Match Thread Everton 2-1 Crystal Palace. Sun Oct 5th. 2pm

[Mr PEN86]

….important to remember that the Manager also has to think about not losing the game. I’ve not been concerned about substitutions, I thought the ones v West Ham were obvious and wasn’t thinking of others as I watched the game.

And maybe that's the issue; more concerned with losing than winning.

Fairs though

 

[SAFCInPeace]

Palace looked very good when we played them a few weeks ago, very solid team (with a few injuries when we played them as well). But hopefully the european game followed by the travel up to Liverpool knocks the stuffing out of them a bit!

 

[LouReedwalkonthewildside]

They'll be flagging last 20 minutes.

This really should be a nailed on win.

If it isn't a win we're in a bit of trouble.

We always look like we’re flagging with 20 to go mate, and that’s with us only playing one game a week.

 

[windymiller]

And maybe that's the issue; more concerned with losing than winning.

Fairs though

Until we progress from a "don't lose" team to being a "try to win" team we will forever be stuck in this limbo we've been in for nearly 40 years. None of the clubs we aspire to be in the company of approach games accepting a point as a positive outcome. We very much do in about 30 of our 38 fixtures.

 

[MikeyMike]

Could we see Ndiaye in for KDH, with Dibling on the right? Ndiaye is very hard to knock off the ball and would link nicely with Grealish, in the way that KDH does.

Or am I talking shyte?

 

[Duncansback]

another 1-1 or nil nil no strikers at the club means no goals.

 

[Ray Purchase]

Excitement, a cavalier style of play, and goals galore, just not at this game.

 

[RomanReigns]

one team played midweek, one team didn't

guess which team will be stronger?

 

[terryefc]

Palace are a strong side and seem to be coping without Olise and Eze - actual superstars.
Henderson Guehi Wharton Mateta are playing really well - but that Munoz has a blinder whenever I see them.
Very quick and very strong. He'll go to a massive club soon.
Hopefully Jack can push him right back - but he needs to be quietened down.
Do this and we can beat them. Keane has to outmuscle Mateta too.

 

[GrandOldTeam]

one team played midweek, one team didn't

guess which team will be stronger?

Those fools are still in the league cup. They're toast...

 

[GoldenToffee]

This will probably be another game where you'd never guess Everton had a week off and Palace played an important European fixture just 72 hours prior.

 

[davek]

We always look like we’re flagging with 20 to go mate, and that’s with us only playing one game a week.

I think we look more like we run out of ideas...although, yeah, O'Brien for one looked knackered the other night.

 

[matty1878]

a fan comment of ours

“crystal palace could leather us sunday”

nobody has you muppet

 

[windymiller]

a fan comment of ours

“crystal palace could leather us sunday”

nobody has you muppet

I assume this is on twitter, or whatever Elon de Klerk is calling it now, because it's not in this thread?

 

[VaguelyBrown]

It still baffles me how we have injuries that seem by all accounts relatively minor when first reported (knocks, pulls etc.) that then turn into major season long, career defining injuries. I know all clubs get injuries, but seriously, what the hell are we doing that is turning our lads soft tissues into jelly?!

On topic - we’ll struggle with our lineup, but with luck whatever we put out on field will click. 2-1 to the plucky gelatine-muscled blues