Match Thread Everton v Burnley - Preview, Match Report and MotM Poll

[Runub]

Proper floppy nob that half.

Maybe bring on Viagra as sub?

 

[Blunatic]

So, according to Hinchcliffe, Burnley should have scored from a header by Wood (to score a header you actually have to hit the ball with your head), from a shot by Brownbill (you don't score by passing the ball straight to the keeper) and should have had a penalty (no, me neither). He really doesn't like us does he.

Like many former players he's desperate for us to fail, because if we were to win something he'd be out of a job.

 

[lungo]

A centre half off, 442. Rondon on with Richie having a free role across the front.

No we need control in midfield. Keane of and Gomes in.

 

[Everton1654]

Poor at home again

we always struggle against teams that put 10 men behind the ball.

Wonder if Benitez will call Burnley a small club

Do you think they have put 10 men behind the ball? They have dominated possession

 

[Barnfred 55]

Hopefully this will be a repeat of the Southampton game when we came out in the second half and looked a different team.

Not sure where the idea for a back 3 cam from but it never suits our players which ever manager tries it. I'd take a CB off, probably Kean, and either bring on Rondon and go 442 or Gbamin/Gomes and go 433. I hope we can get a win out of this and the managers decision to leave James off the bench doesn't backfire on him.

 

[MACCA75]

Same issues we’ve had for ages. Our defence can’t play through a press, midfield giving the ball away, a lack of intensity, no creativity on the ball or movement off it. Slow, passive.

Seen this game a hundred times. We lose 0-1, 80th minute.

 

[allen]

Sterile, is my word for that first half.

Always a battle against Burnley, they just suck the life out of games and bring you down to their limited level.

If you could smoosh this Burnley team into a single big lump, it’d look just like this:

 

[deipnosophist]

Wtf are you on about

...you’re asking the wrong person mate!

 

[Frenk]

We really don’t have the forward to play one up top do we. None of them are suited to it.

 

[Steve EFC]

Digne is clearly just been told to defend.

Which is fine as a LB. Not so much playing wing-back.

That’s where it’s not working with this formation. Both fullbacks need to be attacking more or it becomes ineffective.

 

[Librarian]

3 CB’s only works if at least one of them is a baller

 

[Davidoff]

We just can’t do three at the back

 

[ForeverEverton]

Rafael always gets us playing better in the second half.... We've got this lads.

Lets hope so, C`mon the blues..... Need someone to whip this crowd up....

 

[sexualchocolate]

Keane and townsend off, rondon and iwobi on, iwobi to play in the hole, richy back out to the flank......sorted

 

[Lord Buckethead]

Squeaky Toy's Boys are laughing at us here lads.