Frank Lampard fumes at Everton players as Super Mario sounds take over in Minnesota loss

As the players were warming up, there was a distinctly familiar feel to much of what was going on in the stands around them.

The Everton squad took to the pitch and began their warm-up drills with a playlist of the usual music blaring through the speakers. In particular, whoever was making the song choices clearly wanted to make their Merseyside guests as welcome as possible by playing The Beatles' classic "Twist And Shout" at one stage.

However, rather oddly later songs were quite regularly interrupted by sounds you might hear in a video game. Particularly, the noise when you pick up a coin in Super Mario, for those who want to get specific about it.

As it turns out, it's something of a tradition in the stadium. When the balls used in the warm up are collected by a member of staff, the noise is set off when one enters the large bag they have carried onto the pitch.

Does make you wonder if there's some sort of scoreboard associated with this. Or maybe that's just me?

James Tarkowski was primarily brought to Everton to improve their defensive numbers, that much is clear. However, his ability on the ball is something that has perhaps gone under the radar.

He showed the early signs of his comfort and composure in possession in the second half of the game against Arsenal at the weekend, always looking to drop into spaces and either carry the ball forwards or find the right pass.

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And he continued that against Minnesota United, particularly looking for the head of Dominic Calvert-Lewin on a number of occasions in the early stages. The striker clearly appreciated them, even if some were just a tiny bit too high for him to reach.

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