2nd time I think, wasn’t it Cunningham who got sent off at Leeds?
Pearson - Absolute liability
I like Pearson he is a grafter, but he seriously needs to get a grip.
Was it not him 1st half last season in the away game?
He may be a decent ball player but he is by no means our best tackler. The reality is that he's a defensive midfielder who can't tackle. Almost every tackle he makes looks clumsy, he has a tendency to dive in, and always seems to be at full stretch. Add to that his petulance and persistent mouthing off at referees and you have one serious problem.
I reckon Pearson is now up to 13 games suspended this season and if he picks up another yellow if he plays in the last 2 games he is due another 3 game ban. That is over 25% of the season he cannot be selected due to him being out of control. Maybe he can have his contract reduced to reflect his lack of availability to play,
Yes, and tonight makes two
Watched the highlights and I'm not convinced Pearson should have got a red for the challenge on Bamford. Bamford first touch took the ball away from goal and slowing play down plus drawing contact from Pearson. His action wasn't that of a player through on goal and it wouldn't have been a goal scoring opportunity, more a case of Bamford holding up play as he realised Pearson was quicker than him and slowing up to cause the contact.
Nope was sent off away against them this season for that late tackle. Ledson was sent off in the cup game on the Tuesday and then Pearson on the saturday
Edit- no you are right.
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Cheers for that PNEJack, I'm glad we have an expert supporter that knows more than Everton's highly trained management team, England's youth set up (where he was captain) and Oxford United. I'll say it again he is 21. 3 years younger than Pearson. Let him learn and give him a chance.
He’s only ever been sent off for a tackle once, despite what people would have you believe, and that wasn’t really a tackle to be honest
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Yawn.
His first booking tonight was an absolutely ludicrous decision, the first foul of the game and never ever a yellow card.
The red card was unlucky, he wasn’t intending to bring Bamford down. Bamford was clever and stepped across him. Pearson is quicker than Bamford, tried to get round him and Bamford stepped across and went down.
It genuinely baffles me that anyone would want to get rid of our best player and the best holding midfielder in the league. Better to have him for 30 games than 0 games and have him improve one of our rivals.
He’s the best player I’ve ever seen in a North End shirt and it’s not even close.
His first booking tonight was an absolutely ludicrous decision, the first foul of the game and never ever a yellow card.
The red card was unlucky, he wasn’t intending to bring Bamford down. Bamford was clever and stepped across him. Pearson is quicker than Bamford, tried to get round him and Bamford stepped across and went down.
It genuinely baffles me that anyone would want to get rid of our best player and the best holding midfielder in the league. Better to have him for 30 games than 0 games and have him improve one of our rivals.
He’s the best player I’ve ever seen in a North End shirt and it’s not even close.
Worthy of an appeal in my opinion.
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Hmm, maybe but it won’t get overturned because of who it is. Far less of a red card than Ayala’s that got overturned.
He seems to be limping around half the time.
Well why don't we give Michael Johnson a chance then
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Yep because we should only be looking to sign players who are good enough for Everton.
Villa got shut if Robinson,
What?
He eats up space in the middle of the park and dispossesses people regularly. Forces the opposition to turn over the ball with his relentless pressing. Worth noting that before he was a pillock and got sent off, he had stood up Tyler Roberts and dispossessed him twice.
Team leader in turnovers over the last three seasons and apparently he can’t tackle. State of this forum sometimes
He isn't at the moment, but I think he can be. Personally think he isn't good enough on the ball to play as a lone holding player like Pearson, but maybe he could be moulded into more of a no.8 in time at this level.
Maybe, although I don't see the potential like I did in Browne and Brownhill