Everton Post Match Thread

[Ric]

The happy clappers will be on to you because of that! :)

Ha, I hate all this stuff about "happy clappers" and "doom mongerers". Everything has to extreme, we're either shit or brilliant. Tonight we were neither, but it seems like there's never a middle ground.

 

[steviemc]

That was terrible.

Have the players given up on the title? Just 3 points behind but did it look to you like we were fighting for the title? The whole club needs 240 Volts going through it including the fans. Soporific.

No leadership on the pitch. No fight. And has Pellegrini given up as well? Sterling and Navas put some good crosses in but there was no one in the box. No midfield runners.

There was so much wrong with that. And Silva comes on for De Bruyne. Does Pellegrini think they can't play together? I thought the front 3 worked very hard, but they were really isolated and I really don't like to see Sterling out on the left wing. He's a goal threat and should be playing with Aguero. And when Kolarov doesn't play we miss his crosses, however it would have been pointless today, there was no one in the box.

I hope this isn't a sign of things to come, because that looked like a team who can't be bothered and a manager who has run out of ideas. We've had games like that before in and won stuff. I expected Pellegrini to go back to his usual format, but that Norwich win and performance was wasted.

Not the worst result in the world Marvin. Not great a all, but once we've dried out, hopefully we'll assess and move on. Dippers were shit as usual and drew with the Arse. Strange things happen. It's not a meltdown and all is not lost. Try to relax perhaps?

 

[George Hannah]

Roger East is by far the worst ref to ever grace the premier league. He's absolutely fucking shit. Bald ****.

He was quite good in Nosferatu.

 

[Paul Lake's Left Knee]

Ha, I hate all this stuff about "happy clappers" and "doom mongerers". Everything has to extreme, we're either shit or brilliant. Tonight we were neither, but it seems like there's never a middle ground.

I thought we were 'meh' tonight, below average first half, above average second half, although that doesnt go with those who have entrenched views on the manager, which usually brings out the extremist views.

 

[Dogtanian]

Just not feeling it this season,I'm bored,where is this attacking football? All i see is it going from one side to the other then backwards,it's awful to watch.

 

[Damocles]

Roger East is by far the worst ref to ever grace the premier league. He's absolutely fucking shit. Bald ****.

Can someone please tell me what Clichy offers the team because I'm struggling. Thanks

Wasn't that the TV presenter with the microcock in the Viz?

 

[Paul Lake's Left Knee]

Just not feeling it this season,I'm bored,where is this attacking football? All i see is it going from one side to the other then backwards,it's awful to watch.

Fucking hell mate, good job your not a rag or you'd be suicidal.

 

[Dogtanian]

Fucking hell mate, good job your not a rag or you'd be suicidal.

Said that to my mate on the way out,could be fucking worse i suppose

 

[FogBlueInSanFran]

Was a strangely subdued atmosphere tonight, presumably because of the traffic problems that meant the ground was only half full at kick off.

We were very average in the first half, but a lot better in the second half. Should've had a penalty but for a shocking decision.

I'm sure some people who were convinced that we would lose when the line-ups were announced are now furious that we didn't win. Ah well.

The Arsenal result lessened the blow, but if we're being honest we don't look like potential champions at present.

IMO nobody looks like champions. At least we are even stevens. Arsenal drew, Spurs (who I think more a threat for the title than Leicester, though I could be wrong) lost. Plus Utd drew -- and Chelsea drew too, and they may not be contenders, but it makes me feel good when neither of those lot win.

This mid-week set of fixtures seemed to play out much as the whole season has -- no one can predict anything and every match is a potential banana skin. I think we can take something away from a decent defense and a pretty good attack in the 2nd half, and some comfort (however little) from the fact that our aggression going forward should have resulted in a pen.

At least I never felt like we were losing that match. That's SOMEthing (however small).

 

[jimmygrimblesboots]

Despite all the pressure , not one ball dropped for us in the penalty area , the the scouse dippers must have used all their luck for the season , with 2 blatant penalty decisions tonight (and the one on Navas last week) and still martinez said they controlled the first half , what drugs are these managers on ? Looking forward to the 2nd leg now , because we know how Everton will play , park the bus , but their luck will not hold out for three games , and it would be nice to get a penalty decision .Just watched the highlights on sky and not one mention of the last minute penalty decision , if that had been the scouse getting a penalty denied in the last minute , there would have been an hour long special.