Shukes

Couldn't we use the money to modify Leandro by enhanced genetics? Surely 40m can buy you a pair of super legs or something.

Hafs not a scout though is he.

Never ever decide a ball is someone else's. My manager used to sub players for that...school yard basics. If the goalkeeper doesn't call then you deal with it. Professional players shouldn't even think, it should be instinctive. If he did call for it and then not make a move for it, he needs shooting.

Really good performance from gim and am excellent save at that end. He will he benched again Sunday but I would like to see more of him.

He has the versatility to play out wide....had to laugh at that.

That was stressful, football shouldn't feel like this haha Well looks like Joel took his chance well. Just pipped Mori for MoM with his pen save and the injury time save.

Now that was a fantastic save.

Mori's first stop is like Barkleys first every match. Hopefully his later efforts replicate Ross's too.

Brilliant control from Kone there. What's up with Gibbo? 5 yard pass to them in our own pen area, then trips himself up. Someone needs to wake him up.

USA goals...cough! Cough! Err I mean I hope I can find it to watch somewhere.

Absolutely love the look of that line up.Home games should always be us going for the jugular. That could be a team that if it clicks, could destroy midtable and below teams.

Myself it's because I didn't think he performed heroics but rather made some good saves. There were also a few moments that he got away with, but were still questionable desicions. But as people have said....he needs a run if games to build up that consistency and confidence. I would be OK with seeing him have a good run of games...but would like to see us scouring the market looking for a long term replacement

Course mate. Ignore me, sometimes frustration gets the better of me and I act like prick haha. I don't know why because I'm really not like that in real life. I do think that way too much focus is on Tim at the moment and it is hiding the fact that our defense has been poor recently. Stones awful for the second. Jags was awful for both. But there is substance to the point that Tom doesn't command his lines...but this isn't new and his defence shouldn't need telling this. I'm just worried that Robles isn't the answer.

Who do we replace him with? There has to be a good mid twenties keeper out there somewhere. We can't put a young lad in without growing them with an experienced keeper at the side of them.

What a name for a keeper.

Would love to see Gerry and Mirralas up there with Rom with Barkley sitting in front of Cleverley and Besic. Go for thier throats.

That says 14% agree with me ;-)

Playing at a decent standard does not make you knowledgeable about football and I thought it was a very naive comment to make...so I called it. It seems o am in the minority, but I am strong enough to stand by my beliefs and accept that. Whether others agree or not I thought the defence was shite in conceding those goals... Tim was not solely responsible for me. To single him out where two defenders let a forward run in-between them for a free header is criminal for me. Our whole defence was shambolic for both goals....and where does our captain play?

Would love to see Besic make an appearance as the holding mid.

Everton 4-0 Sunderland Barkley.

To be fair MC has been saying this for months. And this could be the next step we need to take.

The fact that you missed the defending and o ly concentrated on the keeper is what does it. You played academy football and didn't make it? So you weren't good enough eh! Never mind. Get over yourself lad.

You don't know much about football do you mate? That's OK. You have your bugbear and miss the real issues. First goal was a free header AND Howard was at fault. Second goal....defence was shite.

This is my frustration too. I don't get it. Why do we look so weak at set pieces when three years ago it was a strength.

Ye that's right, give the defenders an excuse not to defend. Goalkeeper should do it all.....jesus christ!