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<\/p>\nLeeds United 1 – 0 Everton<\/p>\n
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Everton kicked off their new Premier League campaign with a trip to Elland Road to take on newly-promoted Leeds United in a Monday night clash that was broadcast live on Sky Sports. And it was decided by a very harsh penalty call for handball on Tarkowski when he blocked a deflected shot with his arm almost behind his back.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Jarrad Branthwaite was a huge miss after the young centre-back picked up a thigh injury in training. Vitalii Mykolenko was also out injured. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall made his competitive debut for Everton.\u00a0 Harrison Armstrong and Tyler Onyango are amongst the subs, along with Jack Grealish, and Thierno Barry. No Aznou.<\/p>\n
Dominic Calvert-Lewin is not involved at all for the home side but Jack Harrison came off the bench in the second half.<\/p>\n
First Half<\/p>\n
The all-too-familiar Everton kick-off saw the ball back to Pickford and wellied upfield, possession lost. But soon regained with some lively work from Iroegbunam. Gnonto then tried and failed to get past O’Brien. Leeds were snapping at every man in Blue, determined to win the ball back whenever they lost it. Alcaraz tried to get O’Brien overlapping high up but he had strayed offside.<\/p>\n
Everton looked to play the long ball over the top but it came back and Tarkowski’s touch almost let Piroe in but Pickford was alert. There was danger from the Leeds corner, but the Blues kept it out. Tarkowskirather foolishly tries to dribble his way through the Leeds press as Everton’s possession looked to take the early spice out of the game.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Playing out from the back leads to trouble and Pirooe’s shot was deflected behind for a corner, headed clear by Beto. Everton resorted back to the long ball, but that just hands Leeds possession. Gnonto danced in behind and Iroegbunam and to dive in to put it behind, the second corner leading to a third.\u00a0 James’s attempted shot was blocked by Alcaraz.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Gnonot came again down the Everton right and O’Brien had to give up the fourth corner this time straight through. The follow-up was a nightmare for Everton defensively but somehow it was kept out.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Iroegbunam was again brilliant at stopping Gnonto, then Alcaraz stole the ball off Ampadu and Everton were at last able to break out of their half but nothing came of it, with\u00a0 Dewsbury-Hall so far a spectator in midfield, unable to get on the ball.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The most dangerous attack yet saw Leeds somehow fail to score after a good cross from Bogle, with James straying offside. Leeds kept on pushing up, testing O’Brien again and again, but he had so far been solid. Another Leeds attack came to nothing with James overhitting his cross.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Blues worked their way forward through O’Brien, who won a throw, but two crosses in from Gana were very poor. Alcaraz tred to force his way into the Leeds penalty area but the ball came at him too hard. Tenaka was pulled back by Iroegbunam but no yellow card. The Blues lost possession and Tanaka fired off a speculative long-range effort.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ndiaye finally had a chance to run forward but he tried to do it all himself and Bogle stole the ball back. Leeds came back through Gudmundsson, who did better than Gnonto but drove the cross past James. Leeds worked hard to create a better attack and James could have scored but Garner put it behind for a corner. This one was very well delivered from Stach and somehow O’Brien crucially got his head to it.<\/p>\n
Dewsbury-Hall was clattered by Amapdu then Piroe fouled Gana to relieve the pressure.\u00a0 He got a chance to play some passes but too many of them were backwards to Gana. Very poor. No attempt to go forward, and Leeds were soon on the attack again.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Garner was alert to keep the ball away from James but Leeds attacked again, Gnonto tempted into shooting over the Everton bar. Everton looked but failed to mount an attack as the half-time whistle went, with the Blues goal intact: Job One.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Second Half<\/p>\n
Jack Grealish still had his training top on when the players came out, so nothing radical at this point from the pragmatic David Moyes: no changes. Tarkowski was just too strong for Rodon from the restart, and Alcarz too strong for Gudmundsson.<\/p>\n
A lovely touch from Ndiaye set KDH on the run but his return ball to Ndiaye was blocked. More strong defence from Tarkowski, this time on Gnonto. Everton had some rare continuous possession but only went back to Pickford and messed up the playing out, Gnonto could only shoot at Pickford, thanks to attention from KDH.<\/p>\n
Everton got forward through KDH and Alcaraz but nothing came of it. Everton were now trying to get the ball forward but Beto just wasn’t up to reading it or holding to up. Gana was tempted into one of his awful shots high and wide.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Gnonto spun onto a ball but fired into the side netting. Beto failed to win yet another aerial ball pumped up to him. Leeds surged forward, Tim Iroegbunam fractionally late for his tackle on Ampadu, saw yellow.\u00a0 Ampadu needed treatment as Leeds took a corner, again, defended away.<\/p>\n
Iroegbunam drove down the left with no support whatsoever. O’Brien then tried down the right as the Everton fans hit full volume with their inspiring songbook. Alcaraz was fouled by Tanaka but Alcaraz, the utter fool, wanted the card for Tanaka and got one himself.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The free-kick from Garner was deflected behind for Everton’s first corner, great delivery from Dewsbury-Hall but nothing from it. But Everton were now getting forward often, O’Brien crossing just too close to Perri. Some great build-up work by Everton was ruined by an awful cross from Gana. Why?\u00a0<\/p>\n
Leeds wanted something when Garner caught James’s foot but it was accidental. Grealish was finally readied to replace Iroegbunam with less than 20 minutes left, and Everton looking a lot more intentional.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Aaronson fouled O’Brien wide right, Dewsbury-Hall’s effort taken by the first defender., But he followed up and some great interpalsaw Alcaraz fire at goal, Perri pushing it behind. A brilliant delivery from Dewsbury-Hall saw O’Brien get too much on his header, senidnhg it a foot over the bar.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Three changes from Daniel Farke, including Jack Harrison coming on. And Leeds mounted a very rare attack, a nice ball bouncing up for Tanalka to lash over.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Everton played forward but Ndiaye looked to have been tripped, and Leedcame back with their strongest attack, A shot parried off Tarkowski who was deemed to have hand-balled a deflected goalbound shot.\u00a0 Cavenagher awarded a penalty despite Tarkowski’s arm very close to his body and almost behind his back.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Lucas Nmecha stepped up and rifled it into the corner despite Pickford’s valiant dive. All that firm defence for nought. Moeyese’s response was to take off Alcaraz and bring on Barry. Would that work? Less than 5 minutes to find out.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
Dewsbury-Hall was fouled, then Grealish. It looked to fall for Barry, Tarkowski unable to head in Gana’s cross at the far post. Grealish worked hard but Beto immediately gave up the pass and Leeds were able to attack, with 7 minutes added on. Stach lashed a feirce shot that was close enough for Pickford to parry away.<\/p>\n
More late chances for Leeds but they couldn’t get it on target, with Everton now struggling to respond. They tried to get forward in the dying minutes, Garner’s cross headed clear. Grealish tried to get something in from the left but only hit a defender. Beto and Barry weren’t really combining to any effect up front,\u00a0<\/p>\n
Keane had to foul Nmecha wide on Everton’s left for a late late free-kick chance. But they just wanted to play down the clock. And the whistle finally went to give Leeds an undeserved win.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Leeds Utd:\u00a0Perri; Bogle, Rodon, Struijk, Gudmundsson; Ampadu, Tanaka\u00a0(90+4′ Longstaff), Stach; James, Piroe, Gnonto (67′ Aaronson).<\/p>\n
Subs: Darlow, Byram, Bornauw, Ramazani, (78′ Harrison), (78′ Nmecha) Gruev,<\/p>\n
Everton: Pickford; O\u2019Brien, Tarkowski, Keane; Gueye, Garner; Dewsbury-Hall, Alcaraz [Y:61′]. Ndiaye, Iroegbunam [Y:56′] (71′ Grealish)\u00a0; Beto.<\/p>\n
Subs:\u00a0 Travers, Tyrer, McNeil, Barry, Chermiti, Coleman, Armstrong, Onyango.<\/p>\n
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Reader Comments (230)<\/p>\n
Note: the following content is not moderated or vetted by the site owners at the time of submission. Comments are the responsibility of the poster. Disclaimer<\/a> ()<\/p>\n \n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tDavid Hallwood \n Evenin all, can’t work out the formation, 343 poss? <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tChristian Hill \n Grealish not starting, does Moyes want to win?? Bloody joke <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tPat Kelly \n Aznou, Barry, Grealish, non-starters. Maybe Grealish isn’t quite fit but says a lot about our othet two recent signings. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tLee Courtliff \n 3 at the back with KDH and Garner as WBs? <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tPeter Moore \n Interesting lineup! No natural fullbacks. COYB. UTFT. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tRyan Holroyd Evening everyone <\/p>\n That squad needs another 200m to be even remotely competitive <\/p>\n What a joke <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tNathan Ford \n No Aznou in squad? Is he injured as we have 2 keepers on the bench? <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tColin Glassar I expect Grealish to get at least 30 minutes.<\/p>\n This team is set up to draw. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tKevin Molloy \n shit no Myko. what a mess. we have to write this game off, that’s a weak first eleven. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tRob Hooton \n I\u0092ve absolutely no idea how we\u0092re going to set up! Surprised to see Tim start, perhaps Garner will be full back? <\/p>\n \t\t\tLes Callan \n Beto left back ? <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tJake FitzGerald \n That is one weird line-up. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tChristy Ring \n Looking at the team tonight, we’re definitely need to get players in, with injuries we are depleted in certain areas. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tJeff Armstrong \n Moyes doesn\u0092t fancy Aznou atm, subbed him off against Roma after subbing him on, bet that did wonders for the lads confidence 10 days after joining us, now not even on the bench with our regular LB out injured, <\/p>\n \t\t\tMark Murphy \n Grealish off the bench is a better option than we\u0092ve had for a long time. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tTommy Carter @ Ryan. It doesn\u0092t Ryan. <\/p>\n It just needs round pegs in round holes. Don\u0092t have to be world beaters. <\/p>\n But when you haven\u0092t got a proper right back. Sign one as priority. Likewise a winger. <\/p>\n It\u0092s like Mykolenko. He\u0092s very average at best. But he is a left back. And when he plays there he can at least help the team to function properly <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tSam Hoare Is Aznou injured? Why else would our only fit left back not be on the bench at least.<\/p>\n Looks a strange lineup to me. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tJeff Armstrong \n Rather Grealish went off after an hour with us 2-0 up. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tRalph Basnett \n 3331 <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tSteve Byles \n Could be Moyes is putting the pressure on the owners to get a move in with signings. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tJeff Armstrong \n Harry Tyrer preferred on the bench rather than our new left back! <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tKieran Kinsella \n What an uninspiring line up. Is McNeil carrying a knock? <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tJeff Armstrong \n You shouldn\u0092t be using important league games to make a point. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tIan Bennett Looks a mess. Perhaps dewesbury hall will cover left wing back.<\/p>\n Grealish clearly not match fit, and hence on bench. No other reason. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tLes Callan \n Maybe Aznou\u0092s second name is idea. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tRyan Holroyd That squad is absolutely shite and needs another 200m spent to be remotely competitive. A disgraceful transfer window so far. The friedkin group are a disgrace. <\/p>\n What an awful squad we have. <\/p>\n Yet some on here (Tommy) think we should be targeting a trophy because we spent 69m<\/p>\n \ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02 <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tDavid Williams \n More things change, the more they stay the same. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tJeff Armstrong \n Les 25, reminded me of Dissa Pointon <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tDerek Knox \n With no recognised LB I would have thought McNeil, could have been used there, very strange set up to be honest ! <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tAjay Gopal \n Surely that\u0092s a 3-4-3 lineup with Gueye, Garner, Tim and KDH as the midfielders. That is quite a solid midfield, but worried about the pace of Gnonto against Keane. Yikes! Tim being preferred to NcNeil is interesting. Wonder what Moyes has seen in training from Tim? Off to bed now, got an early day tomorrow. All the best, Blues! <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tKieran Kinsella \n Is this a Moyes “cry for help” line up like that season opener at Blackburn when he fielded 15 year old Jose Baxter and Jags as the midfield? I realize options are limited but is this the best 11? <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tDave Lynch Or is this Moyes just being Moyes. I fucking despair at his choices and tactics sometimes, then again I did under Moyes MK1. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tDerek Powell \n What’s the shout in Moyes we trust <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tAndy Crooks \n Strange line up. Moyes has banked enough goodwill to do what he wants. If this team can win it will be a wonderful start because we will have much better line ups to come. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tJeff Armstrong Id have McNeil LWB, Garner RWB with Grealish in the middle , no Tim or Alcaraz.<\/p>\n Tarks , Jake, Keane in a 3. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tSimon Dalzell \n Negative… The Dour Davie Moniker resurfaced after a long absence. Drifting like a Barge in Bettting. No Wonder. Is He Sean dyche in disguise, is he Sean Dyche in Disguise. ? <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tDavid Bromwell \n I thought things would be difficult, but this is a strange line up and I imagine the players will struggle. The Manager had easier options, but he seems to have to have made things worse. Not confident at all.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tRyan Holroyd Let\u0092s blame ANOTHER manager because the squad is under funded AGAIN <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tSean Kearns \n No Seamus is criminal <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tChristy Ring \n Didn’t Aznou limp off against Roma? <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tLewis Barclay Happy to see Armstrong on the bench.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tJeff Armstrong Ryan, surely he could\u0092ve picked a better 11 out of what he HAS got, not what he doesn\u0092t have.<\/p>\n Grealish and KDH, even Aznou would have mixed it up a bit and given us something to look forward to, instead it\u0092s going to be more of the same, misplaced passes and Beto fed on scraps. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tAndy Duff \n The squad is yet again not ready. It’s a disgrace we start the season like this. Then not effective play the new players we have got. If we win tonight then fair play to Moyes. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tIan Bennett \n Jeff do you honestly not think he would have picked Grealish if he was fit enough to play from the start? <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tNeil Lawson \n Err ? No one forecast that line up !!9 <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tJimmy Carr \n Didn’t expect Grealish to start, Moyes will play cagey for the first half before bringing on the cavalry. He’s done it many times before. COYB. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tRaymond Fox Leeds odds have shortened to 11\/8, we are 9\/4 from 2\/1 probably because of the team news.<\/p>\n Favs don’t always win though. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tJeff Armstrong \n Ian, Grealish isn\u0092t match fit, but id rather get the first hour out of him than the last half hour when chasing a game. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tScott Hamilton \n I\u0092m hoping that the most vociferous of the comments on this thread haven\u0092t aged well come 10pm! <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tJeff Armstrong \n Scott 51, so am I <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tAnthony Dove \n Grealish can\u0092t get in the team. Wow we\u0092re really on the <\/p>\n \t\t\tChristy Ring \n Moyes stated again to Monday Night Football, player’s turned us down, and he still wants to bring more players in, so no point in whinging on here about the owners? <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tRyan Holroyd \n Yes Anthony- it\u0092s ANOTHER manager\u0092s fault the squad is underfunded YET again. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tJay Harris So it looks like the 69m spent has not been spent well if only one of the new signings can get a start in a depleted squad. Someone is having a laugh and it\u0092s not our supporters. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tSi Cooper Steve (20), that\u0092s just nuts!<\/p>\n Jeff (14), then why was he on the bench against Roma? He had to come on pretty early on and while it didn\u0092t go brilliantly for him in that game there may have been other reasons for taking him off when he did.<\/p>\n Not surprised he\u0092s not starting but surprised he\u0092s not on bench at least. Could be injured or even sick. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tIan Bennett Jeff as far as I am aware, he’s not played any pre season minutes. Playing him from the off when hes been at the club in under a week wouldn’t be advisable.<\/p>\n I think youre just filling the injury room. Aznou I assume is injured. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tPat Kelly \n Imagine players turning down a chance to sit on our bench <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tJeff Armstrong Si, Aznou was on the bench against Roma because he was our newly signed left back cover, he didn\u0092t play well when coming on and I sincerely hope he is not fit rather than Moyes making an early judgement call, he\u0092s obviously one for the future but we\u0092re desperate at LB atm.<\/p>\n Ian , I get your point, but we\u0092re desperate for creativity, even McNeil is not playing and he can create more than say Tim O. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tKieran Kinsella \n Where is King the “pseudo goalkeeping coach” at? <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tJake FitzGerald \n No DCL for Leeds <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tIan Bennett \n Its looking like he doesnt fancy Mcneil. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tMike Powell \n Strange team selection <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tAlan J Thompson \n Kieran(#61); He’s on the training ground, apparently. <\/p>\n \t\t\tAndy Crooks \n As someone who was appalled at the return of Moyes, I think it is utterly unfair to be negative about him. He should be given, at the very least, a couple of weeks! <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tJay Harris \n Looks like Jimmy Garner at LB ? <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tAndrew Clare \n Any links? <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tConor McCourt \n Ryan, I think we get your point from the first 6000 posts. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tRobert Tressell Two very evenly matched teams. <\/p>\n Leeds have a good solid looking 4-2-3-1 \/ 4-3-3. <\/p>\n We have a mystery formation with some square pegs and round holes. Presumably fitness issues. <\/p>\n Both teams light on actual quality. <\/p>\n Ndiaye v Gnonto. Who is going to lift the occasion? <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tPaul Kossoff \n No commentary on Merseyside, Shame on you BBC, if it as the other shite they would be on, best for sport BBC? <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tLewis Barclay \n Garner looking like he hasn\u0092t any idea what game is playing, let alone what position <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tPaul Kossoff No Calvert-Lewin, no Harrison? Moyes rubbing his hands on Harrison being told he can go. <\/p>\n TalkSport saying Everton are so unbalanced Moyes has to do something. Already?\ud83d\ude15 <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tPaul Kossoff \n We get to half-time nil-nil will be welcome. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tPaul Kossoff Leeds have their fifth corner of the game.<\/p>\n We’ve only played 14 minutes. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tPaul Armstrong <\/p>\n \t\t\tPeter Gorman \n Be careful what you ask for, Paul. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tLewis Barclay \n Zero composure up to this moment. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tPaul Kossoff \n Peter, I’ll take nil nil full time now! <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tPaul Kossoff We have set up to invite Leeds to attack. Tarkowski arguing with players, Pickford arguing. <\/p>\n Everton look like a Championship side, Leeds an established Premier League team. Leeds keeper asking for his phone to play Candy Crush. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tLes Callan \n Real Madrid are playing well. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tPaul Kossoff \n 30 minutes, Everton’s first touch in the Leeds box! <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tLewis Barclay \n Paul @80 \u201cset up\u201d is a stretch <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tPaul Kossoff Off the line by O’Brien. Keep a clean sheet, Leeds will start to get frustrated.<\/p>\n But Moyes has to do drastic changes at half-time. So much pressure we are under. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tPaul Kossoff \n Lewis, with this team, I think it’s us the fans who are being set up. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tTommy Carter \n It appears that we\u0092ve only gone and brought a knife to a gun fight <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tLes Callan \n Commentator has just said that Moyes will be reasonably happy. Lordy Lordy. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tScott Hamilton \n Anybody want to buy my hospitality ticket for Sunday\u0092s game?! LOL! \ud83d\ude1c <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tMichael Kenrick I think Leeds will be very frustrated after that half. <\/p>\n Yes, all Everton did really was defend and \u2014 per the scoreline \u2014 they did that effectively. <\/p>\n Can’t believe that xG for Leeds \u2014 only 0.4? I had the impression they had made a load of chances, just failed to convert. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tChristy Ring Garner very accomplished at left back. <\/p>\n Alcaraz hardly got a touch. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tAlan J Thompson It took so long to get onto Stan that I missed the first 5 minutes but we were awful with no idea, looking more like a Dyche side. Most of the midfield look lost; are we actually playing a striker? And if so, why? 11 strangers. <\/p>\n Why are the Linesmen so slow with the offside flag, waiting for VAR and where was VAR for an obvious corner that wasn’t given as the officials were that far behind as they need to be told by VAR!<\/p>\n We need something more in midfield and a wide outlet, Calvert-Lewin is probably glad he’s out of it. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tDave Abrahams Tommy (86) exaggeration there \u2014 more like a fuckin’ big white sheet \u2014 what an embarrassment that 45 minutes was from an Everton team! <\/p>\n Not much on the bench to change, mind you, one of the goalies might be better than one or two playing out, can’t be any bleedin’ worse. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tCraig Walker Twice we’ve got into a decent position, turned, played it back and it ends up with Pickford. Beto has to offer more for an Everton Number 9. <\/p>\n Hoping we can ride out the storm, make some changes and nick it. I’d take a point in all honesty. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tJosh Horne Level of ambition as bad as anything that Dyche ever served up. <\/p>\n Utterly pathetic. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tIan Bennett It’s not ambition. It’s technical ability to pass under pressure.<\/p>\n You can’t have ambition if you can’t string together 2 passes. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tErnie Baywood Leeds were always going to come out strong. So let’s factor that in. <\/p>\n Garner is really struggling but sticking at it. Two right footers on the left of defence is clearly an issue. <\/p>\n The big one for me is Tim. I assume Moyes sees Garner as his second midfielder when possible and presumably doesn’t trust KDH in there. Tim looks so far off this level \u2013 doesn’t show for the ball at all. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tPaul Kossoff \n No changes, Ha!!! <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tRobert Tressell Not entirely surprising first half given the weird line up. We were awful. <\/p>\n Still, we could win this. Get Grealish on and probably McNeil too. Put them under pressure and they will get the jitters. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tLewis Barclay \n Different side out for the second half, it seems. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tPaul Kossoff \n This was the first time a David Moyes side has failed to have a single shot in the first half of a Premier League game since March 2021 (West Ham v Man Utd). <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tPaul Kossoff \n Leeds had 12 shots in the first half, their highest total in the opening 45 minutes of a Premier League game since January 2022 (14 v Burnley). <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tPaul Kossoff \n April 2023 last time Leeds won a Premier League match. Oo,er.\ud83d\ude15 <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tPaul Kossoff \n Bad injury for Ampadu? Yellow card. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tPaul Kossoff \n Corner to us!!!! Yippeeeeee \ud83d\ude01 <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tLewis Barclay \n Grealish has had two moments of possession so far and held the ball for the same amount as the collective time of the rest of the team so far. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tBrendan McLaughlin \n Apart from being announced as a substitute… Jack Daniels ain’t been mentioned in the commentary. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tColin Glassar Outmuscled. Outthought. Outplayed. Outmanaged. <\/p>\n Moyes out!! \ud83d\ude2c. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tStu Gre People keep talking about Moyes 2.0… <\/p>\n I hope that isn’t what it looks like. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tLewis Barclay No real positives that I could see in that game. Possibly O’Brien at right-back not looking utterly dreadful?<\/p>\n Leeds looked good in the first half.<\/p>\n Grealish will be sick of playing in this side by September. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tJoe McMahon Agreed Colin. Never wanted him back. <\/p>\n Should have been Frank before Spurs got in. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tScott Hamilton Absolutely awful first half. Pretty decent second. <\/p>\n Never a penalty. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tIan Bennett Credit to Keane. <\/p>\n I’ve given him pelters, but he had a good game overall. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tAndy Crooks Same shite: uninspiring, defeatist negative, KITANO.<\/p>\n Depressing, hope-killing, aimless, depressing bilge. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tColin Malone If you want the best of Grealish, Ndiaya, Charley, because they were shite tonight. MOYES OUT. <\/p>\n Since he left us, he ain’t changed. Im sure our owner will take heed. Leeds are shite, we had the players to beat them, unfortunately not with a defensive manager. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tAlan J Thompson Well, we deserved that. Did nobody tell Moyes that the season started this month? Completely disorganized!<\/p>\n We only stayed in the game that long because Leeds looked to take their foot off the pedal in the second half. And then again, Tarkowski as usual several yards behind everyone else trying to up his blocking stats when he could have just let it through for Pickford to make a simple save.<\/p>\n Bloody awful! <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tJosh Horne Ian Bennett @95, it is ambition and our manager had none.<\/p>\n Put men behind the ball, no interest in playing up the field until the second half. Consistently passing up any vaguely threatening position to play back to Keane, Tarkowski and Pickford.<\/p>\n Cowardly performance, and Moyes looks a complete arse when it gets the result it deserves. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tKevin Molloy Should have been a draw, that was never a penalty. <\/p>\n Terrible patched up defence, no full-backs, Keane playing, but we kept them at arm’s length. <\/p>\n I thought Beto was poor, but still much better than Barry, which is concerning. No wonder he’s looking for another fucking striker. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tPhil Sammon \n Ridiculous call, Colin. Go have a lie down. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tDon Alexander Crap performance to say the least.<\/p>\n Once again, I’ll go to bed with that song by Ian Dury bolstering my optimism for survival, as ever: <\/p>\n “Reasons To Be Cheerful – Decade Three!”<\/p>\n Yeah, right. \ud83d\ude41 <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tMartin Mulrooney Shocking team selection and performance. <\/p>\n Right-footed centre-midfield player at left-back behind a right-footed left-winger who uses the threat of an overlap by the left-back to take players on inside or creates space for the left-back to receive the ball and whip it in. Garner didn’t get forward once and, when the ball went back to him, he just went backwards due to being right-footed \u2014 no threat of crossing the ball or getting to the byline. <\/p>\n Opposite flank, we have a centre-half playing right-back behind arguably a centre-midfielder playing right-wing who also wants to drive inside and can’t really beat a man \u2014 no threat of a cross or getting to the byline <\/p>\n So unbalanced and disjointed. Poor team selection, poor performance, poor touches, too many touches to move the ball on, no threat, slow passing, it was just a continuation of pre-season. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tNeil Lawson Only way to avoid the penalty was for Tarkowski to have his arm amputated. <\/p>\n However, it was the shocking play by Alcaraz that put him in that position. Up until then, we had a safe point at least from a mixture of tedium and lack of ambition. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tColin Glassar Moyes isn’t one to make tactical changes during games. <\/p>\n His substitutions are late, or nonexistent. His teams are negative and unadventurous. <\/p>\n He’ll keep us up but bore us to death in the process. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tDuncan McCarthy Don’t know what’s more depressing: <\/p>\n a) that performance; <\/p>\n \t\t\tTommy Carter Dreadful. Despite an improved second-half performance, if you enter the match with no clear intention of trying to win it, then the odds are that you won’t. <\/p>\n I wonder if Moyes will ostracise Alcaraz much in the way he did when Ross Barkley made a similar error in possession once upon a time? <\/p>\n Moyes should’ve recognised that Beto was offering us absolutely nothing in this game. So the options were to hook him or adapt the styles and patterns of play to try and exploit his strengths. 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