Match Thread Everton V Aston Villa. Sat Sep 13th. 3pm

[witchdoc187]

if he is to stay LB we have to play rohl

Another real positive too

 

[Smurph]

Villa were really poor, their final ball was outrageously bad, frequently just passing it straight to us. The players are still there, and they defended ok, but outside of that they had nothing about them at all. No work rate, no quality, no plan. Weird given their quality a couple of seasons ago.

 

[Toffeeslam]

A game we lost last season and disappointed we didn’t win it, I have to say Beto had a horrific game.

 

[matty1878]

Another real positive too

id play rohl with gana and garner

in the derby

 

[matty1878]

Villa were really poor, their final ball was outrageously bad, frequently just passing it straight to us. The players are still there, and they defended ok, but outside of that they had nothing about them at all. No work rate, no quality, no plan. Weird given their quality a couple of seasons ago.

roles reversed

 

[witchdoc187]

id play rohl with gana and garner

in the derby

Deffo be a good test. But he looked good

 

[matty1878]

Deffo be a good test. But he looked good

i would love to go there and attack

but obvs don’t wanna get picked off

defend deep and counter now we have pace

therye cbs are kak

 

[CielosGrises]

I was ok with that today, we should have won, but the number of chances missed meant we had to settle for a point. Defensively Keane was, once again, very good and Garner looked comfortable at left back. The problem is we need him in centre midfield. Beto had a few very good chances and really should have put at least one of them away. Barry, when he came on, just looked a yard slower than Beto.

All in all, we are a work in progress but massively improved from this time last year.

Year on year an almost unimaginably improved situation for the club.

Shame we are still struggling for a finisher - but I'm not sat here contemplating relegation or administration.

 

[EGWToffee]

Villa are a well drilled side. They'll only get better through the season and the majority of the game we were much the better side.

 

[witchdoc187]

i would love to go there and attack

but obvs don’t wanna get picked off

defend deep and counter now we have pace

therye cbs are kak

Just hope we put on a decent show. No stupid errors. Dunno mate. It's the one game I'm dead negative about. Maybe that's our problem. We got some exciting attacking players. Just think these games, low expectations make my weekend more manageable

 

[witchdoc187]

Villa are a well drilled side. They'll only get better through the season and the majority of the game we were much the better side.

We were the better team by a mile. Was totally convinced Elliot would score injury time winner

 

[Username.]

Lack of a goalscorer will hold us back, the fact that we spent 30m on Barry and he's worse than beto is not so good

 

[navidson]

God forbid you make my holiday slightly more enjoyable you absolute knobheads

 

[davek]

Lack of a goalscorer will hold us back, the fact that we spent 30m on Barry and he's worse than beto is not so good

Worse decision of the transfer window was paying that sort of cash for a player that young and inexperienced.

The money would have been better used buying someone from our Championship or doing a loan deal and then spending decent cash on a RB.

 

[matty1878]

Just hope we put on a decent show. No stupid errors. Dunno mate. It's the one game I'm dead negative about. Maybe that's our problem. We got some exciting attacking players. Just think these games, low expectations make my weekend more manageable

i’m totally with you mate we either
don’t turn up
get had by a jammy goal
get had by the ref
get had by var

etc etc

and we as fans should be positive
but for this i’m sick of being kicked in the ghoulies

it’s like it’s a given to them utterly hate them