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Everton put in a resilient display against Wolves on Sunday, dragging themselves through two setbacks to eventually win a cracking encounter 3-2 at Goodison Park.

Twice the Toffees were dragged back but they eventually prevailed thanks to Richarlison’s double and a strike from Alex Iwobi.

Fabian Delph started alongside Andre Gomes in the middle of the park for Marco Silva’s side, but it was the former who seemingly earned the most praise from supporters on Twitter.

One individual said that Delph reminded them of Gareth Barry whilst he was also labelled outstanding.

The 29-year-old was deemed class as a further fan suggested he’d pretty much now sealed his place in the starting XI this season.

Another decided to laud the business to bring him to the club.

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Delph was signed for a fee that could rise to £10m in the summer from Manchester City and his performance on Sunday certainly put him into the hearts of Everton fans.

He only started eight times in the Premier League for City last term, but you’d imagine there will be far more minutes for him in 2019/20.

Here’s the best of the reaction.

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Samuel Umtiti has been through some very difficult periods during his time at Barcelona.

The 25-year-old Frenchman has been ridden with various injuries as of late that were predominantly connected to his knee. It all started in 2017/18 and continued throughout 2018/19.

And then he got hit by the “FIFA virus” during his stay with his national team and has left the camp with a foot injury.

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That piece of news shook the Barcelona fanbase and many of them are not really sure about their defender anymore. Loads of them took to Twitter to express their opinions and it seems that many want the Frenchman out of the club as they feel he has no future with the Catalan giants.

The injuries have definitely played a  major part in forming popular opinion since many now feel Umtiti is no longer reliable enough and has, for that reason, become expendable in their eyes.

You can see some of their reactions in the collection of tweets down below:

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Speaking on the Last Word on Spurs podcast, former Tottenham Hotspur player Micky Hazard has identified the one thing Erik Lamela does that can sometimes hinder the team.

What did he say?

Well, the podcast was discussing the Argentina international following another impressive display in which he found the net against Crystal Palace on Saturday, with the conversation centering around how he is important to the team being able to press effectively.

While Hazard did acknowledge that fact and says he offers a tempo and brings some urgency, he also questioned the 27-year-old’s decision-making when it comes to that tactic as well.

The 59-year-old told the Last Word on Spurs (41:50):

“Sometimes he overdoes it. He chases from one player to the next player to the next player.

“What Lamela does sometimes is he defeats the press because he chases and follows the pass across the pitch.”

Verdict

Hazard may well be right, but it is a hard one to weigh up because Lamela probably simply wants Tottenham to re-adopt the tactics they have used so successfully over the last couple of years.

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Sky Sports reported prior to the Crystal Palace clash that Spurs had pressed their opponents less than any other Premier League team so far this term, and perhaps the Argentine attacker is simply looking to encourage his teammates to do that more often.

Of course, you don’t want the 27-year-old to defeat the press by doing too much, however if he provides that spark to get the other players on his team to work that little bit harder, it could actually be a blessing in disguise.

Lamela will be hoping he can keep his spot in the XI for the sixth successive match in 2019/20 when the north London outfit face Olympiacos in the Champions League on Wednesday.

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This article is part of Football FanCast’s The Chalkboard series, which provides a tactical insight into teams, players, managers, potential signings and more… 

Everton face a difficult trip to Bournemouth on Sunday and if they are to get anything from the match they will need their forwards to get the better of Nathan Ake.

Everton stuttered at first this season with a draw against Palace and a defeat to Villa, but have found some goalscoring form in their last two matches – Richarlison bagging three in wins over Lincoln City in the Carabao Cup and Wolves in the Premier League.

The Brazilian could fancy his chances this weekend too, as Bournemouth’s defence has a habit of losing concentration, conceding eight goals already this season.

One defender who has stood out, though, is Ake, a player whom the Toffees had their eye on in summer. The move didn’t materialise due to his club’s £75m asking price, but his all-round play suggests he could have been a good signing for the Toffees.

He is accomplished in dealing with different types of threats as the above statistics show and should, therefore, make life difficult for Everton’s attackers, whomever they choose to field.

Should he come up against the pace of Moise Kean and Richarlison, he should be able to handle the task given his pace and anticipation, as highlighted by his average of 3.5 interceptions and 1.5 tackles per game.

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He is adept in both boxes, too, and could be key from set-pieces. Ake managed four goals for his side in the Premier League last season, and his average of 3.3 clearances per game underlines his positioning and ability to get rid of danger. If he can win a few more aerial duels than this season’s average on Sunday, then he’ll be a real challenge for the Toffees to get past.

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Former Hibs forward and BBC pundit Tam McManus piled in with a somewhat strange take immediately after Rangers’ 4-0 victory over St. Johnstone.

Despite Rangers emerging as comfortable winners on Sunday with four second half goals, the officials far from covered themselves in glory. At 2-0 up, the Gers were denied a stonewall penalty when Murray Davidson blocked a Ryan Jack pass with an outstretched arm.

They then missed Jermain Defoe being offside in the build up to Rangers scoring their fourth, which was one of the incidents McManus felt compelled to tweet about.

However, the officials were seemingly right about St Johnstone’s “blatant” goal – to quote McManus directly. Steven Davis produced two outstanding goal line blocks, with TV footage showing the ball didn’t cross the line.

Manager Steven Gerrard praised both Davis and the officials after the match on BT Sport, via The Daily Record.

Rangers fans, meanwhile, took exception to McManus’ verdict on the refereeing decisions – here’s a look at how they responded on Twitter…

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Leeds United missed the chance to take the sole lead of the Championship on Saturday afternoon as Charlton Athletic condemned them to their first away defeat of the season.

Against the run of play, the home side scored from a corner in what would be the game’s only goal of the match.

The Whites’ goalkeeper Kiko Casilla parried a volley from Tom Lockyer into the path of Macauley Bonne, who somehow scrambled the ball home.

Marcelo Bielsa’s men had the chance to salvage something late on, but Addicks shot-stopper Dillon Phillips produced an outstanding save to deny Adam Forshaw from close range.

Manchester City loanee Jack Harrison started at left-wing again, looking for just his second goal of the season and first since the opening day, but he failed to live up to expectations – which has left many of the Elland Road faithful fuming at him for the second time in as many weekends.

Indeed, Leeds fans weren’t happy with his performance against Derby County and they’ve once again let rip having been disappointed with his display at The Valley. One supporter said he was ‘atrocious’ as he can’t pass or shoot while another claimed that the 22-year-old should be dropped because he offers nothing at all.

A further member of the Whites’ crowd believes that Leeds won’t get promoted if Harrison continues to start games for them this season.

Here’s the best of the reaction:

Birmingham City ended a run of three straight defeats as they defeated Middlesbrough at St Andrew’s on Friday night.

The Blues opened the scoring just after the half-hour mark when midfielder Fran Villalba coolly slotted home his first for the club following a neat pass from right-back Maxime Colin.

Pep Clotet then needed late heroics from substitute Odin Bailey, who was only making his third senior appearance for the west Midlands side, as he headed home from close range with less than a minute remaining on the clock.

Boro had equalised just moments earlier with Daniel Ayala bundling home a cross from Britt Assombalonga, who had robbed captain Harlee Dean of the ball to tee up his centre-back.

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The late winner was just deserts for the home side as they recorded 26 attempts at goal in comparison to Middlesbrough’s five, per WhoScored.

Birmingham midfielder Ivan Sunjic, in particular, has been receiving glowing praise from the Blues faithful following the victory.

One supporter claimed he was the next Robbie Savage while another believed the club haven’t had a central midfielder of that quality since Barry Ferguson.

A further member of the St Andrew’s crowd called him a ‘Rolls-Royce’ with others describing his performance as ‘total quality’ and ‘different class.’

Here’s the best of the reaction:

Some QPR fans have taken to Twitter to forgive Matheus Pereira for his risky celebration, after the West Brom man issued an apology to the supporters.

The Baggies forward scored the second goal in West Brom’s 2-0 win over QPR last month, before gesturing a cut-across-the-throat celebration commonly seen in South American football, as QPR state in this article.

Pereira – who has scored two goals and recorded four assists this term – said that his celebration was to signal the end of the game for QPR, as Mark Warburton’s side had gone 2-0 down after the Brazilian’s goal and were also down to ten men.

However, after 15-year-old QPR academy player Kiyan Prince lost his life to a knife-related crime back in 2006, complaints were lodged about the 23-year-old’s celebration – the R’s renamed their Loftus Road venue to the Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium in his memory.

After Pereira issued a seemingly genuine apology, some QPR fans on Twitter appear to have forgiven him…

This award wasn’t given to Salah just for his performances on the pitch, but also his contributions to society off of it.

Salah is an icon and a hero for the people of Egypt, but he’s also shown great generosity to causes in his home nation.

For example, the winger donated £2.5m to the National Cancer Institute in Cairo after a suspected terrorist incident killed 20 people.

Those types of gestures, combined with his incredible success in his chosen field, make Salah a worthy winner of this award.

Sunderland sacked manager Jack Ross less than a week ago, and they could be close to appointing his successor if reports are to be believed.

The Black Cats have been linked with the likes of Wycombe boss Gareth Ainsworth, Coventry City boss Mark Robins and even ex-England manager Steve McClaren since the managerial vacancy appeared, but they may have edged closer to someone else.

According to a report from The Sun, former Bolton Wanderers manager Phil Parkinson held talks with chairman Stewart Donald over the weekend.

Following Ross’ sacking, Donald said he believed it was time for a change in order to give the tyne-wear side a better chance of gaining promotion this season.

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Parkinson has been out of work since resigning his post from the then-troubled League One club back in August while he has also managed Bradford City and Charlton Athletic.

However, several supporters at the Stadium of Light aren’t best pleased with the potential move for the 51-year-old.

One fan said he felt like it would be Simon Grayson mark two – the current Blackpool boss lasted just four months at the helm back in 2017.

Another member of the Black Cats’ faithful lambasted the possible appointment claiming it would be “underwhelming,” and that even if he were to gain promotion, it would still feel like short-term planning.

Others said they would have rather kept Ross on with one going as far as saying it could be another situation like the one they’ve just got rid of.

Here’s more of the reaction: