Match Thread Everton 2-0 Mansfield Town. Wed, 27 Aug 19:45

[PeregrineT]

We've had 3-4 chances to calmly take the ball and keep giving it away

 

[johnjoeefc]

Fire McNeil to the moon please, we have alternative ways of scoring without relying on lumping a set piece to the back post now.

Fair enough hes not been good this half but hes not really started many games. Needs a chance to get back into the groove

 

[Paul Rideout]

Get Tyler Dribbling on

 

[Brett Angell Delight]

First time in years in one of these ties against lower league teams where we’ve looked a clear cut above. It’s almost as if we just don’t know what to do with so much of the ball! The best we’ve looked is quick, instinctive, one-touch stuff. Give them a little rocket at HT and put these to the sword early second half.

 

[chazzle_dazzle]

I’d take McNeil off at half time - very much off it.

The obvious square aside, Armstrong has looked pretty decent.

 

[stretford blue]

Very sloppy passage of play at the minute

 

[lieneverton]

What on earth are we playing at here? Zero pressing.

 

[Shibbywiggles]

Jack Grealish is levels above

The way he won the ball back in our box and then calmly dribbled it away was class

 

[rochdaleblue]

No pace when we win it back. Barry been the stand out player for me.

 

[matty1878]

is it me or are there a lot of small gaps immediately pitch side in the seats?

from the pitch to seats?

 

[Rich1878]

I can smell it

 

[Strumpet]

We cannot be outsung im our new stadium. Assume sky are only playing the sound from the away end

 

[D410]

Barry has looked good and was in position for a tap in if Armstrong squared it
McNeil is the obvious weak link here

The ball is not sticking up front

 

[GoldenToffee]

No decent striker in the entire squad.

 

[Saint Domingo]

It’s the problem when you have no pace, even poor sides can get on top of you