Sunderland v Everton. 9th Nov at 13.30.

[chicoazul]

The problems are quite evident. The team is unbalanced with Martinez trying to fit too many similar players in positions they're not effective in, and we making loads of changes to accommodate the extra games. When you throw in a couple of key injuries, an out of form main striker and Thursday night games taking their toll (Spurs got beat at home to Stoke today) you have a really shitty Everton soup.

I'm pleased we have a two week break now. And apologies Ireland, you'll probably not have James McCarthy for the Scotland game.

 

[EverBlue86]

No, you're being a massive over the top tit. That's what.

How mate? We are utter pony and have been all season bar our Europa league performances against lille and wolfsburg.

You may be happy to see us losing ground on the top 4 and not taking brilliant opportunities to leap frog our rivals but I'm certainly not.

 

[deipnosophist]

pardew in

lol lol

 

[meagher94]

is there a worse pundit in the world than lawrsenson? what planet is he on?

Tbh mate I agree with him, seemed to me like we were happy to take the point at the end, didn't see it properly but wasn't McCarthy blagging when he was on the floor injured?

 

[Michaelcoyb]

@CahillsCornerFlag ive stopped about 5 minutes ago. I was in poor form i know.

 

[Sunderland afc]

Was it a pen?
And did Howard handle the ball out the box

Haven't seen them back

Happy with the point, thought it was a canny game

 

[PhilM]

haha what a post. release the demon

It's my pleasure. I'm glad it lightened up your afternoon after having to watch such a lacklustre performance.

 

[Everton 1878 NSNO]

[Poor language removed] off, that was a sunday league performance, I demand better, thats a result of poor management not adapting, players not giving maximum concentration, poor passing and trappings, dont they realise they are on tv for [Poor language removed] sake everybody sees them not being able to play football it is embarrassing for them, i would be ashamed to play that way, get your [Poor language removed] act together, infuriating is the word and i dont like the feeling

 

[bluegirl]

As exciting as Lukaku and Eto'o playing together is, it doesn't work, we're accommodating. They're both centre forwards and we're playing a formation with one lone striker.

Either drop one or change formation.

Mirallas back after international is huge for us, brings us width, but still have the problem of who to play on the other wing.

McGeady did alright today to be fair, either him or give Naismith a shot on the wing, but Eto'o and Lukaku need to be up top.

 

[AndyC]

Im not having any of this Lukaku is young nonsense anymore, if its true he has be training with Big Dunc the first thing he wants to learn is how to trap and hold up the ball as its the one thing he is useless at .

Maybe he needs to learn how to play centre forward from someone like Kevin Davies who knew how to impose himself physically on defenders... as he's either not listening to Ferguson or doesn't understand him.

 

[toffeejack]

Tbh mate I agree with him, seemed to me like we were happy to take the point at the end, didn't see it properly but wasn't McCarthy blagging when he was on the floor injured?

no, he'd pulled something, for sure. we would have been down to 10 if he hadn't have carried on though, he was still limping after the goaline clearance.

 

[DanEFC92]

Was it a pen?
And did Howard handle the ball out the box

Haven't seen them back

Happy with the point, thought it was a canny game

Yes. Should have beena red too.
No.

 

[EverBlue86]

spot on

frightening that some people are pleased with that crap

Martinez is untouchable mate right now it's the way it is. He could smear [Poor language removed] on the dixie Dean statue and people would still neg rep you for calling him out on it.

Same as the IMWT brigade who couldn't highlight moyes's faults until about the 8th season in and the countless bottle jobs and no trophies. The same will happen again in 6 years if we don't buck our ideas up as the squad we have we should be playing much better

 

[Michaelcoyb]

The problems are quite evident. The team is unbalanced with Martinez trying to fit too many similar players in positions they're not effective in, and we making loads of changes to accommodate the extra games. When you throw in a couple of key injuries, an out of form main striker and Thursday night games taking their toll (Spurs got beat at home to Stoke today) you have a really shitty Everton soup.

I'm pleased we have a two week break now. And apologies Ireland, you'll probably not have James McCarthy for the Scotland game.

Thanks man I needed perspective.

 

[toffeejack]

Maybe he needs to learn how to play centre forward from someone like Kevin Davies who knew how to impose himself physically on defenders... as he's either not listening to Ferguson or doesn't understand him.

not sure if serious