Premier League Gameweek 25

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Skint. Even a championship centreback of the required quality would cost a whack in January.
Surely a loan then? they knew about the issues before going into January and didn't have it sorted at all (so thought they weren't gonna waste time and money - and them just got a couple last second)
 

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Their tactics were high press to cause an error and pounce or crosses from robertson and Trent (seemed to start from the jan point where they won the cl)
But when TAA or Robertson would cross it they'd do it from sensible positions (by line or where they can whip it behind the defence)... Feels like all their crosses now are from difficult angles and just aimlessly lobbed in.
 

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4 added minutes! I’m convinced we have had similar injuries or VAR incidents and had 2 mins added on.
 

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Kazak finally gets a card. Good chance he doesn’t finish this.

Robertson - Phillips - TAA

...would be hilarious.
 

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They did both of these things no?

Or have I missed a joke here?
They waited until the last day which makes me think this wasn't planned at all and a rush job given the results they were having
 

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point is, they’re much more of a threat than this Liverpool team who look like they’re gonna become a proper 10/12th placed team. I know we hate them, but they’re no threat to us.
Yeah I know but I win today would have been three or four in a row. Everton won't catch us and dropping pts here halts Liverpool's mini resurgence.
 

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Is Thiago playing further forward than normal or am I seeing things?
 

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But when TAA or Robertson would cross it they'd do it from sensible positions (by line or where they can whip it behind the defence)... Feels like all their crosses now are from difficult angles and just aimlessly lobbed in.
I dunno, maybe a Liverpool fan can chime in. But it did seem the number of crosses they put in from different angles was high (including deep). Seemed they were always quick to get it into the box
 

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They waited until the last day which makes me think this wasn't planned at all and a rush job given the results they were having
Oh yeah I see what you mean. I think they may have been waiting to see the extent of Matip's injury. Although you would have thought they would have had a replacement lined up as soon as VVD and Gomez went out
 

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Doucoure has been a disaster in midfield

Everton also have no idea how to attack
 

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Everton trying to lose with game without looking like they're trying to lose..Pickford just smashing ball after ball straight to Liverpool pretty much
 

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I understand that having no first CB's can hurt the team but there is something wrong with Liveprool team this year.
 

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I understand hat having no first CB's can hurt the team but there is something wrong with Liveprool team this year.
They arent making top 4 this year.
The midfield, attack and defence all look independent of each other. Its a mess
 

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This is worse than anything under Roy Hodgson. I know there are mitigating circumstances but we have been poor for too long.
 

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Everton need another attacker here. James has been surprisingly reluctant to pass it forward. Doucoure and Gomes don't have the ability. I think Carlo is hoping to keep it 1-0 till the 70th and then DCL on. Very risky approach.
 

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Not sure about Gomes but I thought Matip played pretty much every game alongside VVD both those seasons.
Matip had around 15 last season and 30 before (around 30 or less is his average)
tbf Gomes had 43 as a high last season but take that out he probably averages less than 20 games a season

I'm sure there was a post on here that showed injuries and it would be like us having Maguire (vvd) and then having jones and bailly as partner and cover only
(Quick wiki check so this might have a mistakel