Match Thread Everton v Aston Villa - Preview, Match Report and MotM Poll

[Mikey_Fitzgerald]

Our defensive issue atm can be solved by simply whispering to Holgate

"Don't turn around"

Because the Kommisar is in town?

 

[Dougie]

Right now we're playing for 1-1, and we won't get it if we don't sort defense in a massive hurry.

Our best hope for creativity is up the flanks, and Digne is currently neutralized by being on an island with little support ahead and a questionable CB pairing to try and cover for.

Digne and Coleman biggest problem is do they go forward. Because if we lose it gomes and sig can’t cover the flanks. That’s all villa are doing wait then play a quick pass in behind the flanks.

 

[Jim Hopper]

Mina on for Holgate
Davies for Gomes

 

[Goat]

Was so, so, bad first 20.

Come into it.

Thing is, for me he's part of a problem that sets a slow tempo from the off.

Hes not good, but every week people make their mind up when the team is announced.

 

[tnc85]

Midfield wide open. Gomes / Allan doesn’t work

 

[Woolverhampton_Blue]

As bad as the players have been the formation isn’t doing us any favours.

 

[Vedder]

Once again we come up against a more mobile midfield and we are carved right open...things wont change till.. either gomes or siggy has gone...we cant keeping playing the pair

 

[MikeH72]

Proper mad that Allan just escapes any criticism. Think he’s been dreadful again.

 

[TheBigIguana]

Iwobi when he wants to can leave a player for dead. Its after that, he completely runs out of ideas. Always ends up playing a daft ball or poor cross. Sort it out!

It's why he's a midfielder though. If he's playing where Gomes is getting the ball up the field is more than enough, on the wing it isn't.

 

[bag a yoko]

Got shot down the other week on here about godfrey. He's still very norwichy. Long way from being what some on here think he is.

Far superior to Holgate imo

 

[BlueToff]

Gomes hasnt even been that bad, but its pointless talking to you people.

It's not that though - it's about balance.

Gomes pushes up, and it leaves loads of space because he has no recovery pace.

Allan has been poor but is left covering loads of ground. Add in he has little discipline so it's basically a gaping hole.

 

[Mikey_Fitzgerald]

Hes not good, but every week people make their mind up when the team is announced.

As if you haven't done that with players you don't like....

 

[Jim Hopper]

I can take losing to teams that’s fine, but it’s almost been an annihilation it’s embarrassing. The level of effort put in is pathetic.

 

[BlueToff]

It's why he's a midfielder though. If he's playing where Gomes is getting the ball up the field is more than enough, on the wing it isn't.

Still leaves us wide open defensively either way.

 

[Tubey]

Hes not good, but every week people make their mind up when the team is announced.

Do you blame them when their fears are pretty much always borne out?