deipnosophist
Player Valuation: £80m
you have nailed it there mate. I think the fans of 18 PL teams would save themselves a lot of fume if they realised that their team just aint all that
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red1
Arsenal fan
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.
toffeemax
Player Valuation: £15m
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.
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.
Professor Toffee
On and on, over the hill and the craic is good
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
The Mighty Quint
Player Valuation: £40m
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.
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.
Professor Toffee
On and on, over the hill and the craic is good
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
Merseyzig
Player Valuation: £8m
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.
jackster109
Player Valuation: Free Transfer
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.
The Mighty Quint
Player Valuation: £40m
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.
B
BBleck
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When was the last time we saw effective one-touch pass-move build up? When Pienaar was healthy and playing off Baines?
Professor Toffee
On and on, over the hill and the craic is good
No but Lloris is a good keeper
marty mcfly
Player Valuation: £40m
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.
JAYTALITY
Player Valuation: £30m
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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