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Still some positives for the season. I think if we can continue to pick up wins and get ourselves to relative safety the FA cup becomes priority. If we finish 12-15 whilst picking up 1.6+ points per game ( that’s 60 points over 38 games ) under Lampard, playing the same football we saw against Leeds I’ll go into next season very optimistic of a top 8 finish.

Gray has had his off days as well though. He has the x factor in him that can win a game from nothing. I don’t want any guarantee starters though - form/performances/training merit selection. Gray is going to have to be firing to get back into this team and it only benefits Everton

Strangely enough I feel we are in safer hands/better direction now - even if we got relegated this season than if we continued with Rafa ( and stayed up )

Fingers crossed. Personally I’m not looking so much as where we finish this year but more to what our points per game under Lampard would bring us for the next season.

Big game and we need another 3 points with some hard games around the corner. Same team for me as Leeds. Same intensity from the start and we should see another 3 points.

Well i can really see him getting attached to Everton already. He’s exactly the type of player our fans get right behind.

Watched the game for the third time. Just entertaining and so enjoyable to watch, which is so refreshing and over due

Agree with you mate. Perhaps he’s had a bit of a look at himself though as well - there were some comments rumoured from him when he was being asked to play the right wing-back role last season ( or the one before ) that it was too much running for his liking. He put in a massive shift though last game and I hope that because the benchmark of his performances in regards to effort because the fans will be behind regardless of if the things he tries come off or not.

He’s got the grit though about him. He had that at Ajax. Proper footballer.

So much respect for him. I can only imagine how much the players admire him as well. Genuinely excited for the direction we are heading now.

As said in the match day thread, credit where credits due. I don’t think they had a lot to do but when Keane, Holgate and Coleman had to deal with something they were composed and assured. Keane set the tone in the first 20 minutes, he wasn’t just winning everything but he was brave and finding a man with his headers or bringing the ball down and it allowed us to keep the pressure on. He was a lot tighter to his man and his passing was good. Much, much better from him.

Get in. Let’s see a few more subs now

Would love a third goal here and Patterson to come on for 20 minutes or so

Just wow. Can’t believe how good we were in that first half and we could have been better if it weren’t for some small moments/decisions. That’s Everton football right there.

Lampard has Iwobi looking like a premier league football so he is surely in for a shout for manager of the year already

That’s a yellow though surely… he’s standing behind Holgate and managed to kick him in the face

Had a feeling he was going g to score there. Credit where credits due - Keane’s been excellent first 20!

A second goal here could deflate them. We haven’t had a midfielder like DVB since arteta

Get in. Great goal! Absolutely top top football

Gordon needs to put that away. What a start though and the crowd sounds absolutely electric. If this is the Everton to come - I’m right behind it.

Hope they put on a show mate and you enjoy the day!

Yeah hahah I’m referring to Gordon popping up as rwb!

Well I don’t envy Frank trying to pick a team here…. It’s kinda shit no matter what you do! Pickford Pattinson Keane Holgate Townsend DVB Allan Alli Gordon DCL Richarlison

You’ve said 2 possible back lines and then thrown a complete different line up out there mate tactical genius, giving nothing away to the opposition!

Well no… Sell Mina and Holgate and replace them. Mina in terms of ability is no issue but his injuries are a joke and we can’t carry him. Godfrey has the potential to be a very good centre back but so did Holgate at his age - next season or 2 will be huge for him. Keane - can do a back up role, after all we are a mid table team. Holgate is just Holgate really and Branthwaite needs more time to develop and would benefit coming into a settled team.