Spurs v Everton. 30th Nov @ 16.00.

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Naismith is definitely better than Eto'o (wow that sounds weird) but the problem is a lack of width or no-one to link up play between Lukaku and the Two defensive midfielders.

It has been the problem since Barkley has come back and Martinez doesn't want to make the big call... Unless its Europe.
It seemed like Martinez was maybe trying to use Eto'o as a playmaker sort of thing. I like Eto'o touch and vision even though he's not very quick but you guys have other fast players like Lukaku, Barkley, Mirallas etc. One thing is for sure you guys have a lot of good players, certainly much better than Spurs. You can bet that Spurs would be hopelessly whipped by Wolfsburg. It just depends on whether Martinez finds a way to use them and make the right calls. Wenger makes wrong calls a lot of times so I know how frustrating it is.
 
As much as I enjoy watching us pass out the back with elegance and skill at times, unfortunately it can be our downfall. The two goals today were gifts, both resulting from playing from the back and being a bit too lethargic.

Also Roberto is a wee bit too set on the tactic. In the second half spurs pushed their defensive line high and their midfield 5 were only about 10 yards in front of them. There was no space in between to create anything, hence all we did was play infront of 10 spurs players passing sideways until we inevitably lost it. The only real chance we fashioned after the goal was the coleman one in the second half. If we'd tried to go a bit more direct, get eto'o running the channels possibly and then begun playing in their third maybe we would of caused spurs more trouble. It's a shame that spurs scored when they did as our game plan would of worked if they were one down for a bit longer as they would of been chasng the game, similarly in the second half they easily saw it out seeing as they were in front they didn't have to really chase much down/commit men forward thus no open spaces.
 
It seemed like Martinez was maybe trying to use Eto'o as a playmaker sort of thing. I like Eto'o touch and vision even though he's not very quick but you guys have other fast players like Lukaku, Barkley, Mirallas etc. One thing is for sure you guys have a lot of good players, certainly much better than Spurs. You can bet that Spurs would be hopelessly whipped by Wolfsburg. It just depends on whether Martinez finds a way to use them and make the right calls. Wenger makes wrong calls a lot of times so I know how frustrating it is.
I think that Martinez needs to vary his tactics, pressing tactics by the opposition just undoes him each time.
He needs to outthink other managers for us and him to be at the top table
Long way off today
 
One of the best things about Everton last season, and the season before that, has been our flanks.

If Pienaar is fit he needs to be playing with Baines, it's as simple as that, with Mirallas and Coleman down the right, Coleman had nobody with him today, Eto'o was drifting inside, so was Barkley, we just had no balance and was too congested in the middle.

Bad setup from the off.
 
One of the best things about Everton last season, and the season before that, has been our flanks.

If Pienaar is fit he needs to be playing with Baines, it's as simple as that, with Mirallas and Coleman down the right, Coleman had nobody with him today, Eto'o was drifting inside, so was Barkley, we just had no balance and was too congested in the middle.

Bad setup from the off.
Barkley and Eto'o crowded each other out and neither had a particular position
As you said nobody with Seamus
Bad set up and thus bad tactics
 
Two daft mistakes from two of the most experienced players in the land cost us today, a bit like earlier in the season when all mistakes ended up in goals (and the Besic header was nearly another) and until the first Spurs goal we looked alright though our habit of rarely playing well in London continues. One bright spot was Barkley, much more composed today.
 
No balance today, Coleman isolated until McGeady came on but then Baines had the same problem when Ken came off. Passing needs to be more inciesive and with a purpose. Too much dwelling on the ball, the players need to learn that they haven't got all day on the ball against certain teams. If we shift the ball sideways, it needs to be with more tempo. Its often to slow and results in us starting again, and going side to side with no penetration. We play better when we can get in from behind via the flanks.
 
Barkley and Eto'o crowded each other out and neither had a particular position
As you said nobody with Seamus
Bad set up and thus bad tactics
Arguably the best left flank in the league over the last 3/4 years, if they are fit you partner them up FFS.

We did absolutely nothing down the flanks all game, Coleman wasted, Baines wasted, best full backs as a pair in the league and we are not playing to get the best from them, Pienaar/Baines, Mirallas/Coleman down those flanks today we'd have seen a totally different game.
 
No balance today, Coleman isolated until McGeady came on but then Baines had the same problem when Ken came off. Passing needs to be more inciesive and with a purpose. Too much dwelling on the ball, the players need to learn that they haven't got all day on the ball against certain teams. If we shift the ball sideways, it needs to be with more tempo. Its often to slow and results in us starting again, and going side to side with no penetration. We play better when we can get in from behind via the flanks.
When was the last time we saw effective one-touch pass-move build up? When Pienaar was healthy and playing off Baines?
 
Sometimes when he did look up we had one player in the box.
Our style of play has changed from last season and if we keep playing like today we will be looking at the bottom 4 instead of the top 4.
We must be so easy to play against
None of this bottom 4 talk. It's a bit too black and white thinking. We aren't too far off a top 4 team but we certainly aren't there yet. However we'll be top 8 at least.
 
I think he is very comfortable on the ball and I didn't see any hacks aprt from bundling Kane over for showboating at the corner flag

I'm probably being overly conscious of him just seemed to pass it to marked players his body language seemed hectic to me, he did make a few dirty swipes at players that if they had of connected he could of got carded. I'll have to watch it again cause it seems people are not agreeing with me.
 
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