If he thinks Burn is a better centre half than Branthwaite he definitely hasn’t Christy.

I have no interest in the England national team,saying that I hope they get twatted tonight.

Pickford on the bench and Branthwaite and Garner dropped from the squad altogether, shows Tuchel hasn’t a clue.

It shows Tuchel for what he is and it isn’t England manager. He claimed last week he wasn’t putting branthwaite in because he wanted a consistent defensive line up. He then drops his number one goalkeeper in the most important game of the new international season.

It shows his inconsistency as a manager,says one thing and does another. Defenders want a consistent goalkeeper. They learn what and when the goalkeeper will do, it gives defenders confidence. All said and done Tuchel seems to be to much into his own self importance.

If England lose he will probably blame everyone else.

Michael I’ve been saying that since he got here last season but most have welcomed him and think he has done more than enough to make Everton a better team even this season ! each to their own.

I thought the last outing v Spain told us a bit about both keepers, so this selection doesnt really sit with "proof of contest at the highest level".

I like Traffords development, him choosing to go to Leeds rather than bench warm at City, if Tuchel plans one half each and says so, it would take some heat off.

Tarks been immense.

I’m happy to have been wrong, last year I thought his performances dropped off alot and thought it was age catching up and an irreversible decline, back to his best, maybe giving him the odd rest would benefit us loner term during the season.

Armstrong looks the real deal, and just needs a goal now to settle him when he’s in front of goal, when he fills out at 22-23 he could be running games for us .

KDH & Garner now starting to perform at their best, which coincides with our results & performances improving .

The wings are where we need a bit more improvement now, George done OK but needs consistency, Dibbling just needs games, Grealish needs to go up in levels to deserve his place, Rohl looks a better RW option than Johnson who massively disappointed me, I expected more .

Barry, oh Barry …. I always thought we’d get an improvement second season from him, he’s still got loads to work on, but he’s doing it, and getting better with games & confidence.

It’s mad to be chopping and changing your keeper, you need consistency with the defence, it’s England’s weakest point, so adding more uncertainty rotating keepers makes no sense.

Choose 1 stick with them!

Pickfords distribution hasn’t been as good of late, which can be the only reason I think, but we’ll see If Trafford can stand the pressure.

At least he can’t be scapegoat if they lose.

Be glad when the shit fest over.

This is good because I think they will get slaughtered.

Flip flopping between keepers is no good for the team

Do we?. He doing fine at the moment PG

Joelinton was intimidated for the league game the following Monday,couldn’t wait to go over and smile at Tarks,did it early in the game.

We need to get rid of this fucking German Hewey

Tarky has been the player who kept Everton from being relegated. He brought steel to the team and actually shouts at his own team mates , something we hadn’t seen for years . He is the teams minder which is as important as any skill. The way he flung Jolynton to the floor was memorable! Not many throw Joe about. As long as he has a quick defensive partner , he should be first name on the team sheet .

Think Trafford is now tuchel first choice keeper. Pickford had a good run.

V Spain. This is significant.

Will say, however, that there is not a single word in support of this in MK’s article.

I imagine that they might exist given MK’s certainty, but quote them for us Michael.

I think Spain will be very happy to have a goalkeeper that they knocked 3 past . I’m not a great fan of Pickford , but he should be starting. Weird choice by Tuchel

Trafford made an awul gaffe the last time I watched Leeds, Ian… wasn’t that a couple ofweeks ago?

I think Tuchel has made the wrong choice but, hopefully, it will spur our Jordan onto even better performances.

I don’t think he will be handing over the gloves permanently without a hell of a fight.

Not sure why so many are raving over Trafford to be honest.

Alcaraz’s 6 is for putting up with the way the manager treats him — should have been a 10. Grealish shouldn’t be getting graded he doesn’t deserve to be here!

Not eating enough iron in your diet

Used to get eight pop ups a day when I was young. Lucky to get one these days.

Me neither Eric. I’m desperate to have one.

I don’t get pop-ups, what am I doing wrong?

It’s just you Brendan

I mostly use a small screen to read t w but since the pop ads are taking up to three quarters if the screen it’s very frustrating.please stop , even when I click then off they just go to the full screen.😭

could be someone wrote it for him ! just read this jack

john its 2 pop ups and x ing them is giving me repetitive strain injury

no one has ever thought ‘what this site needs is more pop ups’

almost as annoying as some bragger or blagger who keeps repeating he has known top sportsmen all the time

Come on Jack, score the winner in the Merseyside derby, as football is a funny old game I’m going for £100 to get the winner. Odds in football are never as you think. If they were, there wouldn’t be betting sites. COYB

well not very often. So when you did, what was it like 😂😂

I wonder if we signed Balogun or Zirkzee would we be doing as well as we are?

Lack of team speed and ball skill.

Although, not as bad as it has been the last few years.

Agree on my phone. What a pain.

Never see them on my computer.

Perhaps it’s just me but when I see this rating stuff… I think about how my wife would score me in the bedroom.

To be fair I don’t have to perform in front of 50,000… well not very often.

More action (or inaction) for Blues on Saturday night:

◆ Johnson did little to nothing as Wales crashed to defeat in Norway
◆ O’Brien is on the bench for Ireland in Austria; no Seamus Coleman

◆ Graham is on the bench for N Ireland against Ukraine

◆ Mykolenko is at left-back for Ukraine

◆ Former Blue Issac Price is playing for N Ireland

I see them on my phone, but not my computer.

The mediocre players who was "too good" for us.

I think 6 for AMN is generous just as 2 for Grealish is crazy. Tarks has been good, but 9 implies near perfection which, despite a good start, he hadn’t been. An 8 would be better. Alcaraz a 6? For what? But it’s just opinion I guess

I’m close to never coming back to this site. Such a shame but pop ups are too intrusive

Although Connor’s latest piece on the Folarin Balogun mystery doesn’t really "reveal why he walked away from the deal".

Balogun claimed: “My point of view was very clear. I haven’t said anything publicly, but I flew to Everton, obviously, with a set contract. And then, by the time I left, the contract was changed. So, that was the situation, in short. The contract was changed, and then in the end, I didn’t feel comfortable to sign.”

Sounds like Everton may have added something to reflect the issue identified in his medical that had caused the kerfuffle initially, and he apparently didn’t like it. But what’s the point of having a medical and doing the associated due diligence if you don’t make changes when something is identified as a problem?

WTF??

I like Jack Grealish as a person. He seems like a genuinely nice guy. And, in all likelihood, he has personal problems—just like any of us. Should that affect his work? Absolutely not! And this is where I believe the club has a responsibility, especially when a 31-year-old seemingly has so little control over his private life that it ends up harming the club.

Is it a tsunami? Is it a plague of frogs?

No, it’s a pop up on a website and we are being beseeched to abandon ship.

Press the little x for fucks sake

They’re a feckin’ nightmare.

It’s like being attacked by digital gremlins.

Please stop with the pop ups. PLEASE!!

It’s not just on iPhone they’re all over my Android tablet screen. Almost ready to bin TW know they require income but these are well over the top. Really frustrating!

Player of the Season up to now Tarks.

Long may it continue

Score a few goals

I’m not sure I agree. We’re plodding and ponderous at times but usually seem to be in control. I’ve seen far worse from other sides, like Villa, Man U and Spurs recently.

I can’t think of a goal we’ve conceded yet due to pfaffing about at the back?

9 for Tarkowski? What does he have to do to get a 10??