Match Thread Everton 1-1 Leeds. Mon Jan 26th. 8pm

[IV(AC)]

Not good. Lucky to draw there.

Half-baked start.
Had Patto on for 70 mins as our entire RHS.
Gana playing as the most advanced mid.
I shake my head at our ‘tactics’ coz that 2nd half smacked of panic mode instead of a plan.

One moment of class from KDH and Gana and a neat finish from Barry makes our goal. Otherwise, we didn’t look like breaking Leeds down.

When he sets up defensive, away from home, we win. At home, Moyes has no idea of how to set up a team.

 

[gazzaa2]

But that draw will probably bite us in the bum when it comes to finishing top 6/7

8th probably gets Europe, we're well capable of that with Branthwaite, Ndiaye and Dewsbury Hall back. 6th a long shot but we can get 7th or 8th if Newcastle and Spurs can't pick up or Liverpool continue to implode.

 

[BigBeto1]

Felt like KDH completely changed the game in our favour

 

[Librarian]

Would have loved for aznou to be given some time on that left

We had too many fixes to make from that terrible 1st half, but yeah, ideally he would have come on as well

 

[BlueStevie35]

KDH btw, apart from giving the corner away, didn’t look like he had missed a step, properly took charge of that midfield, great to have him back

 

[Librarian]

He allows us to play higher up as is so comfortable on the ball. Suspect it’ll be him and Tarks from now on.

Or we go with the 3

 

[smileychap]

Rubbish point. Miles off a European team which we prove most weeks. Just not enough goals in the team.

And Moyes basically chucked the first half.

I've always spoken up for him given his first stint and digging us out the crap last season, but he's gotta get the lads feeling comfier at home, playing more positively.

5 pts dropped against Leeds. Come may, wonder what his record will be vs bottom 6.

 

[Simo]

The main question for this game is why the hell didn’t Dibling shoot!!

Giowf that's what the whole team are asking him in the changing room

 

[TexanToffee]

Not great, not terrible (2nd half at least). Barry scoring is big, also glad to have players back. Could've been much worse so whatever. I'll begrudgingly take the point today given how we started.

 

[ah11984]

We’re a difficult watch aren’t we, everything is so slow and laboured.

 

[banno]

A few positives......Branths & KHB are back and Barry gets another goal. 1st half performance was woeful and it looked like Moyes didn't know how to change mid game. Rectified it with good subs and change of shape. Disappointing and not taking opportunities to get away from the mid-table crowd.

LB & RB much needed as in evidence tonight (been in evidence all season really). Got to get our home tactics sorted as we look all over the place and could have been 2 or 3 down in the 1st half against a bog average team

 

[Dykovski200]

Chins up toffees. Keano is back next week.

He’s gotta be 3rd in line now

 

[Verbal Kint]

I don't know about anybody else but absolutely raging at that, thank God we scrambled a point.

Give Moyes credit that pain Hinchcliffe kept saying, you could tell after 10 mins it needed a system change. And after Leeds scored to wait until half time was criminal to change things is neglect and poor management.

Unless Rohl was injured then absolutely no reason to not start him instead of Gana!!!! None whatsoever. That was the worst I seen Garner play all season and it's no coincidence he balled when Gana was at afcon, Gana was just going round the place getting cheap touches and slowing play down. Rohl would have at least made runs past the striker.

Extremely frustrating game. From the atmosphere, the lackluster play, everything about it was poor.

T Thank goodness our away from has been excellent

 

[DualityNSNO]

Wolves, Leeds, Brentford, Spurs, Newcastle, West Ham, Arsenal, Villa - all at home - 4 points

Yeah but they're decent and had good runs though. Apparently.

 

[leslad]

Didn't even really deserve a point there, fortunate with a 1 in 50 strike to get anything from the game imo