Match Thread Everton v WBA, KO 15:00 Sat 20/1/18

[Gwladys St. Glory]

Switched to strictly audio commentary only after about the 35th...horrible football to watch. Directionless, devoid of movement or pace. Garbage, plain and simple. Our midfield is a black hole where all manner of impetus is sucked into oblivion.

 

[Eggs]

I can assure you I'm not asking for Barcelona. I'm asking for basic stuff. A threat and aggression in games at Goodison Park. A clear structure of recruitment, a gameplan on the field, consistency of selection, mildly attractive football with some end product, nothing flashy tho. I want to see some evidence the players have been coached into a gameplan. The nature of the goal we conceded, and the frighening inability of our players to move when we have a throw in, these are not good enough.

...we all want something better Tim, but we were poor before Allardyce and we’re poor now. I suppose the only difference is we’re in 9th and not 18th.

 

[LiamG]

Hahaha...

Ok, Bolasie passed the ball to Rooney who crossed the ball for Walcott to head back and Niasse headed it in... was a good ball from Wayne who, as I said before I like and I want him to fit into the team and be a massive success.

Apart from this Rooney gave the ball away a lot, their midfield ran past him quite a few times and he misplaced quite a few passes.

It is possible to have a bad game and do one or two things right.

You are the kind of fan who complains when the players play sideways and back and complain when not everything comes of.

I want to watch more than just safe football for 90 mins every week.

It obviously doesn't improve our chances of picking up points so why not forgive the mistakes if it means we get to watch some goals and excitement.

 

[TheFinnFan]

This game summed up this season.

We are safe. But we are crap.

Next season cant come fast enough.

 

[Big Fat Sam]

Anybody else absolutely petrified of us going down?

The vast majority our players are not even Championship standard now, so imagine them next season... Baines, Williams, Jagielka, Keane, Schneiderlin, Besic, Bolasie, Rooney. Blimey, we'd struggle to finish mid table.

 

[AnyoneSeenTim]

Seamus and Theo will be dynamite!

 

[ToffeeTim]

...we all want something better Tim, but we were poor before Allardyce and we’re poor now. I suppose the only difference is we’re in 9th and not 18th.

With the amount of money spent it's not good enough. We should be able to complete basic passes.

 

[bluestevon]

..it’s a grim time, Ste.

My thoughts on it mate, wrong manager for this club, always stated I thought that, also think tolerating a player who effectively is a guaranteed starter whose as poor as Martina is sends out a message to every player that sub standard is fine and acceptable, teams only as strong as it's weakest part in essence.

 

[bluestevon]

..it’s a grim time, Ste.

My thoughts on it mate, wrong manager for this club, always stated I thought that, also think tolerating a player who effectively is a guaranteed starter whose as poor as Martina is sends out a message to every player that sub standard is fine and acceptable, teams only as strong as it's weakest part in essence.

 

[LiamG]

We move the ball front to back better than anyone in the league.

 

[Sarnia Kevin]

Sign a left back or I send Farhad my official letter of resignation as an Evertonian.

I didn't realise we're allowed to do that

 

[ToffeeTim]

I saw an everton player take the ball on the half turn once in 97 minutes, that was Rooney.

 

[Eggs]

My thoughts on it mate, wrong manager for this club, always stated I thought that, also think tolerating a player who effectively is a guaranteed starter whose as poor as Martina is sends out a message to every player that sub standard is fine and acceptable, teams only as strong as it's weakest part in essence.

...I know you’re against Allardyce. I’m not against him even if i’m not particularly for him. The squad is a mess, it really begs a question of what Koeman and Walsh were doing.

It’s all about survival and the question I keep asking myself is who could’ve got this lot to 28 points in the time Allardyce has been in charge. I’m not sure if many could.

 

[BigDuncis Blue]

This game summed up this season.

We are safe. But we are crap.

Next season cant come fast enough.

Interesting point that. Next season we are likely to have a lot of the same players we have now, with the same manager....so not sure it is going to get better next season....

 

[marsh]

Embarrassing