Match Thread Everton v Watford, Preview, Match Report and MotM Poll

[PeregrineT]

Worst case scenario we will be tied for 5th on the table, so decent start considering the injuries and new players.

The reality is we are playing solid defensively and that will bide us time to get the new players acclimated. Just imagine once we can start a full game with the following lineup, when each of the new players have had a month in training.

Pickford
Sidibe Keane Mina Digne
Gbamin Gomes
Siggurdson
Richarlison Kean Iwobi

 

[larbert toffee]

A good hard wok 1-0 win.

Fixed it for you Hk

 

[TheVelourFog]

Top scorer this season mate.

thats not what prolific means, but go on

 

[sageyefc]

Bernard or mina motm for me, big save from baby hart aswell and gbamin overall had a fine full debut

 

[Eggs]

Showed a bit of intelligence with shot selection on that second one that shaved the post...

...it was how he made the half yard of space that created the chance for himself. Terrific. The first chance was encouraging, getting the ball in a wide position, going past his defender like he wasn’t there, but he could’ve then run in on goal or given it to Walcott.

Very encouraging.

 

[Everton_Gary]

Creates a yard of space for himself. Like good strikers do. No more complaining that DCL doesn’t get service.

Kean created both his chances. He didn't need it placed just right for him. People feel DCL gets no service.....needs to create his own..oh wait, he can't. Proper number 9 in Kean now

 

[PeregrineT]

Any chance of a link to the game you watched ?

No need, if you ever decide to start following, you'll find easy links everywhere!

 

[Hawhaw]

Keane and Mina. SOLID

 

[Barnfred 55]

Big win.

We're clearly miles off what we can be, but there were clear signs in the first half that we're a proper side when we're confident and our players are fit. We have the striker now, finally, too.

A good team would have punished us (thankfully Watford are anything but), but that's why it's possibly great that we've lucked out a bit with the lack of top 6 opponents early on. Hopefully we can nick wins against the weaker sides while we're getting ourselves sorted and then be a bit more of a cohesive unit when we're tested more severely.

This 100%.

 

[Eggs]

...erm, Mina gets my MoM, I think he’s decent.

 

[Everton_Gary]

...it was how he made the half yard of space that created the chance for himself. Terrific. The first chance was encouraging, getting the ball in a wide position, going past his defender like he wasn’t there, but he could’ve then run in on goal or given it to Walcott.

Very encouraging.

I'm sure he's seen videos of Theo and made the right choice going alone.

 

[Frang]

Kean created both his chances. He didn't need it placed just right for him. People feel DCL gets no service.....needs to create his own..oh wait, he can't. Proper number 9 in Kean now

Doesn't Create Loads

 

[Ring master]

Just think we can go top friday ,dont mess up

 

[lilblue]

Moise made himself the easy pass for the midfielders. He took the pressure off of our mids and defense by making space for himself. That's why he got service and Dom didn't.

 

[BlueToff]

Pickford - 8
Coleman - 8
Keane - 7
Mina - 8
Digne - 7
Gomes - 7
Gbamin - 7
Rich - 5
Gylfi - 6
Bernard - 8
DCL - 6

Walcott - 5
Kean - 6
Holgate - 5

Silva - 6

FMC