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I've no idea what's going on behind the scenes, but every time we're the clear favourites, we blow it hard. I'd prefer us getting 0 pts vs Leicester, Arsenal, United, Chelsea games and have a team that can routinely beat the bottom half of the table. At least that's something you can build on, you can say "we're not there with the 'big6' teams yet, but we have some consistency at least". Only thing I can say about this is that it's baffling to have such a jekyll&hyde team. When we're favourites we're afraid of our own shadows on the pitch, when there's no pressure/expectations of 3 points, we deliver.
What I'm saying is, you don't need a full team of race-track horses. It's fine to have a slow Gomes, slow Siggy, slow James, as long as the pacy players do their job. And then the unexplainable happens, Gomes can't pass to the guy that's 1 meter away from him, or if he's passing in to space he's passing half the pitch away from our nearest player. Douc or Davies can't tackle the ball away to save their lives, Siggy lost in translation, James doing god knows what. Playing like they just came from the local pub and each had 10 pints.
Frustrating to see Carlo make the same mistakes he made against Newcastle.
billyblue80
Player Valuation: £70m
The only mitigation is this season we are playing more games in a shorter period of time. But I agree too much rotation.
Carloblues
Player Valuation: £30m
What's he said
Jim Hopper
Player Valuation: £40m
Even with our first team available we’d have still lost that. The problem is he doesn’t know how to set us up against teams that press us and get in our faces. All sideways and backward passes. Lost count of the amount of times Digne got the ball on the left ran to the half way line stopped and the passed it back or to Gomes who passed it back. It’s pathetic. Seen it happen against Leeds, West Ham, Newcastle, Leicester and now Fulham. He or we have learned nothing and clearly don’t do our homework.
We also can't sustain a full defensive press. We're way too languid and ponderous to withstand those tactics. New Castle unnerved us with a similar approach.
Rv_blue
Player Valuation: £500k
Mad how people are expressing their love for carlo yanno. I know its valentines day like but in reality hes achieved nothing with Everton - people buzzing of his tactical prowess at champions league level previously, when were playing alot of games with a complete lack of urgency, suspect line ups and not making changes when were inviting pressure for an entire half of football.
We all know we're over achieving, its been an odd season - but we would be kidding ourselves if the infamous boos wouldnt have been directed his way on more than one occassion this season had fans been at goodison and that in the summer his name alone is going to be able to bring in better players - we're simply not replacing 7 rancid players for a start and the "better" players we would like to sign will be looking at our performances and Rodriguez's performances and thinking theres not a chance im going there to play. I dont reckon too many players will be hoodwinked by the name ancelloti.
Would love to be wrong but I feel like im not far off the mark.
We all know we're over achieving, its been an odd season - but we would be kidding ourselves if the infamous boos wouldnt have been directed his way on more than one occassion this season had fans been at goodison and that in the summer his name alone is going to be able to bring in better players - we're simply not replacing 7 rancid players for a start and the "better" players we would like to sign will be looking at our performances and Rodriguez's performances and thinking theres not a chance im going there to play. I dont reckon too many players will be hoodwinked by the name ancelloti.
Would love to be wrong but I feel like im not far off the mark.
Egil Olsen
Player Valuation: £8m
When we defend ourselves so deeply, you often become passive. It also becomes very difficult to adjust mentally. The motivation of the players is also reduced - especially over time. Everyone understands that they have to adapt their style to Manchester City, and fight to get a result. It's a little worse to motivate yourself to play like that against Fulham. Most football players think it's more fun to have the ball, than to have to constantly chase after it.
billyblue80
Player Valuation: £70m
Yeah they do attack us but we sit off is the issue we allow them a lot of space because we aren't pressing them. We allow them to just do as they please.
kenada_blue
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He's got Bernard, Iwobi, and King ready who have played less minutes than a handful of players from Wednesday.
Just play them especially at home against the 2nd bottom of the league.
You lose, at least you can't blame lethargy
kiss the crest
Player Valuation: £35m
Until he is backed with serious money we will just be making numbers up year in year out, with the odd good performance and the odd glimmer of hope.
Watch us give Siggursson a new contract in the summer
Watch us give Siggursson a new contract in the summer
stretford blue
Player Valuation: £35m
Both games we handed the teams the early initiative and have not worked hard enough to get it back
hktoffee
Birds of a feather flock together
Just play Holgate, Mina, Keane, Godfrey every time at the back and we will win and be solid.
GwladysBlue
Player Valuation: £70m
This home form cannot continue.
Absolutely disgraceful the form he has managed this season.
Absolutely disgraceful the form he has managed this season.
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