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

[Ron Burgundy]

It's alright lads. We are top of the individual errors table.

 

[deipnosophist]

I think our players are a bit thick. In their brains, there's a single brain cell wandering about, trying to find company.

 

[Kenshin]

What's amazing there is the line of defenders right next to laporte.

I count at least 4 and none of them are picking up the big centre half on a free kick.

It's getting clear we aren't actually working in this , much like Martinez time here. You can't blame the players there for not picking the man up. That's literally what the training ground is used for, to know who to pick up and where to be ahead of a game.

Sorry but that is really bad for a premier League team

 

[Joey66]

TBH disappointed in City - we have played average teams and looked worse - we have done very well apart from the free kick- City don't look like a team who can easily win away anymore......

 

[Milkman]

Capitulate now, Everton.

Aye, 44 mins of decent football is fine. Time to rollover.

 

[chrismpw]

As much as we need City to win and go top...It all feels so small time. Like is this what we are now?

Guess it is. I don't even know what we are anymore, what we are trying to achieve, what our style of football is. We've lost our identity, we are a proper nothing club at the moment.

It's looking that way. Now't to play for this season, certainly.

Consequently this game means nothing to us in the scheme of things. If losing can at least bring pleasure in knocking the savages next door off the top of the tree, then so be it. I'll take that pleasure and look to next season to become more big time.

 

[eurosrees]

It kind of feels like a good confidence lifting performance combined with 0 points would be the perfect combination this evening no?

 

[banno]

what do you want us to do? They’re players are miles better you can’t go all out

Not expecting us to go all out but all we did is try to counter and survive.

 

[Ring master]

 

[Armaghtoffee]

A positive first half and hopefully Silva has finally seen the light with 4-3-3.

Although I suspect it was just our lads playing for a move to City.

 

[E_Xander_10]

Definitely seems to be out of the reach of Zouma there. Laporte really had to get up for that and Zouma was a yard in front of him. Gomes has to take some responsibility there for doing absolutely nothing

 

[irishgoose]

Oh ffs come on Everton

 

[larrygobfiend]

I know Silva is the manager, but there must be someone else involved with set pieces. It's turning into a running joke now.

 

[matty1878]

What's amazing there is the line of defenders right next to laporte.

I count at least 4 and none of them are picking up the big centre half on a free kick.

It's getting clear we aren't actually working in this , much like Martinez time here. You can't blame the players there for not picking the man up. That's literally what the training ground is used for, to know who to pick up and where to be ahead of a game.

Sorry but that is really bad for a premier League team

Zonal marking

 

[Tennessee Blue Mike]

Don't worry lads life is good one way or the other.