Cardiff v Everton. 31st Aug @ 15.00.

[steken1]

Carrying passengers at the moment. Pienaar, Mirallas and Osman made no attempts to get themselves into the game.

 

[Eggs]

New manager, same old story

..personally I think Moyes might have won the last 2 games but I am biased because was a fan. Saying that, folk have been calling for change so I want to give RM a chance. Must be difficult to be anti -moyes and now be anti-Martinez.

 

[Tubey]

I had to go out unfortunately and missed the entire game so I'm in the process of trawling back through this thread in an attempt to piece together something resembling a match report. All I can say is - without seeing today's game, just based on our previous efforts - if your description of McCarthy is accurate (and I believe he is a bring-the-ball-out-of-defence kind of player) then he is precisely what we need and, in that department for sure, a massive upgrade on Fellaini.

We need people to get the ball off the defenders/keeper, bring it forward, and start the attacks from deep. Gibson is again unfit (and probably will be for a minimum of 20% of our games) and, though I am one of his biggest fans, it is increasingly apparent this isn't a job for Osman. He needs to be further forward using his excellent control and quick feet in tight forward areas, but then again Barkley has been such a revelation in that very role it is difficult to see where Osman could fit in.

McCarthy should bring an immediate improvement in the tempo of our game because right now, though we are playing some good composed football when we have it in the middle of the pitch, getting there is a combination of winning 50/50s from goal kicks or taking posession from the opposition. Nothing really comes forward from our own half, the defenders try and pass it round and wait for space but our centre halves just don't really know what to do with it (Alcaraz will be a big plus on his return, too; and Stones looks very good in this department) and the centre mids don't come back to help. It results in Jagielka and Distin playing 1-2s before knocking it long or back to the keeper. It means we are slower getting things going, and overall rely on opposition mistakes (defenders not winning 50/50s, people giving the ball away) to get ourselves going alot of the time.

Regardless, by all accounts this is the 4th game in which - because the opposition aren't exactly quality - this has resulted in us creating a host of chances and yet failing to score enough if any of them. This has to improve. We need to take our chances. Fellaini v West Brom and by the sounds of it Mirallas today should have scored and by taking just those 2 chances could have put us 4pts better off.

I just want Fellaini gone now, and Martinez given the funds to bring in players he wants and we need.

Hahahaha, your mindless rants about Fellaini always cheer me up

 

[Kurt.]

It's not all bad lads.... We are unbeaten after 3 games under a new manager trying a new system. He is probably learning more about the squad each game and hopefully will see what are the strengths and weaknesses we have and then begin to address them...

It's glaringly obvious we need a top drawer striker... In my opinion we have totally bossed the 3 games we have played and are creating lots of chances.... If we had a Defoe type striker I'm sure we'd have more points on the board by now.... All in all I'm not unduly worried... It's a long season ahead... It could get worse or it could get better...either way I'm gonna stick by the manager and give him the chance he deserves.....it's not even September yet lads !!

 

[bourneblue]

Yes but you're missing something...

Fellaini doesn't stink the place out every time he steps onto a football field.

What am not missing is your intransigence with Osman,this thread is about 'today's' game as the title suggests, and Osman was nowhere near as bad as you're making out.
Fellaini had a poor game,in fact a piss poor game.
Something you've either missed, or as i suspect failed to mention.

 

[bicycleheader]

You,ve been told....now run along.

eh?

Saying you didn't mention Martinez does not mean you are not doing exactly what I am said. I mention this only because of your declaration that you will give him a season.

 

[Petit]

..personally I think Moyes might have won the last 2 games but I am biased because was a fan. Saying that, folk have been calling for change so I want to give RM a chance. Must be difficult to be anti -moyes and now be anti-Martinez.

To be honest I think Moyes would have either drew or even lost the two last matches. The number of time we came away with a 0-1 defeat after dominating teams under Moyes...

 

[Royal Blue Jersey]

Hahahaha, your mindless rants about Fellaini always cheer me up

1) not mindless

2) barely mentioned Fellaini

 

[Royal Blue Jersey]

Hahahaha, your mindless rants about Fellaini always cheer me up

Fellaini's been **** mate, time to wake up and realise his sale will bring nothing but benefits

 

[kev101]

Mirallas' game is to exploit space vacated by defenders. Bit hard to do when these rubbish teams are getting 11 behind the ball for almost all the game.

Oh how awful of them
We should complain to the FA.

 

[Allezfan]

..personally I think Moyes might have won the last 2 games but I am biased because was a fan. Saying that, folk have been calling for change so I want to give RM a chance. Must be difficult to be anti -moyes and now be anti-Martinez.

I've been anti every manager we've had since royle left, in all honesty.

It's a tough life.

 

[icburns]

1) not mindless

2) barely mentioned Fellaini

Just let him be happy, lad.

 

[D410]

eh?

Saying you didn't mention Martinez does not mean you are not doing exactly what I am said. I mention this only because of your declaration that you will give him a season.

"We might be passing the ball around but we're not doing anything in the final third." Phil Jagielka

Take it up with Phil Jagielka

 

[Del]

lol at the noobs who neg rep me and threaten me..its the internet ****stains, opinions are alllowed

 

[GrandOldTeam]

Martinez told evertontv: "The decision is hard to explain really because we all had a clear view and there are probably moments where the referee gets blocked.

"But when the Cardiff player goes to ground and loses control of his body and doesn't touch the football, obviously you are going to impede the player. Clearly it's a penalty.

"Leighton was as shocked as anyone in the ground and it was unfortunate because that would have been a big break.

"But overall, the way we defended and the way we stopped Cardiff having any influence on the game, that was very pleasing.

"We were strong, we kept Cardiff very, very quiet and this is a difficult place to do that.

"On the other side, when you get the amount of moments in the final third that we did, we need to be clinical and start scoring goals - because that was the difference that stopped us getting three points."