How boring are we to watch?

[Boss_Blue]

The "we were awful Under Smith" is a line the Moyes apologists started once his honeymon period was over

 

[BigDuncis Blue]

it really is a bit worrying that any EFC supporters think that game was at least farly boring or that anyone thinks that display today was anywhere in the region of ok...our expectations for our club are surely higher than that....as previusly said, this was not a one off this season

 

[chicoazul]

You mean like when we beat Sunderland 5 0 under Smith? There was a few top moments under Smith, including our last win at Anfield, it wasnt %100 gloom and he didnt have a 28m striker!

I went home and away most weeks and it was horrid.

That Boxing Day win was sound though.

Oh, and Bakayoko.

 

[MikeH72]

I don't know why people feel the need to compare and contrast the different levels of utterly dross football we've played over the past 20 years.

Fact is, we're painfully dull to watch, and that isn't good enough.

Because at least this style of football is "the right way" to be awful. At least we can take pride in being awful as we're doing things the right way. Not like that hoofball. We should have been ashamed to get results playing that way. I used to spit on the pitch every time we beat a top side by hoofing the ball forward all game

 

[hktoffee]

Will you be able to endure another season like this? I don't see how Martinez can turn all this mess around next season. If you cannot motivate your team then you take the blame.

 

[deipnosophist]

Martinez is a snake oil salesman. I was fooled by him initially...but I ain't now. In my defence, Samuel Eto'o was also taken in by his bullsh1te

 

[deipnosophist]

I refuse to listen to any Martinez pre/post match interviews. They are always the same balderdash utterances. Can you imagine having to , on a daily basis, as a player? No wonder our team is so uninspired...so bored

 

[hktoffee]

I refuse to listen to any Martinez pre/post match interviews. They are always the same balderdash utterances. Can you imagine having to , on a daily basis, as a player? No wonder our team is so uninspired...so bored

He should go and join the conservative or labour. He can be a good speaker.

 

[Aidey9]

It's not great at the moment Colin but when we get it right we're great to watch. Man Utd an example.

When we're at home against a team setup to stop us playing though, it's more than likely to be grim...

I don't even think we were that great against United. If anything, we took our chances and did a job on them, it was no way a 3 nil shoreline that game for me.

But all season we've played very pedestrian and had no tempo to our play. In the summer, Martinez needs to recruit well, get the lads in for pre season, regroup and work them hard on fitness and on the way he wants us to play but with more speed and purpose and take it from there.

If things don't improve then it could be a case of getting someone else in with different ideas to get us playing better!

 

[4737carlin]

The problem is, we only play against teams of United's ilk six times if you include Spurs. That leaves thirteen games against teams setting-up to stop us play and we have been found wanting all season to say the least.

If today was a one-off, I could accept it. Sadly, it is the norm and why I feel the manager should walk.

True this, its easy to get up for a match against United, a team who don't just play football but its a scalp any player and manager will want. But some of the worst games we have had this season has been against teams like Hull and WBA, who haven't turned up to entertain us but to suit there own needs, and we didn't have a clue what to do about it. Martinez has been out managed so many times this season by managers who the vast majority of Evertonions wouldn't rate at all and for me this shows how last season has blinded us.

 

[deipnosophist]

He should go and join the conservative or labour. He can be a good speaker.

Is it bad of me to want to wring his neck every time he says 'phenomenal' or ''incredible'? Better I just refuse to listen to any of his bullsh1te. But I do have sympathy for the players who have to hear him every day. Can you imagine that?...purgatory

 

[hktoffee]

Is it bad of me to want to wring his neck every time he says 'phenomenal' or ''incredible'? Better I just refuse to listen to any of his bullsh1te. But I do have sympathy for the players who have to hear him every day. Can you imagine that?...purgatory

Well Eto'o and Distin had enough...

 

[deipnosophist]

Well Eto'o and Distin had enough...

Yes, I said on an earlier post that Martinez fooled me initially, but I felt assuaged by the fact he also fooled no less a seasoned pro than Samuel Eto'o. If wanting this snake oil salesman out of Everton makes me a plotter, then so be it.

 

[Professor Toffee]

True this, its easy to get up for a match against United, a team who don't just play football but its a scalp any player and manager will want. But some of the worst games we have had this season has been against teams like Hull and WBA, who haven't turned up to entertain us but to suit there own needs, and we didn't have a clue what to do about it. Martinez has been out managed so many times this season by managers who the vast majority of Evertonions wouldn't rate at all and for me this shows how last season has blinded us.

Martinez doesn't know how to change tactics, tactics remain from kick off to final whistle.
Subs are late and for impact not to change our tactics.
I'm not the only one to believe there is a plan (a and if fails repeat plan (a

 

[Khalekan]

As someone who's watching utter toss football I think I can tell: this Everton is boring in 90% of the times. This spring I've seen 10 times more sparkling, lively football from my No. 1 team than from Everton. And that's shocking really. I wasn't used to it and now I go every second weekend and watch real football games with pace, opportunities, goals, wins and beautiful football. It's like I'm in a paralell universe where things changed.

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