Everton v Sunderland. Boxing Day @ 15.00.

[allen]

Not really, rotating the squad is fine if you have a comparable player to do it, if not, play your best team and make early subs when winning.

It's funny how the amazing football minds only come out to say "I knew this would happen."

There's nothing wrong with what Martinez did. Osman isn't crap, he just screwed up. It happens.

Move on.

 

[kenada_blue]

Think Mirallas needs to be taken off for Barkley. Need another body in the midfield as they're shifting the ball from either wings quickly and he's not helping out.

Gonna be a long 2nd half

 

[bicycleheader]

Incredible bunch of whingers here today.

**** happens. Bad mistake...they dont always get punished like that but its happened.

The flaws in our game have been there all season...mainly being final third and lukaku is not a holdup/link striker. Its worse now because we need that type.

Martinez is managing Barkley well. Osman has been good enough in other games when he started and we won...problem here was he ended up in Barrys position where he shouldnt ever be!

Coyb! Can still get a point and all is not lost if we lose.

 

[steele]

Sick of martinez playing ****ing osman why can't he see he's ****e? Need a win here and an appeal for Howards red or at best we will pick up draws in these next two games.


I also thought a red was 1-2 games if not violent conduct

easy on osman...Howard did all wrong. Shouldn't pass the ball to Osman in the first time.

 

[deipnosophist]

Knee off
Jerk on

If you can't rotate the squad at home against Sunderland, you have 0 business chasing CL footy. Wind it in and spit out the bleach. Osman made the mistake, not RM.

I agree mate

 

[DualityNSNO]

He could have rested him at HT after getting this under control.

There's no excuses. I think the fellers the bees knees like everyone else, but he ****ed up big time here with that clueless decision to play Osman from the off.

Or maybe he didn't even want to play him as it's obvious that he needs a rest?

Maybe he knows better than you, dave, and maybe you are the clueless one.

????

 

[Kantareller]

Players with grey hair should not be playing.


My subs would be, Lukaku off, Barkley on. Lukaku has been utter crap, no motivation and useless in the air tonight. Put Mirallas as CF and move Barkley in midfield.

 

[evilwebby]

We can still win this, but our performance level has to do a 180 turn.
Against a better team we'd be 3 down.

 

[RED]

That's it for Osman like. He's quite possible single-handedly put a huge dent in our season. It's a shame he gets a chance to make amends against Southampton. He doesn't deserve it. It was an accident, but it was lazy and utterly unforgivable.

As far is Martinez is concerned, you can't really expect Osman to do that, but this game was big and we're now really looking like we're going to lose, due to his decision.

jesus, take it easy. It's sunderland. You'll still win. ****

 

[Norwegian Cow]

either


---------------Robles
-------Coleman Jagielka Distin
---Mirallas Barry Mccarthy Pienaar
---------------Barkley
---------------Lukaku


or

-------------Robles
Coleman Jagielka Distin Oviedo
Mirallas Barkley Mccarthy Pienaar
-------------Lukaku

 

[sageyefc]

Osman again proving to be utter dog ****.
Crowd is appauling

Bring on barkley for distin, drop barry deeper beside jags. Barkley to drive from midfield and barry to step up when we're in possesion

 

[Bungle]

Chill out, half time, regroup, Bobby does the sexy talk to the players and we come out and spank these.

If we dont then obviously we contact the blue union and have Bob removed first thing tomorrow.

 

[davek]

Oh pipe down, Lord Hindsight.

I hope Roberto isn't dropping the same bollock he made at Palace, starting Osman and then subbing him with Barkley chasing the game.

I'd have started Barkley at all costs myself like. He IS the genius though.

You're welcome.

 

[CahillsCornerFlag]

No chance can you slam Bobby for this. Osman's moment of madness could realistically have happened to anyone. It was almost inevitable as we've not conceded playing out from the back yet. Till now obviously.

 

[allen]

We can still win this, but our performance level has to do a 180 turn.
Against a better team we'd be 3 down.

The Martinez half-time miracle.

We'll break them down, I'm sure of it. If we get the equaliser, I'd fully expect us to win.