Match Thread Everton 0-1 Aston Villa - Wednesday 15th January 19:30

[TyphooToffee]

Well at least Moysie now knows what he's dealing with.

 

[JimmyJeffers]

I thought the same. Very strange how it wasn't even looked at

I think it was but was over in about 5 seconds.

 

[GrandOldSte117]

What have we done in training the last 6+ months???

Dyche has killed off any attempt of attacking play and confidence in this team.

I know players need to step up but there is no attacking play whatsoever.

It must be very easy analysing football matches for some of you.

All the bad things - Dyche woany and Stoney, snot rubbing ginger etc

All the good things - pending

 

[MaximusEvertonius]

I agree with all who said they can’t believe we didn’t get a pen. Does feel like it would be granted were it Villa.

 

[JimmyJeffers]

On a positive note I thought our shape was slightly better. Full backs were clearly told to get forward more. Also more creative subs than we’ve seen in the past.

 

[ForeverEverton]

I still think Moyes gets more than 17 points and more than 3 wins in the rest of the season.

 

[Jacko93]

I’m not usually one to throw too much at the idea that a referee favours one team or another, however many of the decisions he made (or didn’t make) tonight were laughable.

Still can't get my head around how Onana was on the pitch. Every single week you'll see them.given as Yellows, yet when it matters the ref bottled it.

They figured out early doors what was allowed, we didn't. Any contact whatsoever above the waist was perfectly fine, anything below was punished. It's a case of us being naive again.

 

[HTCHERO]

Was VAR broke tonight? That ref was different levels of bad.

 

[banno]

Definitely a hard watch. I felt myself saying at times it could’ve easily been 3-0. I saw glimpses of what Moyes was trying to implement. I don’t agree with but understand why he started the team he did. Let’s hope he’s seen enough tonight to push hard for strikers during the window and have Jack Harrison kindly return his kit and that his next lineup is vastly different.

It could have been 2 or 3 -0 to them if they took the chances but we also had 3 chances to DCL and one to Doucoure to balance things out

 

[Dwight K Schrute]

Really? Disagree on both

Should have changed formation and made subs sooner. Change to 3-4-2-1. Patterson on for Harrison. Wing backs get forward to create space. O'Brien on for Young. Lindstrom on for Doucoure . Allows Ndiaye and Lindstrom to get closer to the striker and stay central - Lindstrom is horrendous out wide. Beto on for DCL. Play on the shoulder and look to slide balls through. Could have been crossing or going long all day and Konsa and Mings could have kept their slippers on - as they did. Played right into Villa's hands.

On the plus-side, it was nice to see us get on the ball and bit more and Mykolenko was much better.

 

[matty1878]

I still think Moyes gets more than 17 points and more than 3 wins in the rest of the season.

agree mate new players will help that

 

[PhoenixIreland]

I still think Moyes gets more than 17 points and more than 3 wins in the rest of the season.

Definitely will. No need to panic.

 

[matty1878]

also when did we last beat villa?

 

[bobbylatch]

Watched a Horrible Histories with the kids where a guy was trapped in an avalanche or something, and he had a crap, waited for the turd to freeze, then used it to dig his way out.

There’s a metaphor for you.

Spot on.

 

[Vedder]

I think it was but was over in about 5 seconds.

Move on nothing to see here....its only everton