Match Thread Arsenal v Everton KO Sun 23 Sep 2018 4pm

[Toffee in Jandals]

Silva looks like he's ready to give up in his post game interview

To be fair he must be pulling his hair out. Injuries, a suspension to our best player, off-side goals, silly defensive errors, and now being the better team away to a top six team, and yet still on the losing side

 

[Ring master]

Cech MOTM says it all. We did well and I’m optimistic things will come good under Silva. Get Mina in with Gomes and bed in Bernard.

It defo will come good,after the injuries,but we need to make our own luck,today played well v a team most expect us to lose to,while not playing well v 2 previous teams nearly everyone expected us to beat,,we have a habit of losing to teams we should lose to and rarely cause a shock-while a few times we seem to not be able to beat the teams we should be,i know there's no called easy game in the prem,but we make most games easy

 

[deipnosophist]

I think Hank’s confidence is shot to pieces which is why Eton Dom started today. I didn’t watch the game (I’ve stopped watching Everton already this season), but it sounds like Eton Dom played well.?

 

[Abraders]

To be fair he must be pulling his hair out. Injuries, a suspension to our best player, off-side goals, silly defensive errors, and now being the better team away to a top six team, and yet still on the losing side

Welcome to EFC

 

[toffeemax]

Anyone advocating for a striker other than Tosun to start should reassess their thoughts after today, DCL can't finish his dinner, at least tosun has a bit of composure about him and we know that he can slot fairly frequently.

 

[ToffeeTim]

He was excellent off the ball. Just seen the stats, they back it up.

He won 10 tackles (6 more than any other player on the pitch, btw), made 3 clearances, 3 interceptions, gained possession 7 times and lost it 9 times.

He was, defensively, the best player on our team in terms of stats.

Aye but he cost us by gifting it away. It's not just winning it back. It's how often his errors let Arsenal into the transition. And we are still very disorganised in the transition. But the root cause is the crab hitting wayward square balls. School boy stuff. Woeful.

 

[Abraders]

I think Hank’s confidence is shot to pieces which is why Eton Dom started today. I didn’t watch the game (I’ve stopped watching Everton already this season), but it sounds like Eton Dom played well.?

I can't be the only one who doesn't have a clue what you just said?

 

[Brennan]

Anyone advocating for a striker other than Tosun to start should reassess their thoughts after today, DCL can't finish his dinner, at least tosun has a bit of composure about him and we know that he can slot fairly frequently.

Tosun missed multiple chances last week ?

 

[Toffee in Jandals]

I think Hank’s confidence is shot to pieces which is why Eton Dom started today. I didn’t watch the game (I’ve stopped watching Everton already this season), but it sounds like Eton Dom played well.?

He ran around a lot and fluffed a couple of great chances.

 

[BlueToff]

Bemusing how someone could be having a go at Gueye there, if we have players with a bit more creative talent than Davies to capitalise from the graft he puts in we’ll be a completely different team. Putting a lot of hope in Gomes in that role.

Yes Gueye doesn’t pick up many assists and most often plays the safe pass but if he was a better ball player than I highly doubt he’d be here. The stats alone show you how good he is at regaining possession it’s not his fault that we lack the players to convert the counters he creates for us into goals.

I don't think either Davies or Gueye played badly.

None of them really played badly. Our forward's didn't take the chances (Walcott, DCL ones were the biggest opportunities). Lacazette showed his quality and then Arsenal got lucky for their second.

 

[Saaby]

Walcott ans DCL cannot start next game

 

[BlueToff]

Tosun missed multiple chances last week ?

Also @toffeemax DCL got those chances because he is so quick. Tosun doesn't get those chances because he doesn't have that pace.

DCL should have scored, but so should Walcott. So have a go at Theo as well.

 

[Abraders]

On the bright side I just found a quid on the floor.

 

[Hickson9]

Up to their first goal we played really well.

I'm looking forward to Fulham next week. Lots to be optimistic about.

 

[scotchbutterpin]

Well that's a bummer. I thought we were very good at times but the mistakes were embarrassing. Silva has his work cut out if he didn't already know it.
Onwards and sidewards.