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

[jtl60]

So frustrating to be in the driving seat for Europe and just let it slip away with a wimper

 

[PhilEFC]

At least we’ve got a break from them at home until August.

 

[Johnniepk]

Lets be brutally honest here.

We were made to look like a Sunday league team today.
They were quicker , more inventive and really comfortable on the ball.
They bossed possesion , won almost every loose ball and closed ranks in defence whenever we threatened.

This is a side full of younger players brought in from other leagues less than a year ago headed by an inventive progressive manager with no Prem experience whatsoever .

Moyes and this team were absolutely schooled today.
And its far from the first time this has happened.

Excellent post

 

[Gwladys St. Glory]

No MOTM, f all y'all...even the ones I like (look to your teammates).

 

[BlueInNZ]

What an abject performance.
Our centre back pairing have been so bad recently yet he still chose to play our most composed and available best centre half at right back.

Illy was poor along with KDH.
The only shining light for me was Rohl, thought he played well for the most part yesterday.

Was in ten streets after the game and there was a group of lads, around 10 of them, aged from about 18 to 23 I would guess, every one of them singing every Everton song you could think of. Yet not one of them will have seen us win anything. These fans deserve better.

"it is not the critic who counts"

Both sad and uplifting to read that. Reminds me of the Chelsea away game this season. I was there with my 17yo and @arch stanton . We were in a London pub before the game , full of Everton, and this group of young lads started giving it big lungs. Made quite an impression on my lad Im pleased to say. They all deserve better performances than we saw today.

 

[ah11984]

Easy to get caught up in the anger after the game. but even after having time to reflect, I think that’s our worst performance of the season, it was pathetic. To be dominated, in many ways, by an average Sunderland team who have dropped off massively since the early parts of the season, is unacceptable. With the likes of Luke O’Nien at CB for god sake.

Dishonourable mentions to the Spurs and Newcastle games too, but in both of those games we were undone by set pieces.

A rotten rotten performance.

 

[Alan Whittle]

My 9 year old grandson's "Watching Everton " record ; P6 W1 D0 L5 F9 A14

C'mon lids. The boy climbed on the hoarding at the front at the end the cheer his hero's on the lap of appreciation.

 

[sexualchocolate]

Shocking performance but not unexpected, the cumulative managerial errors from moyes over the season has led to this, under use of the squad resulting in half of then being knackered and the other half rusty, one dimensional predictable tactics and line up, (we must be a dream to play against for other managers) in game management is awful/non existent, looks like we now could finish 13-14th which is no improvement on last season....not a knee jerk reaction from me, after the utd game which was there for the taking i thought it was clear that he's not a manager that can affect a game reacting on the circumstances, ie utd were awful, make a tactical tweak to go and best them......it'll be more of the same if he stays

 

[Bluebonic]

Sunderland just in the prem this season and they look miles better than us

Most teams have to be fair.

 

[Ed_Winchester]

I’m trying to work out this train wreck end to our season.
Is the team ready to compete in Europe? No, not without a substantial squad expansion. That said, you cannot pass up opportunities when they present themselves and I hoped we would have made more of a go of it.

There’s parallels with Moyes’ 2008/09/10 teams where the same group of players start every game. It’s just not sustainable now and they’re spent by the 70mins mark.

I guess last summer’s plan was to bolster the middle of the pitch and make-do with the back line.
It will be absolutely criminal if the full backs are not addressed this summer.

 

[RomanReigns]

1-0 up with sunderland's first choice centre halves not playing

if i speak i am in trouble

 

[ToffeeTim]

The second half effort, or lack of, was an absolute disgrace

These players are not good enough, particularly the defence.

This manager doesn't have what it takes to win when it matters and push the club on. He's more interested in managing expectations than raising our ceiling.

 

[Kendal]

Cant find any info on the usual players welcome on the western terrace?

Take it they are arriving by cars then?

Fed up of this sit back and hope style of football, get it sorted like Sunderland, Bournemouth etc have. Pathetic show yesterday should be embarrassed and compensate the fans . 3-0 to spurs on that showing.

 

[Benicetoourboys]

Glad to have a break now, not been an easy watch this season with very few enjoyable games.

 

[Rooney_Tunes]

I’m trying to work out this train wreck end to our season.
Is the team ready to compete in Europe? No, not without a substantial squad expansion. That said, you cannot pass up opportunities when they present themselves and I hoped we would have made more of a go of it.

There’s parallels with Moyes’ 2008/09/10 teams where the same group of players start every game. It’s just not sustainable now and they’re spent by the 70mins mark.

I guess last summer’s plan was to bolster the middle of the pitch and make-do with the back line.
It will be absolutely criminal if the full backs are not addressed this summer.

First thing the Friedkins need to do is sack him; keeping him for another season would be criminal.