Match Thread Southampton v Everton (Sunday 25 October 14:00)

[brian labone]

I got criticised on here for having the cheek to suggest we play Nkounkou on the left wing for todays game, I believe he would have been a much better solution than Iwobi.

 

[Ring master]

 

[kev101]

Godfrey was horrible at rb, which is a worry as atm I see him as our utility player.

 

[Death]

Beat Newcastle and good result against United we are on track. Thinking we would have won today next week and week after is dreamland stuff.

Cant win em all even challenging for top four.

 

[Ring master]

CARLO MOTD INTERVIEW

Pickford controversy may have caused 'joke' Digne red card - Ancelotti

Everton boss Carlo Ancelotti brands Lucas Digne's red card against Southampton a "joke" and claims the officials may have been influenced by incidents in the Merseyside derby.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Tubey]

Let's be honest - that today is one hell of a kick to the gut, as it confirmed what we all secretly knew. That is we have far too many players we've paid too much for that are nowhere near good enough and we're still a mid table team who could at a stretch break the top six with extreme luck.

The money we paid for "Wobes" makes me legit sad.

 

[Alanbileysfeathercut]

Pickford everytime for me .

 

[andy4efc]

Godfrey was horrible at rb, which is a worry as atm I see him as our utility player.

He's not a right back or a utility player. He is a centre back, who can cover here and there.

Give Godfrey a player who will defend in front of him and he'll look more comfortable. Expecting him to come in and be a top right back is unfair.

 

[deipnosophist]

I see Crab Iwobi has now received 8 votes!! I suspect Crab is no fool and will detect a sympathy vote component to that number and so I am changing my vote to Snail Keane. I think Crab won’t be as suspicious if he only gets 7 votes...8 is just too obvious

 

[hibbo'sclass]

Part of the chorus of "Big Yellow Taxi" spring to mind - look unbalanced without Richarlison and Seamus was sorely needed at right back.


*For those under about 50, "you don't know what you've got 'til it's gone"

 

[Gwladysstreetlad]

Today was a bit of a harsh reality check that some needed. We've come on leaps and bounds in just a few mouths and its all happened so quickly that some seemed to think that the hard work is already done. The reality is that Don Carlo's rebuilding process has only just started and this season is only the first major step forward. The good news however is that another few productive transfer window's will see us go even further. If sitting top of the league and winning seven out of our opening nine games (having only lost one) is what we're getting after the Don's first real transfer window then we're going to be an utter beast of a side after a few more!

COYB!

 

[Jimmy Flangemoth]

This season, when Everton have conceded first, I have always felt confident of getting a goal back. Except today. Without adequate cover for Coleman and Richarlison, the first XI appear out of sync. Now Digne is added to the list.

 

[Jim Hopper]

CARLO MOTD INTERVIEW

Pickford controversy may have caused 'joke' Digne red card - Ancelotti

Everton boss Carlo Ancelotti brands Lucas Digne's red card against Southampton a "joke" and claims the officials may have been influenced by incidents in the Merseyside derby.

www.bbc.co.uk

What did we expect? We let the media tear us a new one all week pretty much branding us a ditty team, not one ex player coming out in support for Pickford and then we politely rolled out the red carpet so they could do it even more and gain access to our players (Mina interview for Sky) which they used to add more spin to the story. We are far too nice of a club.

 

[Gwladys St. Glory]

the real worry is depth of the squad. This season will be brutal with the schedule.

We've got it easy, compared to some. Need to be taking advantage of it...no excuses.

 

[Toffeelover]

Iwobi and Siggy IMO should never be near the pitch or the bench- get rid. Give some of our young players a crack insted of these two.

Where was Gomes?