Match Thread Everton 1-3 Sunderland Sunday 17th May 15:00

[Rodebaard]

well, we've petered out to nothing. But at least we're not battling to stay up. I suppose that's something, but it does feel like an opportunity missed. Thought we were pretty poor today.
Be interesting to see whether we stick with Moyes. I assume we will, as I don't see our owners as being that proactive. If we do stay with him, the best we can hope for is more consolidation in the league. We need some first teamers, let alone back-up, but I'm not convinced we won't see JOB as right back again next year

 

[davek]

Two defeats at home to those two-legged pit ponies.

Un'kinreal.

They're a bag of and Moyes makes them look like the 1974 Dutch team.

 

[Titus Shambles]

We don’t threaten for the cups, we don’t threaten for Europe, we don’t threaten for anything in the league.

You’re saying we’re good just to make up the numbers? Good grief.

This was the first season in a long time there was never going to be any threat of relegation so we had no reason not to really go all-out and give the cup comps our best shot, yet, in "typical Everton" fashion we crash out of both of those at virtually the first hurdle with very little fight.

Why anyone is surprised we've found a way to throw Europe out the window whilst our competitors pick up points is beyond me.

 

[blue1948]

I still can't digest what has happened in the last few weeks .

 

[MACCA75]

Nailed on to finish below Leeds - probably in 14th

 

[roy vernon]

SHAMBLES, Rohl and O'Brien wide right, Tarkowski and Keane as centre backs. No surprise really was it. I like Rohl and O'Brien, but, as a centre back and a centre midfielder...Still... in Moyes we trust.

 

[Leylo]

Honestly never slagging this fella off but come on player's also Europe place in sight blew it were was the attitude we had against city FFS ambition fffs

 

[Titus Shambles]

Move them for next season please

Of all the things about the stadium that irk me, I have to say, I'm very surprised someone at this club chose to give away fans a prime seating location compared to Newcastle who'd put them on the roof if they could. All this embarrassing talk of a "blue wall" nonsense and we give the opponents a great place to sit, just to the side of an emotionally reactive goalkeeper, where they can make lots of noise, and so opposition players can celebrate right in front of them. Another cracking decision by EFC.

 

[judge]

Once again we can't keep the ball. S'land mildly pressed us whenever we had possession and we'd pass it gradually backwards until it ends up with Pickford for a big hoof upfield. They get the ball and we stand off them until the have a shot at goal. From the restart it's 'rinse and repeat.' We have some very poor players. Even Garner. I didn't notice him calming things down and getting a bit of quality possession. Spurs will better us!

 

[kenada_blue]

Worst performance of the season IMO.

Sunderland have battered us 3 times

 

[Caolam]

David Moyes deserves credit for getting us into a position where we could contemplate European football next season but any credit he built up is lost for showing absolutely no ambition to try and take that opportunity. In my opinion David Moyes has done a stellar job in getting Everton away from the relegation zone but I truly believe he has come to the limit of his ability, it looks like he will be in the dugout next season. Hopefully he can get in a few better players and improve the team but I don’t think we will fulfill our potential until he is replaced.

 

[Marcus Kendall]

Once again we can't keep the ball. S'land mildly pressed us whenever we had possession and we'd pass it gradually backwards until it ends up with Pickford for a big hoof upfield. They get the ball and we stand off them until the have a shot at goal. From the restart it's 'rinse and repeat.' We have some very poor players. Even Garner. I didn't notice him calming things down and getting a bit of quality possession. Spurs will better us!

I'd say its more a coaching issue than a player one as Moyes doesn't really do possession football (look at our 'innovative' kick off routine he devised for example)

 

[Jacko93]

Was the tackle in the second half as bad as I thought it was? Looked like he was off the ground to me in the stadium.

 

[blue1948]

I have just watched the post match presser ,it seems we lost today because they don't normally score a lot of goals and we have had two bad penalty decisions that have cost us points in the last few weeks!
At no point did he take any blame for playing those players week in and week out ,in fact he blamed the fact that they have played so many games ! He beggars belief ,surely if there is any justice he will be on his way out this summer ,if he isn't then TFG are just in this for a quick kill .

 

[BainesontoastNEW]

Regional news (Granada) just said we're Sean Dyche's side.


A mistake or could they not tell the tactics apart?