Premier League Gameweek 34

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I knew it was going to happen, but feck sake Everton. :(
 

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Villa have played some nice football. Specially the first half. On the whole the deserve the lead.
 

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Relegation home form. What a let down Ancelotti has been. Fat Sam would have finished on the same points total as this guy and for 1/5th of the price.
 

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At a time where they've had a great opportunity to put pressure on the teams above them and make a late move for top 4, Everton have hit basically relegation form. 6 points from the last 21 available if this result stays the same
 

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The fecking front of El Ghazi to roll around like he's injured after doing that :lol:
 

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Relegation home form. What a let down Ancelotti has been. Fat Sam would have finished on the same points total as this guy and for 1/5th of the price.
Let me guess when it's good it's very good but when things aren't going well and you need input from the dugout he changes nothing and just makes like for like subs?
 

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Relegation home form. What a let down Ancelotti has been. Fat Sam would have finished on the same points total as this guy and for 1/5th of the price.
I actually wanted him at United at some point. Shows how much I know.
 

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Let me guess when it's good it's very good but when things aren't going well and you need input from the dugout he changes nothing and just makes like for like subs?
Yes, that but even worse, is that there is no style of play. He just seems to rely on his good players playing well and that's about it?
 

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At a time where they've had a great opportunity to put pressure on the teams above them and make a late move for top 4, Everton have hit basically relegation form. 6 points from the last 21 available if this result stays the same
Just Everton all over, can't kick on when it gets to the crunch. Europa league would still be a good season and they're in the mix for that still.

Can't quite believe how well we played, 5 successive passes in games without Grealish feels like an achievement currently so that performance tonight was a nice surprise. :lol:
 

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Yes, that but even worse, is that there is no style of play. He just seems to rely on his good players playing well and that's about it?
Thought your midfield was way unbalanced and we cut through you no problem. Iwobi and Sigurdsson too similar and Andre Gomes not been the same since broken leg either. Defence always has a mistake in it aswell as we saw in the Spurs game two weeks before with different defence combination. Without Pickford we'd have scored five tonight.
 

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Everton simply refuse to finish above Liverpool. The best neighbours you could ask for.
 

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Just Everton all over, can't kick on when it gets to the crunch. Europa league would still be a good season and they're in the mix for that still.

Can't quite believe how well we played, 5 successive passes in games without Grealish feels like an achievement currently so that performance tonight was a nice surprise. :lol:
Trust me, if you have watched everton at home this season nothing what happened out there was a surprise.
 

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Trust me, if you have watched everton at home this season nothing what happened out there was a surprise.
Yeah must admit I've seen you at home v likes of Newcastle, Burnley and Fulham and it hasn't been pretty. Very good away form but can't see you finishing above Spurs or Liverpool and we'd be one point off you if we win the VP game in 10 days or so.
 

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Our home form is disgustingly bad. We go one step forward and two steps back. It’s remarkable we are even in the European race still based on how we have played this season at times. It also makes next year difficult to judge.
 

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Relegation home form. What a let down Ancelotti has been. Fat Sam would have finished on the same points total as this guy and for 1/5th of the price.
Wasn't there a supporters’ poll there a couple of months back with approval ratings for each club’s then-manager that Ancelotti finished top of? (Or very close to anyway.)

Something like 95%+ approval rating among Everton supporters at the time, which I was surprised by as the result we saw last night has been a hallmark of Everton teams the last 6-8 years - including under Ancelotti - regularly beaten at home by what-are-on-paper inferior teams. Ancelotti certainly hasn’t addressed the issue, that’s one thing for sure.
 

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Wasn't there a supporters’ poll there a couple of months back with approval ratings for each club’s then-manager that Ancelotti finished top of? (Or very close to anyway.)

Something like 95%+ approval rating among Everton supporters at the time, which I was surprised by as the result we saw last night has been a hallmark of Everton teams the last 6-8 years - including under Ancelotti - regularly beaten at home by what-are-on-paper inferior teams. Ancelotti certainly hasn’t addressed the issue, that’s one thing for sure.
I think despite the football being played at times, if we still manage to make it into Europe it would be an excellent achievement so you can’t really say he hasn’t done well in that regard compared to managers before him who have had us in the bottom half and heading towards relegation.

The other struggle is that the managerial market at the moment is a bit dead. Potter is the one for me but I think he needs one more season with Brighton before making that next step up.
 

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I think despite the football being played at times, if we still manage to make it into Europe it would be an excellent achievement so you can’t really say he hasn’t done well in that regard compared to managers before him who have had us in the bottom half and heading towards relegation.

The other struggle is that the managerial market at the moment is a bit dead. Potter is the one for me but I think he needs one more season with Brighton before making that next step up.
True. Previous regimes were combining bad results with bad performances with bad league positions. At least Ancelotti has you firmly in the top half, competing for European spots. Oh, and he also got the Anfield monkey off your backs, too! :D

P.S. I’m also a huge fan of Potter. I reckon he’s destined for big things and not another Eddie Howe or Paul Lambert flavour-of-the-month types.
 

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I don't want Liverpool to win but it would be kinda funny to see Man City win the league on a day they don't play, pubs still can't let people in & during a social media blackout.

Would be the most low-key title win ever.
 

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Out of curiosity watched the AFTV watchalong for a few minutes and it was Ty celebrating Phil Brown getting relegated with Southend.
 

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Ok - you look at Newcastles bench - and I can't help thinking: My GOD - there isn't a single player on that bench with quality

And I don't mean P.L quality - I mean quality even by Newcastles standard
 

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This has the feel of a midtable scrap.

Don't know why Arteta is ringing the changes, they won't beat Villarreal over two legs.
 

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The longstaff brothers are garbage. They’ll be playing Championship football in 3 seasons.
 

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The longstaff brothers are garbage. They’ll be playing Championship football in 3 seasons.

Yes they are both absolute crap and yet there were people on the the Caf crying out that Utd needed them a couple of years ago :lol:
 

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Yes they are both absolute crap and yet there were people on the the Caf crying out that Utd needed them a couple of years ago :lol:
Ah yes, Matty Longstaff who literally has 100% of his league goals against United.
 

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I wholly support the protesting fans. The owners need to feel the hurt to get the message.

Forced relegation will get through. Also seems like a proportionate punishment.