Match Thread Everton 2-1 Crystal Palace. Sun Oct 5th. 2pm

[Tony101]

We really are so bad

 

[Brett Angell Delight]

Tarkowski leaving a massive hole in the defence that dragged Myko across. Guy looks absolutely finished.

 

[COYBL25]

No surprises there really

 

[Houghty19]

Can't say it hasn't been coming

 

[Rita_Poon]

one straight ball down the middle, pino gathers the ball, under pressure, controls to mateta, three options, perfect ball to munoz, pickford out of possession trying to cover all options. lovely finish.

defence to aattack in one ball.

 

[Khalekan]

No one can be surprised.

 

[MaximusEvertonius]

We are a limp, flaccid, you know what.

 

[Daveysgingerlovechild]

Well this isn't a surprise.

 

[JohnRoss23]

FFS. Just a matter of time to be fair

 

[Mickey]

Much the better side spare men everywhere.

 

[nonstripdzebra]

I won't argue that Beto and Barry leave a lot to be desired, but they are reliant on supply. How many attempts or touches in the box are we seeing anyway. To me the clear issue is our fullbacks. Myko and O'Brien offer nothing in relation to combinations and overlaps in the final third. That isolates our creative wingers to create solely from 1v1 situations, which limit their own attempts let alone the strikers.

Until we actually have capable fullbacks that add to attack I won't be shocked if our difficulties continue. Its modern football, we essentially are building attacks with two less players than what's commonplace. For all the complaining of our strikers I think it's better served scrutinizing our failure to address what was known holes at both fullback spots. Myko isn't good enough and our RB depth is arguably comparable to championship sides.

And there is Palace scoring with........a fullback.

 

[D410]

Class above us. We could get hammered today.

 

[Pseudonym]

Ndiaye is completely halfarsing it off the ball again, makes no effort to close anyone down.

 

[Rooney_Tunes]

Sh*t

F useless.

That entire team can F off.

 

[larbert toffee]

We're not moving the ball quick enough and seems just a matter of time before Palace score.