Match Thread Everton v Manchester City - Team Prediction, Match Report & MotM Poll

[Milk]

BIG positive for me was our pressing game when we have it a go.
Slowly Mr Dyche is building a team worthy of the shirt

 

[edge]

Class showed in the end. We shouldn’t be too downhearted after that performance. I honestly think someone is going to get walloped by us soon

Agree mate,
They are a very good side.
We are spread to thin squad with dukes out we don't really have a replacement. And we don't look the same team.

 

[JohnRoss23]

Think we will beat Wolves. They’ve been playing well but so have we. Just can’t let the corrupt league get their hands into the pot.

 

[Dykovski200]

Awful performance truth be told. Poor in possession and like the home game vs Arsenal, showed them far too much respect. No Diaz, Stones, De Bryune or Haaland and Everton set up like they were a Sunday league side having dominated Tottenham away for large periods at the weekend.

Big fan of Dyche but this is the regulation performance at home versus City and Arsenal.

You must have watched a different game to me

 

[larbert toffee]

Disappointed to lose that one after the first half performance.
No disgrace to lose to City, need to pick ourselves up and return to winning ways.

 

[Cels]

That little bubble we had has burst hasn't it .

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[Toffeelover]

Pooh Poor subs.

 

[Foxache]

You have to question some of the subs. Why bring a defender on for someone who was playing just behind the centre forward, just after conceding? Why take off Harrison who seemed the most dangerous in their area. Why not have 2 attackers on to play off each other?

Ref was also inconsistent. Willing to dish out yellows to us for nothing, but really didn't want to for City. Pen was soft but it is the rule, but had branthwaite not been booked prior, he'd throw Silva to the ground, preventing the goal. Another day with another ref, we could have got a point or more, but the inconsistency with reffing is shocking.

I’m more comfortable with Keane playing midfield. He’s got a good pass on him and a thunderous shot, and less likely to make an error leading to a goal.

Harrison was blowing and the timing of the sub was right.

Do we even have two strikers to play as a pair? For me, the biggest miss is Doucoure, not the manager’s subs

 

[Toffe3m4n]

Some utter ball bags on here, we lost to the best team in the world and had a go at them until the pen, they were always going to step it up from there. Get behind the team ffs.

City in the worst run of form they've been in for donkeys and they've turned up to Goodison and brushed us aside.. again. It bores me tbh.

 

[BlueStevie35]

DCL missing a piss easy chance didn't help like.

It wasn’t piss easy, the defender was right on his back, he had a split second to get a shot off and the pressure forced it wide

 

[Simon Buttle]

Good in the first half then in the second half it was all far too narrow and compact and just invited the inevitable.

 

[allen]

Beaten by the better team.

Nothing we could’ve done about their first two - and the third was a stroke of bad luck. Pickford is usually impeccable under pressure like that so won’t hold it against him.

 

[ToffeeTim]

Our first pass wasn't positive enough tonight. We won lots of ball in good areas and didn't play a positive pass forward. Far too many passes square to city players.

 

[Ivo]

I've seen enough in the spurs game and tonight's game to think we've got something good going on. But that doesn't mean we can't get dragged into it. And if we do, psychology each game gets a bit harder.

 

[Bob Latchford]

When did we last get awarded a penalty?

I’m guessing last season but I don’t think we’ve had many!