Everton vs Middlesbrough

[fozzy]

we have started ok but they have had two great chances!!!!

and we still look very flat! just no spark!

 

[fozzy]

the yak heads over from 6 yards

 

[fozzy]

we seem to be picking up the pace now!

playing some good footie at times.

 

[fozzy]

boro hit the bar from 4 yards out!!!!!

 

[fozzy]

great piece of skill and shot from arteta but saved!

 

[fozzy]

great overlap by hibbo and great cross for pienaar but he heads over!

 

[Maverick]

breakneck pace here

Mido- yellow

 

[Blue Wiz]

Could have been a lot of goals in this game so far.

We've had a great header from Yak who jumped a bit too late so his header sailed way above the crossbar, Arteta had a nice shot that the goalie held and Pienaar had another header sail high all in addition to the goal.

They've hit the crossbar once and had a few other very dangerous situations.

We need to tighten up the defence.. we're giving away too many chances to Boro.

 

[fozzy]

H/T we grow as the half went on after a slow start but we had some good chances in the end and they had three very good chances but thats about all they had.

 

[Blue Wiz]

HT. 1-0

 

[Axlswhk]

Big improvement, I like the way we work the ball in the last 15 mins. We created half a dozen half chances and if shooting and heading is better we would have been 3 or 4 nil ahead.

Having said that, there's also a 15 mins period when we're chasing ball and could have concede 3. Interesting game.

 

[Bruce Wayne]

Jagielka is having an absolute stinker. To be honest I havn't seen much improvement over recent games with the exception of Arteta being available to give us more cutting edge in the final third.

 

[Welton Toffee]

Playing fairly well. Worried by the good chances they have created, although thankfully they can't hit a cow's arse with a banjo.

The Yak should have scored, Arteta and Faddy playing well. Hibbert doing OK

COYB

 

[pommie]

decent game so far... arteta looks decent today, we have gifted them to many free chances moyes should give the back 4 a right kick up the ass... personally i think baines hasnt been as good as he has been... who would of thought with 2 defenders playing in the middle we would be making chances...

 

[pommie]

Playing fairly well. Worried by the good chances they have created, although thankfully they can't hit a cow's arse with a banjo.

The Yak should have scored, Arteta and Faddy playing well. Hibbert doing OK

COYB

hibbo has done a great job marking downing but still needs to mark tighter in the box ...