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

[brieverton]

Need to up the pace in the second half. Work the channels. Get them turned. Tidy possession but no end product.

 

[ElGato]

I'd add Coleman to the played well list.

Wily old fox isn't he

 

[Taifi gorm]

Any teams fancy hiring Dyche in the next 5 days so we can get a panic call asking for his favourite LM.

Manchester United

 

[Mozza1987]

People saying Beto to come on here, he would have done absolutely nothing in that half.

 

[when i score we riot]

Feel bad for Mcneil. To think he was our main attacking outlet for the better part of a year.

Looks absolutely awful today. Looks found out by obviously worse opposition. Like he would struggle to make an impact in League One.

 

[Mark Bisson]

Can't believe Harrison didn't square that for a tap in for Barry

Easy tap in if he squares that, Barry needs a goal

 

[ElGato]

His had a few nice touches tbf just don’t get the sense that he’s a danger in front of goal yet. Made a meal of his headed chance in that first half, same as in the last game

Needs to have a chance in front of goal first

No one found him yet

 

[PeregrineT]

I feel like we need KDH on for Harrison. The issue has been moving the ball quickly enough, and when we take posession we keep trying to thread a long pass rather than breaking into space on the dribble. Thats KDH's specialty, I feel like he would do well here. That and Dibling on for McNeil I think would make short work of this.

 

[Efcjake]

He’s okay, but still just don’t see it myself. Looks like he can be polished but two raw strikers in a squad is rough.

I struggle to think of non-raw strikers outside of the European teams right now.

The fact that Larsen or whichever spelling he uses is having 55 million turned down shows me we can't afford one that isn't going to be a project.

 

[Joey66]

Our team is so pedestrian going forwards plus passing back far too much imo

 

[WilliamBoo]

Dibling for Mc Neil to start

 

[MisterJ]

60% possession and did FA with it with a fairly strong squad...not good.

Could be worse, have you seen the Man Utd score?

 

[Timbucktoo]

Great to see such a big crowd there tonight. Hope we can get the goal early in the second half and then take control and add to that before the last 10 minutes, don`t want Mansfield to have a shout of getting a result.

 

[Nymzee]

I struggle to think of non-raw strikers outside of the European teams right now.

The fact that Larsen or whichever spelling he uses is having 55 million turned down shows me we can't afford one that isn't going to be a project.

Burkhardt could have come for like £15m.

 

[f.t.r.s]

I feel like we need KDH on for Harrison. The issue has been moving the ball quickly enough, and when we take posession we keep trying to thread a long pass rather than breaking into space on the dribble. Thats KDH's specialty, I feel like he would do well here. That and Dibling on for McNeil I think would make short work of this.

Harrison done OK, looks tidy and always with an eye on moving forward