Everton v Lille/Porto Sat/Sun 21/22 July 8pm KO

[mooseatingnome]

So far, we are better than a 3rd division Austrian side but not better than a lower table Ligue 1 side.

Bit of an overreaction. I’d hope a team closer to our first team would beat Lille.

 

[TheBigIguana]

Wouldn't be to worried about the performance there. I'd be surprised if the players in that team totalled 38 premier league starts this season

 

[RomanReigns]

yeh by the world champions so you're saying we are gonna win the league?

champione champione ole ole ole

 

[Kantareller]

Very meh

 

[tim cahill]

The fact Niasse is probably our number one striker is worrying. Absolutely useless at finishing. Reminds me of cadermateri runs all day but no end product

???
He’s clearly our 2nd choice striker!

 

[4737carlin]

Tonight was exactly what we needed, we have squad problems, no point in winning games like this and deluding ourselves into thinking everything is fine when it isn't.
Need to not win tomorow now then understand how buying fresh players over the next few weeks isn't a luxury but a necessity

 

[hibbo'sclass]

Passing team thst can't pass - Everton that.

 

[Papa Shango]

Vlasic Dowell Sandro Klassen Pennington Williams all need binned as a matter of urgency

10 minutes for Dowell and I thought Pennington played well.

 

[banno]

How many subs did Lille use?

Besic looked a class above tonight. Niasse looked like the Niasse of old. Good run out for some of the younger players but some found wanting. I do believe Marco more or less knows his strongest team already and who he wants to move on. Won't be easy moving some of these players on though and although I think he knows his strongest team he will know it is lacking so he will have to get business done sooner rather than later

 

[marsh]

Lets all over react. Sell the lot

 

[-Rob-]

Need to not win tomorow now then understand how buying fresh players over the next few weeks isn't a luxury but a necessity

Didn't the whole of last season show us that?

 

[Papa Shango]

The fact Niasse is probably our number one striker is worrying. Absolutely useless at finishing. Reminds me of cadermateri runs all day but no end product

Apart all those goals he has scored like...

What makes you think he is our number one striker anyway? That was a second string side tonight.

 

[Timak]

Or a season at Forrest and 3 pre season games. He’s not cut out for the prem, id put my house on it

I can understand why people would doubt any youth team player would become a Premier League regular, very few do. What I don't understand is why some appear so desperate for them not to. He was one of the best players in the first half of the Championship season at 19 years of age, including a cup game against Arsenal where he scored one and made one.

 

[rochdaleblue]

Tonight’s showing only confirmed what we’ve already known for a while. We have a squad big on number, but desperately lacking in quality.

 

[Who's_up_for_cumpkins?]

Think some of you need to calm down it was only our second friendly proper. Rome wasn't built in a day. Especially with the shamoblic foundations the last two permanent managers and dof have left.