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

[Blue Shoes]

Not an Everton supporter soI will give you an objective view. Ancelotti is a top class coach. Richarlison is a top player. Everything else in Everton is for mid table position. James is a good player but not for top level. If he was he would be a first team player in Bayern or Real which he was not. You can not expect to compete with Liverpool, City when every single first team or bench player would play in Everton first team. Only Richarlison for them. But you have to give Ancelotti some time, football is being played in weird circumstances currently. Dont get me wrong, i like Everton, but i have club in my country that i support lilke you do with Everton, i follow you because i consider everton fans best among english teams.

We can't expect to compete with Liverpool and City because the players on their bench cost the same as our record signings. United have a player twice as expensive as our record ever buy on the bench also. We're still in a progression though, we can definitely compete with them all, we're just too stupid and we've needed a proper leader at the back for years and years.

 

[Amw79]

Come on blues, don’t do anything stupid early on, only need a goal to make a proper game of this.

 

[Abraders]

We have turned around defeats when behind at half time, https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/20571828, that is from 2012.

The stat is 40 years since we turned it around when losing 2-1 at HT

The stat is much wider and goes mostly to losing at half time in general. We've maybe managed one or two times, I think a game against West Brom might have been one of them

 

[ForeverBlue92]

Allan just needs to sit in front of that back 4, he goes pressing erratically and gets turned and gylfi and Doucoure then can't react accordingly

The problem as I've said is he can't sit there if players in front of him are not pressing - Doucoure is stuck doing 2 jobs of pressing and also trying to cover the space out wide James leaves and Siggurdsson/Gomes havent the pace or defensive ability to press the midfield when Doucoure goes to cover the space out wide.

Its why you need a Godfrey or Holgate in the middle until Gbamin is fit or we dip into the January transfer market.

 

[LinekersLegs]

United closing down well

 

[ForeverEverton]

CA not lost 3 games in a row for 14 years... Welcome to Everton....

No one can fix us, I truly believe that

 

[Shibbywiggles]

Looks like we’re going for the give James the ball plan. That could work

 

[KaiserEFC]

He’s horse poo and we’re making him look like zidane

He’s a very good player however most of his contributions are penalties

 

[sageyefc]

Cenk to save the day?

 

[kenada_blue]

Martial hasn't scored yet so it can't finish that score.

He'll wrap it up before 60mins

 

[matty1878]

Football is a strange game Matty

it is my friend

 

[zzr45]

Coleman is done.

 

[istgcptof]

Siggyyyyy.... !!!

 

[BirkenheadBlue]

The problem as I've said is he can't sit there if players in front of him are not pressing - Doucoure is stuck doing 2 jobs of pressing and also trying to cover the space out wide James leaves and Siggurdsson/Gomes havent the pace or defensive ability to press the midfield when Doucoure doesnt go out wide.

Its why you need a Godfrey or Holgate in the middle until Gbamin is fit or we dip into the January transfer market.

We have no earthly idea what Gbamin will be like. It’s entirely possible that he’ll be done as a top level footballer

 

[matty1878]

He'll wrap it up before 60mins

shut up