Match Thread Everton v Arsenal - Monday December 6th. 8pm

[Jacob]

We stand off players far too much and give them space to make the pass...need to close down. Doucoure needs to turn and press forward when he gets it... one of his strengths.

 

[bluelegend]

Most of you will get your way now though. Benitez will be gone after this. We’ll have a comedy interim for a few games. Then another poor fool will be brought in, and round we go again.

And Kenwright will still be there spouting about how big a blue Dunc is blah blah

 

[Ufotone]

Seen us play worse, but putting emotion to one side for a minute....

This is simply not good enough Everton

 

[blue to the bone]

Sky possession stats are a joke as well. We weren’t dominant but there’s no way we’ve only had 35% of the ball in that half.

37 according to score apps . So not much difference

 

[Efcjake]

Sky possession stats are a joke as well. We weren’t dominant but there’s no way we’ve only had 35% of the ball in that half.

Have you watched one of our matches this year?

That's par for the course for Benitez' Everton.

 

[Toffe3m4n]

Sky possession stats are a joke as well. We weren’t dominant but there’s no way we’ve only had 35% of the ball in that half.

According to Google its 37%, so not far off either way.

 

[TheBigIguana]

the manager to coach the team and implement a tactical strategy maybe?

We do have a strategy. It is a bad one imo, but it does exist.

It also might be about all we can do if we're being honest given the limitations we have in a lot of areas. This team can't play possession based for long stretches.

 

[matty1878]

45 mins if we lose and sunday we’re in the bottom 3. clubs a joke

 

[miami]

Allan in no man's land for that goal....

Thats why we need three in midfield. Allan and doucoure expected to do too much as part of a 2.

 

[Noble Savage]

Most of you will get your way now though. Benitez will be gone after this. We’ll have a comedy interim for a few games. Then another poor fool will be brought in, and round we go again.

Not the way I wanted it to all play out but if I don't have to see that bloated weasal ever again that's tiny piece of compensation .

 

[ForeverEverton]

I don't think the fans are totally committed to change . They had a chance to make a statement but instead done the correct Everton thing . Bottled it .

The same happy clappers that clapped Kenwright and we are in the mess we are now.

Evertonians frown on the kopites but look what they have, look at their team, look at their honours whilst our happy clappy fans are happt to just exist. These people are our problem and the reason Goodison isnt the bear pit it used to be....

 

[Milkman]

We weren't in a relegation battle though were we?

We didn't go on any runs of 1 win in 11 games, could be 12 in 45 mins, before Benitez, did we?

It's alright though, DCL's going to be gobbling up all these chances we're creating isn't he? You know, that striker our fans like to criticise because he only scores tap-ins? Well, got to create tap-ins haven't you.

Let's just ignore the injury crisis that derailed our good start to the season then eh. So much going round in circles on here. I guess we just won't agree on some things.

 

[kenada_blue]

If that's a red for Godfrey...won't it

I think it could easily have been a red.

Not sure he meant to do it, but he's studded someone in the face.

Abar 4 refs said no. He didn't mean it, didn't put any force in it. Move on.

 

[Wizard]

interesting use of the word dominant.

Think it must have autocorrected from "Dormant"

 

[Efcjake]

Thats why we need three in midfield. Allan and doucoure expected to do too much as part of a 2.

Where is the ghost of Fabian delph?

Hes persisting with Townsend in the middle and it isn't working.