Match Thread Bournemouth vs Everton

[Gladystweet]

Still gutted we couldn't see it out. Jinxed it when I commented on "being ahead at Bournemouth. They were there for the taking today, probably the worst performance they've put in against us down there.
Thought we played some decent stuff at times, also thought we switched off a bit too often, but at least we're still unbeaten.
Considering it's still virtually last seasons team on the pitch, I can defo see improvement.
We need to toughen up though, still a fragile mentality with a few, hopefully the new faces to be introduced very soon.

 

[BainesontoastNEW]

Both teams to score is certain. Callum Wilson has started the season in form for them and can't be afforded the space Mark Noble gave him last weekend.

Bump.

Both teams scored and Wilson got 2 assists.

 

[Tipp blue]

The positive is we havent given up a goal from the run of play in multiple games. All of the goals conceded are penalties, free kicks, and corner kicks. If we could learn to defend set-pieces these would be easy wins to see out.

Two words Zonal Marking, I could put a third word between those two words but it would be censored. Zonal is not the way to go.

 

[Mikey_Fitzgerald]

Thats next Saturday mate.

He won't be back until the 23rd at the earliest

We can't go that long without cover now Bolasie has gone

Lookman will simply have to wait till January now

 

[hallamblue]

Oh well, 5 points after 3 games isn't terrible I guess

Go the whole season winning at home and drawing away and we'll probably finish top 6

76 points would get us CL I would imagine.

 

[blulouie]

..but neither does man-to-man in the modern game. Players inevitably get blocked off and leave attackers free. There’s no ideal. As i’ve said, it’s not zonal marking that’s a problem, it’s players failing to zonal mark.

Cant agree Eggs players are almost static in a zonal system , any player having a run on them like Laporte today has too big an advantage.
As I said its cost Liverpool in many games.

Aside from that I was always brought up with your full backs on the posts , if we had that today Ake doesnt score.
Really suicide defending.

 

[Mikey_Fitzgerald]

It'll shock no one to hear that I also detest zonal marking

Man to Man still works, you just have to work hard to make it work

 

[Kenshin]

I hope it will get better, but why Baines or Jagielka are anywhere near the team still is ridiculous. Cost us 4 points in 2 away games, we've become like a retirement home for once decent defenders. I can only hope we get better, but as long as we still have the dead weight, we'll never move forwards.

I think considering we have signed international defenders that come the second half of the season we will have them rather than jags and baines in there. Absolutely no way we signed digne to sit on the bench, same as mina.

The issue in the summer was the wholesale change couldn't be too big. We needed to keep players like jags and baines in there either way to ease from one regime to another. We have let a lot of players go and next summer probably another load as well.

Just keep faith, we have 5 brand new players to come in and improve the first team. August was just too soon for them to throw them straight in, at least the defensive issues are carried by the same faces and not the new ones. Imagine if mina and zouma were at the back and conceded 2 like that?

 

[Agent Blue]

What a strange game that was.
On one hand we went 0-2 up with ten men when last season we would probably have given up and tried to not lose by more than 3, but on the other hand we gave up a two goal lead with 15 mins to go.
I do hope Keane is O.K. as he didn't look to good on the stretcher. It's a shame for him as he was having a decent game and had managed to get on the score sheet again.
We will be a better side when the rest of the new signings are incorporated and it looks like Bernard will get game time now with Richarlison being out.
Definitely a better spirit amongst the squad compared to last year.

 

[Mikey_Fitzgerald]

76 points would get us CL I would imagine.

Probably 5th or 6th to be honest

We'd be in contention for 4th though

 

[gianthogweed]

Soon as that Ibe came on knew there was going to be trouble he only has 2 good games a season and that's against us

 

[Toast]

Bump.

Both teams scored and Wilson got 2 assists.

All the Sky pundits went 2-2.
Loads on here went 2-2.

If we weren't 2-0 up, we would all be made up with a point after going down to 10 in the first half.

 

[jackyboy]

I think he has been on the decline, definitely. Just don't think he is a liability as such. Coleman had a far worse game today against Fraser, for example!

Don't think Seamus has been very good since coming back from his injury tbf.

 

[Agent Blue]

Do we start the process of looking for a new young right back to take over Coleman in the coming years ?

That might be an idea, he had a bit of a stinker today.

 

[TheBigIguana]

Two words Zonal Marking, I could put a third word between those two words but it would be censored. Zonal is not the way to go.

It doesn't matter what system you use the person marking the near post has to win the header