Match Thread Everton v Brighton - Preview, Match Report and MotM poll

[BigBlueConk]

If you watch a lot of football, the way Brighton play will not surprise you.

 

[AndyKing58]

Almost a three week holiday against a team that has played twice since Boxing day.

That will be his excuse. We ere rusty

 

[Timbucktoo]

For the opening goal,Why is pickford jumping when the ball is just above the ground?

 

[efcforever]

Rooney could do no worse than this!!!

The more I think about I think back to basics with a manager who wants to be here and has some affinity or passion for the club is the way to go. Nothing else has worked.

 

[Terrarian]

We are in a relegation scrap lads and lasses buckle up.

 

[hktoffee]

Pickford

Holgate Godfrey Keane Digne

Doucouré Allan Gomes

Gordon DCL Gray

 

[navidson]

For the opening goal,Why is pickford jumping when the ball is just above the ground?

He had a Zoom call with Tim Howard earlier in the week

 

[Zatara]

Would've taken aim and a powerful stream that I'm not sure I'm capable of to hit the fat man from the top balcony.

It was more like when the bloke ran on and told Nyarko to get his shirt off as he wasnt fit to wear it...

...thats when you whip it out and target your player of choice.

Laughter... only way to stay sane, Zat.

Team selection did it for me today.

 

[BlueToff]

For the opening goal,Why is pickford jumping when the ball is just above the ground?

Send that to Rafael, he'll be able to blame Pickford!!

 

[PhilEFC]

There’s been a fair few this season tbf mate

There have. They’ve set a low bar.

 

[thebluebullet]

Said on radio Merseyside,we have only scored 5 first half goals all season, RS scored 4 in first half at united. How/Why are we so inept?

 

[Martin Alvito]

Keane, Holgate, Kenny and Coleman all need to be replaced immediately. None of them PL standard. 1 CB and 2 RB’s adequate replacement. A priority of any rebuild but a very significant effort.

This is the foundation of any rebuild IMO. And god knows what the LB we just spent almost 20m on is like.

Keane is a replacement-level Prem player that's durable. It's why he's hung around as long as he has.

The problem with a replacement-level CB is that you can't pair them out there with a player below Prem-standard and expect to get results. See: various comedies of errors next to Holgate last season. Godfrey out-of-form post-COVID, Branthwaite with COVID and Mina injured (surprise) all at the same time is rather unfortunate.

I wasn't complaining.
I was agreeing.
Shocking performance, in fact performance isn't descriptive tbh.

Wasn't suggesting that you were complaining. Just observing that it's 100% deserved.

 

[NorthernBlue]

Absolutely Embarassing, humiliating.

Its actually they have never won ever at GP IN THEIR HISTORY

Wasn’t it the same for Watford to. Good old Benitez.

 

[BlueStevie35]

Bambi taking pens has always been a bad idea! Plus playing 5 at the back with Coleman on the wrong side .... Crazy stuff. Holgate , Keane and Godfrey have a competition of who is the most useless!

Scored 2 from 2 before today, wasn’t even a bad pen, just put a bit too much lift

Piss poor defensively again, two simple flick ons and we’re cooked, Gray and Gordon have been lively and doing their damn best but again the weaknesses have been massively highlighted, we cannot play with just a 2 man central midfield

 

[Dublin blue 75]

For the opening goal,Why is pickford jumping when the ball is just above the ground?

And why is Holgate spectating as opposed to playing and trying track no 10?