Yes, all players can have off games. Beto isn't brilliant but as you say can cause problems. Its the lack of options and consistency that's a real concern for us.
Barry looks like a player struggling to adapt to a new league.
Match Thread Everton 2-1 Crystal Palace. Sun Oct 5th. 2pm
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Barry looks like a player struggling to adapt to a new league.
phil_Abbott
Player Valuation: £225k
Sharpies volley
Player Valuation: £35m
The ref added more time on the extra time than the other clown added on for the whole game against the RS.
Clarky cat
Player Valuation: £35m
Well in! Had to be something changed and thankfully there was. Much needed change of tactics and suddenly we are better for it, cannot keep throwing whole halves of football away and the hoofs have got to stop a lot quicker. Very noticeable that Pickford and the centre halves started playing it short immediately in the second half. Sick to death of it.
Alcaraz provided a much needed link between the sitting midfielders and the attack which Ndiaye wasn’t capable of in the first half (although the setup wasn’t allowing it). Alcaraz and his energy were the catalyst to this turnaround, a massive thank you to Tim as well who came on, was great, and got us the important penalty by driving forward off the ball from centre midfield (another tactical adjustment as neither Gana or Garner were doing it first half).
I could go on and on about that first half and how absolutely nothing changed, as everyone watched Palace sauntering around in first gear, to get Everton taking the game to Palace but it’s a great win, a great 3 points, the subs all made an excellent and productive impact on the team and we were finally looking at what our players could do to impact the game rather than the opponent.
Well done to the ref for finding 4 extra minutes (more than we got at Anfield for the entire injury time!) over the 8 to let Palace try and get back in to it, really needs to be a clock in the stadium so everyone can see. Get well soon Mick Kegs. Up the toffees!
Alcaraz provided a much needed link between the sitting midfielders and the attack which Ndiaye wasn’t capable of in the first half (although the setup wasn’t allowing it). Alcaraz and his energy were the catalyst to this turnaround, a massive thank you to Tim as well who came on, was great, and got us the important penalty by driving forward off the ball from centre midfield (another tactical adjustment as neither Gana or Garner were doing it first half).
I could go on and on about that first half and how absolutely nothing changed, as everyone watched Palace sauntering around in first gear, to get Everton taking the game to Palace but it’s a great win, a great 3 points, the subs all made an excellent and productive impact on the team and we were finally looking at what our players could do to impact the game rather than the opponent.
Well done to the ref for finding 4 extra minutes (more than we got at Anfield for the entire injury time!) over the 8 to let Palace try and get back in to it, really needs to be a clock in the stadium so everyone can see. Get well soon Mick Kegs. Up the toffees!
Probably giving us the 5 minutes we should have had against them lot
I went for Pickford, thought he made some important saves at important times, but yes Charlie was great too.
Grealish shooting as well, good performance all round
Grealish shooting as well, good performance all round
Librarian
Player Valuation: £70m
In fairness.,,,,,
Thought he was gonna play on until palace scored at one point. Nearly 5 added minutes on top of the 8 was disgraceful.
Melchizedek
Player Valuation: £10m
Beto deserved a goal from that header, but I'm glad Grealish was the one who was there to put it in.
Great to get a win, especially against a side that has been playing very well.
Moyes needs to do some thinking now about the best players to put on the pitch because 1st and 2nd half were night and day.
Great to get a win, especially against a side that has been playing very well.
Moyes needs to do some thinking now about the best players to put on the pitch because 1st and 2nd half were night and day.
bluestevon
Player Valuation: £80m
Battered embarrassingly first half, second half yeah they tired, but not straight after the HT whistle they didn't.
Game changed as soon as we had someone breaking the lines and someone willing to carry it forwards in the middle.
Alcaraz not afraid of going at people centrally, was actually within ten yards of the striker and Tim was bombing past several times drawing players out of position.
All that meant we could as the second half went on play at a quicker more direct tempo - and Grealish absolutely thrives in that.
Question is though - it's not Moyes style of play and will he simply revert to type rather than see what's blindingly obvious - we do not suit the slow methodical build up and the crowd hates it.
Game changed as soon as we had someone breaking the lines and someone willing to carry it forwards in the middle.
Alcaraz not afraid of going at people centrally, was actually within ten yards of the striker and Tim was bombing past several times drawing players out of position.
All that meant we could as the second half went on play at a quicker more direct tempo - and Grealish absolutely thrives in that.
Question is though - it's not Moyes style of play and will he simply revert to type rather than see what's blindingly obvious - we do not suit the slow methodical build up and the crowd hates it.
BlueStevie35
Player Valuation: £70m
Nice to be on the right end of a penalty decision after the two against us earlier on, subs made the difference and we’ve come away from it still unbeaten at home this season and going into the international break no lower than 8th depending on the City game in a bit
GoldenToffee
Player Valuation: £70m
MoM Mateta for finally not scoring against us and missing loads of piss easy chances which should have killed off the game.
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