Match Thread Cardiff City v Everton- Preview, Match Report and MotM Poll

[Pittsburgh Footy]

Really crucial we get at least a draw here.

 

[chippy1722]

Fully expecting same old same old but these are so bad we will still put 3 past them.

 

[The Penny Blue]

What an Horrendous formation.

The complete lack of pace!! Eye popping

Where is the pack of pace?

 

[Lob]

Cardiff's very simple game plan -

1). Be more hungrier and passionate than Everton
2). Try and win free kicks in the final 3rd, that is where goals will come from
3). Lob as many balls into the box as humanly possible
4). Rinse and repeat

So yep, pretty much the same game plan that all teams have used against us this season and has paid dividends.

Big night for Everton and big night for Silva. We have got to put a performance in and we have got to have fixed our woeful defending from set pieces.

COYB's

 

[The Penny Blue]

Back four seems sensible. Can't see Bernard and Lookman starting as they lack the attacking threat of walcott )) and richarlison. Its usually one creative winger and one goalscoring threat. Mccarthy - that would be a huge gamble for a 'cup final'.....

Agreed it’s unlikely that Bernard and Lookman start together but definitely think one or the other Weill get ther start here. McCarthy I chose just because I couldn’t gain the heart to put Schniederlin down there

 

[deipnosophist]

6 points in two games, starting tonight.

Dave, whenever you portend favourable result for Everton, it's tantamount to the kiss of death lol

 

[Liamliverpool86]

these have had a good enough break .. so no tiredness an be an excuse .. i think gomes will be back to form tonight

2-0 the blues

 

[Frang]

Where is the pack of pace?

if you cant see it, then theres no point in me pointing it out.

 

[Seathestars]

I’m not sure what to think on this one. Heart says win, head says think back a couple of weeks.
This game could be our Oxford

 

[Frang]

Cardiff's very simple game plan -

1). Be more hungrier and passionate than Everton
2). Try and win free kicks in the final 3rd, that is where goals will come from
3). Lob as many balls into the box as humanly possible
4). Rinse and repeat

So yep, pretty much the same game plan that all teams have used against us this season and has paid dividends.

Big night for Everton and big night for Silva. We have got to put a performance in and we have got to have fixed our woeful defending from set pieces.

COYB's

yes its a very simple game plan v Everton… and Cardiff are a very simple, what you see is what you get team..

they are the millwall of the premier league

that ended well

 

[Frang]

this is cardiffs cup final tonight..

win tonight and it gives them a real chance of survival and drags us in to it with them

Warnock will be fully aware that we do not travel well

Warnock will know that silva is under huge pressure TO WIN .. meaning we will be very open

Warnock will know we got bullied at Millwall and conceded 3 horrendous goals

Warnock will know we have no spine in this team , not one single rock solid player

Warnock will know that Pickford is under real pressure to perform and that he can not dominate his box

Warnock will know , any corner, throw in or free kick anywhere in our last 3rd could result in a real chance of a goal

Warnock will know Everton is not the club it used to be, and by going one goal up will mean an easy nights work.

what will Silva know about Cradiff??

 

[JLW]

We’re spanking these tonight!!

 

[trueblue10]

In 35 years supporting everton, I've honestly never felt such apathy towards the club and team. I'm getting fed up with the premier league in general, actually, but the total mismanagement of the club, total ineptitude of the manager, the arrogance of some players (eg pickford), and on field petulance of others (eg Richarlison), is beyond frustrating. Add to that the loss of identity and no/toxic atmosphere at the ground. It's a total turn-off.

And that's sad

i can add another ten years of support to that and i feel exactly the same.

Maybe im getting old , but how i long for the halcien days of Match of the Day at 10.30 on BBC 1 and The Big Match on Itv on a Sunday at 2.30.

Goin the match on Saturday with the lads, gettin the half time scores, not knowing the full times til you got the pink outside the ground.

1 live game a season ( F,A Cup Final day, start at 9am the build up, ,Its a knockout with opposing fans taking part, outside the hotel interviews and reports, on the coach with the teams.

How i used to imagine a dedicated Channel just for footy, showing games live 24/7 from all over the world, imagine watching Brazilians , Argie's, German's, Italians play the beautiful game week in week out, day in day out, heaven i thought.

Fast forward and what do we have, Brazilians , Argie's, Germans and Italians earning obscene amounts of money for diving, growling, scowling and under performing in a toxic, player power, money orientated league where the fans are treated like second class citizens.

We have now joined that group of teams where we splurge money on 2nd rate players in the hope of achieving a 7th place finish in the league.

Forget the Cups, im sorry but our " leaders" aren't interested, no money in cup runs anymore.

4th is now the holy grail of so many clubs.

4th for god sake.

Some of our fans, would be chuffed to bits to finish 7th !!!!!!!!!!!!!! ( I would take 7th now by the way)

Rant over, sneaky 2-1 for us tonight COYB

 

[deipnosophist]

6 points in two games, starting tonight.

Not sure about that Dave...Cardiff play Wolves( away) after their game vs us tonight...I don't think they'll get 3 points at Molineux

 

[Bilbo]

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