Match Thread Fulham v Everton (Sunday 22 Nov 12:00)

[jayden28]

Feel like our club is the only club with major fitness issues

Is like they have pizza and pints of Budweiser after every training session

Definitely this,i really don't know what these do in training.

 

[billyblue80]

A win is a win but we made it so hard for ourselves. Good first half Iwobi, DCl, Digne and Richy all good we played some lovely stuff. But the second half was so so poor we dropped off and could not keep the ball we have to be more compact. Fulham rallied tbf and we may have been struggling with tiredness of the internationals.. Still a good win after three defeats but we have to be more compact as well as being good going forward . #FULEVE

 

[Evri]

I feel so drained, hard when you win and you don’t enjoying in that 3 point at all , brilliant first half and then not sure how to describe second
shame

 

[trueblue84]

I think we need to show more respect here for the opposition...Fulham is not a bad team...yes they lost a lot of the games this season but more often than not it was close...players did their best today...

I admire your optimism, but they are a poor team that mullered us in the second half. I can't remember us having a shot.

We don't half create our own problems. Whether it's weak mentality or just not caring, the players need to learn how to control matches.

 

[Steve EFC]

I think we need to show more respect here for the opposition...Fulham is not a bad team...yes they lost a lot of the games this season but more often than not it was close...players did their best today...

You are right to give them respect but there is a fine line between giving them respect and being realistic...
To even finish in the top half this season this is a fixture we need to get 3 points from and the reality is against better opposition we would have been thumped today.

 

[marsh]

Win and they still manage to annoy me, I can't stand when we sit off after going a goal or 2 ahead, its Fulham ffs we seen first half it was easy to create chances if you have a go so just go out 2nd half and kill the game off by scoring a 4th and 5th, instead we sat off and didn't attack at all and we got very lucky with the pen miss.

Lucky it was Fulham and not someone better because we'd have drawn or got beat doing what we did 2nd half

 

[FOXINPEACE]

Bet you're glad that's over and done with

 

[Bullens Rd]

Something is badly wrong because no matter who plays for us the same old problems with confidence and bottling games against awful teams persists.

No idea how it ends. We have a genuinely world class manager, a Brazilian international striker and a Colombian superstar, yet it's still barely enough.

It's just baffling.

 

[ToffeeTim]

Any away win we get tends to be a nervy day so not sure why people are surprised. We have 3 already this year and that's a big improvement. Turning these games into wins rather than draws keeps us competitive in the top 8.

 

[Alanbileysfeathercut]

No. I see where you’re going with that though.
@Joey66 gets a pass from me all day every day for his Old Everton pictures thread. Fascinating even for a Palace fan.

Hes a good un .
Think enough time has passed for him to have a wee laugh.

 

[JohnTheBlue]

I'll tell you what - Buying Godfrey instead of another striker looks like a typically astute bit of Everton business

Scoring goals isn’t the issue

 

[Pittsburgh Footy]

Went with DCL not only bc of the goals but he was still working so hard late as our only option to relieve pressure. Truly a man among boys today

But Iwobi also looked very good

shout out to Davies, thought he looked very good after coming on

 

[TheBigIguana]

It doesn't matter who you play if you switch off at halftime and try to just contain for the entire second period you are in trouble. I don't know if that was mentality or tactics for sure but I definitely lean toward mentality and that needs stamping out right now. We could have battered them 5 or 6 to 1 if we kept the intensity up and instead we clawed over the line.

 

[blue1948]

I gave it to Digne ,not always my favourite crosser but he captained the team to a win after three losses .Special mention to Alex who I personally didn't think he could play even that well .Of course THE DCL is always impressing and gives his all ,I could quite easily have given it to him .
The most important thing today was the points .

 

[JohnTheBlue]

How long before a senior player breaks ranks and criticises his training sessions