Stoppage time

mlyons · April 23, 2016

Ten goals conceded in stoppage time this season. More than one out of every six goals we've conceded, with those goals leading to eleven points dropped in the league and now an FA Cup exit.

Is it fatigue? Poor tactics? Lack of mental fortitude? Some combination of the three? Or just some sort of "Everton that" curse? How is this even possible?

blue76 · April 23, 2016

answer: This is a team of bottlers.

Jxg · April 23, 2016

mlyons said:
How is this even possible?

Huyton Layne · April 23, 2016

Tbh I'm not arsed any more. This team died today and the bones will be picked by our next manager and hopefully he can fashion an actual team from it.

Toffeelover · April 23, 2016

We were pressing forward in this and unfortunately got caught open on the break. Who ever was near should have rugby tackled him and took the red card. Herrera got away with it on that foul on Barkley which should have been a red but not even given a yellow.

Wat Tyler · April 23, 2016

mlyons said:
Ten goals conceded in stoppage time this season. More than one out of every six goals we've conceded, with those goals leading to eleven points dropped in the league and now an FA Cup exit.

Is it fatigue? Poor tactics? Lack of mental fortitude? Some combination of the three? Or just some sort of "Everton that" curse? How is this even possible?

Unreal stat

toffeemax · April 23, 2016

Need more snide. Look at herrera on barkley, someone should have killed martial.

Stikapos · April 23, 2016

Stoppage time errors have a bunch of reasons. Fatigue ? yes. But when the defense is never set correctly, nevermind the fact that half the time they are on their heels running backwards after being caught forward, you get late goals by teams who are pressing during the added time. How does Martial have 5 yards on either side of him in front of the net at the end of stoppage time ? How do you miss 6 foot 4 inch Fellani (with hair higher than that) drifting about in front of the goal ? IOW's...Slow slow slow, stupid stupid stupid.

Loz · April 23, 2016

Maybe our players just can't tell the time?

bilyaletdinov_ · April 23, 2016

Regarding snide, a member of atletico madrid's coaching team threw a ball onto the pitch to stop Malaga scoring on the counter attack. They won 1-0 and are firmly in the race for La Liga. That's the difference having a bit of it in the team can mean

john jako · April 23, 2016

Layne said:
Tbh I'm not arsed any more. This team died today and the bones will be picked by our next manager and hopefully he can fashion an actual team from it.

We are dead. People gone from fuming/angry to seriously depressed

Woolly Blue · April 23, 2016

mlyons said:
Ten goals conceded in stoppage time this season. More than one out of every six goals we've conceded, with those goals leading to eleven points dropped in the league and now an FA Cup exit.

Is it fatigue? Poor tactics? Lack of mental fortitude? Some combination of the three? Or just some sort of "Everton that" curse? How is this even possible?

Combination of all three, and throw in a good dose of naivety too.

Sy- · April 23, 2016

Fitness.

The only player who looks remotely capable of playing flat out for 90 mins is Lennon, no doubt because he is professional enough to look after himself regardless of the coaching regime.

Muggins · April 23, 2016

First half we were normal Everton.

Slow in possession, no ideas, no one wanted the ball, looked so unfit.

The players were knackered.

Gibson knew he was unfit and played a blinder in not doing bad considering he has hardly played and has been thrust into an FA Cup final team playing a crazy formation with players everywhere, against an arguably upcoming Manchester United team.