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

[Bluewater]

Get Barry off at half time and get Alcaraz on as a three in midfield with three up top. Dibling and Grealish coming inside and Ndiaye down the middle. Move the ball through the channels quicker with those three up front moving around.

 

[Bebeto]

Right back, striker and a left back, oh and another midfielder tar

No moneys apparently, psr, no right back and all that...convenient I say...not sure this new owners have the backbone required to build a competitive team in England.

 

[Ron Burgundy]

we must have the worst full back options in the league. Grealish and Dibling have zero support so palace just double up on them every time.

We absolutely do have the worst fullbacks in the league.

Have watched a lot of football this season and watching teams with proper fullbacks has left me extremely envious.

Myko is mediocre at best. You can see Grealish getting frustrated with him. Its hard to be critical of JO'B as it's not his natural position.

 

[HalfTimeSayers]

The really annoying thing is that the flavour of the month teams that hit good form (Forest, Villa, now Palace) aren’t even amazing. Not loads of superstars creating utter magic. They are just highly organised, and very competent at what they have chosen to do.

No idea what we have chosen to do.

 

[bluejohn66]

The best thing for half time, is the wonder scout who recommended Barry, is marched to the centre circle and publicly FLOGGED !!!

 

[Norwegian Cow]

Not a fan of people digging out Barry and Dibling. This is coaching, we play like strangers with no idea how we're gonna get at them. We press in one and twos with spare men everywhere. Palace are levels above us in teamwork and organisation.

Barry wasted everything he got though

 

[MACCA75]

Awful full backs, no pace, striker is garbage. Unfortunately nothing we can do about any of that until January - and let’s face it, we won’t do it then either.

 

[Marcus Kendall]

We’re just destined to have the same season on repeat over and over again for the rest of time aren’t we.

Until we address the most important member of a football club then yes. No surprise Palace and Bournemouth are flying as they have 2 of the best in the business whilst we go in the time machine and bring a manager back from a bygone era

 

[daza_1973]

I just consulted my magic 8-ball:
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So don't hold your breath, lads...

Thats a magic 8 ball from the club shop - that's the only reply it gives

 

[Bob Latchford]

This.

Striker not good enough
Centre mid not good enough
Full backs not good enough
Arguably RW not good enough right now.

Wasted a lot of money on that Grealish loan in reality for what I’d hope would at least be a tilt at Europe but our performances v Leeds, villa,Brighton, West Ham, Liverpool and now this have been miles off what is needed.

Jack is far from the problem here. It was one of the better deals so far.

Coming in to this season without a starting RB and a replacement for the agricultural Myko was absolutely criminal.

KDH and Merlin will both walk into that midfield when fit.

 

[windymiller]

The question is though, should it be with the players with have? I’m thinking not really.

I think the quality of our players has been overblown, tbh. We've still got a mediocre squad and a pretty average manager, imo.

 

[lungo]

Just looked at their goal - where was our left back - both full backs overrun teams have sussed DM out !

One pass was enough to take out our midfield and the space between midfield and the defense...

 

[Houghty19]

How about Barry off for Alcaraz and push ndiaye up front dropping Alcaraz into ndiayes central position

 

[bluerobert]

Hot take; I think Grealish is becoming a problem rather than a help in this team. Playing him on the wing and not getting men around him is just isolating him. He’s to slow to not have men around him making runs off him. Move him into the middle and put Ndiaye back on the left.

All we’re doing is going Jack the ball and with nobody around him he’s just getting doubled up on. It’s making us very static and taking away any attacking impetus from our other attacking players. I’m not surprised he’s created the most chances or something in the league. Nobody else in our team is allowed to touch the ball in the final 3rd

 

[Woolverhampton_Blue]

I hate us sometimes.