Match Thread Aston Villa vs Everton. Saturday 14th August 12:30 KO

[lieneverton]

With the line up that ended the match we win that one to be honest.

Yep. No it doesn't mean Lampard should suddenly be sacked but he got it wrong today. Waited far too long to change a team that quite obviously weren't getting back into the game. Poor management today. Needs to learn and fast.

Will not go in too hard given its the 2nd game of the season and FFP has meant we haven't had time to gel yet, but for me he's stopped us getting something from the game.

 

[Toffeelover]

Back 4 rather than 5 and Iwobi, Onana and Gueye (assuming he signs) in midfield with Rondon or new striker up top and I think we'll be fine.

I think it'll be a good barometer of where Lampard is if he realises what is and isn't working and rectifies it, but all too often we've seen managers persist because they believe in a system even when it clearly keeps failing.

First thing is the tactics and then the team selection.

 

[Hellerad]

Thought Tarks and Coady looked good.
Iwobi as a CM is still goofy but he was alright. Onana/Gueye please.

The Dele and Onana swap and move to 4-3-3 really changed the momentum. Should have happened 10 minutes earlier.

 

[MrGrumpy]

Every game now will see the team leading make 3 subs in the last 2 minutes. Makes for an awful spectacle.

They subbed him and he still on the pitch was insane

 

[bluestevon]

Gordon has to play from the left from now on, Onana in the centre, we need a good striker in asap and McNeil needs to improve big time, he's looked woeful first two games and Gray not much better.

Positives, Onana - instant reaction to a mistake - great to see.

Patterson looks like he'll becone a very good fullback, Coadey was solid, Holgate was Ok, Tark was excellent again. Iwobi never stopped. Gordon looked good soon as he switched to his proper position.

Negatives, Gray and McNeil woeful, Mykolenko isn't a wingback, we don't have a CF.

 

[BlueStevie35]

Who scored?

Gordon in the first half

 

[blue in oxford]

Genuinely believe with quality in the final third we could have won that today. Villa are average and we were crap for 70 mins

rubbish

 

[MrGrumpy]

Why did the commentator keep saying Onana was our record signing

 

[Frenk]

Thought Tarks and Coady looked good.
Iwobi as a CM is still goofy but he was alright. Onana/Gueye please.

The Dele and Onana swap and move to 4-3-3 really changed the momentum. Should have happened 10 minutes earlier.

Spot on.

 

[MKEvertonian]

Why did the commentator keep saying Onana was our record signing

To make us look bad like always

 

[Inchy226]

Also, something needs to be done about this gamesmanship

New rules are required

Two weeks in a row we’ve been done over by time wasting

No we haven't. We've been done over because we aren't good enough.
Oh to be in the position where we can time waste....

 

[RomanReigns]

If Gordon could finish he’d be a top player

 

[Toffe3m4n]

In reality that only changed very late, as villa were ahead all game

Na they weren't yeno. Even early in the second half we had more attempts than them.

 

[davek]

Thought Tarks and Coady looked good.
Iwobi as a CM is still goofy but he was alright. Onana/Gueye please.

The Dele and Onana swap and move to 4-3-3 really changed the momentum. Should have happened 10 minutes earlier.

Should have started with it.

 

[PhilRegan]

I thought that there should have three more minutes added.

Although I agree we had a full game before the additional and produced diddly squat