Everton (H) | Post Match Thread

[SamTheGuru]

We look so lethargic slow and ponderous we deffo need some energy from somewhere.

Rico Lewis was looking pretty awesome. But I know what you mean.

 

[Phil Mitchell Foden]

Rodri gets way too much credit for what he brings to the side. He routinely slows down the tempo of our play, rarely picks out a killer pass. Positionally he's poor and physically he's one paced and looks leggy.

He needs legs around him in the deeper role to cover the ground he can't, it's why Pep's had Rico/Bernardo alongside him for long spells.

His biggest flaws were there to see for the Everton equaliser, plays a hopeless hospital ball that gets cut out for the counter - and on the track back is positionally awful and neither presses the man with the ball or fills in a vacant spot at the back. Just mindlessly gets back and behind the ball, and they ping one top bins.

He has his pros, but he's an incredibly frustrating player sometimes.

 

[applecentral]

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Ah you are going to be one of my favourite posters i can see it.

I'm not a happy clapper you geek, i'm an old **** who has watched us for over 40 years and now finds gobby little twerps like you thinking they know everything about nothing droning on and on about shit.

I've seen us come back from worse positions than this before.

Have you?

He probably has, looking at his dress sense. I never realised one could buy shoes that big.

 

[blue whippet]

Add another 45 minutes and the outcome would be the same. It's just one of those days

YES, we could have played until we saw the new year in but still not scored.

 

[waspish]

The way we looking now a tired team a team that’s had the hard slog of two leagues titles under severe pressure!

Me now would settle for mid table and the guarantee of winning the champions league!

 

[vmsuhail]

I said this in summer. We never replaced sterling or jesus. Alvarez needs time. We have no left back and no pace whatsoever no cover for rodri. Don't say Philips

Any replacement needs time, except for Erling Haaland. Agree about Sterling, we didn't replace him.

 

[come-on-barney]

How did we go from Sterling and Sane, which was exciting to the ponderous build we have now. We have never recovered from stripping pace from the side.

 

[Shaffer92]

We're pretty much the same as last season. I suspect it's changing the way we play to try and accommodate the goal machine that is causing the cracks.

 

[Mancini’s Pastilles]

Whatever he needs, he needs it sharpish. Because the league is slowly slipping away.

The problem with a good assistant manager is they never stick around as always gets a shot at management

 

[come-on-barney]

Anyone know how many league games we have still to play?

How many of those are against Arsenal?

Not enough to recover

 

[mac]

I agree.

Also.....

We will still be moaning about dropping points to Btentford/Everton on the match thread after twatting Chelsea The Rags :-)

We have 2 to 4 of these performances every year. It was a perfect storm today for Everton. . The fuckers on sky are saying Arsenal fans will be opening the champagne tonight. Fucking numpties. We will come back . That I know

 

[Mattyc55]

PL mins:
Foden 930 mins - 7 goals and 3 assists
Mahrez 548 mins - 1 goal 1 assist
Grealish 710 mins - 1 goal and 2 assists

Our wingers are just not doing enough. Mahrez and Grealish have a combined 1300 mins with 5 goal contributions?!?

Far cry from Sane/Sterling days

Saw this on Twitter - regardless of Haalands goals this is simply not good enough.

 

[Prestwich_Blue]

You can criticise Everton and the ref but I've seen walking football played quicker and with more intensity than we played for a lot of that game.

Plus why do we always fail to close down players around our box? Cracking goal by Gray but how the hell did he have so much time to pick his spot? We certainly didn't get the same consideration at the other end of the field.

 

[OrigamiNinja]

I think Ake is very good and has certainly been in better form than Dias and Laporte this season to date. However, I too would prefer a settled defence, I just can't see it though when we have 5 decent CBs. All are going to want game time. I think we need to move one of them on and strengthen at FB, which is where we are weakest defensively.

We could have moved one on to Chelsea in the summer for a very good price. For some reason we didn’t and having 5 players fighting for 2 spots is not proving to be healthy competition.

 

[come-on-barney]

Whatever he needs, he needs it sharpish. Because the league is slowly slipping away.

Without a strong assistant manager not going to happen.

 

[Bradley82]

For me Pep made the changes at least ten minutes too late. Grealish doesn't cut the mustard in most games. Foden is by far the superior player in comparison, Kev wasn't up to his usual standards but that happens occasionally. I dont know why Cancello and Walker didn't start because they're our best fullback pairing. The lethargic pace we played at got right on my Onions more than anything else. It's not a disaster by any means and we'll push on in '23 I've no doubts. Happy New Year Blues.

 

[SebastianBlue]

Sort of,we look slightly unbalanced with him in the side at times and more open to conceding goals as well unfortunately could be the downside of having him in the team,but I’m not paid the huge amounts to fix it with a formation that suits,that’s on pep ..

I am not sure I agree. We have the third fewest goals conceded, and among those, many were based on just poor defending, as was the case today.

Haaland isn’t at fault for players playing passes straight to opposition feet in midfield and, even then, three defenders not closing a player down, before said player curls a shot literally in to the far top corner.

I’d say Haaland has had little to nothing to do with about half of the goals we have allowed this season.

 

[IcriedwhenTueartleft]

Right, time for a curry and a few beers and not watch the Arsenal match any longer, it's annoying me.
Hope everyone has a good NY

 

[bondsman]

PL mins:
Foden 930 mins - 7 goals and 3 assists
Mahrez 548 mins - 1 goal 1 assist
Grealish 710 mins - 1 goal and 2 assists

Our wingers are just not doing enough. Mahrez and Grealish have a combined 1300 mins with 5 goal contributions?!?

Far cry from Sane/Sterling days

Saw this on Twitter - regardless of Haalands goals this is simply not good enough.

Ah but Grealish gives us more control didn’t you know?

 

[buckshot]

A word of advice, mate. When you use irony, sprinkle your post with winks and other emojis otherwise some posters just don’t get it.

TBH this is only about 60% irony. Foden is rated as one of the most expensive players in the world and he's only used in the dying minutes of matches. If you have a Ferrari you don't leave it in the garage all the time while you drive your Prius, it's a waste.