Match Thread Everton v Manchester United - Preview, Match Report and MotM Poll

[CahillsCornerFlag]

Those top lad's on Toffee TV said it best, re Everton FC.

' Like watching the same movie for the last 25 years, but with different actors'.

I genuinely don’t understand how we’re so bad regardless of the personnel. Like, how did we even win games last year? We’ve brought in champions league players and we’re still absolutely turd.

 

[deipnosophist]

I genuinely don’t understand how we’re so bad regardless of the personnel. Like, how did we even win games last year? We’ve brought in champions league players and we’re still absolutely turd.

...why are we so bad...regardless of personnel?...one word : homesickness. It is a dark shadowy plague emasculating our players and support staff...and light needs to be shed on its perniciousness.

 

[Tipp blue]

Those top lad's on Toffee TV said it best, re Everton FC.

' Like watching the same movie for the last 25 years, but with different actors'.

That's a good description.

 

[deipnosophist]

Thanks for all the PMs lads. The problem seems more widespread than even I imagined. But listen lads, it’s probably easier for you all to just use Mr Google than for me to email you all back. Just search under ‘testosterone enhancement’ and all sorts of great info to boost your maleness will be revealed.
Happy googling lads!!!

 

[anxiouswarrior]

Obviously you guys will be very disappointed today but as United fan our best results and perfomance have been away from home and today was probably our best performance of the season , we can be good or bad i thought today was a close game and big battle in 2nd half , gl for the rest of the season to EFC

 

[Ring master]

Obviously you guys will be very disappointed today but as United fan our best results and perfomance have been away from home and today was probably our best performance of the season , we can be good or bad i thought today was a close game and big battle in 2nd half , gl for the rest of the season to EFC

yep, You's have won 7 away league games which i think was said was your best away run since 93, also said something along the lines of if you would have lost today that this would have been your worst start to a season since early 90s or late 80s,cant remember exactly what was said etc-all tiny margins of error depending how many games we are into the season,

 

[Cameron Manning]

I was thinking the same after the end of the match. I read somewhere that Everton has never won a match without him. That's a very scary statistic and speaks loudly for our need for a few more signings if we are to achieve greater things soon.

Not nice but not so scary, he has missed seven league games since he came from Watford, six of them because of his stupidity in off the ball incidents.

 

[Sharpattack]

When we were watching games earlier in the season we seemed to bomb down the flanks and cross balls into DCL, who invariably scored. Why are we not doing that any more?

 

[Nymzee]

When we were watching games earlier in the season we seemed to bomb down the flanks and cross balls into DCL, who invariably scored. Why are we not doing that any more?

Because we went on an international break and came back completely forgetting how to play footie.

 

[Ring master]

Because we went on an international break and came back completely forgetting how to play footie.

yep, i am hoping this break has the reverse effect lol

 

[anxiouswarrior]

yep, You's have won 7 away league games which i think was said was your best away run since 93, also said something along the lines of if you would have lost today that this would have been your worst start to a season since early 90s or late 80s,cant remember exactly what was said etc

Yeah we have been awful in some games i think the thing is that no fans at OT have saved the team/manager , glazers etc is no fans attending who would have gone berserk at displays , i think you will be disappointed but i think this season will be very unpredictable as you can see from the table , anything could happen in this lunacy we are living through

 

[deipnosophist]

yep, i am hoping this break has the reverse effect lol

Sadly, I feel it will exacerbate our decline.

Everton that

 

[anxiouswarrior]

i dont know what you guys think but i thought bernard was very dangerous today , he caused United defence a lot of problems and of course Richarlison out was massive for EFC , like i say i would not be to downhearted literally anything can happen in games i have seen

 

[deipnosophist]

It is a little overwhelming all the PMs I am receiving: so many of you wanting to know more about Ngruawahia and possibly wanting to come down to NZ and visit the scene of what many of you are referring to as ‘the Ross Pottinger incident’ lol. Listen, if maybe 30 or so of you make the trip, enough to fill a coach, I could hire one and be a tour guide ...show you the cabins we stayed in, the mess hall etc etc. one thing I would insist upon is that everyone remain upbeat and happy...that means no talk about Everton. And if even ONE of you begins to show any symptoms of homesickness, that’s It!!...tour cancelled!
That conditionality accepted, I really look forward to seeing so many of you. I am an incredibly fun guy to hang out with and can assure you the bestest ‘pilgrimmage’

 

[Cameron Manning]

This is largely a fitness problem. Van [Poor language removed] did for James and Allan is not over his injury. Richarlison will be back soon after the break and Holgate should be up to speed after the break. Doucoures role was clear against the lesser teams early on, but he's off the boil. What would I do? Give James an extended break so that he's confident in his ankle again, and play Bernard...an extended run should see him effecting games even more. Tosun is not as bad as people make out...play with 2 up front and see how it goes. And 3 in and 3 out in January. I advocated last year that Walcott should have been tried in the middle, running at defences. Did you see Southampton last night? Mistake to loan him out because whatever the know it alls say, he's an itelligent player and reads the game well. Would have been no problem then giving James the injury rest he needs. I think Carlo is saying to the board .We need some squad depth'.

All the qualities you state that Walcott possesses he very rarely showed them playing in an Everton shirt, we got a good fee for him while we could. If the board don’t know we need some squad depth then they as bad as lots of fans think they are.