Match Thread Everton v Leicester City - Preview, Report and MotM Poll

[witchdoc187]

Haven't had a drink for 3 weeks. Thought it'd be great waking up without a hangover. Now I'm on a comedown

 

[Yarrgh]

Something is going on again at the club....

Someone has done or said something and the happy vibe is dead. We’ll probably never find out like...

I'm intrigued by this comment. What leads you to think this?

 

[maccavennie]

I agree, but then all of our players look completely shattered

All teams are in the same boat generally though mate so it's the same for everyone. Leicester looked sharper, hungrier and more determined 2nd half.

 

[Pettifogger]

We've no one to challenge players in poor form. Significant upgrades in richy, digne and Bernard but still carrying a ton of sub prem quality.

Many said multiple windows would be needed and I think that's still the case.

 

[BlueToff]

Well then, in those 4 games I think we looked more like a proper unit and Richy on a personal level was a largely threat persistently in all those games cutting in and taking shots. Arriving late or early etc.

He's scored a couple up front but as a result we've no left wing threat. We already know there's no threat on the right with Walcott/Coleman.

Now we've moved him back and it's like he's forgotten how to play there.

But he scored three goals in those four games (one from a set-piece anyway).

He then scored six goals playing in a central role, and offered more of a threat?

Look, I'm not saying you're wrong that moving him around would disjoint him, but we did have a threat on the left. We had Bernard and Digne linking up.

Richarlison doesn't link up with Digne at all. Because all he wants to do is dart inside. So start him closer to goal. Start him where he can have an impact. At least at home, in a game where we're going to control the ball. Have him darting around Evans and Maguire.

Instead we had DCL taking 75 touches whenever he got the ball and then Tosun falling over.

 

[Strikinglyhandsome1]

We are sleepwalking to the bottom of the second tier. Good job the third tier is abysmal.

 

[Everton_Gary]

New Years resolution was to not get upset about Everton losing, already a tough ask.

 

[FOXINPEACE]

Indeed, your defence mopped everything up. Whether we put in a cross, corner or free kick, it felt like we’d never get past the first man, and if we did your biglads would win it anyway......

The biggest scare was that low ball Bernard played in but nobody looked interested

 

[Joey66]

Bleach sales booming in one half of Merseyside.......

 

[Blue Roo]

How do comments such as 'we aren't looking to sign any players' (while i appreciate it could just be posturing) lead to protecting a manager?

Y apologies, thought you were referring to something else.
Y that's def posturing.

 

[PhilM]

I agree, but then all of our players look completely shattered

True, however what about the rest of the teams? Is that not an issue we’ve created?

 

[BlueToff]

All teams are in the same boat generally though mate so it's the same for everyone. Leicester looked sharper, hungrier and more determined 2nd half.

Not using it as an excuse. I'm just saying we clearly have players who need a rest heading into the FA Cup game... which means our squad will have to be stretched.

Gomes can't play. He looks shot. Richarlison looks knackered. Walcott does. Calvert-Lewin can't hit a barn door with a banjo most of the time...

 

[banno]

Richarlison needs to stay on his feet instead of looking for a foul. It is becoming more and more common for him to go down, not get the foul and put us under pressure. His trying to gain us an advantage is backfiring badly.

 

[E_Xander_10]

There needs to be instructions other than get it wide and cross aimlessly. We've been doing it all season the exact same thing. Cross cross cross with no plan. That there lies with Silva's nonexistent tactical nous.

Honestly I think his style is to allow the complete freedom of the players in the attacking third and Leicester played it perfectly to their strength. When you play a lazze faire style in the attacking 3rd the play goes to the path of least resistance which was the outside which was given to us purposely by Leicester because they knew when the crosses did come in they would always have the size advantage to deal with it.

Agreed that Marco needs to work on breaking down teams like that by attempting something like an overload on one side and playing our way through the heart of their defense.

I think Marcos appeal as a manager going forward is that he lets his players be the creative ones in attack and solve it as they please but he needs to recognize when to take the reigns back like in this game and dictate how we go forward

 

[BlueToff]

Y apologies, thought you were referring to something else.
Y that's def posturing.

No worries!

I have no issue with Brands protecting Silva/the squad. But we do need players. I know we can't get them all in Jan, but we should be trying for one at least. We've had enough time.