Everton v Arsenal. 23rd Aug at 17.30.

[gmb]

Could tell it was coming even when we were up 2:0. Livid. Throwing the season away here, left 4 effing points over two matches.

 

[Mancuso]

Awful. Torturous. Stones for Distin forever. Never Osman again. This is a very troubling trend we're seeing. I hope these 4 pts don't make a difference in our season when it's all said and done. But they will.

 

[roydo]

Or looking at it another way, Arsenal were delighted with a point at Goodison.

Nah. Gutted as well. 4 lousy goals we have conceded in 2 games. pfft.

 

[LocalNative]

Anyone else rather have got twatted 6-1? I feel absolutely sick with that complete collapse

Knee jerk at it's finest.

 

[Professor Toffee]

Can't believe that, what a complete waste. Could have been a decent start to the season, but if we lose to Chelsea next week it's a rubbish one. I hate football sometimes

We'd better have a 2nd CF by next weekend.
If we'd had a big man to replace Rom I think we'd have held out and wouldn't have been under constant pressure for 15 minutes

 

[davek]

BTW, did we play another friendly midweek?

Anyone seeing a pattern here? Running out of gas last 20 minutes again.

All due to a chronic pre-season schedule.

 

[toffeejack]

And where was the subs? He made one substitute. Again, when the team was out on their feet, Martinez has decided not use all his substitute.

he did use all three

 

[marty mcfly]

Jags/Distin is not working.

It is worrying.

Jags has looked poor for 9 months now. Is it time to put Stones there.

 

[uknightbreed]

Thanks to distin osman jagielka and the everton fitness coach. Between you you snatched a let down from the jaws of victory.

Mccarthy motm for me. He was possesed at times.

 

[Del]

When we had a decent pre season mate last year

I agree mate, Boss pre season followed by 3 draws against bottom half teams

 

[allen]

2 mate

3, actually!

 

[riddick]

Distin and Jags should give their wages back, the two of them have cost us 100s of points over the years theyve been a partnership. A pat

They have been fantastic as a partnership since Lescott, but in the last 2 years or so at least one has been shaky. Jags timing for that cross was pathetic, Distin allowing his man to go inside was pathetic, they have not been good at all. Stones HAS to be in for one of them, and honestly, I think it should be for Jags.

 

[applecrumble]

what a joke

 

[AndyZ]

I feel sick.

 

[Professor Toffee]

I said before the game mate that battle readiness would settle it. It sort of did in the end without totally settling it.

We are bottling matches here.

We assume we can hold out but you can't do that when you're not fit enough and you've no big man to hold up the out ball when needed. Bottled indeed