Match Thread Everton 2-4 Brentford. Sun Jan 4th. 3pm

[Bwana]

I’m seeing Dibling get some stick. When he’s had the ball he’s been literally tripled marked. No support from the 10 or the Right Back. Hung out to dry here

True but he has had 1 on 1's which he has just waited to turn in to 1 vs 2's. Has to react quicker.

 

[N.S.N.O.]

Will be some rollicking at Half time....surely a response from the players early 2nd half....that was as poor as it gets
Not sure Dibling will be out 2nd half

 

[Zatara]

I’m seeing Dibling get some stick. When he’s had the ball he’s been literally tripled marked. No support from the 10 or the Right Back. Hung out to dry here

Yes always isolated, looks back and instead of Obrien hes got 2 players on him and a 3rd wandering across.

So obvious we need the RB to support

 

[Swagger]

Just shows how good Grealish is as he looks excellent with an awful left back in Mykolenko. Imagine if he actually had a good left back to work with.

 

[Paul Rideout]

McNeil doesn’t pass forwards (or right), doesn’t transition the ball and runs in reverse.

Keane and Tarks doesn’t work and it never has, we always look like we’re going to concede and usually do.

our midfield 2 are too deep.

Our fullbacks are substandard for their roles.

I don’t know the solutions, they’re our problems. 3 are easily fixable

 

[GoldenToffee]

PS quite remarkable how they've been allowed to take 30-45 seconds for every throw in and haven't been called on it once by the referee.

 

[Sona]

Poor first half.

Particularly surprised by Garner & Iroegbunam being bullied and outthought by the opposition considering the form they’ve been in. McNeil as expected against a physical and organised midfield; abysmal.

Keane poor at the back switching off to the runs of Thiago, and Tarkowski poor decision to play the pass in to Tim for their goal.

Grealish our best player in that half and unluckily not to create a goal. Barry hit and miss as usual (some great hold up play, some balls bouncing off him, plus should’ve done better with the Grealish cross).

Right hand side non-existent due to imbalance. Dibling & O’Brien as a combination doesn’t work.

One other thing: proper snide nonsense from Brentford every time it’s an aerial ball towards our defenders; leaving one in, not even looking at the ball. Ref needs talking to by Moyes / Tarkowski at HT to watch for that.

Subs on please; need more physicality in the middle of the park.

 

[miami]

It’s games like this when
We miss gana’s bite in midfield. We’re not competing enough in the middle of the park.

 

[pfim]

Brentford are a horrible, dirty team of snides.

Imagine if we matched their intensity, we’d play them off the pitch. Brentford want it more.

 

[Walken]

Osman cheering on the oppo as usual the kopite toad

 

[LinekersLegs]

Disappointed that Tarks and JOB are not the CB partnership. Would rather have stuck with Patterson at RB to keep the CB pairing or is Patterson injured again.

Our midfield has disappeared

He is on the bench but perhaps not up for two games in short period. But could put Rohl at RB too

 

[T LEAFE]

He must send McNeil home immediately

Get Harrison on
Get Patterson

I'd even put Jack Harrison on if we still had him

 

[beachy]

We are getting battered by Brentford

 

[johnjoeefc]

Down to 13th in the league

 

[gianthogweed]

These should be out of sight here the space they are being allowed to knock it about is embarrassing