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

[Nymzee]

I don't see how we have had a good half....is it because the score is not 0-3

If you've seen our first halves of late you'll notice that was a marked improvement.

 

[johnjoeefc]

I wasn't expecting much from this game going into it. But for them to turn in a very good performance in that first half and get undone again by a set piece is sickening. It looked like the kind of game we could actually get the win in before that goal.

Just koff Silva

 

[Stutheblue]

When is the manager going to realise our defensive set up at set pieces near to goal isn't working? City have enough talent to not rely on set piece goals!

 

[Bob Latchford]

We've only put out 9? That's where we've been going wrong then.

Haha.... XI....

Yeah those 9 are working their socks off!!

 

[BlueToff]

Hopefully if tonight isn't the final straw then the weekend will be. Hopefully Deeney gets a few.

Why would tonight be the final straw.

Most sane Evertonians aren't arsed at all if we lose. They wanted a performance and so far, tbf, have got one.

 

[DanEFC92]

And what's all the more frustrating is other than on set piece defending we didn't look all that terrible

Aye but means sod all if we keep doing that every game. Giving away a wide free kick is like giving away a penalty.

 

[Greengrass]

Ah, plucky everton. Only 1-0 down

Koff. How many effing times are we going to concede from set pieces? Get a new effing defensive coach

New one ? We aven,t got one on the staff ! FACT !!!

 

[Del-boy]

Good tactics by city for that free kick. Put the feign in which makes our players drop back and then the other player whips it in allowing them to get a run on our defenders for the header.

 

[Kurt.]

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?

We were set up fine to defend it.... a bit of movement took zouma out of the game and he got punished. That’s on zouma... nobody else

 

[BlueToff]

When is the manager going to realise our defensive set up at set pieces near to goal isn't working? City have enough talent to not rely on set piece goals!

it's not just the set up, it's the players

Zouma's fault for the goal.

Pickford nearly handed them a goal earlier.

Both set up and players are crap.

 

[lungo]

Hopefully if tonight isn't the final straw then the weekend will be. Hopefully Deeney gets a few.

Hopefully if tonight isn't the final straw then the weekend will be. Hopefully Deeney gets a few.

The final straw. Laughing stock of the premier league now. Soon the whole of Europe will watch our defending. The Monty Python of Everton.Laurel and Hardy are playing football.

 

[ForeverBlue92]

The more replays you see the worse it gets. Free header, completely free. Time and time again.

Whats even worse are some of our fans who actually dont seem angry and are all relaxed "wow bad goal that why are we poor at set pieces?"

Erm because the manager is a dud!!!

 

[Carl O'Ancelotti]

Take that kopites. Especially the ones logged on here.

Love the way we teased them for 44 mins by playing decent and then delivered the killer bow.

 

[ForeverEverton]

I dont believe it a set piece conceded......

 

[Big Fat Sam]

Why would tonight be the final straw.

Most sane Evertonians aren't arsed at all if we lose. They wanted a performance and so far, tbf, have got one.

Tbf you're right, and this will be another of the expected defeats too.