Ben Foster on Everton fan negativity influencing opposition tactics

[BullensRoad]

Did anyone see the clip from about a month ago?

He was saying he gets bombarded with missiles every time at Goodison, bottles, pizza(?) you name it etc.

The guy on the show seemed a bit skeptical but also said it must be the gwladys "is is the stand on the left when you come out the tunnel?" - "no the right, by the away fans, they're mental they don't stop it all game"

So yeah, think he's an over exaggerating biff.

 

[riddick]

I want to know what @chicoazul's take on this is.

 

[leslad]

I'd say it's unlikely that match going evertonians are going for a carol service.

Unlike the RS who go with ipads in tow after their trip to john Lennon and the club store. In fact I'd say it's a good thing that evertonians get angry when Everton are crap because it shows they actually understand football

 

[kenada_blue]

What happens? The fans get agitated? It happens at every ground in the world.

Foster is making out the fans just turn up and start giving the players crap from minute one every game.

Personally felt like he said that once you've settled the crowd down, we'll turn, and when we do we're very horrible to our own players.

It happens everywhere, but possibly we take it to a next level .

And obviously the players we do have are weak mentally which doesn't help.

 

[Carloblues]

Personally felt like he said that once you've settled the crowd down, we'll turn, and when we do we're very horrible to our own players.

It happens everywhere, but possibly we take it to a next level .

And obviously the players we do have are weak mentally which doesn't help.

Yer I agree it can be a horrible place, and has been for a few years ( at times ) but personally think that's down to the cowardly spineless bunch of horrid players we have at the club.

 

[leslad]

What happens? The fans get agitated? It happens at every ground in the world.

Foster is making out the fans just turn up and start giving the players crap from minute one every game.

Sometimes the fans getting angry actually helps the team as well

 

[4737carlin]

He is right,our fans spend more time supporting the opponent then they do supporting Everton, a good home support can be worth a few points a season, tomorrow its vital

 

[4737carlin]

Time to call out these fat phoney angry heads, fellow toffees. If we want Everton to get better we can help by piping down the enemy within.

Then enemy within is the labour voters

 

[Kurt.]

Personally I hope the players stand in front of the Gwladys street end and boo the crowd

 

[Nymzee]

What happens? The fans get agitated? It happens at every ground in the world.

Foster is making out the fans just turn up and start giving the players crap from minute one every game.

No he isn't - not sure you were listening. He was saying we are a ground where we can get into our own players heads. I'm sure he also knows we can do the opposite when we start well and we're fired up (Chelsea game under Dunc).

 

[Khalekan]

That's one game, you're saying this never happens at Goodison? If you say no I struggle to believe you go.

If you say it is the norm then I struggle to believe you go.

And the “one game” in question is the game he specifically mentioned.

Ergo he is talking absolute wham.

 

[MACCA75]

I’d rather the players know when they aren’t being good enough. Wins us more points than it loses.

 

[Johnnytotal]

Ive been saying this for years and part of the reason i stopped attending Goodison to watch that spineless bunch of overpaid donkeys

 

[Khalekan]

No he isn't - not sure you were listening. He was saying we are a ground where we can get into our own players heads. I'm sure he also knows we can do the opposite when we start well and we're fired up (Chelsea game under Dunc).

I would love to know how many times Foster has played at Goodison and how many of those games he has finidhed on the winning side.

@Zatara is this a type of stat FM players have access to?

 

[Khalekan]

I’d rather the players know when they aren’t being good enough. Wins us more points than it loses.

Arsenal being a recent example.