From the other side...

[ElanJo]

We lack that creative spark - like Modric, Arteta, Fabregas - when teams are well organised and are only interested in the odd counter attack or set piece.
Infact it's that bad that Tevez is both our main goal threat and creative spark. He literally has to create most of his chances for himself. We'll just have to soldier on and try and grab that fourth spot regardless.
If we had one of the above players in the front of our midfield, setting up Tevez and Adebayor, there's no doubt in my mind that we'd have 4th practically sewn up already. Those GOD DAMN DRAWS!!! argh!

 

[Blue Punter]

Thanks for your kind words. I thought we played ok tonight. Not brilliant, but certainly not our worse performance this season.

We started off really well, but never scored when we was on top.

Thought Heitinga, Jagielka & Distin were awesome. Won every header. We really could have done with Ade tonight.

Good luck for the rest of the season.

Against Tevez and Bellemy

Won headers at free kicks/corners too. Some of which Bellamy took. As I said earlier, we really could have done with Ade tonight...

 

[bluwes]

Against Tevez and Bellemy

Won headers at free kicks/corners too. Some of which Bellamy took. As I said earlier, we really could have done with Ade tonight...

Central defenders are expected to win headers at corners and free kicks,..................... whoops ours don't

 

[Blue Punter]

Won headers at free kicks/corners too. Some of which Bellamy took. As I said earlier, we really could have done with Ade tonight...

Central defenders are expected to win headers at corners and free kicks,..................... whoops ours don't

You are aware that set pieces are the largest contributor of goals?

 

[bainy]

Although I thought Moyes set us up very well you lot played brilliantly tonight and on reflection I couldn't have complained if we lost. The only thing you lot were missing was a proper striker, that little bit of extra quality in the box tonight and you would have won easily. Someone like Adebayor back and keep playing like that and you lot will be top 4 no problem.

Fair play to you for a fair and sensible, non gloating viewpoint.

You're a good side and you defended well. The game hinged on your first goal but you did well to frustrate us after that.

A good game of football , if a hugely disappointing one for us

Agree totally. On another night with a some more direction in front of goal we would of easily won. Shay was hardly tested apart from the goals. The unfortunate thing for us is that Cahil seems to score that same goal everytime we play you...but we never learn.

 

[Evertonian3]

Although I thought Moyes set us up very well you lot played brilliantly tonight and on reflection I couldn't have complained if we lost. The only thing you lot were missing was a proper striker, that little bit of extra quality in the box tonight and you would have won easily. Someone like Adebayor back and keep playing like that and you lot will be top 4 no problem.

In complete agreement with you here, playing with two short strikers up top against teams like Everton who (without offence intended) like to play it long is a bit short sighted. Santa Cruz coming on meant we started challenging. However, Toure is an absolute donkey and makes Kompany, our usually very assured centre back, look nervous. If the referee hadn't been so inept, if RSC had started and if we had Lescott playing then I think we might've won.

Erm, unless i'm missing something here your post doesn't make sense.

How does Everton playing it long (which they don't) have any bearing on the height of your strikers?

What a strange comment.

 

[lancs blue]

I'm not normally over-critical of the team but I really thought we were poor tonight. Yes Everton played well, as I expected them to, but apart from Tevez did any City player actually control the ball with their first touch, it was more like pinball at times. RSC tried what I think was meant to be a cushioned chest trap at one point and the ball rebounded 20 yards away - not that he was alone, SWP seems to need 4 touches just to stop the ball spinning nowadays. All in all a disappointingly lifeless performance, we really need to step it up on Monday night.

 

[Tricky Dickys Right Foot Shot]

in all fairness its hard to create chances with 3 vs 10

 

[mancity1]

in all fairness its hard to create chances with 3 vs 10

Good sides will always find a way and our first touch with the back to goal and lay off to space was poor , it was slow and too predictable.

Crosses were slow , high and food for drink for Everton especially in the second half.

In short the players were really off the boil.

Too much space in midfield for Everton in the main who were methodical but didn't have to do alot.

I wasn't really impressed with Everton , I thought we were way off the mark and our ball control especially in attack was as bad as I have seen it this season.

Hopefully just an off night and would like to think unlike tonight we will create at least 10 good chances against Wigan ans slot few home without reply.

 

[jamiegrimble]

Your fans got right behind your team and that definitely made a difference. I Haven’t seen Mancini as frustrated since he came here, at one time lashing out at the ball himself in response to a poor Santa Cruz effort, not to mention the Moyes incident. It appeared to me that Everton pulled off their pre-conceived Game plan, keep possession-accurate passing-hassle the opposition-Disrupt the game-unsettle the crowd,. plus a little help from a few dodgy Peter Walton decisions, which got him booed off at half time. The Everton players successfully acted out their Managers game plan on the night. Our players, to a man didn’t turn up for Mancini, with the possible exception of Johnson in short spells of the first half. It was a frustrating evening. Had 0-0 written all over it. On the night Your team capitalised on scant chances, ours didn’t. Time to move on.

 

[tonea2003]

everton did a number on us tonight and i for one have no complaints.
yes everton did use the long ball tactic but both the goals were well worked.
we are in dire need of a playmaker in the middle, someone like arteta.

but have to say the ref is a bad un'

 

[Gosford Blue]

A question to all you everton fans. When, not if your wonderfully loyal manager replaces baconface? Would that have a disruptive influence on your squad and would you boo him like you did Lescott?

 

[Dave Ewing's Back 'eader]

Although I thought Moyes set us up very well you lot played brilliantly tonight and on reflection I couldn't have complained if we lost. The only thing you lot were missing was a proper striker, that little bit of extra quality in the box tonight and you would have won easily. Someone like Adebayor back and keep playing like that and you lot will be top 4 no problem.

Thank you very much Gwladiator. Nice of you to post such positive stuff. Unfortunately, the little bit of extra quality will be wasted if we don't get someone who can join up the bits. I am well and truly urinated off with sideways, backwards and reverse goal to goal play. Your unwarranted free kick prior to the goal came from our cuffing throw-in down by your corner flag. We need someone like er, that Spanish guy you have, whatisname, Michael somebody or other, I call him Our Tater, that's it Arteta. What's he doing next season. Is he short of a bit of cash, does ScotsPLJ need some transfer money, should Joeloninho send him a text? Nice goal! Well worth the three points with that finish!

 

[MCFC87]

Yeah, I've said it in a couple of other posts. Arteta is a wonderful player. Was lucky to be on the pitch. Especially after Tevez got booked for what looked like a trip and a headbutt of Jagielka's shin pad and Arteta got nothing for a professional foul.

All that aside, Everton stuck to their plan perfectly. Well executed and did a number on us again at Eastlands. Fair play. Nice to finally see an Everton fan on here not running his mouth like they have an agenda. Good post. (As Didsbury Dave put it).

 

[Anonymous]

Your fans got right behind your team and that definitely made a difference. I Haven’t seen Mancini as frustrated since he came here, at one time lashing out at the ball himself in response to a poor Santa Cruz effort, not to mention the Moyes incident. It appeared to me that Everton pulled off their pre-conceived Game plan, keep possession-accurate passing-hassle the opposition-Disrupt the game-unsettle the crowd,. plus a little help from a few dodgy Peter Walton decisions, which got him booed off at half time. The Everton players successfully acted out their Managers game plan on the night. Our players, to a man didn’t turn up for Mancini, with the possible exception of Johnson in short spells of the first half. It was a frustrating evening. Had 0-0 written all over it. On the night Your team capitalised on scant chances, ours didn’t. Time to move on.

Don't know where you are mate but from where I am in 111 I thought they were absolute shite.
They barely made a squeak and sat on their arses until they scored- and when we were dominating possesion in the 1st half there were some worried faces.

Unless you count singing "you've never won fuck all" as supporting your own team?

I respect their team-it's good at what it does-but that's where it ends.

Their fans are on par with rags and spuds.

 

[jamiegrimble]

Your fans got right behind your team and that definitely made a difference. I Haven’t seen Mancini as frustrated since he came here, at one time lashing out at the ball himself in response to a poor Santa Cruz effort, not to mention the Moyes incident. It appeared to me that Everton pulled off their pre-conceived Game plan, keep possession-accurate passing-hassle the opposition-Disrupt the game-unsettle the crowd,. plus a little help from a few dodgy Peter Walton decisions, which got him booed off at half time. The Everton players successfully acted out their Managers game plan on the night. Our players, to a man didn’t turn up for Mancini, with the possible exception of Johnson in short spells of the first half. It was a frustrating evening. Had 0-0 written all over it. On the night Your team capitalised on scant chances, ours didn’t. Time to move on.

Don't know where you are mate but from where I am in 111 I thought they were absolute shite.
They barely made a squeak and sat on their arses until they scored- and when we were dominating possesion in the 1st half there were some worried faces.

Unless you count singing "you've never won fuck all" as supporting your own team?

I respect their team-it's good at what it does-but that's where it ends.

Their fans are on par with rags and spuds.

Sat in the East Stand mate and I thought they made a reasonable amount of noise. I think I have given them enough praise anyway, That’s all I’m saying about them. I would say though Peter Walton’s Diabolical First Half decisions distracted our supporters so much, that all we could do at the time was focus on his performance to the detriment of getting behind our team, all we could muster to that tosser apart from the will to string him up was “you don’t know what your doing .”An awful Referee on a frustrating night. That’s my abiding memory of the Everton game.

 

[licker]

Don't talk about quiet fans.
There was only us left in the ground, City vacated their seats with a good 10 mins to go in a mass exodus, you never got behind your team all night, so dont be so sour.

 

[Wrighty Wrexham]

A sensible and reason thread looks like its about to deteriote!!

 

[jamiegrimble]

Don't talk about quiet fans.
There was only us left in the ground, City vacated their seats with a good 10 mins to go in a mass exodus, you never got behind your team all night, so dont be so sour.

Read the thread pal, where is “quiet” mentioned concerning Your fans? Nothing sour from me personally. Your team gelled well on the night and you got the rub of the green. What more do you want?

 

[Hamann Pineapple]

A sensible and reason thread looks like its about to deteriote!!

Now there's a shock !