Roberto Martinez discussion

[SpurtingLesbian]

Hoolahan rescues Canaries after Lukaku extends streak

"Lukaku has scored in six consecutive Premier League games, closing in on Jamie Vardy’s record of goals in 11 successive games. Leicester are Everton’s next opposition next Saturday.

Martínez would swap Lukaku’s shot at history for a clean sheet, after one shutout in the last 10 in the Premier League, with Everton’s defending again culpable for Wes Hoolahan’s equaliser two minutes into the second half.

“I would swap any record just to try to keep a clean sheet,” Martínez said. “As a team we know we’ve got incredible individuals, probably some of the best young players in European football. What we need to do is become a team that can control games and make sure we finish with a win, rather than just performing well and dropping points.

“Overall the performance leaves you with a feeling of disappointment, as that should have been a three-point performance.”

John Stones damaged an ankle in the warm-up and appeared to twist his knee during the first half but there is no cause for concern. Martínez said: “He didn’t want to come off. He was magnificent.”

*is momentarily distracted by thoughts of Rom Streaking*

 

[dannyboy]

Lukaku scores a sitter and then scores the free ball in the box or Baines scores with the follow up and we're 3-0 up before half time and the match is over. Poor from set pieces but a large part of that goes to the players. Likely to be 6 points off 5th which under Moyes would have been considered a great place to finish.

The Martinez out shouts are embarrassing and anybody posting them should be fired out of a cannon.

Forget about Moyes. Just concentrate on where we should be now and whether we're going to achieve that.

 

[Little Ralphy]

15 shots to their 9. 3 on target to their 2. Lukaku missed two sitters and Baines hit the bar. Kone had two 1 on 1s with the keeper and scored from neither of them.

Haha if you like mate. Read the stats ignore the actual game. Baines hitting the woodwork wasn't a great chance, he just took it well. Kone's 1 on 1's? You mean the ones when he never really had the ball? Lukaku's sitters? One fired across he should have made contact with and the other?

Jerome had an open goal from about 10 yards ffs! Norwich had a few chances in the middle of the goal between the penalty spot and the six yard box and ballsed them all up one way or another.

 

[loooweee]

It's not apathy mate. The results aren't happening, but the football is. We were crap last season, even I had some doubts at points about our direction, but we've been class the last few games and the fume is disproportionate.

I agree much so, there is a lot of posters who only seem to come on match days to simply fume and moan.

I'm just starting to lose the faith simply because .....*ponders everything for about ten minutes*
whats the point just gonna make myself negative might as well start the dinner and forgot about it

 

[McBain]

Haha if you like mate. Read the stats ignore the actual game. Baines hitting the woodwork wasn't a great chance, he just took it well. Kone's 1 on 1's? You mean the ones when he never really had the ball? Lukaku's sitters? One fired across he should have made contact with and the other?

Jerome had an open goal from about 10 yards ffs! Norwich had a few chances in the middle of the goal between the penalty spot and the six yard box and ballsed them all up one way or another.

I watched that game and we should be up 4-5 up at half time. Norwich had one chance so a fair reflection would be 5-2 or thereabouts.

 

[carlos21]

15 shots to their 9. 3 on target to their 2. Lukaku missed two sitters and Baines hit the bar. Kone had two 1 on 1s with the keeper and scored from neither of them.

Hi brennan how are you today mate,

 

[1966efc]

"Of all sad words of tongue or pen, the saddest are these, 'It might have been.'"

 

[UpperLeftBlue]

How many points have we lost failing to defend a corner? For me, that is the difference between where we are in the table right now and where we could be. I don't know how much truth there is to the team not practicing set pieces, but it seems evident. We never look assured defending set pieces, ever. Every time there is a corner or close free kick, I'm convinced we'll concede. It might be that Howard needs to step up and organize his defense, but I'm more convinced that Martinez needs to start working on this often in training. We've lost 4 points this week to goals from corners, and more so far this season. That is the difference right now between our position and the top 3-6.

 

[Little Ralphy]

I watched that game and we should be up 4-5 up at half time. Norwich had one chance so a fair reflection would be 5-2 or thereabouts.

It was without doubt a game ofmtwo halves. We could have buried them at half time and the second half is different. But although we create chances, we do tend to score our good ones. As a fan we all think they should bury them all by that's never going to happen. Mostmofmour good work is in the early stages of the final third before the final ball.

The second half today Norwich could easily have scored more than 1.

IMO the reason we're doing OK against the poorer sides is cos we have better strikers than they do. We can concede chances and opportunities in the final third cos they're not as good as us at taking them. But against the better sides they will take them more often than not.

It's Kevin Keegan football. He needs to find the balance and find it quick.

 

[ToffeeDoug]

Perhaps we can come to an arrangement. Martinez is manager for the first half, and if we are winning at half-time, then Moyes takes over for the second half and is allowed to deliver the half-time talk.

 

[McBain]

It was without doubt a game ofmtwo halves. We could have buried them at half time and the second half is different. But although we create chances, we do tend to score our good ones. As a fan we all think they should bury them all by that's never going to happen. Mostmofmour good work is in the early stages of the final third before the final ball.

The second half today Norwich could easily have scored more than 1.

IMO the reason we're doing OK against the poorer sides is cos we have better strikers than they do. We can concede chances and opportunities in the final third cos they're not as good as us at taking them. But against the better sides they will take them more often than not.

It's Kevin Keegan football. He needs to find the balance and find it quick.

Norwich never looked like scoring as say Bournemouth did. Couple of goal mouth scrambles and long shots are half-chances. Not clear cut. Jerome's was but the point is we would have been out of sight anyway.

Its the dead ball mate. If you can't defend them, and you can't even get them to head height in the box, you'll never ever win anything.

 

[chicoazul]

The weird thing is that for pretty much all of those who can't stand him that he is probably the best Everton manager of their lifetime.

Yet they find themselves secretly yearning for Klopp.

Weirdos.

 

[orly]

The weird thing is that for pretty much all of those who can't stand him that he is probably the best Everton manager of their lifetime.

Yet they find themselves secretly yearning for Klopp.

Weirdos.

 

[ianefc]

The weird thing is that for pretty much all of those who can't stand him that he is probably the best Everton manager of their lifetime.

Yet they find themselves secretly yearning for Klopp.

Weirdos.

You're so so much better than that. Davek said the exact same thing earlier, stop gegging and keep creating. You're as bad as your followers in this instance. Joe Royle was the best manager of the PL Era for us. No doubt.

 

[bluestevon]

The weird thing is that for pretty much all of those who can't stand him that he is probably the best Everton manager of their lifetime.

Yet they find themselves secretly yearning for Klopp.

Weirdos.

Mate i witnessed Mike Walker strutting the sideline like a bronzed golden god!