Match Thread Crystal Palace v Everton - Preview, Match Report and MotM Poll

[Forever Blue]

Can this season just finish, as long as we scramble to safety I don’t care we badly need to regroup. Feel like we’re a stricken aeroplane hoping to land safely in one piece

 

[Ghost Rider]

It was a mad selection and formation. He’s had a mare today, Frank.

Who else did he have though? Davies gbamin Delph , van de beek , Ali , peado all out.

6 midfielders unavailable out of a selection of 8 on the books.

 

[Daveysgingerlovechild]

I`m sure it would be easier for you to use the ignore button than listen to my "cryarsing"! ? ? ?

I will continue to participate as I always have..... Aren`t you part of the GOT band of brothers that try and chase off anyone with a differing view to yourself?

I'm gonna offer an apology, I'm not feeling well and I'm narked at Everton, so I shouldn't be needling you, no matter if I think you're chatting wham!

Hope your glove is nice and warm

 

[Frenk]

Let’s be honest we survive this year, what are the chances for next season?

 

[ArtetaMoney]

Looked like a fella managing a Sunday league team just has them running around, no shape and just plays his favourites no matter what.

Mad how much he loves Kenny. Like the manager who always plays his son.

 

[LouReedwalkonthewildside]

Are those mistakes caused by playing next to Keane?

Can't blame Keane for Godfrey being crap in the air and no positional sense Zat.

 

[ToffeeTim]

Are those mistakes caused by playing next to Keane?

No they are because he is no better Keane. The over rating of Godfrey needs to stop. The lad can't go 20 minutes without a mistake but because he throws in a few slide tackles, people ignore all his weaknesses.

It's very simple. He cannot play centre back because he has zero awareness and is abysmal in the air.

 

[NathDogg]

Mykolenko should be LB
Patterson should be RB.
Branthwaite should be CB
Godfrey should be CB.

When Mina returns hes in for Branthwaite.

I see people giving Coleman motm no doubt for 1 great pass and 1 great tackle.

Hes an attack killer with his backpasses...such a poor player and nulls the attacks every single time.

Keane for the 1st two goals was shocking.

Kenny i dont even know what to say...holgate waddling for the 4th.


Play those 4 young lads and stick with them.

Also cant we find an u23 ahead of Gomes...i dont care who...but surely they wont be as bad.

Have to do all of this.

We've persisted with the senior frauds, so play the kids Frank, even if they are as bad (I don't think we would be any worse off!).

I can forgive a young kid trying and failing rather than Keane cowarding out of a challenge, or holgate turning his 1 brain cell off at a crucial moment, or poor Coleman still trying to get his body to do the things it stopped doing three seasons ago, or Gomes just doing bloody Gomes things.

I'd have begovic starting as well, we need a steady Eddie in goal and Pickford is back to doing his ADHD ranting and smashing the ball to no one or out of play consistently - his mayhem spreads to the cowards across the back and we fall to bits.

 

[nick_waters]

We will now have a rearranged game for semi final weekend, probably Watford away.

 

[ToffeeTim]

We gave up after going behind again... unacceptable

 

[dan7787]

I’m still pro Frank but I’m starting to worry now, especially because he came with a respected back room staff and none of them are fixing our defence or making us make more shots on goal. Hope they have learnt more from another defeat because we are not beating anyone

 

[luuk_deventer]

Beyond a joke the amount of ricochets that go against us

When a team loses every 50-50 and every second ball, it is not bad luck

 

[Jacob]

Looked like a fella managing a Sunday league team just has them running around, no shape and just plays his favourites no matter what.

Holgate in first half seemed to just lash it anywhere (he didn't even bother doing that in the second half.) I saw more poise and distribution from The Eagle's still half canned Sunday morning defenders years ago.

 

[Zatara]

Mykolenko has been erratic at best. I think there’s a player in there but with what’s happening in his home country and his injuries I can see why he’s not playing.

Patterson looked good against Boreham Wood, would like to see him in a proper match though and I’m not going to get excited about one half against a non-league team and Coleman has been our best defender last few games - he’s not the problem.

The problem is center back. We keep playing three at the back which is awful for our squad. We keep playing Keane and Holgate who are awful and Kenny who’s not very good anyway out of position which makes him awful too.

Everyone here would want Godfrey and Mina if possible but Mina is always crocked. I’m not sure I could trust Godfrey and Branthwaite to be much better than Keane and Holgate - all four of those defenders look dodgy with mistakes in them so let’s at least not break Branthwaite’s confidence before he’s really started? I would assume that’s why he’s not playing.

I can see how Lampard has ended up playing who he’s played but the problem for me is he keeps playing this back five. Our defenders are awful so why play five over four of them!?

Think he feels its so bad hes going with 5 for safety in numbers.

Right side has to be patterson now...coleman dreadful when we had the ball.

Left back needs to be mykolenko even if hes just at an average level for now.

Centre back cant be keane and holgate looks shell shocked.

Went with Seamus as man of the match, he was solid throughout and at least looked interested in making a fight of it. I thought Gordon started brightly, but, I'm convinced he carried an injury from about the half hour mark when he was on the recieving end of a poor tackle by Mitchell, who seemed to stamp on Gordon's foot.

We really didn't need to lose by four today, it I'll do no good for our confidence going forward. About the only thing good to be said for today is, rather than have another Saturday game postponed, adding to our very congested last few weeks of the season due to being in the cup semi final, we can at least rearrange one of our fabled 'games in hand' for that Saturday, when we should have played Palace in the league.

I know it's not much consolation, but, I'm trying to take positives where I can with Everton at the moment.

Id be interested to see how many passes backwards coleman made today

Killed the attacks on the right so many times....5 in the box...waddles back with the ball for the backpass

That toad

Can't blame Keane for Godfrey being crap in the air and no positional sense Zat.

I think alot of Godfreys issues are having no reliable partner next to him --, hes barely played with Mina.

Branthwaite may not be ready but even being average and stable would help his partner.

The full backs / wing backs are shocking as well...kenny / coleman ffs.

 

[everton1953]

Are we back to "it's all Pickford's fault" ?