Everton v Stoke. Boxing Day at 15.00.

[gianthogweed]

[Poor language removed] you Everton you just cost me 287.00 quid on my footy coupon

 

[toffeemax]

At least we'll get in the champs league after we win the europa, the fact we'll be in the championship is irrelevant lads.

 

[Big Fat Sam]

Why doesn't Martinez play all those diamonds he always mentions?

Need to get rid here ffs.

 

[Fedlingen]

Well... Well? I'm at a loss for words here.

 

[cronullasharks]

Even on the counter they slow it up.

 

[Deleted member 28206]

FEEEEED THE BLUUUESS LET THEN KNOW ITS HOME DEFEEEEAT TIME!

 

[Azza]

1 point above Villa... pathetic!

 

[R.Reddington]

The players don't have a clue what to do which ultimately stems from the manager.

 

[No8Bally]

If Stoke went off now, it would take us 15 minutes to score

 

[marty mcfly]

I think when you sign a player who has terrorised defences across Europe for years, you play him right up front ( i'm not watching the game but presume RM isn't playing him as an out and out striker ?.

Does he play anyone in their positions?

 

[bluemangroup]

He wont even take a risk to get back into this? I dont understand why hes persisting with this.

 

[DrBungle]

Another Dross Barkley performance

 

[Toffee-nerd]

Well this morning, Mccarthy was the answer to our midfield! He came in, we're just as bad and the answer is Barkley to the middle? No

Just play a balanced team from kick off. Pienaar /Mcgeady one side with mirallas on the other. Drop one of naismith and Barkley and that will be a start. I'd give besic a run in with McCarthy, Barry is slow on the ball and gets caught too much.

We haven't turned to [Poor language removed] and you don't fluke anything over the course of the season but Martinez isn't sending the team out balanced at kick off. He can't keep playing Barkley on the left when it doesn't work or Barry in midfield when he loses the ball so much. Players need dropping if they aren't performing.It's not managerial wizardry it's just simple common sense.

 

[sheedys left foot]

Season over at Christmas. Way to easy to play against. What happened to the pace and high intensity game that we played last season. The fact that we have committed fewest fouls in the league speaks volumes. Just like Martinez post match interviews, we're full of poppycock

 

[Norwegian Cow]

Unfortunately we all knew once they scored it was game over

we all knew it was game over before the game started.