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title: "Everton: Fans slam Daily Mail for comparing Edouard Mendy challenge to Jordan Pickford on Virgil Van Dijk"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/everton-fans-slam-daily-mail-for-comparing-edouard-mendy-challenge-to-jordan-pickford-on-virgil-van-dijk/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Adam Clancy"
section: "Everton"
published: "2020-11-01T20:30:06Z"
modified: "2020-11-01T20:30:06Z"
---

# Everton: Fans slam Daily Mail for comparing Edouard Mendy challenge to Jordan Pickford on Virgil Van Dijk

**Plenty of Everton fans have been slamming the [Daily Mail](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-8900499/Chelsea-goalkeeper-Edouard-Mendy-escapes-punishment-rash-challenge-Burnleys-Ashley-Barnes.html) as they compared Edouard Mendy’s challenge on Ashley Barnes to Jordan Pickford’s challenge on Virgil Van Dijk.**

As per the news outlet, the Chelsea goalkeeper went unpunished for a rather rash challenge on the Burnley striker inside the first few minutes of the game, which Frank Lampard’s team eventually won 3-0 thanks to goals from Hakim Ziyech, Kurt Zouma and Timo Werner.

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Nonetheless, the challenge by Mendy was compared to that of Pickford’s on Van Dijk in the Merseyside derby against Liverpool a couple of weeks ago.

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The England international has been [heavily criticised](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/everton-fc-news/everton-fans-slam-alisson-jordan-pickford/) for the tackle ever since the match finished, and now it seems as if several members of the Goodison Park faithful have had enough.

### Everton fan reaction to Pickford comparison

These EFC supporters slammed the comparison of Mendy’s challenge to Pickford’s on Twitter, with one Toffee even claiming that it is ‘pathetic’:

https://twitter.com/CoppellRob/status/1322672814437138433

> Disgusting headline. Adding to the abuse he and he’s family has been getting. Pathetic.
>
> — Muriel (@MurielBaguett) [October 31, 2020](https://twitter.com/MurielBaguett/status/1322601479824384002?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> So Pickford has his own ‘Challenge’ now 🤦🏽‍♂️
>
> — peter (@toffeepete76) [October 31, 2020](https://twitter.com/toffeepete76/status/1322590315988078592?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Day 14…..and still the media agenda goes on.
>
> — Richard (@lazyrichie) [October 31, 2020](https://twitter.com/lazyrichie/status/1322636753350647815?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Yeah keep bringing up the pickford incident, its not like he’s had to employ bodyguards due to the online abuse he’s already had after this media witch-hunt!
>
> — Paul (@JustPaul85) [October 31, 2020](https://twitter.com/JustPaul85/status/1322596296449007616?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Will they ever get over it?
>
> — Jagsmol (@lynnepark\_lynne) [October 31, 2020](https://twitter.com/lynnepark_lynne/status/1322591230686040064?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

***In other news, find out which Blues transfer target may leave in January [here](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/everton-fc-transfer-rumours/everton-arkadiusz-milik-may-leave-ssc-napoli-in-january/)!***