Jamo Martinez
Player Valuation: £70m
Ok. I know, I know. It's just that I'm working till late tomorrow and I've got a barbecue on Sat'dy night. So two birds with one pebble here. Yes, a prediction and a match report for the same match. GOT really does give you things you've never had before.
Well. Relief, surprise, elation all in one weird 90 minutes. We eventually played out the same script as the Sheffield Utd game. going a goal down to another tame goal (well it was the defending that was tame really), only to equalise before you could say 'For Fcuk's Sake Eve..'. Vic did well to turn the defender and lay the ball across to Osman. 1-1. Game on.
We then started to turn the screws on what has to be said is a championship fodder team. But it was nice to see some joined up footie again from the blues. There's bound to be a long debate on how long we can hold on to a certain 17 year old. A nutmeg, a glide past a second defender and a sublime cross with the ouside of his foot on to Saha's head were certainly worth the admission money. And should have seen us go into the dressing room with a lead. How good is that lad?
We didn't have to wait long for it though as 2 minutes after the restart, Saha made amends for his earlier miss with the type of goal which makes his fragile physique all the more frustrating. The superb first touch from Arteta's pass to take him into the area and a cheeky chip over the advancing keeper. King Louis stick around a while, please.
12 minutes later came the moment we've been waiting a decade for. It was worth the wait.
More nice approach play from Barkley and Baines down the left before the ball was moved infield to Arteta. Vic's diagonal run took two defendrs to the left allowing Mikel to roll the ball out to the inside right channel. Who should be bombing it down the wing? Is it a bird? Is it a plane? Is it the number 85 to South Parkway? No, it's the white Dani Alves. Time stood still for the next moment. The whole world seemed to hold it's collective breath. Black holes stopped munching on stars. In the other 3 O'Clock kick offs play just stopped abruptly and the teams got together in the centre circle, held hands and waited. The split second our Tony put his laces through the ball, We knew we were watching history in the making. So fast was the vicious shot that the sound of his foot hitting the ball and that of the ball hitting the inside of the post were virtually simultaneous. As the ball fizzed into the net, the world erupted. Church bells rang out. Suddenly every Evertonian on the planet was magically transported to Ewood park which had become like the tardis. Hibbert was doing an impression of Forest Gump and was by now running through Blackburn town centre wearing nothing but his boots. Steve Keane was demanding a card and Joey Barton turned up and kicked him into the stand. Moylez was screaming at Steve Round to stop windmilling.
Eventually, the fans were herded off the pitch. The game restarted and Formica almost took the shine off the whole affair with two chances in the last 5 minutes but Howard saved one brilliantly and Matt Damon headed the other one off the line. Job done
It's on.
Well. Relief, surprise, elation all in one weird 90 minutes. We eventually played out the same script as the Sheffield Utd game. going a goal down to another tame goal (well it was the defending that was tame really), only to equalise before you could say 'For Fcuk's Sake Eve..'. Vic did well to turn the defender and lay the ball across to Osman. 1-1. Game on.
We then started to turn the screws on what has to be said is a championship fodder team. But it was nice to see some joined up footie again from the blues. There's bound to be a long debate on how long we can hold on to a certain 17 year old. A nutmeg, a glide past a second defender and a sublime cross with the ouside of his foot on to Saha's head were certainly worth the admission money. And should have seen us go into the dressing room with a lead. How good is that lad?
We didn't have to wait long for it though as 2 minutes after the restart, Saha made amends for his earlier miss with the type of goal which makes his fragile physique all the more frustrating. The superb first touch from Arteta's pass to take him into the area and a cheeky chip over the advancing keeper. King Louis stick around a while, please.
12 minutes later came the moment we've been waiting a decade for. It was worth the wait.
More nice approach play from Barkley and Baines down the left before the ball was moved infield to Arteta. Vic's diagonal run took two defendrs to the left allowing Mikel to roll the ball out to the inside right channel. Who should be bombing it down the wing? Is it a bird? Is it a plane? Is it the number 85 to South Parkway? No, it's the white Dani Alves. Time stood still for the next moment. The whole world seemed to hold it's collective breath. Black holes stopped munching on stars. In the other 3 O'Clock kick offs play just stopped abruptly and the teams got together in the centre circle, held hands and waited. The split second our Tony put his laces through the ball, We knew we were watching history in the making. So fast was the vicious shot that the sound of his foot hitting the ball and that of the ball hitting the inside of the post were virtually simultaneous. As the ball fizzed into the net, the world erupted. Church bells rang out. Suddenly every Evertonian on the planet was magically transported to Ewood park which had become like the tardis. Hibbert was doing an impression of Forest Gump and was by now running through Blackburn town centre wearing nothing but his boots. Steve Keane was demanding a card and Joey Barton turned up and kicked him into the stand. Moylez was screaming at Steve Round to stop windmilling.
Eventually, the fans were herded off the pitch. The game restarted and Formica almost took the shine off the whole affair with two chances in the last 5 minutes but Howard saved one brilliantly and Matt Damon headed the other one off the line. Job done
It's on.
