Do we bottle the big games ?

[chicoazul]

Coventry?

Very nearly!

 

[Woolly Blue]

Heads dropped after they scored their second ( lack of belief after getting beat by RS, Spurs and Chelsea has plainly dented the players confidence ) but I wouldn't say we bottled it, we just got beat by the better team.

 

[Christiffa25]

Bottle or just not good enough??

I don't understand why people expect we should beat arsenal or Chelsea or Liverpool or.....

Let's get this right, in the main over the years these teams have simply been better teams than us.

Of course we'v had bad results (Wigan) and games where perhaps the upset was on which we'v not took advantage of but also had good results.

What I will say is were the closet we'v been to these teams in a lot of years, but ultimately in the big games it's fine margins and big money world class players usually make the difference.

 

[Carlito]

I don't know if I'd say Everton bottle big games, but they certainly don't win them.

 

[daza_1973]

The only thing we bottle is 'footballing misery' - we must have a cellar with the finest selection known to man..

 

[artetas_biggest_fan]

You can only "bottle" games that you are favourites to win. What games have we been favourites to win and bottled it?

Certainly under Moyes we bottled so many Cup games..the last being against Wigan at home...a team that would get relegated two months later.

 

[Allezfan]

You can only "bottle" games that you are favourites to win. What games have we been favourites to win and bottled it?

Fulham in the cup. If we finish 7th and miss out on europe, that's the game I'll blame. In fact that's the one I blame for our trophyless season already.

 

[billycopper]

I don't think it's a question of character. Bigger teams than us tend to have more quality, more inventiveness and they'll do whatever it takes to win.

 

[Dario Terracotta]

Since 1995,we have "bottled" and lost opportunities continually to potentially go on and win silverware.

 

[Evertonized]

No mate it's not. We got destroyed inside 5 minutes by a very good substitute playing against a terrible stones performance at fault for at least 2 of their goals in relation to position. He has a lot to learn.

I completely agree with your point on Stones. He's still playing at times like a Championship defender, but he has talent and I'm sure he'll become a superb additions with another seasons experience - it's just a shame we are a team that really can't afford mistakes at the moment.

 

[deipnosophist]

We bottled it in last year's QF. This year a better team, on their home turf, were better than us. Btw, when was the last time we beat Arsenal away?

 

[Allezfan]

We bottled it in last year's QF. This year a better team, on their home turf, were better than us. Btw, when was the last time we beat Arsenal away?

We only needed a draw.

But in any case, like many achievement, the last person to do it for us was Joe Royle. Kanchelskis scored the winner.

 

[deipnosophist]

We only needed a draw.

But in any case, like many achievement, the last person to do it for us was Joe Royle. Kanchelskis scored the winner.

what year was that?

 

[Allezfan]

what year was that?

96.

 

[toffeejack]

Fulham in the cup. If we finish 7th and miss out on europe, that's the game I'll blame. In fact that's the one I blame for our trophyless season already.

wasn't a big game though. not every time the better team loses in football is it considered bottling