were planning properly with him in charge. They've been screwed by him more than anyone else.
There's something very frustrating about people like Alan Shearer defending Benitez and quoting things like the spending that went on before him. No Everton fan is blaming him for that. It's the poor tactics, terrible substitutions and awful performances that's their focus.
I think a lot of people have discovered over the last 48 hours that the Liverpool they love is actually full of stupid little racist gobshites who couldn't care less about community. It's all about getting smashed, doing a few lines and looking good on social media.
My big concern for Everton now is that this board pat themselves on the back for an achievement they had zero part in. They'll think they're great for appointing Lampard and carry on like nothing's wrong. Will take someone taking a stand for the changes needed.
Manchester City fans seem to think Everton wanted to play the game. They almost certainly didn't if the Covid-19 outbreak is as severe as it seemingly is. What they want is to know why they weren't informed until a decision had been made. It's really not that difficult.
The Premier League likes the big teams doing well because it's an easy product to sell. Everton, Leicester, West Ham, those types of teams don't sell abroad so they're not interested. Leicester winning the league was their worst nightmare & they don't want to experience it again.
Marcel Brands is the scapegoat and you absolutely won't convince me otherwise. At no point did Everton follow the vision he outlined when he first arrived and by all accounts, they e gone around him or blocked him on numerous occasions to boot.
You'd think Everton were title challengers the way the fans are behaving of late. Absolutely incredible show of support. If they're not up for the fight now, they never will be.
PSG, a team full of superstar players, were desperate to sign Allan last year but some Everton fans, who've had to watch a midfield of Tom Davies and Gylfi Sigurdsson (to name just two) are questioning whether he is good enough for them. Absolutely mad.
Everton having a manager who is confident and safe enough in his position/ability to sit in a press conference and basically call out the attitude and personality of the squad is extremely refreshing and only confirms that he sees what we all see; it's sorely lacking.
The more I listen to Lampard speak, particularly after today, the more I get a sense he knows exactly what Everton fans are looking for and their main complaints at this moment in time. Haven't said that about an Everton manager for a while.
Carlo Ancelotti loving life at Everton: “It’s an informal city. It’s not big, the people are friendly. I get on well because I don’t like formal cities. London and Paris offer more choice for things to do but in Liverpool, like in Madrid, you don’t have to dress up for dinner.
If any other manager acted how Jürgen Klopp did yesterday there'd be very public outrage about it but because he's funny in press conferences from time to time he gets a mild slap on the wrist.
If you're Everton right now, you throw ALL the money available at Mauricio Pochettino. If he somehow (and miraculously) agrees, you've just won back the entire fanbase. If he rejects it (as he undoubtedly would), you've at least shown the kind of ambition the fans want.
I'm a big fan of Ancelotti and defend him a lot on here but Everton have absolutely bottled this end of the season and finishing tenth is extremely poor. I back him to fix it but he has to shoulder some responsibility.
"Had a good game" says commentator about a referee who has missed two handballs in the box and not given a last man foul when Everton are clean through.
Amid the disappointment, I think it's worth mentioning that Nathan Patterson was excellent, Alex Iwobi is really developing in central midfield and the defence is much, much improved as well. Think there's positives for Everton.
The most impressive thing about Carlo Ancelotti arriving at Everton is how he's calmed everything down. Suddenly there's no rush, no impatience from the fans. Why? Because he doesn't have to prove himself like the previous managers. He's already got the respect.
Didn't have Everton beating Manchester United and didn't have them getting anything from this game either so they're actually ahead of where I thought they'd be at this point. That's a positive isn't it?
The problem for Everton is that they had bigger issues than Pickford to deal with this summer. Now they've dealt with them, he's now the biggest problem,
Isn't it a little bit ridiculous Liverpool complaining about a nasty welcome from Leeds fans given they've made smashing up opposition coaches their thing over the last few years?
Seems like a million years ago but does everyone remember in December when pundits and supposed football intellectuals were telling Everton to get Howe or Moyes back? Some even claimed they were the best they could do. Then they got Carlo Ancelotti. Madness.
Carlo Ancelotti - Four and a half year deal agreed, €28m in total, €6m per year. Has 'assurances' over transfer windows and Moise Kean in particular. Should things go to plan, he'll be in charge for Burnley game on Boxing Day.
Am I the only Everton fan who doesn't now hate Andre Gomes? I think there's a player in there but he needs a proper DM or ball winner in there alongside him.
Before Benitez's appointment I said I didn't think he was the best coach Everton could get. Seven games in and that's clearly not true. This is the best I've seen them coached in a long time. Long way to go but lots of doubts already dismissed.
When you see Everton fans desperate to get to Goodison just because Ferguson will be on the touchline you can see why the board would consider someone like him or Rooney. Give the fans the connection back and rebuild the relationship after the toxicity of Benitez.
This is part of the issue with referees. They're given so much protection for being inadequate and can then simply tell the people questioning them to 'go away' because of it. Zero accountability.
While his injuries have been annoying this season, I don't see James Rodriguez's first season at Everton as anything but a success. He arrived on a free, added massive quality & has been largely excellent when fit & up for it. If Everton add more quality this summer, he'll shine.
Guillem Balague is a chancer who everyone thinks knows his stuff by virtue of him being Spanish. His continued pathetic defence of Benitez via sly digs at the Everton fanbase should be seen for what they are; a chancer trying to protect his mate.
It didn't take long after Idrissa Gana Gueye entered the pitch today to realise what he brings and why he's so loved. Could be absolutely vital for Amadou Onana's development and at £2m an absolute steal.
Controversial opinion but if Everton's players can't understand why the fans have turned on them after those two performances this week then it shows EXACTLY what is wrong with a few of them in there. Pickford shaking his head, acting angry after that mistake is laughable.
Watching Everton games this season i've learned putting your hand around a player's throat, stamping on their ankle and smashing a player to the ground while on a yellow somehow don't earn you a red card.
Surely Everton's logic with the likes of Rodriguez and Allan is add experienced players who know Ancelotti & his style to complement the young players, make a serious push for Europe and then focus on the future from there? Makes sense to me.
Whether some Everton fans like it or not, the best option for them at this moment in time is to support the team to the maximum and make Goodison Park a bear pit. It is likely the only thing that could keep them up at this point. Understandable some are tired of trying though.
I guarantee Brands will get zero credit for ensuring PSG don't have a purchase option on Kean when the reality is it was an extremely smart piece of business.
This seems like the perfect chance for Everton go in all in do what Brands wants this summer. Go down the Dortmund/Leipzig route, target young talent to develop and a manager to work with them and get it done. A big name is exciting but not sure it makes sense.
I think Everton are significantly better under Ancelotti than they were before. I think their future is 100x brighter with him in charge than before. That doesn't mean I don't think the football has been terrible for a while and that isn't his fault. You can have both.
According to Paul Merson, Everton at exactly the same as they were last season. Exactly the same. Do these 'experts' even watch the football they're paid to talk about?
Roma's finances should make for great reading for Everton today. Improvements across the board, general happiness and staff members even getting bonuses for the first time in years. Friedkin and co earning rave reviews.
If Jordan Pickford didn't play for Everton I'd probably think he's a lunatic and a bit of a d**k but I support Everton so I think that he's fantastic. It's blind loyalty and I'm fine with it.
That's it for Lampard for me. Like the man, like the connection with the fans but if that's the response to being hammered by Bournemouth then Everton are in dire straits.
Calling for 17 points to be deducted over two punishments would suggest the Premier League aren't particularly bothered about Everton being sustainable.
Everton appointing Carlo Ancelotti could be the best thing they've done in 40 years. Not only have they got a world class tactician, they've also got a manager they simply can't not back and that's forced the board to act like a big club. Early days but it's exciting.
😳 “Everton fans, they’re appalling!”
🤫 “To have a stadium like that, the players they have & they’re miserable!”
⬇️ “I think Everton are going down and the fans know they are going down!”
This Boreham Wood fan had a lot to say about the
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fans at Goodison Park!
Everton were already working with an 'everyone is against us mentality' but Lampard punishment and potential Richarlison fines/bans are seriously going to add to that.
Hope Everton kick up a major fuss over this game, particularly Ancelotti's sending off. It's about time someone publicly called out officials, including Mike Riley. The whole system is riddled with incompetence and it comes from him.
Everton were 31 points behind 1st placed Liverpool after 17 games last season. Last night's win over Wolves means they're now four points behind league leaders Manchester United. Mad turnaround.
RB Leipzig looking to sell Ademola Lookman this summer after 0 goals in 12 games this season and just 363 minutes of football in total. Everton may have got a good deal after all.
While we're at it, anyone suggesting the Heysel disaster and subsequent ban on English teams didn't contribute hugely to Everton's subsequent decline is clearly a moron.
I've just discovered that James Rodriguez currently leads the way in 'goal creating actions' per 90 minutes in the Premier League this season. 1.04 per 90 minutes, more than De Bruyne, Kane, Fernandes and Grealish. That's impressive right?
Remember when Ancelotti told Calvert-Lewin to stay in the box, not get involved elsewhere and he ended up having his best goal scoring season. Every manager since has had him doing everything but, running in the channels, chasing down hopeless balls and he's struggled massively.
In case you all missed it today, PSG have voted Carlo Ancelotti as their best ever manager so if anyone ever tells you he was rubbish there, they're a moron.
I don't know what some Evertons were expecting from this window but to see them saying it's been a poor one and they're disappointed feels odd. Can they not see the business that has been done?
Confused about the negativity about Everton in the press after the loss to Chelsea. I actually thought they played okay and had good chances but didn't put them away. I'm another day they win but everyone seems to have them relegated.
Only Everton could sign a new right-back, one they've be crying out for for years, and then suddenly decide to start using the one they've had at the club for the entirety of that time.
You know what really annoys me about this Barton thing on Unsworth? If he'd said it about a female professional, there would be outcry from all corners about it, calling for his sacking etc. Should be the same. Why is it okay to attack a man's appearance?
Everton's James Rodriguez is the best player in the Premier League over the last three months, says CIES. His score of of 89.7 means he leads comfortably over Mohamed Salah (88), Raphinha Dias (85) and his teammates Michael Keane (84.7) and Yerry Mina (84).
Every time Carlo Ancelotti speaks, you like him a little bit more. He's a big name manager but he 'gets' Everton and what the fans want. Still not sure how they pulled it off but it's looking likely to be a remarkable appointment.
The media can't criticise Pickford for his performances anymore so seemto be going all ou to make him a massive time waster. It's now translated to referees warning him, despite the fact he's doing what every other goalkeeper in the league is doing.
11 years ago today, Leighton Baines joined Everton from Wigan. 403 appearances, 38 goals and 66 assists later Baines has earned himself a place in Everton’s hearts he goes down as one of their best ever signings.
If the Florida cup has proven anything, it's that Everton need to take advantage of their American followers more. The fanbase is clearly there for them to have a big footing in the country.