Match Thread Arsenal v Everton - Friday 23rd, Preview, Match Report and MotM Poll

[Thomasc]

...oh, I’m not saying he’s playing well but if you’re the Manager you have to play him because he’s still likely to get you something.

Agree.
I’m going to have to say the same for Gylfi too.
He’s our only realistic chance of a goal after the front 2.

 

[ForeverEverton]

Don't know how Arsenal fans put up with that, the way they play is so

Have you watched us before, look forward then check back and play backwards..... At least they`ve seen more of the ball....

0-0 here ending both our seasons I`m afraid. Dull, no urgency and need to seriously up it in the next half.

I think the worst part is that they have all their big players out with yard dog chambers at RB and Xhaka at LB and they are matching us. Just shows how much there is left to do with this side........ Should be having a go!

Hope for better in the second

 

[carolinablue232]

What is it Delph is supposed to do again? I'm genuinely asking...

Get injured, get in fights with fans, and collect a massive wage for doing nothing while acting like a tit.

 

[Jim Hopper]

Watching Gomes in midfield is like watching one of them World XI charity games with all the 50 year old ex players.

 

[Charles Hawtrey]

Get Davies on and he'll go down like a sack of spuds under a Partey challenge

 

[witchdoc187]

usually just hanging on v arsenal so this is defo improvement but can all change second half

 

[gonetomorrow]

I think we'll win this. Sling a decent cross over and bang - it's in the net!

 

[TimHowardsBeardJuice]

This line-up does not work. Having James, Gomes, and Syg has not worked this season. I think Carlo is going for possession of the ball, which once again Everton doesn't have, but Arsenal is winning on that front. Whenever I see James on our half and we have the ball I always think, nothing is going to happen. He is playing way too far down. Also, Richarlison is not the player he was last year. I was hoping that with James he was going to have a player to get him the ball, but so far that has not happened. Not because of James, but because Richarlison is just not positioning himself or losing the ball very easily.

All of this

 

[Blue Neon]

Richarlison

what has happened to you?

Bet he's a right misery at home as well.

 

[Blueclouds]

Maybe iwobi on, prove something against his club but he got to be in the middle tho

 

[superkeeper]

In the game, had the best chance and haven’t really been troubled, but this has felt like an end of season game at times.

 

[kenada_blue]

Midfield far to slow our playmaker is almost a defensive midfielder for us Gomes is awful how Tom Davies was dropped is beyond belief........

Still wouldn't make too much of a difference IMO.

Sig, Gomes, James aren't going to burst forward and there's little movement up top.

 

[ToffeeTim]

Bring Davies on

 

[ForeverBlue92]

The funniest was when Digne had acres of space to bomb forward then decided to turn back.

Never known a team do that as much as us.

 

[TheBigIguana]

I'd really prefer if he just played better but the good news is Richarlison is going nowhere this summer