Match Thread Everton v Atalanta BC

[LouReedwalkonthewildside]

If Klaassen gets hooked, you don’t really see any way back for him (unless we get a new manager)

 

[Robles#01]

He's an absolute joke of a manager and has been embarrassingly shown up at this level

Really; you try to turn around a team low on confidence, and you having to pick two of Williams/Jagielka and Keane to play every match; go on, I dare you...

 

[Osamabindiesel]

wtf is Klassen gonna do on the left with that tit Cuco behind him. Put players in the correct positions so we can at least confirm if he's as crap as he actually looks.
Our defence is as bad as I think I've seen since the likes of Tony Thomas, Carl Tiler era.

Benni and Davies at least both putting some kind of performance in and Rooney has held the ball up well.

Apart from that iit's just a typical game where 7 players are way under what I would say is acceptable.

Get Martina off, don't even replace him just take him off and take off Williams and Keane, play with no defenders but see if we can score more

Completely agree, but he needs to hold his position. We really looked a threat early, but he started dropping deep and we were left with nothing up top again.

 

[Gladystweet]

I'm guessing 12,000 is the attendance tonight.

45,000

We're always fiddling the gate.

 

[Muggins]

It's an unfortunate distraction that Unsworth has had to contend with the final games of this Euro Disney trophy.

Should have played the U23s and rested up for the weekend.

Thing is Dave, rest the players and you might just possibly might get a more awake 11 of first teamers at the weekend - who still don’t know how to play together and will get absolutely battered, again.

I’m still weighing up whether it would have been a better idea playing our strongest team so they can learn to play with each other as quite frankly from what I’ve just watched in that first 45, I’d rather watch Luton Town... but I can’t Dave and you know why.

 

[peteblue]

...on the bright side, we’ve only conceded one. It will be Unsworths best return if it remains this way.

That’s the defence sorted out then......

 

[maccavennie]

For all the good it would do, how about replace Martina with Besic.

I'd do it mate, I'd do anything tbh

 

[Old Blue 2]

So far...
Davies looks OK and has worked hard
Baningime has had a tidy game
Rooney at least trying to tie things together
Kenny has tried hard

Overall, no cohesion such as the opponents have shown.

All change tonight; all change again on Sunday. Play the same settled team, Unsworth, otherwise things will never get better...

 

[ijjysmith]

This will cheer everyone up:

 

[Jreverton1]

If I was Unsworth, I’d get Rooney, Klaasen, Kenny, Keane, Williams and Martina and put then in a capsule. I’d then get into the capsule myself and fire it into the sun.

Unsworth would take it over the maximum weight load

 

[chrissyjack]

Idiot on Talksport commentary saying we should get Tony Pulis in .

 

[Osamabindiesel]

If Klaassen gets hooked, you don’t really see any way back for him (unless we get a new manager)

I feel sorry for him. The only way I can see him having any success is as the secondary striker/support role and nicking a goal to get his confidence back. He is bereft of any right now

 

[lancyclaret]

Surely getting a point or three at Southampton is more important than tonight's result? Try to avoid injuries.

 

[Tin-Tin]

Klaassen is being hung out to dry here

 

[sageyefc]

Even though they barely have a working leg between them, Coleman bolasie and funes in their current state would stroll into this side right now