Oldham v Everton. 16th Feb @ 18.00.

[allezlesbleus]

We should be able to beat Oldham at Goodison, but I don't think it will be easy. We'd then be pretty happy to draw anyone apart from City, United or Chelsea. Although, even if the draw wasn't kind, we've beaten the latter two in the cup in recent years and we're a bit of a bogey side for Mancini's side. Our biggest issue is that we still don't have that spark that will conjure a goal to settle a tight game.

Mainly agree but feel it is our tendency to concede too easily or stop the crosses coming in which is the problem. We are scoring a few, just not enough if we give the oppo 1 or 2soft goals

 

[noharmdone]

I called the draw right last time out..
Man Utd at Goodison.

 

[Royal Blue Jersey]

the media know absolutely jack **** mate. Most of the goals we've conceded have been from set pieces/headers. We have a keeper who never commands his box and two centre halves who aren't particularly tall. There is a reason why we've barely had a clean sheet all season and that is because defensively we have wilted virtually every time a team has started to put an ounce of pressure on us. It's been pretty embarassing this season tbh, because we have conceded virtually every time an opposition has had an attack against us.

Precisely. So why didn't we keep the ball? We had a bright spell at the opening of the second half. Mirallas came on, Osman dropped to the centre, and we started passing the ball around. We went 2-1 up and looked like we were going to run away with it. For whatever reason we lost our momentum but instead of trying to build it back up again we decided that was our spell over. Fair enough. I mean, it's a struggling third division team but this is the cup and they have knocked out Liverpool, so a switch to controlled containment wouldn't be the worst way to go. We could have either controlled the game; keep possession, tire them out, take the sting out of the game and the fans. Setting up two banks of four and asking them to create something would have been great were it not for the fact they were bypassing the middle of the pitch entirely - so a solid shape wasn't good enough.

So what did we do? Send Fellaini up to meander on the outskirts of the centre circle and launch goal kicks up to him. Half the time they completely missed him and went straight to an Oldham player, the other half he didn't bother jumping for. So for about 5 or 6 goal kicks in a row we gave the ball straight back to them. Distin, Jagielka, Neville, Gibson, Fellaini, Howard all of them were guilty of just smashing the ball away pointlessly when they had time, space and options. Inviting pressure we knew we weren't equipped to handle. It was utterly shambolic.

 

[Royal Blue Jersey]

We let in one goal less than the red****e and we took the lead too. Best team on Merseyside us! WOOOOOO!

Gash performance, was like the dark days of pre-xmas last season. One paced, ineffectual footie and Jelavic is suddenly as lethal as Saha.

Tranmere won 1-0 there

 

[Librarian]

It's gonna be Chelsea, isn't it.

 

[Eggs]

...number 3 at home to anybody below 5 please.

 

[toffee-fellaini]

Number 2 at home please

 

[Seamus Colemole]

Man City away so i can complain its fixed.

 

[Eggs]

..........can't complain, Man Utd or Chelsea going out and at least one lower league team are in the semi.

 

[BigBlueConk]

Still underwhelmed from Saturday. Most importantly, we are still in it

Not making Wembley with this draw would be disappointing to say the least.

 

[Sideliner]

going to Wembly with this draw also tells a tale of its own -
but as they say - as long as we can get some silverware - even if it is by hook or by crook - it will do at this stage

 

[Eggs]

...apologies if mentioned elsewhere, but did I hear right that we've had 9 different scorers in the cup this season. Some stat if so, can't imagine we can keep that trend running and win the cup. Mind you, it wouldn't be Howards first!!

 

[Ring master]

...apologies if mentioned elsewhere, but did I hear right that we've had 9 different scorers in the cup this season. Some stat if so, can't imagine we can keep that trend running and win the cup. Mind you, it wouldn't be Howards first!!

Did not even realise that,but its true

V Cheltenham

Jelavić
Baines (PG)
Osman
Coleman
Fellaini

v Bolton

Pienaar
Heitinga

V Oldham

Anichebe
Jagielka

 

[Kay20]

Jesus Christ. I finally sit down to watch the match a couple of nights ago, thinking, it's been a long week at work, worked flipping all weekend, staying at work late all week, going to finally watch some good Everton footy.

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Why are we in defensive shambles? Where has Jelavic's finishing gone? Why is Phil Neville on the effing pitch?

A.R.G.H.

Here's to a win on Saturday. But momentum is not ours.

P.S. Can we stop complaining about Howard now?
P.P.S. You go Chebes!!!!!

 

[ijjysmith]

People were still blaming Howard, Kay.

Somehow. Even though we'd have lost without him.