Match Thread Everton v Crystal Palace - Team Prediction, Waffle, Match Report & MotM Poll

[TyphooToffee]

Means absolutely nothing this point. Can't beat these at home in the position we are in then we aren't staying up.

Pretty sure they upped their defensive game a bit. That Wharton kid has been a good acquisition for them

 

[Naylor56]

The amount of times I was wishing for our full backs to overlap our wingers. Just never happened. Never is going to happen with dyche in charge

 

[Toffeeback]

I know Dom didn't score but he played well tonight. It ain't his fault our right winger is the slowest attacking player in the top four divisions.

In the first half we were just set up to play on the counter attack. We were really easy to defend against and just played loads of aimless long balls.

Harrison gave us an outlet in the second half, something we never had in the first 45 minutes.

I've said before that a lot of his problem right now is that we're essentially forcing him to try to be a Harry Kane or Erling Haaland one chance / one goal sort of striker, because our other players give him so few real opportunities per game. Yes, he should still score that one he gets, but that's just not the level of player he is (nor are most - only the best do that, really). He needs more than one chance to score, and we aren't giving it to him.

I agree that he did a lot of the other things well tonight. Just didn't click around him.

 

[gorgeousgeorgeEFC]

Our players all worked their socks off and I guess that's all we can ask of them.

We are out of the relegation zone and that's all that matters. If we survive this most awful of seasons then it will go down in football folklore.

Onwards and upwards.

 

[BainesontoastNEW]

Not the best football I've watched by any means, but at least we never got beat. Brighton and then West Ham are next, we'll need to up our game if we expect to get anything from those two matches.

West Ham just as they're getting Paqueta back and need a win. Everton, that.

 

[blueblood]

Start that game with the team that finished it and we win it eight times out of ten, cowardly team selection from Dyche, needed to set the tempo from the first minute

This. Feels like his first thought in team selection is ‘how can we make ourselves hard to beat?’ rather than ‘how can we win this game?’ That line up might be ok if we’re playing City or Arsenal where we need to defend our box and don’t have much of the ball.
In a game like today, or most of the remaining home games, we’re going to have more of the ball so need players who can do something proactive with it. That means Garner, Onana and Doucoure in midfield, an pacy right winger- either Dobbin or Harrison, and an actual right back at right back. Have to be braver.

 

[maccavennie]

It's just garbage football in the hope of surviving to play more garbage football and maybe go for the giddy sights of 12th/13th place.

There's literally no point because there's just no fun at all in anything we do. The odd goal, the odd half decent performance...that's our lot.

 

[Kraken]

Ignore the fact we have 10 points deducted.
Ignore the fact that we are going to deducted more.
Ignore the fact we have to play forest and Luton and both look a better bet to win than us.
Also forget the fact we can’t perform in must win games.

Ignoring all that, we are showing relegation form.
I think we are done tbh.

 

[uglykidjoe1982]

What has happened to DCL man, 3-4 years ago he was a monster the next big thing in the EPL, I understand the lad's had some pretty shocking luck with Injuries, but looks like he hardly gives a toss nowadays.

Never known such a talented player to just fall into obscurity.

Dele Alli says hi

 

[BlueStevie35]

What has happened to DCL man, 3-4 years ago he was a monster the next big thing in the EPL, I understand the lad's had some pretty shocking luck with Injuries, but looks like he hardly gives a toss nowadays.

Never known such a talented player to just fall into obscurity.

Nah he still cares, it’s partially tactics and partially an utter drop in confidence

 

[matty1878]

so we beat by the good teams

we can’t beat the teams
similar to us

we can’t win at home

the champ is ON

 

[Dancing Pat]

Our players all worked their socks off and I guess that's all we can ask of them.

We are out of the relegation zone and that's all that matters. If we survive this most awful of seasons then it will go down in football folklore.

Onwards and upwards.

Sadly this post could’ve been used for the last couple of years

 

[Mr PEN86]

Next game: Brighton (a). Shudder to think what they're going to do to us. De Zerbi will definitely be playing back the 5-1 so they show us the "Real Briyytuuhn"

 

[Moderatelywarmwater]

I've said before that a lot of his problem right now is that we're essentially forcing him to try to be a Harry Kane or Erling Haaland one chance / one goal sort of striker, because our other players give him so few real opportunities per game. Yes, he should still score that one he gets, but that's just not the level of player he is (nor are most - only the best do that, really). He needs more than one chance to score, and we aren't giving it to him.

I agree that he did a lot of the other things well tonight. Just didn't click around him.

Trouble is, he’s turned into a one year per goal striker.

 

[Alan Whittle]

Ayew always plays like Zidane against us.

I’ll never doubt you again.