Elston Gunnn

One of the worst pens I've seen in a very long time

Wasn’t fully fit for a long time, apparently.
https://www.evertonfc.com/news/3819142/surprise-factor-behind-mykolenkos-fine-form-revealed

Always been the case with him though, physically fantastic but technically very poor. We will always be a bottom half team with a player of his technical ability as our 10/second striker. It's a shame but he works so incredibly hard, need more from him this half.

To be fair to Beto though, Doucs crosses today have been awful 

Ashley young starting…. FFS.  Will dyche ever fuckin learn! 
 
blows my fookin mind how he is loyal to old/slow/shite players who cost us 

Maybe I’m wasting my breath but young needs to be subbed. 

I was good to see the lad rewarded. pretty much made that goal himself.
just the sort of thing that will hopefully see his confidence increase, making a positive impact from the bench. 

Hi assist for Youngs goal on Wednesday was brilliant, I thought he had run himself in to a dead end, no he created a the goal that sealed the win. You could see how much it meant to him.
We still,need to see improvement in his game from him which should come with increased game time.

I thought Gana would have been a good sub, with his relentless energy.  And I did agree with the numerous calls for more subs.  Here’s what I hope would be a reasonable counterargument to yours.
1) A fair number of us thought it was broke, or at least breaking, in the sense of tired legs, in the face of WHam’s desperate attacking.
2) The starters did play together, and often pretty well.  Had several — say 2, even 3 — subs been brought on by the 80th minute, that would still have meant the first-choice lads had played together the vast majority of the match.
3) The call for subs was more (though perhaps not entirely) about tired legs than poor play.  All of the midfielders had good moments, but McNeil especially looked tired as the second half wore on.
Overall, although I’m not a big fan of Gana, it just seemed so obvious to me that he should have been subbed in.

Chermiti..,, got to do more there.
 
great 3 points in spite of piss poor in game management 

We could use Gana’s energy now.

We could use Gana’s energy now.

We’re going to be run ragged, so I hope Dyche subs in Beto for DCL on 60-65 minutes.  Probably a match for Gana to come on pretty early, too, as he’ll run everywhere.

Doucs off and Patterson on and long ball bonanza for 45 minutes. 

Just seeking some clarification here .....  Is one element of this emerging consensus that Gana will be on the bench?  Presumably moving Onana into the sitting DCM role?  

He gave us a lot of control in that inside right position. I didnt think he did too much of note, but he just made a lot of good decisions on and off the ball that others in the position wouldn't have. 
I'm still not sure how much I would want him as a holding midfielder though. He will need someone a lot more physical and/or aggressive alongside him.

The ball to DCL for his goal was superb, the only one of our midfield who could see a pass like that.

Just watched the game again, this time analysing as much as enjoying.
First off, let's admit that the transfer window was very good for us. I know plenty of commentators were critical, especially when Iwobi left, but we cut the wage bill substantially, moved out a good amount of deadwood, and brought in just the players we needed. Young adds to the experience in defence; Beto gives us a point man up front; Danjuma does his job well; and we have Chermiti in reserve and Harrison to add more depth. Good job to the recruitment team. It's making a difference on the field.
Second, we have very good balance on the team, with useful versatility as well. Young can play just about anywhere. Garner can play centrally or out wide. We have more options, despite arguably less depth.
Third, and this may sound controversial, we now have just the talent we need to move up the table. What's needed is for those returning from injury to reach full fitness and for the team as a whole to gel. The more they play together, the more the incisive passes will work. We just need a little luck and an absence of untimely injuries.
Fourth, I'm quite impressed with Tarkowski as team captain. You can see how he guides the younger players in defence, how he's always in front of the ref, and even how he runs over to injured players from the opposing team. He's a strong and vocal captain, and a fair one. Scoring one, assisting one, and saving one, he was my MotM.
Finally, as the team play together more and more, not only will things begin to click, but confidence will also kick in. Take just one silly example. Do you recall Dom's run down the left touchline when he juggled rather than dribbled the ball? He was confident. He was enjoying himself. The belief was there. Multiply that by 11 and this team really could finish in the top half of the table.
We didn't deserve to lose against Fulham or Wolves. We were the better team in both cases, but we had no-one who could score goals. Now we have two big, strong centre forwards, and we've got the youthful promise of another. Now, when we're the better team, we're going to win.
And wasn't it nice to see that shot of Maupay sitting with Tomey? That era for us is over!

He’s come out and explained why… maybe, with ‘everything’ out in the open, he can regain what he had. At 100%, he was one of the best in the world so he’s worth a bit of patience and support at least!

I've given him stick this season but I thought he was superb today.
Give me that Tarkowski.

I’ve been disgusted with McNeil’s laziness (just out of shape?) today, so must give him credit for excellent corner.

Ah, I was referring to the Brentford goal, where he failed miserably to track back to defend.

Gana gives it away yet again.

Watching the play.  Hardly  moving.  At all.  Total laziness.  No excuse.

My conclusions from today: we’re a bang average team at best. But I think we all knew that already.
I take it as a positive that we only lost by one. Arsenal are a million miles ahead of us. And that’s the saddest part of all. 
We’re utterly boring to watch. Football is supposed to be a form of entertainment. You win some, you lose some, and your emotions are stirred one way or the other. But you’re not supposed to come away from the experience feeling you’ve literally just wasted 2 hours of your life.