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title: "Findings: Everton (A)"
canonical: "https://readnewcastle.com/2015/03/16/five-findings-everton-a/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Marcus Shearer"
section: "Matchday"
published: "2015-03-16T19:44:06Z"
modified: "2015-04-25T23:07:09Z"
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# Findings: Everton (A)

**1. Crossing – I wouldn’t trust our wingers to cross a road.**\
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Is it any wonder Rivière is yet to break his duck in the league when the likes of Obertan, Sammy Ameobi, Daryl Janmaat nor Ryan Taylor can put place a ball into the box somewhere near the Frenchman’s noggin? We’ve had a problem with crosses & set-pieces as a whole for a good 3 years or so, nothing’s changed.\
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**2. Why do fans & Carver insist on playing Ayoze Perez on the wing?**\
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It dates back to the days of Pardew playing the likes of Ba, Shola & Cisse all on the wing, & we apparently still haven’t learnt anything with Ayoze Perez. It baffles me that we have a wonderfully talented, young, exciting prospect who’s best role is either CF or CAM yet the likes of Pardew & Carver throw him to the right wing because he has legs. Pathetic.\
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**3. I don’t know what’s worse, Yoan Gouffran or the fool that persists on playing Yoan Gouffran.**\
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Not long ago I wrote an article on ‘the curious case of Yoan Gouffran’ for Gallowgate Group. I wanted to play devil’s advocate & try to give him hope. However, when Gouffran can’t even do the basics & give away as daft a penalty I’ve seen since.. well, City away actually, much like Newcastle – there’s no defence.\
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After dropping him one week, Carver bottles it & picks him again. They say the very definition of madness is doing the same thing & expecting results. On the wing, central midfield, left back or wherever but up front, Gouffran won’t work.\
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**4. 1 CB for our next handful of matches, bravo board.**\
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Who could’ve foreseen such events? Mike Ashley, Lee Charnley & the rest of the board running finances. Do they care? Like hell do they.\
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We’re looking down the barrel of just Mike Williamson as our only senior fit CB for fixtures against Arsenal, Sunderland & Liverpool. 0 points, 1 if I’m being generous – mark my words.\
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**5. Coloccini gets away with so much & has finally been found out.**\
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The so called Skipper & leader of the dressing room set example my unnecessarily lunging in with two feet off the ground, earning himself a red card, a subsequent 3 match ban & early holiday back to Buenos Aires. In complete contrast, his best friend & fellow teammate has fought off a potential fatal disease to get back from Buenos Aires & play for Newcastle United.\
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Coloccini has been a liability for a while now but it’s been overshadowed by Mike Williamson’s even bigger incompetence. Coloccini tries to burst forward & pick out a Cabaye-esque pass, leaving acres of space behind him & his fellow defenders for dead.\
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Jamaal Lascelles can’t arrive soon enough, nor can Karl Darlow for that matter too.