Everton v Chelsea. 30th August at 17.30.

[toffee matt]

 

[everthong]

I'm gonna write off the league form anyway mate and just hope we win a trophy this year. I dont think we will get top 4, in fact we deffo won't with that defence. Like you though mate i actually enjoyed large chunks of that game. We done well to make a game of it considering we were 2-0 down after 4 minutes. Howard, Jags, Distin, Baines, McCarthy, Barry and Mcgeady need to be fined for that performance though!

I thought Lukaku lost the ball nearly every time he got it. We need to smash WBA 3/4-0 and get the confidance up. We have the the midfield and full backs to take on anyone in the league on our day,but on that showing we might aswell handicap ourselves -1 before the game evens starts because if something drastic isn't done we will struggle to get one clean sheet this year.

 

[emb]

You have to defend ,something we failed to do all game,this backing off bullocks has to stop,time and space are the two things a decent striker exploits to the full.
This 'we played well' nonsense doesn't wash with me, I can't remember the last time we conceded 6 goals !!

Did you miss the part where we put 3 past Chelsea and still had them genuinely rattled when they were 5-3 up? Going forward we look the brightest I've ever (i.e. since 1995) seen against top sides. The defending was lax, but no one plays bang average and creates as much as we did versus the favourites to win the league.

 

[Milk]

Great game. So we lost but so are most (all?) other sides against Chelsea.

Lot of positives to take from that but we need a win now.

I think RM may be a bit busier over the next two days than he thought.

 

[blue4eva77]

That linesman has got away with one here. That kin bellend.

Phil and his boys have let him off the hook. Not one mention of this since FT. Sure he thanked phil in the tunnel afterwards.

Diabolical decisions.

 

[canveyblue]

jags, distans and baines positioning was poor, stepping up for offsides across the whole of defense was a shambles , jags and buzz look like strangers,, where 4 of the goals our own fault ?..McCarthy got walked past,,besic wtf...Whilst our play with the ball is admirable when we dont have it we look very suspect..wigan -esque.....just my thoughts,,,off to have a few beers and hope non of the teams i ref tomoz have any chav fans playing lol

 

[ijjysmith]

Please help me.

@blue4eva77 - have fun mate.

 

[toffee matt]

 

[matty1878]

Weres the bleach? Every goal
Every goal could of been avoided and should of. We played well and conceded 6 and got beat utterly devoed, only Everton can do this but 10 goals in 3 games concede it's scary sort it please Roberto.

 

[toffeejack]

I'm gonna write off the league form anyway mate and just hope we win a trophy this year. I dont think we will get top 4, in fact we deffo won't with that defence. Like you though mate i actually enjoyed large chunks of that game. We done well to make a game of it considering we were 2-0 down after 4 minutes. Howard, Jags, Distin, Baines, McCarthy, Barry and Mcgeady need to be fined for that performance though!

our defence is not worse than the one that finished 2nd last season though.

guaranteed we don't have the two goalscorers they had, but we do have goals from all over the park.

mcgeady, naismith, coleman, mirallas and eto'o

have already scored for us, that's nearly half a team in 3 games - we also have the midfield options to control games.

we're still 2nd faves for 4th behind spurs imo.

 

[IRO1977]

Did Howard make one single save apart from that one with his foot?

 

[CrabbyPaddy]

Also think Gibson should be brought in (if fit).

 

[EverBlue86]

Alot of positives to take out of that, just our CB'S are useless

 

[Greek Fisherman]

6.

FFS

 

[Tree13]

Howard, Jags, Distin, Baines, McCarthy, Barry and Mcgeady need to be fined for that performance though!

Think you're being harsh on Howard, Distin and Baines there. Possibly McCarthy too.

Jags and Barry not having the pace or stamina left us with gaping holes in the middle of our defence. McGeady is a squad player being asked to perform like a starter - not entirely his fault, Martinez needs to recognise that he can't play 90 minutes at prem level. If I was picking the team for the next game Jags is on the bench and Stones takes his place alongside Distin; Besic and Gibson start for Barry and McCarthy, to give Barry a kick up the backside and McCarthy a rest. Atsu starts instead of McGeady, unless Pienaar is fit in which case he starts instead of McGeady.