13 Sep 2026 12:08:55
So far Garner is awful and off the pace, Moyes will continue with him because he was amazing last year, I fail to see it. He's awful at set pieces, doesn't really assist or score.doesn't link play.
Yesterday we tore through Spurs with Grealish KDH and Hackney, they worked a triangle and we had an attempt.
That more than anything in the previous 80 mins.
When we just hoof it up then KDH loses interest pretty quickly and had a bad game.
I also struggle to understand how there professional footballers can't make simple passes to each other.
We must be the only team that do it . do we train with match balls?
13 Sep 2026 12:40:23
He was our best player last season, and now he's been injured. Give him some slack, mate. He will come good again.
13 Sep 2026 12:50:57
We must have the most fickle fan base in the country.
13 Sep 2026 12:55:30
Wtf are you on!!! Garner ran that midfield yesterday, and that at only 80%.
13 Sep 2026 13:41:17
Garner was terrible yesterday and so far this season. DFS, you need to look back on the game and look at him. He was leaving gaps constantly and not picking up players. Fernandez was taking the Mickey out of him. But, for me, the three of them in the middle weren't great.
Moyes is trying to give him minutes to play into form, which is fair enough. He should really be coming off the bench, in my opinion.
When he's back up to speed, he'll be just like last season. If any of you remember last preseason, he was shocking then, but when the season started he was ready. He hasn't had it this time.
Hayden is in a much better place, and it was no surprise last week when Garner went off and Hayden came on, we exploded into life.
13 Sep 2026 15:30:43
I would like to see Hackney start and Garner come on for him or ANM to build game time, BJU. Don't think Moyes sees it the same way though.
13 Sep 2026 16:20:49
Not sure what posters are seeing re Garner. I thought he was quality yesterday.
13 Sep 2026 16:32:53
Because it's an opportunity to whinge, Witty. Garner was brilliant last season, now, with no preseason behind him after a long injury, he is suddenly an awful player ha ha ha. ?
13 Sep 2026 20:36:00
Agree, Bunkbeds. Garner is an 8 out of 10 every game for me. Class last season, and was class yesterday.
14 Sep 2026 06:52:01
He's had a poor start, but, as I said, it's because he hasn't had a preseason. Moyes is trying to play him into form.
MOTD showed his highlight reels, but there were plenty of things they didn't show that highlighted he's struggling, which is perfectly understandable and not his fault.
He's going to be our main man in the middle for the rest of the season, and he's our best midfielder, but I'm not going to say he's great when he isn't.
When Hayden came on, he was so much more mobile, linking with KDH and Jack, and we started to get a foothold in the game. Garner doesn't have the legs to do that at the moment.
If you need to be subbed off in a game because of cramp, like last week, then you are clearly off the pace and not fully fit. Only my opinion, though.
14 Sep 2026 17:00:08
Just one quote of many from a pundit, and having seen the full game back, I agree wholeheartedly with Garner.
Most will most likely agree that Garner was once again the man who held everything together for Everton, and without him, they may not have got any type of result at all.
£200 mill worth of midfielders schooled by an 80% fit Garner. I have no idea what some of the negatives watch, or if it is just cut and paste from previous comments. Even Myko is still coming in for criticism, when arguably he and JB were our standouts.