Match Thread Chelsea vs Everton - Saturday 26th April 12:30

[Sarnia Kevin]

A solid defensive performance for the most part, Branthwaite my MoM. Only beaten by a stupid decision by Pickford to pass to Beto on the halfway line despite knowing that he can't control a ball played direct to him. Plus being denied a stone wall penalty. Perhaps if we had tried shooting at goal directly rather than lofting soft crosses to their goalkeeper. Despite having most of the possession, Chelsea didn't really threaten.

 

[ForeverEverton]

Get rid of all coaches so..

I think we`ve gone downhill since Adam joined....

 

[JimmyJeffers]

Moyes trademark though isn't it?

Vintage Moyes performance. We do have a poor team though

Would also say we’re playing a team who have manipulated their finances so they can bring the likes of James and Sancho off the bench.

Starting 11 must have cost well over 5 times ours.

 

[GrandOldTeam]

Will do the MOTM poll asap.

Can't be arsed struggling to do it on my phone.

Award winning forum.

 

[MACCA75]

A big improvement on Sean of the dead’s 6-0 but still gave them far too much respect at the start, this is a very flakey Chelsea side.

 

[Dwight K Schrute]

It's not always his fault ffs too easy to just blame him the whole midfield have been off it

No. It's too easy to blame others. Sometimes the selection of a player completely imbalances everything else in the team. That happens sometimes with really good players, and frankly? Doucoure might be the worst in his position I have ever seen for any club.

 

[Rita_Poon]

phone in

a chap named 'Dave'

"Patterson was useless, etc..."

 

[JobForTheMoyes]

Get rid of all coaches so..

What will Adam be doing? Coming up with player placements, routines, etc. But the delivery will be taken as a given. Beckham would spend endless hours working on his delivery on his own.

 

[carolinablue232]

Nothing we didn’t know. Roll on summer

Doucoure, Harrison, Young….rubbish and shouldn’t be renewed

Doucs getting 90 every single week makes me think he’s 100% coming back. Which is just pathetic. A few goals doesn’t even paper over how bad he is with the ball and the fact he’s just chasing like an old dog without it.

 

[formerly manx toffee]

It's not so much that,hats off to him for doing a good job,but this was a dead rubber. Why set up to win a point?

Not really. There is 11m between 13th and 17th (or something like that)

 

[HappyJack]

A premier league team without a proper striker is nuts. They need to spend big on several positions. Striker, left back, right back, a replacement for Gana?( hes decent but old). Im not convinced by Garner.

 

[Tony’s Carp]

Will do the MOTM poll asap.

Can't be arsed struggling to do it on my phone.

Award winning forum.

Save you the hassle, it was Branthwaite.

 

[JobForTheMoyes]

A solid defensive performance for the most part, Branthwaite my MoM. Only beaten by a stupid decision by Pickford to pass to Beto on the halfway line despite knowing that he can't control a ball played direct to him. Plus being denied a stone wall penalty. Perhaps if we had tried shooting at goal directly rather than lofting soft crosses to their goalkeeper. Despite having most of the possession, Chelsea didn't really threaten.

Good point. Pickford was putting it in a dangerous area of the pitch for no benefit. If you spray it down either wing it’s much more difficult for them there. Even hitting it out of play is preferable as it gives players time to get in position.

 

[Rita_Poon]

phone in

a chap named 'Dave'

"Patterson was useless, etc..."

"is patterson on loan or on the books?"

hes on the books dave

"he needs to get off the books, he's not a premier league player sorry"

 

[Walter Ego]

A solid defensive performance for the most part, Branthwaite my MoM. Only beaten by a stupid decision by Pickford to pass to Beto on the halfway line despite knowing that he can't control a ball played direct to him. Plus being denied a stone wall penalty. Perhaps if we had tried shooting at goal directly rather than lofting soft crosses to their goalkeeper. Despite having most of the possession, Chelsea didn't really threaten.

I don’t think you can blame Pickford for that. That was the 4th time he’d played that pass to Beto and he’d lost the ball each time. That suggests it’s an out ball that is part of the tactic from Moyes.