Jeff: A win against lower-placed Leeds would have put us on 35 points, three points below fourth placed Manchester United - a spot that qualifies us for next season's Champions League. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall filled a gap and with sharper play from Idrissa Gueye we could have got all three points. The three centre-backs made it easier to control the ball, but it also took away an extra player in Leeds' third of the pitch.
We asked for your thoughts after Monday's Premier League game between Everton and Leeds.
Here are some of your comments:
Everton fans
Chris: Once again, we only seem to be able to play for one half at home. It's as if the team have no belief in the new stadium. Bigger crowd, better acoustics seem to scare them. It would make a refreshing change to see the team play a whole game the way they played the second half. It's so frustrating for the supporters that they play better away from our new stadium. They need to start believing in themselves. Goodison has gone.
Jeff: A win against lower-placed Leeds would have put us on 35 points, three points below fourth placed Manchester United - a spot that qualifies us for next season's Champions League. But a win was never going to happen, as we played at home. A home that does not feel like home. We would be better off playing all our matches away. Better stadium names, better atmosphere, better results.
Martin: The first half was terrible - particularly Dwight McNeil - but the changes at half-time worked. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall filled a gap and with sharper play from Idrissa Gueye we could have got all three points.
Kevin: First half wasn't good enough, and we can't keep dropping back in home games to let the away side get a foothold. Second half was better. The three centre-backs made it easier to control the ball, but it also took away an extra player in Leeds' third of the pitch. We could have won if we'd been more aggressive. Two points dropped at home, so not good enough!
Leeds fans
Chris: After a promising first half, the second half was a hard watch. We had no response to the Everton changes and were on the back foot most of the last 45. Daniel Farke's changes were so late it barely gave us a chance to fight for the win. A game we should have definitely taken three points from.
Jonathan: I feel like Farke left it far too late to make the substitutions. It was clear from the start of the second half that something needed to change, so I'm not sure why it was left so late on. We should have won that game but nothing was done early enough to calm the tempo down and break their dominance in the second half.
Jeremy: Great first half because it was played at tempo - but then couldn't match the levels and faded when Everton responded. I like the boss but he HAS to realise that subs can be brought on before the last 10. We continue to fail to make substitutions in sufficient time for any impact.
Brendan: We're on a great run. We look like a Premier League side. But after a great first half, Farke completely failed to react in the second half when Everton took control. We should have won that but were lucky to get a point in the end.
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