Match Thread Everton Vs Man Utd - FA Cup Semi Final - Wembley - Sat 23rd April - KO 17:15

[Jacob]

The defence is so preoccupied with watching spaces, their players have so much more time on the ball. Parallel passing isnt enough at this tempo. McCarthy needs to do more. Ross Barkley needs to go direct instead of the on-ball pirouettes. Its not over yet. We can come back. Bring Deulofeu or Mirallas in to run at them and support Lukaku.

 

[II McColl II]

What a typically dull crap 1st half, it feels like liverpool all over again, lukaku great chance messes it up this time he got 2 attempts and messed both up and then all utd rest of the half.

We're just boring, summed it up for me when Utd were about to counter and Gibson has his back to play running towards Robles trying to get into a CB role when the rest of the midfield is nowhere to be seen because McCarthy has tried to press at times, just dreadful no one knows whats going on and simply not playing as a team.

 

[the_toffees_bosnia]

just fuc.k off martinez

 

[ford_uk]

Our next manager has got one hell of a job on his hands

 

[Bluerover]

Absolutely no change from all season despite this being our last chance at some dignity.

No heart no stomach no nerve

I just feel for those who made the effort to go there.

Even at our worst in the league in the 70s we went for it in the League Cup Final but lost after a replay.

This is drivel

 

[nsno-chris]

I can't believe that a derby and a semi final and martinez cannot motivate his players for either, it's a disgrace.

No organisation in this team, truly shocked how bad we've been

 

[Liam-EFC]

We should have sacked Martinez last weekend.

 

[Still]

Sell Barkley buy Rooney.


Also I wish Stones would get his head out of his arse and realise that he needs to run occasionally. Yea, he's got talent, but he's got to get the basics of marking right again.

 

[marekb]

I swear these players don't train together, there's no partnerships between any of the players. None of the them look like they are capable of playing in this system, absolutely no way they are going to pass their way through utd.

 

[Verbal Kint]

Going down without a fight here... Booed at half time...

Doesn't get worse than that..

 

[Whistlin' Dixie]

We know the manager is a dead man walking.
But if the 11 players out there think that's good enough in a cup semi final there as bad. Jags needs to pull them together on the pitch before second half starts and tell them to have a go. Disregard any tactics and go for it. They owe that to the fans surely.
Because if anyone tells me they can't try harder than that regardless of who is manager they are also frauds

Spot-on

No leadership, no guts, no nothing except to deem a pathetic performance acceptable.

Gutless spineless ...... I'm on for a stroke, I think

 

[The Mighty Quint]

I'd take Barkley off and drop Mirallas in there behind Lukaku, he'll put a shift in will Kev for sure.

 

[Jxg]

I agree he should have scored at least once (though he created the chances himself), but what do you actually expect from a striker who is as isolated as he is? I'm genuinely interested in your response.

I expect a striker who wants a move to Chelsea, United, Madrid to SCORE AN EFFING ONE ON ONE WITH THE KEEPER.

 

[Armchair Dave]

imagine being in that dressing room now, bet there is zero motivation... all sat there in silence listening to bobbys pearls of wisdom.

I dunno, I'd be motivated to smash bobby's face in.

 

[daza_1973]

Not many teams get booed off at half time in a semi.... Phenomenal