AltiUn
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He isn't?Hang on is the OP not a real poster??
Can't believe I've only just worked that out
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He isn't?Hang on is the OP not a real poster??
Can't believe I've only just worked that out
Brilliant
You are right but when I look at this midfield and wingers and think back to the old days of Beckham-Keane-Scholes-Giggs or Ronaldo-Carrick-Scholes-Giggs you just see how much the standard has slipped and we are just dreadful in attacking play, the defense is not the problem. Fellaini is also in the wrong line of job, he should either be a basketball player or a hairdresser.Think he kisses ass Teacher's pet our Fellaini
Seriously though, you can barely blame him. He really tries, but he just doesn't have the tools. More fool all our managers for playing him anyway. Felli can hardly say no eh?
Todays team selection was much better than against Liverpools to be fair. Its not that i don't think we don't try, it's just that the players let the pressure get to them. Look at Barkley for example , excellent for months then rocks up at anfield and visibly not playing his natural game and starts to panick and then tonight he goes back to being very composed.You lay down to die in the wrong game. As usual!
Was an entertaining game tonight.
Be good if you could put half the effort into your derby though.
When they're up against clever, quick players like Mane and Coutinho then their height and weight looks cumbersome. When you play the ball in the air, out sideways, then it's no surprise the same team will look better, stronger and more organised.You lay down to die in the wrong game. As usual!
Was an entertaining game tonight.
Be good if you could put half the effort into your derby though.
Be nice if your central defenders decided to put in their season's best performance against the other team in red!Todays team selection was much better than against Liverpools to be fair. Its not that i don't think we don't try, it's just that the players let the pressure get to them. Look at Barkley for example , excellent for months then rocks up at anfield and visibly not playing his natural game and starts to panick and then tonight he goes back to being very composed.
Really good post, fully agree with what you're saying.Well we're in luck. I think 6 out of 9 of them are!
As @Bilbo said yesterday, since the Chelsea game we've dominated pretty much every team we've played. I thought we were crap in the first half but by far the better team overall. Our home record is getting stupid but I'm weirdly unbothered. You can see that we're very close to being a proper team. I'm stlll confident we're capable of turning all these dominance into a shitload of points. Although it may not happen until next season. Ho hum.
The other team in red were so much better in attack than we were.Be nice if your central defenders decided to put in their season's best performance against the other team in red!
That's why you are an Everton fan. It's practically self abuse.I hate football.
Nah, Robles was practically chucking it in the net against Liverpool and the defenders were clueless. Coutinho has been shut down by fairly average defenders this season, yet Everton wilfully invited him to do his one-trick shimmy to right foot and shoot.When they're up against clever, quick players like Mane and Coutinho then their height and weight looks cumbersome. When you play the ball in the air, out sideways, then it's no surprise the same team will look better, stronger and more organised.
It takes two to tango.
The formation on saturday didn't help. Today we never had Pennington playing and we had the extra protection from Barry.Be nice if your central defenders decided to put in their season's best performance against the other team in red!
I was talking about the team in blue. Who were crap against Liverpool and decent against us. Defensively, anyway.The other team in red were so much better in attack than we were.
Yeah, the bottle job is an overused term (especially on here) but Everton clearly bottle the derby.Todays team selection was much better than against Liverpools to be fair. Its not that i don't think we don't try, it's just that the players let the pressure get to them. Look at Barkley for example , excellent for months then rocks up at anfield and visibly not playing his natural game and starts to panick and then tonight he goes back to being very composed.
You conceded 20 minutes before that.I know but after the derby defeat and then to concede a 94th minute equaliser. Shits hard to take.
Williams , Barry and especially Jagielka where great.
Lucky is Neill. You didn't know that?Hang on is the OP not a real poster??
Can't believe I've only just worked that out
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Not arguing they weren't shit against us but we had red card stampings and leg breaking challenges that should have seen them down to 9 players. Decisions happen in games. Point is Everton were still shit tonight but it was less evident and that wasn't anything to do with Everton themselves.Nah, Robles was practically chucking it in the net against Liverpool and the defenders were clueless. Coutinho has been shut down my fairly average defenders this season, yet Everton wilfully invited him to do his one-trick shimmy to right foot and shoot.
They were much savvier tonight. Mind you they had some players back and got a big call their way.
And you lot are on 56 points and on course for 4th place.You conceded 20 minutes before that.
Indeed. Pumping balls into the box is food and drink for Jagielka and Williams. I thought they were fairly comfortable all night.The other team in red were so much better in attack than we were.
Apart from the goal, expected him to attack thatBoth Bailly and Rojo were good.
The goal was very soft but for the most part it felt comfortable when Everton players had a run at them.Apart from the goal, expected him to attack that
No not a basketball player - have you seen the state of his 'jumping' skills?You are right but when I look at this midfield and wingers and think back to the old days of Beckham-Keane-Scholes-Giggs or Ronaldo-Carrick-Scholes-Giggs you just see how much the standard has slipped and we are just dreadful in attacking play, the defense is not the problem. Fellaini is also in the wrong line of job, he should either be a basketball player or a hairdresser.
They were much less shit. That is obvious.Not arguing they weren't shit against us but we had red card stampings and leg breaking challenges that should have seen them down to 9 players. Decisions happen in games. Point is Everton were still shit tonight but it was less evident and that wasn't anything to do with Everton themselves.
Yep, and Rojo one of our most improved players this season IMOThe goal was very soft but for the most part it felt comfortable when Everton players had a run at them.
I think you make it easier than Liverpool do for defenders though. I'd be intrigued to see your goals scored distribution down the league table (compared with the other top 6). That would be a @Damien chart though, and I don't want to step on his toes.I was talking about the team in blue. Who were crap against Liverpool and decent against us. Defensively, anyway.
I thought they were useless in possession throughout the second half. The amount of times they got the ball back then gifted it to United within seconds was ridiculous. United pressed them fairly well to get it back but Everton could've slowed the game down, instead of inviting United onto them.Not arguing they weren't shit against us but we had red card stampings and leg breaking challenges that should have seen them down to 9 players. Decisions happen in games. Point is Everton were still shit tonight but it was less evident and that wasn't anything to do with Everton themselves.
We are not on 56, but you conceded a valid goal that was disallowed. Bias aside, I don't think you must be frustrated with one point from this game.And you lot are on 56 points and on course for 4th place.
No wait, that never happened.
Pish. But jesus, even a shit proper full back makes such a difference. Width. Attacking width. We need two new fullbacks in the summer. Attacking fullbacks. It's so fecking frustrating as it is.
Where can we purchase genuine wingers in world football today? We currently need 4
Baffles me how Rashford keeps getting starts. Mkhi played as in a coma. Pogba wank. Non-existent midfield and attack. De Gea/Rojo up in the clouds.
So with DDG and Ibra possibly leaving, we need an entire new squad in the summer, according to this thread. This place.We need WINGERS ffs. Lingard and Rashford aren't wingers to begin with but they played terrible anyway. Can't blame any of this on Zlatan! You know what type of player he is. He waits for the right moment to strike, don't expect him to be a sanchez type. It wasn't offside so he would have made 2 in a otherwise terrible match.
Also, start Shaw the next match. He might not be fully fit or whatever but atleast he adds some width.
https://t.co/tj52hloxcVThat's insane.
I was thinking earlier today that I wouldn't mind us losing the unbeaten streak just to shake things up and get a reaction ahead of the run in and important EL games.Like I said in the match day forum I could barely celebrate the penalty, we was so bad and all the home draws is just too much. This unbeaten run is more of a hindrance than anything, nine home draws now I believe and most of those teams we should've won against comfortably, this is no longer bad luck in front of goal, it's poor/toothless play in front of goal, most of them just aren't brave enough.
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