Match Thread Everton 1-2 Bournemouth. Tues Feb 10th. 7.30 pm

[LiamMadrid]

Our whole way of playing the game needs to change and without quick overlapping full backs it can't happen, to a point. I've said before we need to get out of this mindset of humping the ball up to a big lumbering centre forward. We need a centre forward who is quick mobile and strong along with a number 10 who can both make things happen in the final third. We need to overload the midfield and stop playing with out and out wingers. We need midfielders who can push wide if necessary or come inside to support the midfield and allow the full backs to overlap. We need to quicken our passes up and play through the lines. I'm sick of this archaic out of date football we play. Our wingers hardly get crosses in anyway and when they do it's nearly always cleared, so what's the point.

Well said

 

[Ducans elbow]

Try Alcatraz as a false 9, what harm would it do,

 

[brucemate]

Its the style of football that ultimately got him the sack at Man Utd as their senior players knew it wasn't going to achieve the success they were used to.

What makes it worse is that style does not change even when circumstances dictate it needs to.

 

[Dad watched Dixie]

Is it safe to come out from behind the couch yet? That defeat has traumatised me worse that when we relinquished the 2-0 lead to lose 2-3 to Bournemouth in August 2024 - that was a Dyche team so my expectation bar was pretty low to start with!

 

[Dixieslaces]

Right royally pooped our pants....as usual.

Start work early at 6.15am, leave work early to avoid motorway chaos, sit in traffic 2Hrs, get soaked walking from City centre, watch another Moyes masterclass, get soaked walking back to the City centre, get home at 12.15am. It's becoming really tedious watching Everton at home.

We've endured dull, negative, overly-cautious garbage under Koeman, Benitez, Allardyce, Dyche and Moyes. Why can't a so-called Big Club attract a positive, forward-thinking manager/coach and at least try and entertain us? We always choose dinosaurs.

Last night was wholly, 100% on Moyes. He declared a fully-fit squad bar Grealish yet persisted with square pegs in round holes. His substitutions are pathetic. Can anyone honestly say that we have a defined pattern of play? Other than total predictability and slow, laboured build-up?

I'm convinced we must have the absolute worst ball retention stats in this division because we simply can't keep the ball. We give up possession at every opportunity without pressure from the opposition. I'm a believer that all professional footballers at this level must be able to control a ball, pass a ball and move into the correct position so unless somebody can show me otherwise that suggests that the coaching team simply do not know how to develop our control and retention of the ball. I heard people behind me saying 'Bournemouth are sh!te' all night, yet their passing, control, movement and tempo were light years ahead of ours.

Totally frustrated watching professional footballers restricted by out-dated, cautious management. Forget where we are in the table - the league is really poor so a few away wins should not be seen as great progress.

Exactly this!

All the alleged joy, fun and entertainment has been right royally sucked out of watching us, even away.

Tired of it all. Its jobless.

 

[welshtoffee]

What was the attendance last night, did not see it on the big screen. Obviously will be lower than usual as Bournemouth only brought a small following.

 

[Mr Happy]

What was the attendance last night, did not see it on the big screen. Obviously will be lower than usual as Bournemouth only brought a small following.

Dunno

 

[Vaughan]

What was the attendance last night, did not see it on the big screen. Obviously will be lower than usual as Bournemouth only brought a small following.

just over 50k but got to be at least 1500 missed from bournemouth and loads of empties dotted around

 

[blue1948]

I presume you mean Braiden Graham? Hopefully his time will come. There is no guarantee that he will make that step up though.
"A young free scoring talent with loads of goals" was exactly what we thought we were signing in Thierno Barry.
For every young Wayne Rooney there are dozens of young Martin Murrays unfortunately.

There is simply only one way to know , he just needs a chance to show what he can or cannot do .

 

[blue1948]

Regarding Graham what harm would it be to have him on the bench not an out and out striker but certainly at u21 level looks composed in front of goal

I don't think our style of play ditates an out and out striker ,we gallop forward then stop ,they retreat back and it is a melee in front of goal ,in that situation his height matters little the way we cross balls into the middle !

 

[matty1878]

barry misses me chances

which would of changed the game

( fulham should of to us )

and then the 4 mins of madness

and i thought one goal should of

been chalked off

 

[yozzer]

There is simply only one way to know , he just needs a chance to show what he can or cannot do .

As much as we'd all love it, hes miles away from the 1st team mate.

 

[yozzer]

barry misses me chances

which would of changed the game

( fulham should of to us )

and then the 4 mins of madness

and i thought one goal should of

been chalked off

I think the thing is, he still got in those positions to get the goals.

Worry about a striker when hes anonymous.

 

[matty1878]

I think the thing is, he still got in those positions to get the goals.

Worry about a striker when hes anonymous.

Yep and did you see me saying
My chances lol

 

[Cameron Manning]

??

They were 2-1 up by that point.

We were all at sea. If anything, the sending off galvanised us more than going behind did.

It also helped that Bournemouth stopped attacking like they been and concentrated holding on to that one goal lead giving Everton more space to attack.