Match Thread Everton 2-0 Burnley - Tue March 3rd. 19.30

[DualityNSNO]

Fair play, I was a bit eager there!

In principle I have no issue with the whole inverted winger thing but - crucially - only if you have FBs bombing on the overlap. We most certainly do not.

Yup, agreed!

Also nice to see McNeil playing well too I guess, he's not a bad lad so seeing him do okay is good at least.

 

[Clarky cat]

Need to kill this game off by increasing the tempo, everything is so laboured yet again. Burnley are absolutely dreadful but a 1 goal lead is never enough.

 

[Verbal Kint]

Gana seems to be playing in a more advanced role. Bit of a weird one. Don't get me wrong I'm glad Garner is the holding player but Gana just seems unnatural there, he has a very good understanding with N'Diaye it must be said.

 

[Tony’s Carp]

Lescott there with Braithwaite and Gardner in one sentence. Make a basic effort.

 

[Amokachi1995]

McNeil off for George will open these up. He’s had some decent touches but he’s not getting past their back line much. Get someone running at them down their left and the game is done.

Ireogbunam or Rohl for Gana will allow us to pressure 5yds further up the pitch. They crumble whenever we get close to them.

That was my view before the match and it hasn't really changed. Dwight has had a couple of decent moments but that right side is so one paced.

 

[Verbal Kint]

Need to kill this game off by increasing the tempo, everything is so laboured yet again. Burnley are absolutely dreadful but a 1 goal lead is never enough.

I'll freak if we don't win this game ....

We just have to put them to the sword now

 

[Osamabindiesel]

I think weve been poor again, far too slow. Full backs constantly 15 yards behind the winger, KDH, Gueye and Illy wasteful with the ball. Beto just feeding off absolute scraps.

We'll need a 2nd here because we've seen this film before. We should be doing much better against a really, REALLY poor Burnley side but we seem intent on playing like absolute cloggers ourselves most of the time.

That rugby kick start from kick off can gtf as well by KDH, proper embarrassing that.

I think we have been fine but we have to get out of bad habits. We beat our men and still hesitate some times to put a ball into the box or play someone through when it's on. KDH turning around and killing a breakaway a prime example of what we need to cut out of our game.

 

[b-rad]

Get another and it’s game over. Burnley offered nothing at all so far. Fully deserve to go down if this is how they play every week.

 

[heatmeiser]

This poor pundit next to Lescott looks absolutely terrified

 

[vini]

Goal aside and Branthwaite header I didn't think we were up to much, we lacked a cutting edge when trying to break a team down. Burnley are dreadful but we need more goals here.

 

[johnjoeefc]

I love the new up and under kick off routine. Its quite effective and immediately puts the opposition under the cosh. I cant believe its taken 150 years of football and millions of games for a team to finally find this effective kick off routine

 

[Joey66]

Gana seems to be playing in a more advanced role. Bit of a weird one. Don't get me wrong I'm glad Garner is the holding player but Gana just seems unnatural there, he has a very good understanding with N'Diaye it must be said.

Noticed him walking pace at times ...any breakaway he will be MIA...

 

[Taifi gorm]

Perfect game for dibling and George. Or gueye off early.

 

[The T-Dex]

Mykolenko has played well. Which I do not say often. Turgid this though. Hard to get the crowd going when this is the game. People behind me spent five mins talking about the turnstiles.

 

[Verbal Kint]

That was my view before the match and it hasn't really changed. Dwight has had a couple of decent moments but that right side is so one paced.

Yeah we are crying out for more pace. McNeill has played well all the same.