Rousseau

YAAAASSSSSS!!!!!

Roofe slipping when it's a virtual tap-in... I thought Itten was off?

Diallo was good. He was exactly what we thought he'd be: a fast, tricky winger that is a bit raw and inexperienced. However, there's no point in giving him the ball deep when there's 12 men to beat. We need to work him into better positions.

I agree with your point, but were we ever good with set-pieces?

How did that not go in?! Deflected. Finally Goldson steps out with the ball, committing players and opening up space for Diallo.

We're turning the screw a bit more now. We've created a few shots at goal, but they've all been poor attempts.

That was a lovely move. Another poor shot, although the angle is against him.

At least Kamara took a shot at goal, there.

It was a good start, but we're not playing well. We're struggling to play through them.

Erm... I turned away from the screen for a second--what happened? Another gift. FFS.

Ugh. Gift.

That was a lovely counter-attack. Poor finish from Arfield, though.

We're fairly getting through the song-book!

We're struggling to play through the thirds.

Mwahahahaha!

Why are there no PL games this weekend?

I was thinking the same, but considering the conditions and the opponents, I think Arfield is the right option.

There are a few complaints about Itten starting over Sakala. I don't see Sakala as a striker; he's a wide-man. Roofe is still easing himself back. Moreover, considering the conditions, we need some physical lads in there, so Itten seems like the clear choice to me.

I thought Balogun was back?

Ooft! Kent on the left, Diallo on the right, with Ced the Ted up top! Nice. It looks like a single #6 in Kamara, with two #8s for this one.

It's alright--Big Ced the Ted will bail us out...

Looks like Lampard is going to be appointed the next Everton manager.

Horrible conditions today...

Even if Man City slip-up, there, he's still not going to come to us.

I've been sleeping in this window. It has just occurred to me: we've signed Souttar, Sands and Diallo, with McAtee potentially to follow. Coming into this window we were saying, 'we're short at the back, we need a RW and another creative option in midfield'. Sands solves the issue at the back, with Souttar possibly a longer-term 'replacement' for Goldson, which are both good moves. We filled the RW issue yesterday, with a good prospect in Diallo; a fast, tricky winger. We've now got three days to maybe add a creative option in midfield. And, we've spent bugger-all! That's pretty solid business.