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

[Milk]

Going to say this only once ................

Come on City!

Can't bare the thought of Plopp gurning his way down the Wembley touchline then leading his team in a daisy chain around the pitch

 

[degsy]

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

and have done so on numerous occasions

 

[maccavennie]

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.

A disgrace yes, but a surprise no.

We haven't been able to defend for 18 months now apart from the odd game now and then.

Honestly,we could have been 4-2 up on agg with 15 minutes to go and we would still have found a way to lose that game.

No leaders, weak, timid set of players.

 

[l4toffee]

Going to say this only once ................

Come on City!

Can't bare the thought of Plopp gurning his way down the Wembley touchline then leading his team in a daisy chain around the pitch

if that happens it's only the Micky mouse cup

 

[Cultured right foot]

It's a crap cup for tw@s, didn't want to win it anyway.

 

[BlueToff]

Think Rom has had more assists from Del than Kone, as knackered as Del appeared to be he was always capable of that little bit genious that can turn a game.
So for me, Martinez should never had replaced him. It should have been Miralles for Cleverly.

Mirallas wasn't in the squad mate

 

[BlueToff]

Yes, the assets will have walked. I'm just not putting all the blame on Martinez. And one class player in Rom (or even three in Mores and Deulofeu) hardly equate to a team like City who can afford that quality all across the park. So yes, Roberto has had his hands tied, and in the end it comes down to money. I know we've had a bad run of results, and i accept that Roberto needs to work on his defensive game (or better still, get a defensive coach in), but it's FAR too easy (and simplistic) to put all the blame on the manager. Personally, i believe we'll pick up a few places in the table before the end of the season: still not good enough, of course, but something to build on, IF we have the money. So, over to our Chairman: how's the deal working out, Bill? (hopefully not as badly as all the others over the past ten years or more).

And for the record: i have an enormous amount of respect for Bill Kenwright, and the passion he's shown for the Club. But that passion is now working against us, because in the final analysis, i don't think he can let go, even though in his heart he must know that only a big injection of cash is going to take us to the next level. That in itself is very sad, but that's the state of today's game. And if it's not done before the end of this season then we lose the best squad we've had in years).

It was catch 22 for him if he lost last night.

- Go out and attack from the start - he'd have been hounded as been naive
- Try and defend and play on the counter - too negative, should have attacked more

The end of the day we got beat in a semi final by a team that cost £500m.

But no, fans (especially on twitter) are literally having none of it, and now thinking of any excuse to fit their agenda.

'Stones was out of position', 'Stones can't clear it', 'Barkley should be defending more'.

It's madness. It's not be-fitting of our fanbase, but actually, I can't stand (what seems like) the majority of Evertonians anymore.

 

[BlueToff]

Oh, no, the madness continues. Apparently, because Stones is 6ft, he shouldn't be beaten in the air by the league's best striker (who had stole a run on him)

 

[BlueToff]

I'll need some time to work that one out.

No mate - I mean that's what the other fans are saying...

 

[Deleted member 28206]

Everton fans circle of pain

 

[BigDuncis Blue]

defensively...bad
Lukaku....going

It was catch 22 for him if he lost last night.

- Go out and attack from the start - he'd have been hounded as been naive
- Try and defend and play on the counter - too negative, should have attacked more

The end of the day we got beat in a semi final by a team that cost £500m.

But no, fans (especially on twitter) are literally having none of it, and now thinking of any excuse to fit their agenda.

'Stones was out of position', 'Stones can't clear it', 'Barkley should be defending more'.

It's madness. It's not be-fitting of our fanbase, but actually, I can't stand (what seems like) the majority of Evertonians anymore.

Thats a pretty poor comment. The supporters are just very, very passionate and at the moment and for the past months they are hurting. Give me those fans who want and think we deserve better any day

 

[royalblue66]

At least we will hear the slippy song at Wembley.

 

[BlueToff]

defensively...bad
Lukaku....going


Thats a pretty poor comment. The supporters are just very, very passionate and at the moment and for the past months they are hurting. Give me those fans who want and think we deserve better any day

There's passion and there's having an agenda dead set against a manager/player and even when presented with solid facts, will not budge their opinion. Starting to remind me of them lot across the park...

 

[Muggins]

Desperately wanted Everton to win the cup.

Fuming that they bottled it as predicted.

 

[Saint Domingo]

There's passion and there's having an agenda dead set against a manager/player and even when presented with solid facts, will not budge their opinion. Starting to remind me of them lot across the park...

What solid facts are these? Seems like a fair number of fans are discontented with the team performances over the last 18 months. As manager Roberto obviously shoulders responsibility for that. What are these solid facts that make their dissatisfaction unreasonable?