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AndyC said:
Blues crash to another dismal loss​

Everton 0-1 Burnley​

Despite an energetic and bright opening twenty minutes, once again Everton fell to a defeat that must increase pressure on manager Ronald Koeman.

Following Thursday's disappointing draw, the manager said he wasn't worried about his immediate future, and went about his work in selecting his side to face Burnley: Pickford, Baines (c), Williams, Keane, Martina, Schneiderlin, Gana Gueye, Sigurdsson, Vlasic, Niasse and Calvert-Lewin.

Opposite number Sean Dyche after an encouraging start to their season opted for: Pope, Lowton, Tarkowski, Mee, Ward, Brady, Cork, Hendricks, Defour, Arfield and Wood.

Our referee was Jonathan Moss.

Everton started brightly with Baines throwing a high cross right under the crossbar to test Pope in the first minute.

A nice move started by Martina and played through DCL and Vlasic presented Niasse with a shot that Pope was pleased to hold, and when DCL dispossessed Mee in midfield and bore down on goal hopes were high of an early goal. He checked and played in Vkasuc who laid it into the path of Sigurdsson but his low shot had no power and was easily saved.

Niasse was full of running and movement and causing problems, he forced the Blues first corner.

Sigurdsson then played Niasse in on the left flank, he held it up and gave the return for for the Icelander who scuffed his attempted shot.

It had been a bright and encouraging start with CDL, Vlasic and Niasse all busy and hungry but as is so often the case, a dominant team that doesn't score gets punished and so it was in the 21st minute.

Burnley got forward in numbers and at pace on their left side and a neat one-two saw the ball cut back from the byeline for Hendrick to control, step away from Keane and calmly fire home from about twelve yards.

The goal had come against the run of play, and it visibly affected the Blues as indecision and the all too familiar cautious sideways play appeared.

Niasse was still offering himself, eager to make the most of this rare start and forced another corner and then fired wide when collecting a pass from Sigurdsson.

The loss of confidence took on almost comical proportions in the 41st minute when first Sigurdsson then Williams both managed to hit Burnley players with attempted clearances with the ball falling favourably for Wood who went down theatrically and was booked for his cheek in claiming a penalty.

Half Time: 0-1

No changes to either side at the break as Everton set out to attack the Park End.

DCL was booked on 48 minutes for a foul on Ward and the opening minutes of the half offered precious little in terms of improvement in the play from the home side.

My notes again were littered with phrases like poor passing, poor crossing, no pace, no width, no penetration, indecision, too cautious.

DCL took a short ball from Sigurdsson and turned to make space for the shot that was deflected safely into the arms of the Burnley keeper.

Baines was booked on 58 minutes, rather harshly in my opinion and Rooney came off the bench to replace Schneiderlin four minutes later.

DCL put a header off a Martina cross just wide and Davis replaced Vlasic who had worked hard throughout.

Everton were failing to make any really serious impression upon a well drilled, but largely uninspiring Burnley, but they had the lead and no intention of relinquishing it either.

Ramirez for Niasse was the final throw of the dice with less than ten minutes to play during which the Blues had two penalty appeals for hand ball both refused by referee Moss.

Alan Ball celebration day had turned into a very disappointing occasion, and if I'm brutally honest, there doesn't appear to be much light at the end of a very dark tunnel

Full Time: 0-1

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You need to start adding a Nobody option for MOTM
 
Toffe3m4n said:
Pretty clear at this point that we've made a complete mess in the summer and now we're going to have to start picking up the pieces again. Koeman will be given the season, but he has some serious work to do and he needs to start with himself.
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If he is given the season then we are in grave danger of getting relegated
 
It's hard to fathom why our defense is so very crap. Burley should not be scoring against Everton at Goodson. IS it because the midfield is so crap? I mean we play 2 DM's every game, or is it because we cannot actually attack? The ball just keeps going back to the opposition - no one will want to come here in January - the pressure on them would be enormous!
I'm not convinced RK knows how to turn this around - hope is not a strategy as they say.... it would be a huge gamble by the board to keep him in place and an even bigger gamble to fire him. Thank god it's Sunday so that performance didn't ruin my entire weekend.
 
Hard to bring myself to vote but will have to go for Niasse just for the fact that he worked hard and looked interested.
 
No width, the front line is ok this match, the midfielder, Schneiderlin is poor form from pre-season til now, we should use Davies or Besic. Sigurdsson is poor performance in last a few matches too, he is not adapt at winger position, it is nonsense to put him at winger, we should use Lookman or Mirallas to increase the width. Moreover, RK replace Niasse by Sandro, he is nearly no touch of the ball after the replacement. Williams is poor performance from pre-season until now too, why he can be regular first team member in every match?

Nonsense~
 
I dont think Koeman can turn this round, the lack of energy and will to win normally suggests the manager is not motivating the players, this team have been playing together since July and it still looks like the first time they have played together.
I'm now on the Koeman out wagon.

If we keep Koeman until Christmas, I fear we could be in or around the bottom three, I think he should go now and we attempt to get a replacement over the international break.

The team is so unbalanced due to buying players in positions we dont need its actually a weak squad overall due to this, we need to make sure we arnt dragged into bottom of the table and act now.

Get in someone who will make us hard to beat first and foremost, lets tempt Big Sam for the season to steady the ship.

We need a safe pair of hands for now, not a manager whos fell to deep into a grave hes dug he cant see the light anymore.
 
I am NOT going to pay for 2 tickets against Lyon on the evidence of this complete junk. Will watch on the TV

And this will be there with the other 2 occasions in 47 I won't make a game through choice - One through cost reasons and the other the 2nd leg against Dinamo Bucharest.
 
Jesus. Caught a little of the game and was, in Ronald Koeman’s words, not impressed. It’s looking a lot like us under Van Gaal. At least then we had martial and later rashford to provide a bit of magic. Plus we could defend well.

It looks like a matter of time before koeman is sacked tbh
 
THought we played well before the goal, much quicker, but after that I never thought we'd get back into the game. We just look terrified at the minute and desperate.

Running out of matches to forge results now.
 
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