Match Thread Watford v Everton - Preview, Match Report and MotM Poll

[Ring master]

Even we couldn't manage a 16 goal swing, could we ?

We would try our best no doubt

 

[Fansince1988]

Agree, I would possibly bring Dele and DCL on

First and foremost, don’t lose.

He will probably retain this system for the first 10 or 15 of the second half.

Tbh we haven’t created but I don’t think we have been that bad, I would expect us to up it in the second half

 

[brieverton]

The performance will be immediately forgotten if we get the result.

We have another 47-49 minutes to score one more goal than Watford.

 

[kiss the crest]

One of Gordon or Gray needs to be subbed.

Both as they have both been bad

 

[Rich1878]

Love Gordon, but christ.. he needs some tweaking on his end product and set pieces.

 

[Toffe3m4n]

Really wish we'd just get our arses into gear for games like these..

 

[Mashtray]

Should be 2-0 up atleast against this dross

 

[dannyboy]

That first 45 minutes demonstrated why as many of this squad need moving on as possible. Hopefully when we survive we don't get any ideas about these players now coming good. They've been dragged through by the fans and some incredibly basic but effective football.

 

[peteblue]

we’re drawing mate that’s irrelevant

everton need this

As Michael Gove would say “calm down, calm down”……

 

[OneTrueLegend]

The players look tired to me, in the mind and in the legs, poor touches in the final 3rd letting us down. Problem is we don’t really have players to bring on who can improve things. Luckily for us so far they haven’t offered too much and Leeds are losing 0-1, down to 10 men and have had a player go off injured.

 

[andy4efc]

I've said it before, there are so few options for him to pick out. He must look up and see one blue shirt surrounded by 3 or 4 in yellow.

Mostly true. But the 4v2 was a really, really poor play from a Gordon. Did all the hard work but couldn’t put it on a plate for richt to tap in

 

[GoldenToffee]

He offers pace but is selfish and not much end product

Which means his pace is worth nothing at all to us. Needs to come off ASAP if he can't be bothered to get involved, which looks to be the case tonight.

 

[Bohemian Toffee]

I think I noticed a slight switch at the end there, Coleman seemed to have moved over to RB, but it was only brief, so we shall see.

Yeah, same, I wouldn't be at all surprised if the eleven the finished the half started the next. But we need to be a bit higher up the pitch and have an extra body in midfield, it's clear to me that the manager doesn't trust the players for the full 90 minutes but is hoping to smash and grab.

 

[MrGrumpy]

3-1 City

 

[Mark Bisson]

Dire. No urgency crab-ball. Awful that. ?