Ben Grounds
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Ben Grounds
@Ben_Islington
Freelance digital football journalist | Previously @SkySports @MailSport Views are mine. Speak 🇪🇸/🇵🇹.
London
Born August 19
Joined August 2011
- Get he doesn’t do mid-season, but Marcelo Bielsa flying in from Brazil in his joggers to propose taking charge of Everton U21s while the first team is 19th in the Premier League, with a view to taking charge in the summer, is perhaps the most Marcelo Bielsa thing ever #EFC
- On Trippier’s red card being downgraded. Allan sent off against Newcastle for an identical challenge on Allan Saint-Maximin in March. No VAR intervention with three-match ban upheld. Absolutely farcical #efc #nufc x.com/LeeEFC_/status…
- Jurgen Klopp tells Paul Tierney he has “no problems with referees, only you” = no FA charge Frank Lampard says Liverpool would’ve been awarded a penalty had Salah gone down like Gordon did in a challenge that referee Stuart Attwell did not penalise = Fined £30,000 by FA 👍🏼 #efc
- Richarlison comes out on his own to show thanks to the supporters who have stayed behind. A poignant moment after the bedlam #EFC
00:00 - Victor Anichebe to Sky Sports: “I’ve heard Martinez has been linked with the Everton job… is this some kind of joke?” #efc
- The fans aren’t leaving. Never seen an away end like it. Sheer refusal to let circumstance dictate the club’s future. Sheer determination of Pickford, of Keane when he cane on, not to be beaten. Huge swing but job still not done #EFC
- My old man passed away last weekend after a long battle with dementia. He set the gold standard for what it means to be an Evertonian. All that I am is because of him. He would have been so proud with how the team battled back tonight and never gave up in that second half #EFC
- This was Leeds’ bench in their recent 4-1 defeat to Arsenal. Heroes. Every single one of them. Much greater scrutiny needed of Premier League clubs who can’t utilise their academy to field 11 players.
- The bottom line is that Richarlison in the current market, as Brazil's No 9 and with two years left on his contract, is worth £75m as a starting price. Levy's had Bill over a barrel again - and Tottenham don't even need him #efc
- Idrissa Gueye watched all of Everton's games last season, was still in contact with the club, a massive supporter and was hoping they would avoid relegation. He always hoped he would go back to Goodison Park one day as a player [@MelissaReddy_] #efc
- Take nothing away from that early strike, but I've never seen a group of players look less up for a game at this level #FENMUN
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