Match Thread Arsenal v Everton - Preview, Match Report and MotM Poll

[Ring master]

 

[Adam-GOTTV]

Leno bailed them out big time.

Said in my pre-match video for @GrandOldTeam that I thought he was one of the best in the league and the b*stard proved me right this afternoon.

 

[BenToffee39]

I don't know what is going on with Sigurdsson but he is a shadow of the player he can be . I thought we ran out of ideas in the second half ,may be they went in thinking it must be their day to come out and concede straight away knocked the stuffing out of them. We will play a lot worse and win it is just a shame we seem to bottle it when we are faced with a big game .I am sure as others have stated Carlo will sort it out although I don't like this tippy-tappy at the back as it nearly cost us a few more today .

ran out of ideas second half? We should have scored 3 easy

 

[Adam-GOTTV]

Just so frustrating.

Always feels like one step forward,one step back

It was disappointing because we created good chances and lost via a lack of concentration but this team certainly hasn't gone backward mate.

 

[ToffeeTim]

lol all strikers miss chances mate it’s one of those games today

No they dont. Good ones bury it every single time and Sergio Aguero didnt miss a penalty yesterday.

 

[matty1878]

No they dont. Good ones bury it every single time and Sergio Aguero didnt miss a penalty yesterday.

ALL STRIKERS miss chances

 

[Ring master]

Everton manager Carlo Ancelloti speaking to BBC Match of the Day: “There was a good performance in front. We were good coming from the back, we had some good chances. Defensively, we were terrible. We have improve. There were three goals we could have avoided. It was too easy for Arsenal to score three goals.

“We had a lot of opportunities at the end of the game to equalise and we did not get it. We are working, we believe in what we are doing. Today was a step down. We need to refocus. We need to re-balance. We did one part good but we did one part bad.”

On the early Arsenal goal in the second half: “At half-time we focused on the defensive and then after one minute the players did not listen to me. We then went on to try and attack.”

On Dominic Calvert-Lewin: "He is doing well but he is not enough. If he wants to be a top striker, he has to work more hard, focus hard, work more. He is doing well but he has to have the game to be focused all the time."

 

[Somerset Blue]

A few key changes in the summer and this team is going forward well! COYB

 

[Bob Latchford]

Turning corner maybe but we were in top form.

Should have drawn at minimum

i was referring to United, but i take your point on todays game, 100%

 

[Davidoff]

We need some winners in the summer

 

[Bob Latchford]

Everton manager Carlo Ancelloti speaking to BBC Match of the Day: “There was a good performance in front. We were good coming from the back, we had some good chances. Defensively, we were terrible. We have improve. There were three goals we could have avoided. It was too easy for Arsenal to score three goals.

“We had a lot of opportunities at the end of the game to equalise and we did not get it. We are working, we believe in what we are doing. Today was a step down. We need to refocus. We need to re-balance. We did one part good but we did one part bad.”

On the early Arsenal goal in the second half: “At half-time we focused on the defensive and then after one minute the players did not listen to me. We then went on to try and attack.”

On Dominic Calvert-Lewin: "He is doing well but he is not enough. If he wants to be a top striker, he has to work more hard, focus hard, work more. He is doing well but he has to have the game to be focused all the time."

100%
not disparaging but brutally honest. If DCL wants to take the next step and move up a level he should be listening to what was said and do it, we need him to. Glad carlo calls it as it is, the team was naive and technically poor defensively. Hopefully he can get us set up better for the next game and i pray we recruit better in the summer.

 

[No8Bally]

EFC would have an ace forward line if the goals were 2m wider and 1m higher

 

[navidson]

Nothing ever changes does it?

 

[nsno-chris]

Good to see Carlo going after them all

 

[Dario Terracotta]

Thought for the most part we did OK today,created enough to have won it,siggy again poor and sidibe crucially got punished,didnt think they offered us much threat other than that,fantastic seeing gomes back,he looked great too like he's never been away,still a lot to do in the summer Carlo,but for now we look a whole lot better just need to concentrate individually and cut out the errors.