Match Thread | Man City vs. Everton (10/02/24)

[Travellingman]

How is. Calvert Lewin a premier league player. He’s terrible.

 

[Eccles Blue]

That was a nice tribute to Bill @de Niro but there weren’t many around with it being half time! I hope they do something later. :-)

 

[TheBlueCat]

Erling is getting 0 service I don’t know what people expect him to do.

It’s not that. I feel Haaland and Alvarez don’t work that well and we lose something elsewhere. It’s one or the other for me

 

[Millennium]

Nunes and Haland are not performing at thier best. Nunes is slow and lack concentration while Haland movement and participation is poor. We need more aggressive players to change this flat performance.

 

[geek24601]

Akanji the problem more than Stones. He is just too slow of thought.

Yip. Akanji is a decent defender but has never really looked good going into midfield. You can actually see him stopping and having to take time to think rather than just being natural and instinctive like Stones.

 

[Iassel]

Will you troll off or i am reporting your arse

Lofl! The state of it.

 

[ali benarbia's studs]

Big earl ain’t getting any service so don’t understand your comment

He s not linking up play, hes basically firing at 45 per cent. His touches were shocking, hes frustrated.

 

[mosssideblue]

Handball?

No chance

 

[TFC]

I've never seen City go into a half with the score at 0-0 and I've been a fan for close to 40 years. I am aghast.

 

[youngbob]

I can't remember the last time we played well at that time

Nobody does. Everyone's knackered.

 

[Iassel]

She knows more about the game than you

Christ you’ve given me an aneurysm laughing that hard.

 

[SCEtoAUX]

Everton may well be the worst team we have played this season, and the fact that we are struggling to create any kind of chance speaks volumes. Yet another bunch of visitors who have come to try and scrape a point and if they get it, celebrate as if they had won the title.

I don't think our boys are doing too bad, but I can't be having a few of these on the pitch with Kev and Bernie on the bench.

And with no Kev on, WTF is the Stockport Iniesta doing playing on the right? Get him where he can do most damage, middle of the park.

2-0 City, Haaland brace.

 

[bewaresutekh]

Imagine having a season ticket at Everton. The new Bolton Wanderers!

 

[jimmygrimblesboots]

12.30 kick offs are shit , lack of atmosphere , this is a game of drudgery up to now that jug eared centre back of Everton is in his element , backs to the wall hero. We have plenty on the bench to change the game and first player i woud hook would be Haaland , he cannot find space , not his fault but we need to be a bit more intricate to get around this parked bus.
Would play Foden and Alavarez as two number tens , because Everton love playing against a big striker , bring on KDB with Bernardo beause its going to take a moment of brilliance to score the one goal needed.
The result is all that matters , wouldnt mind Oscar Bobb on second half he has that cleverness of movement which packed defences do not like

 

[journolud]

A quick goal after the restart changes the game. Everton got nothing to offer

 

[Dawsenna]

Who’s that?

Ederson? Walker? Dias? Stones? Rodri?KDB? Bernardo Silva? Foden? Haaland? Doku? Grealish?

And so on and so on….

Pretty embarrassing how spoilt some have become. Teams like this don’t come around too often and if you can’t enjoy it then maybe footballs not for you.

Alright uncle Albert. During the 1998 clash with York away shush

 

[Silva&Silva]

The state of this thread.

It's almost as if we've played shit so far.

 

[vmsuhail]

Does give the impression of wanting to do things differently this year - fewer passers/controllers, more runners/risk-takers.

That's fine I guess, but we don't see these ball carriers like Nunes going anywhere past his man.

 

[TrentGrisham]

Doku cutting back balls into the box for Everton defenders to clear every time

They quite literally have 11 in the box tbf.

 

[Millwallawayveteran1988]

Nunes is good when he can run. When the game is stretched. Everton clogging up the middle And sitting deep. its the wrong game for him.

He is very poor today. A really bad signing for me and will never be at this level. We need players who can ply against all types of teams. The worst thing about him playing is Foden being shoved on the wing.