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

[Death]

This.

This this.

 

[LouReedwalkonthewildside]

Some lovely possession football from city. Tactics from Silva spot on and I understand why he picked Walcott for the positional discipline. Good spirit to come back after going behind. Decent half. Do we have the energy to stay with them second half? Do we have the cahoneys to push for a win? Could Kean come on and do it against a dubious centre half pairing?

Join us for next weeks show to find out. Sorry mate, for some reason that Yank comedy show 'Soap' came into my head then.

 

[Davidoff]

There’s definitely an application issue week to week with this lot - we’re decent when they can be arsed

 

[Lelouch]

Some of our fans concerned with Liverpool than Everton battling for a 1-1 draw at the Champions.
LOL

 

[mahermi1]

This.

Thank you, hope Liverpool balls it up themselves or their legendary luck runs out as well.

 

[banno]

Don't give two hoots about Liverpool, all I want is for us to beat City convincingly to get our season started.

This all the way. The season has only just started to be worrying about Liverpool getting ahead of City.

 

[Irish nsno]

This point will be insignificant to us at the end of the season. Especially when we drop points to Burnley next week. But we’ll essentially hand the kopites the title and blues seem to be made up with this scenario. Baffling. Get the Silvas and Aguero on and beat us good and proper Pep.

Keane still terrifies me at the back, at fault for their goal.

The back 4 terrifies me....

 

[JobForTheMoyes]

It is but why would they be resting people for the CL already? They should have been trying to put as many points up as they could so in the Spring they could rest key guys.

They are already so far behind it’s a bit of a write off!

 

[Blues Harp]

This point will be insignificant to us at the end of the season. Especially when we drop points to Burnley next week. But we’ll essentially hand the kopites the title and blues seem to be made up with this scenario. Baffling. Get the Silvas and Aguero on and beat us good and proper Pep.

Why cant we take 6 points off the RS in the league to cancel out the deficit?
lollol

 

[roydo]

Don't give two hoots about Liverpool, all I want is for us to beat City convincingly to get our season started.

We have the opportunity to take 6 points off them. Thats as far as I am arsed bout them.

 

[Bob Latchford]

Im not normally a gambling man but I’m betting on a huge future in punditry for Big Vic here. Remember the name!

He’s come across very well. Seems a sound big gentleman. Nice coat too. Ticking a lot of boxes

 

[Who's_up_for_cumpkins?]

Would like to kean on if we can keep it tight for 15 mins.

but where do you put him?

I'd be tempted to play him wide. Hook gylfi and drop iwobi in midfield.

 

[II McColl II]

Just need to get at them, doesn't take a genuis to see City are incredible going forward but currently have a defensive unit that would struggle for a top 10 place in the league.

We actually showed attacking intent and better pressure when going 1 down and since scoring we're back to letting City dominate and us drop off.

We come out second half doing the same we're going to concede at some point, just need to be brave. I'd rather see us give it a good go and get countered than put 10 behind the ball and just get picked apart when they bring even more quality on.

 

[Death]

City won't lose this @davek You seen their bench?

Supporter of the year. Need you in to do the half time team talk lad.

 

[LouReedwalkonthewildside]

Just shows against the better teams we can create chances because of the space afforded us. Not easy defending against and long periods without the ball but tight defence and a bit of luck and I will always fancy our chances. It is when we are dominant of the ball there are not enough spaces to exploit against the lesser teams that we are vunerable and wide open at the back to go alongside being gash at set pieces.

I think City being piss poor at the back today has helped us as well banno.