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

[Big Fat Sam]

Predictable BUT we had a good half, happy enough with that compared to the last few games.

To be honest playing at 4/10 after some games at 2/10 isn't worth congratulating them for. We still have absolutely nothing up top, and we were always going to concede.

 

[summerisle]

Time for me chips, bloody useless statues.

 

[Bob Latchford]

So disappointing, but that XI put up more fight than any team we’ve put out in months.

 

[DanEFC92]

Game after game this. Genuinely pathetic.

Pathetic from Gueye too.

 

[Tipp blue]

17 let in from set pieces, a Sunday league team would punt the manager if they were that bad at defending set plays.. A corner or free is as good as a penalty these days. Why won't that stubborn git of a Manager change how we defend set pieces?

 

[dublinbluenose]

We have not looked comfortable in one game this season playing zonal marking. Whatever he us doing in training to work on it it's not sinking in. He has to just go man to man for the rest of the season and limit the damage.

I heard Andy Hunter on a podcast the other say being absolutely scathing about Silva, he's not wrong when it comes to the defensive setup.

 

[Joey66]

Three in midfield looks better , Walcott rubbish - DCL on his own a good effort by the rest then the dreaded set piece

 

[chippy1722]

City are a small team apart from the defenders and they score from set piece, Deeney and the big Watford players must be rubbing their hands.

 

[Jimmy Grimble]

How people rate Zouma is beyond me. He is the set play problem. He is atrocious.

Had a really good half on the whole

 

[tsubaki]

the ending of the half aside, that was the best we have played in ages

 

[E_Xander_10]

1 shot on target from a header from a free kick and city score.


Everton that.


Very good half tbh though

 

[lungo]

Are our players honestly thick?

What do we love to do give away pointless free kicks, what else do we love to do concede from set pieces.

Last minute of the half where we've done a half decent shot another player joins the clown club of completely uneeded desperation tackles and puts us in a position we've shown time and time again we can't defend for our lives.

I give up

They are thick! At least a few of same. Look in the face of Keane, Pickford Zouma, Kenny....

 

[irishtony1878]

Zouma .......

You have to throw Gomes to the dogs as well, like a tailors dummy there.

 

[Jamiednm]

I wish Everton would come back. I'm sick of this zombie Everton that we've had to endure for what, 5 years? I actually want us to get beat tonight, and that's just sad.

 

[KaiserEFC]

Can Zouma or Mina or even Keane not turn round to whoever “trains” us on set pieces and say something along the lines of “shut up knobhead we never conceded like this at our last teams” and then proceed to show everyone how to actually defend one?