🎙ToffeeWeb Podcast: “A is for Away Win”

But a sound performance and great result in front of a relentless and passionate away Everton support that I was proud to be a part of.

Mykolenko, despite the criticism of his attacking prowess will get goals and assists.

Gueye does what he does. At 34, he plays with the energy of a 24 year old.

The manager is stabilising us. Where I want to be? No but he is what we need for now. I don't want another Moyes as that isn't my Everton. But let's ride this out.

I would add that in some ways, it is reminding me of City. Not a direct comparison, but when we do go forward, we do so with meaningful intent. Maybe Dyche is our Mark Hughes stepping stone?

Player of the season to date. It has to be Tarkowski for me. Leader, captain and mentor to Branthwaite. They are developing a promising relationship.

We are approaching mid table and in the quarter finals of a cup competition as well as about to enter another. Keep believing blue boys because I and thousands of others will.

Next up Manchester United. No fear, just belief. And bring on Lucifer's children.

Spirit. Always Everton. Forever.

As regards our prospects for the Manchester United match, providing the players don't start thinking they are a good team, we should be confident of getting a positive result.

I agree with Danny about Tarkowski being the player of the season so far. The fact that there are several candidates reflects the progress made.

This season keeping the defence under much better control so we're not so reliant on desperate blocks to keep the ball out of the net. Tarkowski is marshalling all of this. Very impressive.

Some would say wind-up merchant, but he does it well.

If you watch closely, his relationship with Pickford reminds me of Reid and Ratcliffe, narking at each other continuously but with mutual respect.

That silver kit has grown on me. I like the simplified Prince Rupert's Tower and the traditional 70s-style diagonal EFC on the back of the shirt.

Great players, but used to drive me mad how accepting the likes of Baines and Jagielka were of injustice. None of that with Tarkowski.

For me, it remains right-wing. I like Harrison, but I am not convinced by him playing on the right, when we have a problem at right-back.

Thoughts?

Ian, I'll give that one a go.

Harrison is promising although no spring chicken, at 26, he's got a few years in him. From what I've seen of him, fast and direct. With him and Patterson we'd have a very attacking right side, although it may scare the daylights out of some. Interestingly though, he seems to be left footed. I think that's a thing in the modern game of playing wide players on their opposite side. I prefer them on their natural side.

I too like him. I guess if we're going to be adventurous we need to get forward.

Attack is the best form of defence as the saying goes.