Match Thread Crystal Palace v Everton - Preview, Match Report and MotM Poll

[Zeitgeist]

I remember we used to look at the fixture list and West Ham and Palace were guaranteed points. This is the first time Palace have beaten us at home in 27 years. 27! I look at our next set and it doesn't fill me with much confidence. We can't even use injuries as an excuse any more. Sigh. Sad time to be an Everton Fan

Burnley and Newcastle are crunch games.

 

[tsubaki]

Odd you say that. I was reminding somebody the other day that Martinez gave Kone the 9 shirt

Kone was an abject failure of a forward, but even he with his one in six goal record was better than one in eleven.

I refuse to believe btw that Simms would be any worse than he is.

 

[AndyKing58]

Burnley and Newcastle are crunch games.

Newcastle will destroy us if he’s still in charge.

 

[Sagar]

Oh come off it ffs

He does have options!

Yes the injuries haven't helped. But if you are going to play long ball - whether playing 433 or 4411 - then you put a player up top who can at least try and hold that up. You don't play Richarlison in that role.

Townsend needs a rest, but he's played him because he's punted Digne so there's no clear set-piece taker (not that we win many anyway). If he plays Rondon today, he could have put Richarlison and Gray either side and the plan then is fine, let's try and win those knock downs and have those two buzzing around and the midfield to cover.

There's options. The options aren't amazing but there are options. He's consistently picking the wrong ones.

Convinient enough, play rondon , gray and richie , who is in the mid? Gomes? Delph (who is dead after 50 mins) ? Gordon (good enough for 15 mins)?
And digne? Have you seen Godfrey as a lb? Who is well defending and making better runs then digne . And if manager starts taking sh** from players , why appoint him at the first place.

 

[Mr PEN86]

If Benitez goes, just leave the mantle with Ferguson till the end of the season. He'll scare this lot into performing purely on passion.

 

[EGWToffee]

Right. Brave decision by Rafael, but I would have done the same. Ointless keeping Richarlison if he sulks in 2 games out of 3 and only turns it on at home now and again.One thing about Benitez...he will sort this shower out, and anyone who doesn;t earn his money will be out. In fact I think thats what his brief from Moshiri is

He undoubtably needs to sack himself then if this is the case.

 

[deipnosophist]

Just woke up and am not surprised to see our brave lionhearts have played to their level of ability once again. Tried to vote for Crab Iwobi as my MotM but I see he wasn’t an option.

Goodison will be packed to the rafters for our next home game. Us Evertonians have a club we should all be so proud of...

 

[eurosrees]

It’s worrying that we showed no uplift from that win last week, so it was definitely a one off win rather than a momentum changer, we were an absolute disgrace today to a man.

 

[Amokachi1995]

Been self isolating all weekend with me and the Mrs both having covid. Stuck in a house with two under 7s - watching the match was my "treat". What a disaster!

Firstly, I don't think it's lack of effort. More a lack of a workable game plan. We do have one that isn't working and is being dogmatically stuck to though.

Then, going with 3 midfielders then playing the slowest one of them as second striker is ridiculous.

Finally, subbing off your biggest goal threat rather than accommodating him a different way - doubly ridiculous.

Something has to change.

 

[BlueToff]

Convinient enough, play rondon , gray and richie , who is in the mid? Gomes? Delph (who is dead after 50 mins) ? Gordon (good enough for 15 mins)?
And digne? Have you seen Godfrey as a lb? Who is well defending and making better runs then digne . And if manager starts taking sh** from players , why appoint him at the first place.

I mean play the same midfield as he did today but drop Townsend and play Rondon up top if the plan is just to go long ball - which is what it was...? That's what I said.

Godfrey was given the run around today...

 

[BlueToff]

Been self isolating all weekend with me and the Mrs both having covid. Stuck in a house with two under 7s - watching the match was my "treat". What a disaster!

Firstly, I don't think it's lack of effort. More a lack of a workable game plan. We do have one that isn't working and is being dogmatically stuck to though.

Then, going with 3 midfielders then playing the slowest one of them as second striker is ridiculous.

Finally, subbing off your biggest goal threat rather than accommodating him a different way - doubly ridiculous.

Something has to change.

get better soon mate

 

[radiostar]

We had our chance to make a difference and the majority just sat firmly on their arses and clapped.

 

[overkill]

Let’s be honest Palace were poor, we were worse than them, the referee was like most referees we get at our games very poor indeed but we lost the game because of schoolboy defending for all three goals and never started attacking until we were 2-0 down, the performance today nearly made an old man cry.

I thought palace were decent, played some good footie, Connor Gallagher looks really good we couldn't handle him

 

[BlueToff]

I thought palace were decent, played some good footie, Connor Gallagher looks really good we couldn't handle him

his agent touted him to us in the summer when Chelsea allowed him to leave on loan. We weren't interested.

Don't know if that's on Brands or Benitez, mind.

 

[overkill]

his agent touted him to us in the summer when Chelsea allowed him to leave on loan. We weren't interested.

Don't know if that's on Brands or Benitez, mind.

Sounds about right for Everton lol