Match Thread Everton v Arsenal - Preview, Match Report and MotM Poll

[Saaby]

Nullify the Arsenal wide men and you nullify Arsenal. Our fullbacks were outstanding today defensively.

 

[Swartzy]

Nullify the Arsenal wide men and you nullify Arsenal. Our fullbacks were outstanding today defensively.

Myko - finally looked like he understood what was being asked of him

Coleman - Was just coleman. Last of a dying breed !!!
How so many people on here seem to slate him I will never understand.
He would carry this club to safety on his own if he could....

 

[McCall2Radzinski]

Aside from the win, I was happy Tarkowski scored a goal.

 

[Saaby]

Best thing about this was that Pickford made probably one save.

 

[GoldenToffee]

Official ratings:

Pickford - 7 - Seldom tested but solid when called upon.
Coleman - 8 - Impressive outing, excellent at the back and even put in several quality crosses.
Coady - 7 - Barely tested which is a credit to the midfield, solid when required.
Tarkowski - 8 - Crucial goal, solid aside from that yet rarely tested at the back.
Mykolenko - 8 - Much improved showing, stuck to the plan to mark his man out of the game and executed it to perfection.
Gueye - 8 - Excellent at the heart of midfield, lots of bite and calm in possession.
Onana - 9 - All-action display, dominant in the centre of the park and got up and down the park all day long. Crowd favourite and easy to see why.
Iwobi - 8 - Brilliant in a more unfamiliar or unfavoured wide position, yet excelled with his non-stop running. Cool on the ball and caused Arsenal lots of problems.
Doucouré - 7 - Quietly effective coming into the team unexpectedly. Assume he's been impressing in training. Slotted in nicely and displayed plenty of effort.
McNeil - 8 - Huge improvement under the guidance of his old boss. Impressed with his tracking back and won loads of corners. Nice ball in for our goal.
Calvert-Lewin - 8 - Isolated for large periods of the game but did very well to win headers and have several efforts on goal. On another day would have scored a brace. Needs to stay fit now.

 

[Charlie Sweet]

Feeling that annoyingly positive sense today.

Reckon it will be a snidey 1-0 win for the Blues today.....

More of this next week!?

 

[Bluebonic]

I saw a side that played with heart and with determination. Coady and Tarkowski looked like a defensive partnership again. Myko had his best game for ages, Seamus was great, often with little help from Iwobi. Onana, best game in a blue shirt and Dom looked like he is returning to form. Dacoure looked like a man who had been told to play the way he feels he is most effective.McNeil flung in a good few quality crosses.

Obviously that was just one game, and we must be wary of how much of that was new manager bounce. But if we play like that against the rs, we WILL come away with at least a point.

 

[LeeCarsley]

He's still not enough of a team player in my opinion.

My Burnley mate said Dyche wanted him there for a long time, so I think he will feature quite a bit as long as he proves he can look after that defensive side of the game!

 

[Jeff Jones]

I just have so much more confidence in this team with Dyche in charge, hope he can keep them at it and don’t let them get complacent as they usually do.

We want six.

 

[Jeff Jones]

Why has the kopite owen been shoehorned into the studio feed we get here

Tbf, he hasn't been critical of us, and he's no Phil Thompson.

 

[cronullasharks]

Tbf, he hasn't been critical of us, and he's no Phil Thompson.

He wasn't, still a weasel though

 

[Gardocki]

I just landed the plane and turned on the radio.
Wtf.

Are you a pilot, or just a hero passenger that stepped up in an emergency?

 

[kiss the crest]

Nullify the Arsenal wide men and you nullify Arsenal. Our fullbacks were outstanding today defensively.

Totally agree, also some fantastic work by Iwobi and McNeil who doubled up everytime their wingers got the ball

 

[kiss the crest]

Official ratings:

Pickford - 7 - Seldom tested but solid when called upon.
Coleman - 8 - Impressive outing, excellent at the back and even put in several quality crosses.
Coady - 7 - Barely tested which is a credit to the midfield, solid when required.
Tarkowski - 8 - Crucial goal, solid aside from that yet rarely tested at the back.
Mykolenko - 8 - Much improved showing, stuck to the plan to mark his man out of the game and executed it to perfection.
Gueye - 8 - Excellent at the heart of midfield, lots of bite and calm in possession.
Onana - 9 - All-action display, dominant in the centre of the park and got up and down the park all day long. Crowd favourite and easy to see why.
Iwobi - 8 - Brilliant in a more unfamiliar or unfavoured wide position, yet excelled with his non-stop running. Cool on the ball and caused Arsenal lots of problems.
Doucouré - 7 - Quietly effective coming into the team unexpectedly. Assume he's been impressing in training. Slotted in nicely and displayed plenty of effort.
McNeil - 8 - Huge improvement under the guidance of his old boss. Impressed with his tracking back and won loads of corners. Nice ball in for our goal.
Calvert-Lewin - 8 - Isolated for large periods of the game but did very well to win headers and have several efforts on goal. On another day would have scored a brace. Needs to stay fit now.

My thoughts exactly

 

[SLAVEN BILIC]

If we can replicate that performance against a withering L****pool side, we could be celebrating a massive derby win.