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

[lieneverton]

This they are winning every 50/50.

Yep, this is unacceptable at the best of times but to do so with the disparity in time between games is just another level. Worst half of the season, we can thank our lucky stars it's only 1-0.

 

[Tony Hibbert's Wife]

Got to get Jake into the centre and someone to be a more attacking threat from right back, even if that's patto. We're hideously unbalanced by having a right back who won't get forward and are inviting pressure down that side and Keane and Tarko are sitting too deep because there's no pace.

McNeil isn't physical enough to be in the middle. Either swap him for Grealish or substitute him for someone stronger.

 

[bullybeef]

Dibling just doesn't look interested.

He may be talented with ball at feet (according to those who’ve seen him in training and at Southampton) but he just doesn’t seem to be a strong personality or mentality tough enough, yet.

 

[lieneverton]

If McNeil stays on and Dibling is hooked then i'll be furious.

Same, and yet I expect that to happen.

 

[spudmuncher]

Has to be changes at half time... Rohl on for mcneil, and I'd put Armstrong on at rb and Keane off.... We are the slowest team in the league, pace beats us every time... Pace of play and pace of player

 

[Bwana]

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

Yep. He would deffo hit the spot.

 

[Saint Domingo]

He went back to 4231, Keane, OBrien at RB and McNeil at 10 as soon as he could. None of them work.

Learn the lessons

 

[lungo]

I wish we’d sign some pace. Honestly it defies belief how we continue to sign sluggish footballers.

If you take 20 touches like Grealish does every time, how you can play fast football?

 

[Sharpattack]

Awful performance. Tarkowski is total pants, certainly to blame for the goal. McNeil is finished at this level. The need for a decent left back has never been more obvious. If Moyes doesn’t sort this out this week he should be shown the door

 

[the golden visionary]

Imagine the boost Brentford get when the same team they literally ran over walk out

 

[miami]

We are getting battered by Brentford

It’s unbelievable how they are bossing this. I’ve watched and listened to Keith Andrews on RTE as a pundit for many years, and I can tell you, we should NEVER be getting schooled by a team managed by him, especially at home.

 

[Zatara]

Win and were up to 5th with United

Sort it Moyes

 

[Marius57]

J-Picks made a world class save — we should be two down here. He's done nothing wrong, it's all those ahead of him that are letting us down. 10 pathetic efforts so far.

Same goes the other way. They cleared one off the line etc.

We shouldn’t be 2 down as the point of a keeper is to make saves.

 

[Efcjake]

You're more defensive about Moyes than the great man himself is at Anfield.

Nobody wants the Moyesiah sacked today. Or this season. The summer will do fine.

Jumping on his back to shout "we're 13th" .... we are also just 3 points off of 5th.

If we manage to come back and win this and we finish the day in 5th it's going to be very embarassing for all of the moyes out posters.

If we go on to lose, there's no need for panic stations yet.

Any decision on sacking Moyes will take place at the end of the season, not after a first half of a single match.

 

[lieneverton]

He went back to 4231, Keane, OBrien at RB and McNeil at 10 as soon as he could. None of them work.

Learn the lessons

Yep, and KDH will be straight back in at 10 when he returns.