Match Thread Bournemouth vs Everton

[Eggs]

..I suppose it’s all about progression and whether we are moving in the right direction. Disappointing given we were 2-0 up, it’s professionalsm that sees you home in such situations, there were enough players on the pitch to see it out.

Thanks to my son, we won £160 on the game but both of us would’ve preferred the win.

I’m his worst critic but I hope Keane is healthy and well.

 

[everton1953]

The transitional season is underway, so super optimism and super pessimism after 3 games is I suppose premature. It's hard to say this when the game is on but when calmness prevails all will be well, whatever that may mean.

 

[PeregrineT]

The positive is we havent given up a goal from the run of play in multiple games. All of the goals conceded are penalties, free kicks, and corner kicks. If we could learn to defend set-pieces these would be easy wins to see out.

 

[mmmmsnouts]

I think the clock just started on Baines losing his place, awful performance down the last 30 minutes.

 

[Brett Angell Delight]

The positive is we havent given up a goal from the run of play in multiple games. All of the goals conceded are penalties, free kicks, and corner kicks. If we could learn to defend set-pieces these would be easy wins to see out.

Excellent point!

 

[dancing llama]

Felt like a losing draw today, compared to the winning draw against Wolves.

However, points from away games against 2 teams looking pretty handy, after first half red cards in both games.... feels a lot better than anything last season.

 

[TheBigIguana]

I think the clock just started on Baines losing his place, awful performance down the last 30 minutes.

Been poor all season defensively. Took giving away a penalty for people to notice.

 

[Eggs]

Na..... it gets found out very easily....Liverpool lost games by using it.
Wolves v City today ....watch Laportes goal.
Does not not work.

..but neither does man-to-man in the modern game. Players inevitably get blocked off and leave attackers free. There’s no ideal. As i’ve said, it’s not zonal marking that’s a problem, it’s players failing to zonal mark.

 

[terryefc]

Really poor from Baines to give that penalty away.
We do seem fragile when the opposition bombard us though.
Full on panic stations where everyone seems to freeze.
2 points thrown away unfortunately.

 

[hktoffee]

Allardyce would have won this game at 2-0 up. Just saying....

If a manager does not know how to shut up shop he will never be success. We play to win. Not play to entertain the neutral.

 

[ToffeeTim]

Need to defend better. That's the long and short of it, soft penalty or not.

 

[Mikey_Fitzgerald]

Oh well, 5 points after 3 games isn't terrible I guess

Go the whole season winning at home and drawing away and we'll probably finish top 6

 

[mmmmsnouts]

Allardyce would have won this game at 2-0 up. Just saying....

Like a BFS team could ever score 2 goals in a game.

1. Soon as Richy went off BFS would have shut up shop and played for 0-0 (and failed)
2. Actually he wouldn’t have signed Richy in the first place, probably have Nathan Redmond or someone there instead

 

[VentureBrosEFC]

That felt like a loss today

I'm hoping this poor defending is a case of personnel rather than tactics and preparation

5 goals conceded in 3 games is troubling to say the least

Hopefully silva isn't another Martinez when it comes to the defensive end of things

I can't imagine he's spending a lot of time practicing with us down a man. I'd wait to see what it's like with the three new defenders settled.

 

[canuckblue]

Like a BFS team could ever score 2 goals in a month.

Fixed it for ya.