Match Thread Everton v Brighton - Preview, Match Report and MotM poll

[WalterBecker]

The atmosphere was not even toxic today, it’s just a total indifference of our situation. The bright spot was young Anthony and Demari

 

[Sassy Colombian]

Is that Benitez?

You don't have a few pins handy by any chance Sass?

Maybe…….for what purpose

 

[Bluerover]

Deserved what we got. Only Gordon and Gray get some credit for me.

One plan all game ot lump it to DCL, never changed. Just added Rondon to lump it to as well.

Saw after 5 minutes we needed three in the middle to compete and he didnt change that at any point, waited until 77mins to make a sub.

God help us

 

[Rooney_Tunes]

With the squad available to us today, we should easily be beating Brighton at home. Why we went 3 at the back is a mystery - Gbamin, Onyango or even Iwobi could have played centrally and Gordon and Gray pushed up alongside DCL.

It’s getting to the stage where I lost faith in both Koeman and Silva - The random “try something different and hope it works” phase. That, for me, is a sign he’s out of ideas.

Of course, I’m concerned that whoever we brought in to replace Benitez wouldn’t be any better, but it’s hard to conceive at this stage that he’d be any worse.

I say that, knowing that Benitez isn’t going anywhere soon, anyway.

Are you serious?

Actually NO...

 

[Preki]

I had completely forgotten all about this game.

probably for the best. Looking forward to the championship next season.

Be easier to get tickets!

 

[Blue Piper]

It's just getting embarrassing.

I'm at a loss with how benitez gets away with it.

Just watching livershite and chelski and we are so, so far away from them.

Saddened how far we have fallen.

I can't even go into the old Everton picture thread. The players that gave their all for my team. I cannot bear it now.

 

[Leylo]

The atmosphere was not even toxic today, it’s just a total indifference of our situation. The bright spot was young Anthony and Demari

Was when they scored the 3rd

 

[BirkenheadBlue]

I can write Benitez's interview now "We worked really hard, and the fans can see that. We ran a lot. I made tactical changes and we were much much better after half time. Individual mistakes cost us the points. We need the fans' support"

I mean I wasn't far off...

 

[Sassy Colombian]

Just back from the game - happy new year Everton you complete bunch of arse.

Benitez has had the best part of 3 weeks with no game, and that's the best he can come up with?! Christ.3 at the back, no proper lb, two ineffective cms, a striker that hasn't kicked a ball for 5 months on pens then rondon comes on, while Simms and Dobbin get splinters - complete shambles.

He's a tactical dinosaur, far too inflexible - made an average Brighton side look boss.

Don't see it getting any better with incoming players as he's just a crap manager. All three goals are too easy and so preventable, it wasn't great football that done us - it's the manager and players not taking responsibility.

Fair play to flash Gordon, gave everything as did gray - rest were awful.

Sorry, Nath. That’s not the best experience to begin the new year. How was the atmosphere at the stadium after the match was over?

 

[Predictorchamp]

What did we learn from that.?

1. We are absolutely crap when we play 5 at the back
2. With the players we have at our disposal, we need to play with a midfield 3. not 2.
3. Rondon is an absolute waste of space and should be nowhere near the pitch
4. Gomes is pretty useful when played from the bench. but needs a little bit more than 5 minutes if you want him to impact the game
5. The side is completely unbalanced if you don't have a naturally left footed left back.
6. We have a manager that put's his ego ahead of the team.
7. We have a group of young players whose enthusiasm lifts the other players
8. Keane is an absolute liability when his confidence is low..

Erm. Am I missing something here. Didn't we already know all those things before the 'kin match kicked off.


Anyway, only one candidate for MOM. Anthony Gordon. Anyone who picks anybody else today is surely on a wind up. Well done lad, you didn't deserve to be on the losing side. I'd have also started with Branthwaite and brought on either Simms or Dobbin ahead of Rondon. Absolutely criminal that we went without Digne.

Decent team Brighton and it was never going to be an easy game. But we could have taken all points today with the right personnel and formation.

 

[kiss the crest]

At least Everton didn't ruin Christmas for us all, they waited for a New year and thought let's do this properly and by Jo they did Everton that

 

[Barnfred 55]

Maybe…….for what purpose

Do they not have voodoo dolls in Colombia.

They are an effigy of a real person, and wherever you stick a pin in the effigy the real person gets a sharp pain in the same area. I know exactly where I'd like to stick it.

 

[Dixieslaces]

The atmosphere was not even toxic today, it’s just a total indifference of our situation. The bright spot was young Anthony and Demari

Was there any reaction to tapas tits?

 

[Aberblue]

I mean I wasn't far off...

Sadly, when you have bad players in a team, you're pretty much guaranteed to see individual mistakes.

One example I haven't seen mentioned - very late on, Rondon lashed the ball past everyone into the crowd when we had four players around the six yard box waiting for a cross.

 

[woodsyni]

Five at the back? Jonjoe Kenny (no offence lad), Seamus left back? At Goodison Park? Against Brighton? I am undoubtedly old, cantankerous and cynical but how the feck have we fallen so far? Still ripping!