Match Thread Manchester City(1) Vs Everton(2) - Capital One Cup - Semi Final 2nd Leg - Weds 27th Jan - 19:45 KO

[Professor Toffee]

lukaku barry and stones looked liked players who have been played far too much and need a rest.
baines looked like a player who has just come back from injury , played too much and needs a rest.
Osman , well he simply has not got the legs for top tier football. he should be at chesterfield or mk dons.
cleverley was out of his depth
the substitutions were totally ineffective
the formation didn't really work ....again
its a disgrace we have the likes of lennon and pienaar on the bench yet have Osman and kone on the pitch
and lastly it was clear to me from around 50 minutes the ref had an agenda. I'm surprised he wasn't celebrating with the man city players at the end of the game.

that's the negatives.
positives were mori and barkley

Martinez still insisted in his interview that we will have a 'special' season ....... bemusing!

Qualifying for the Championship rather than the Champions League would be special in all kinds of ways

 

[Eggs]

...Facebook reds have come out of hibernation.

 

[Eggs]

...I thought Funes Mori played well, it'll be hard to drop the lad.

 

[Muhamed je otac]

Horrible morning, ffs

 

[Cultured right foot]

Could have been a lot more than 3.

Simply outclassed all over the pitch.

 

[daza_1973]

loving how the BBC and BBC northwest have totally swerved reporting the over the line incident this morning

 

[shoouhboo]

Nothing like that Everton choke hangover the next morning. I feel like I need a greasy meal and shot of tequila.

 

[edge]

Could have been a lot more than 3.

Simply outclassed all over the pitch.

though city deserved to win over the two games, to be honest worse teams than them look like they could score two or three against us this season

 

[ToffeeTim]

First time in a while the disappointment of the day before has carried into the next day as strongly as this. Grim.

 

[deipnosophist]

Put it behind us and move on. Get to safety and then regroup in summer...with necessary changes made.

 

[macdog]

Refereeing horror show - that Atkinson should be sent back to the under 12 girls' league. What a tool.

 

[The Hibbert Agenda]

https://audioboom.com/boos/4115166-jagielka-bemused-by-referee-decisions

Jagielka interview: when he told him that the ball went out of play, Atkinson replied with "You defended brilliantly"

 

[thirdmantackle]

Feels worse this morning

Great goal from Ross, then we concede three, could have been 5.
Its actually a disgrace that a club like ours cannot defend.

 

[BernieWright13]

Sounds like you are suggesting that the RS don't spend big and don't get favourable refereeing decisions.

Carry on blaming the officials if it makes you feel better mate

 

[Jeff Jones]

That wasn't 5 minutes after the de buryne injury restart

I've randomly selected your complaint - I was going to say whinge, but didn't want to be rude - to let you all know that the extra time played was absolutely spot on, almost to the second. I'm only up to page 184, so someone else may have already pointed this out.

There are a lot of posters here who need to spend a bit of time finding out how it works. If I'm coming across as a smartarse know-it-all
I'm sorry, but we've been through the Bournemouth and Chelsea scenarios, and both went exactly, almost, as they should have.