Match Thread Everton v Tottenham Hotspur, Preview, Match Report and MotM Poll

[Big_nev]

Looked every bit a 17th v 13th match. Lack of quality from both sides, game is there to be won for the side that ups the tempo.

 

[JLW]

We’ll beat these Spurs are looking very average

 

[Archie Knox]

Get Lewin or Kean on and Gomes off, 442 with Iwobi and Walcott out wide.

Crazily, I'd put DCL on. Got to win this. But it seems Silva has assurances that his job isn't on the line, so not expecting any revolutionary changes.

 

[dublinbluenose]

Atkinson is an absolute arsehole, he was the VAR official who gave that penalty to Brighton last week.

 

[Toffee in Jandals]

Utterly woeful first half. These Spurs are a poor team away from home, we should be gutted if we don't win this.

 

[Frang]

That has not been a good first half.

Shocking football

Can't string more than 3 passes together.

No tempo

No intent

Players going through the motions

No real shape or identity even though a change in formation

Toothless upfront

 

[Lelouch]

Iwobi and Digne have no synergy at all.

 

[welshtoffee]

Does Delph actually know how to pass a ball forward, its either sideways or backwards.

 

[Eggs]

He's then surrounded by two Spurs players.

These are hopeless tactics.

Get the ball down and play it.

...no, he’s got free behind his full back on a number of occasions but nothing has come from the cross, although Gomes should’ve done better with the one he missed.

 

[chrismpw]

Given the way var has been used, and how refs seem happy to stop our play for the tiniest of infringements, doing a better job of halting us than many of the opposition, I'm getting a bit worried that this year's script by the league involves a relegation.

Sky must he worried that we might challenge the saleable brands.

 

[sageyefc]

I like that’s there’s a bit of urgency to holgate, makes a change from sinaed O’Connor ambling about

 

[Shibbywiggles]

Not sure why some are embarrassed by 0-0 at half time against Spurs. We played worse Tuesday in the first half and I’d take another 2-0 all day long here!

 

[ForeverBlue92]

So Atkinson is having a great game?

Yeah, right...

Refs being poor shocker - every team has officiating go against them Liverpool had a goal ruled offside yesterday which was perfectly valid- they went on to win the game whereas we would have crumbled like Brighton.

The manager and players get away with murder.

 

[StateSideToffee]

Please Marco;
Bring DCL on for Delph.
Richarlison on the left.
Iwobi central.
Gomes drops deeper.

 

[Milkman]

Two woefully out of form teams boring us all to death. We've looked comfortable, so have they. They'll make a change to their tactics, we won't. They'll win.