AS Monaco v Everton (Friday 19 July 17:00)

[Kantareller]

Solid performance that, good header from Seamus to win it and save that donkey from embarrassment over that mess of a chip

Surely it was a deflection?

 

[marsh]

yeah sounds like 8k or so of us there

North Stand behind the goal now on sale, and can pay on the day at turnstile P or something. Should be a good laugh

 

[TheBigIguana]

Keane and Digne were very good in defense. Any midfield combination of Davies/Schneiderlin/Gomes is going to be very open.

The attacking midfielders were a bit anonymous. Broadhead was probably the best.

Drop Gueye, Richarlison and Mina into that team and it's pretty good. Add a striker who gets goals and it's real good. A little low on depth but a strong matchday squad when healthy.

 

[Sy-]

Surely it was a deflection?

That's what I assumed, hence not offside?

 

[Dario Terracotta]

Decent workout.

 

[ToffeeLee1878]

Saving the goals for Wednesday at Wigan when there will be more Everton fans than Wigan, may aswell have played it at Goodison

They can’t there upgrading the hospitality suites hence why no game at Goodison this pre season

 

[ToffeeLee1878]

Is it ok to say enjoyed that ,enjoyed a win against a decent side with a very decent manager and the players looked sharp few more signings and richarlison gueye Mina Delph back in and it’s looking good

 

[TheBigIguana]

Surely it was a deflection?

When they went to the close up it looked like he might have just scooped it into the air like that on his own.

 

[TimHowardsBeardJuice]

Lots of good stuff. Digne would have ripped a hole in the net if he'd been a couple of inches to the left.

Still concerning that the only goal came off a ball from the Random Football Movement Generator, and he almost killed our fullback in the process, but whatevs.

 

[maccavennie]

So who scored it then, was that a Niasse slice/flop/deflection shot or Seamus head it in from an inch out?

 

[Berenger]

Decent run out, some good passages of play put together, clear that the players know the system (by contrast with last summer). Monaco looked a bit less fit than us, and it showed towards the end.

Some thoughts:

- Digne, Keane, Coleman, Sigurdsson (in that order) looking back on it already; clear starters.

- Schneiderlin and Walcott probably also hitting their own heights already too; clear subs.

- Bernard and Gomes have room for improvement as they get a bit fitter. Thought they did OK.

- Niasse is sadly not the answer.

- Gibson and Broadhead look promising but clearly not ready in my opinion.

- Why is Stek a brick wall for pennos but a hologram for literally everything else?

- Heeeeeee's Brazilian.

 

[GwladysBlue]

Can someone please buy Walcott?

 

[maccavennie]

Can someone please buy Walcott?

I offered Everton £150.00 for him to come round mine and pluck some weeds from my driveway and fit a tree down but they kindly declined

 

[TimHowardsBeardJuice]

So who scored it then, was that a Niasse slice/flop/deflection shot or Seamus head it in from an inch out?

Coleman's goal

 

[TimHowardsBeardJuice]

Decent run out, some good passages of play put together, clear that the players know the system (by contrast with last summer). Monaco looked a bit less fit than us, and it showed towards the end.

Some thoughts:

- Digne, Keane, Coleman, Sigurdsson (in that order) looking back on it already; clear starters.

- Schneiderlin and Walcott probably also hitting their own heights already too; clear subs.

- Bernard and Gomes have room for improvement as they get a bit fitter. Thought they did OK.

- Niasse is sadly not the answer.

- Gibson and Broadhead look promising but clearly not ready in my opinion.

- Why is Stek a brick wall for pennos but a hologram for literally everything else?

- Heeeeeee's Brazilian.

+1 to all of this.